we almost hello and welcome to topics
where we count down the very best that
YouTube has to offer
you do
this week we’re counting down the most
watched vivo songs of all time Devo was
launched in December 2009 and has since
become the go-to site for music videos
this videos ranking is based on data
pulled at the end of October 2015
that means the ranking may have since
changed as videos continued to rake in
more and more views number 10 shakira
waka waka this time for africa hearing
it’s all to choosing your path pick
yourself up and dust yourself laughing
back in the saddle the official song for
the 2010 FIFA World Cup initially
stirred some controversy particularly
from South Africans who believed an
african artist should have been selected
for its performance because this is
Africa even so it’s now considered one
of the best World Cup songs of all time
selling nearly 10 million units
worldwide
Gunilla the Sun for Africa the music
video which has well over 900 million
views was recorded in multiple languages
and features several cameos by famous
football players including Leonel Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo solo dances by
several children and numerous famous
clips of archived footage from past
World Cup games
just gonna stand there watch me burn but
that’s alright because I like the
waiters number 9 mmm love the way you
lie featuring Rihanna I can’t tell you
what it really is I can only tell you
what it feels like and right now to
still night
hit my brain right over the span of his
20 plus year career Eminem has released
more than 40 singles so when we tell you
that love the way you lie is the
best-selling single of his career it’s
pretty clear just how successful this
song was
featuring Rihanna the track tells the
story of an abusive relationship
something both artists could relate to
the track won several awards including
Billboard Music Awards top rap song now
I know we said things did things that we
didn’t mean and we fall back into the
same patterns same routine but your
tempo sleeps as bad as – you’re the same
as me when it comes to love me just as
blinded baby please come back the music
video which features Dominic Monaghan
and Megan Fox was equally successful
breaking the record at the time for most
hits in one day
it currently has over 940 million views
and an impressive 28 to 1 like to
dislike ratio on YouTube
I’ve been I’ve been losing sleep
dreaming about the things we could be
number eight One Republic counting stars
praying hard said no more counting
dollars we’ll be counting stars yeah
we’ll be counting stars this song proves
that you don’t need a lot of flashy
gadgets or effects to have a successful
video the video features One Republic
performing the song in what appears to
be the basement of a rundown building
with faulty lighting and alligators
roaming the halls while a church
congregation takes place on the floor
above
everything that kills me makes me feel
alive it all somehow works as the
perfect setting for the simple
down-to-earth folk song which has sold
over seven million copies worldwide
making it one of the best-selling
singles of all time take out money watch
it burn sing in the river the lessons I
learned take that money watch it burn
sing in the river
this success translated into views as
the song currently sits at over 950
million views on VEVO and has an
impressive 3 million likes on YouTube
passes out good cookies all make this
got me what vitamins yeah number seven
LMFAO party rock anthem’ featuring
lauren bennett and goonrock
opening with a parody of the horror film
28 days later
LMFAO decided to capitalize on the
resurgence of zombie flicks for their
music video but there’s one major
difference
everyone has transformed into shufflers
instead of brain eating corpses running
through these like Drano I got the
devilish flow rock and roll no halo we
party the video includes other movie
spoofs like shaun of the dead as Redfoo
and Sky Blu eventually become infected
with the shuffling disease every day I’m
shuffling not only does the video
currently have over 940 million views
it’s also the third best selling digital
song in US history as far as
post-apocalyptic worlds go we’ll take
one where everyone performs the
melbourne shuffle any day
every day I’m shuffling number six Mark
Ronson uptown funk featuring Bruno Mars
ice cold michelle pfeiffer that white
gold the eighth video on VEVO to receive
over a billion views
uptown funk spent 14 consecutive weeks
at number one on the US Billboard Hot
100 and set a record for highest number
of streams in one week with 4.8 million
don’t believe me just watch the video
was filmed in several different cities
while Mars was on tour and features Mars
in the hooligans grooving their way
around town in colored suits and bling
all with a distinctive early-1980s field
Mars was reportedly influenced by the
Minneapolis sound of the early 80s which
was of course led by the legendary
prince and critics raved about its
electro funk sound
because you know I’m all about that bass
bout that bass no treble
number-5 meghan trainor all about that
bass treble I’m all about that bass bout
that bass no treble I’m all about that
bass bout that a trainer undeniably hit
one out of the park with all about that
face capitalizing on the era of the big
booty the video which features trainer
and other female dancers clad in candy
colors dancing in front of a pink pastel
backdrop was praised for its simplicity
and 1950s themes and became vivo second
most streamed music video of 2014
little buddy the whole
while many people praised trainer for
promoting positive body image some
disagree and even accused trainer of
anti feminism and shaming women
particularly focusing on the skinny
bitches line regardless with 11 million
copies sold worldwide over a billion
views on VEVO and multiple Grammy Award
nominations clear megan has done
something right not bad for a debut
single
number four Enrique Iglesias bailando
featuring the same every way no and
painted Daytona yo tomb eater scimitar
SPF Fiona cuando to meet a semi super
golden believe it or not four different
versions of bailando have been released
one in Spanish – in Portuguese and
another in Spanglish which features Sean
Paul
however it’s the original Spanish
version featuring this a mere boy no and
gente de fauna that makes our list as
it’s the only Spanish track with over a
billion views on vivo music video was
praised by critics for its creative
choreography as this video was shot in
the Dominican Republic and features all
kinds of dancing styles to top it all
off it even boasts appearances by
professional flamenco dancers and
Havana’s ballet troupe meet alfonso muy
caliente
it’s cancer
she’s number three Katy Perry darkhorse
featuring Juicy J let’s rage you’re
gonna come to me but you better choose
Kansas Katy Perry actually has two songs
with over a billion views but we’ve
elected to go with Dark Horse which
ranks slightly higher in total view
count than roar
Perry stars as Katy Patra in reference
to the legendary Cleopatra as she turns
down a group of suitors attempting to
win her affections showing her respect
for the ancient Egyptian deities she
eventually transforms into the
all-powerful goddess Isis while some
people criticized Perry for
appropriating Egyptian culture
several Egyptologists actually praised
the video for its use of Egyptian
imagery
the song itself is a mash-up of pop
hip-hop and trap so it makes sense that
the imagery in the video is kind of a
mashup as well
number two Taylor Swift blank space nice
to meet you well you then I could show
you incredible thing similar to Katy
Perry Taylor Swift actually has two
videos in the top five
well we’re gonna go with blank space
over shake it off because of its higher
view count critics praised the blank
space video for its self deprecating
tone a swift satirizes the media’s
perception of her and her relationships
you wanna miss
I got a blank space
and I’ll write your name the video
matches the songs tongue-in-cheek lyrics
which clearly resonated with viewers it
became the fastest video to reach 1
billion views doing so in approximately
8 months and is the most viewed video by
a female artist
you brother
it also won best pop video and best
female video at the 2015 MTV Video Music
Awards
I’m
and I’ll write your name before we get
to our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
you go hard you gotta get unlock it’s
your body freakin step I came in like
when you go through an apple
simple thing
number one justin bieber baby featuring
ludacris for better or worse this is the
song that launched Justin Bieber to
international stardom to make a
successful pop song all you really need
is an incredibly catchy chorus and a
verse from a prominent rap artist both
of which can be found on this track now
my heart is breaking but I’ll just keep
on saying
Oh
the accompanying music video is the
number one most viewed video on VEVO
with over 1.2 billion views it comes
complete with cameos from Drake will
twist and Tinashe and features the
classic Bieber haircut at its very best
love him or hate him the fact that
Bieber produced such a successful hit at
just 15 years old is an incredible feat
I’m gone that’s it for our countdown we
hope you enjoyed yourself be sure to
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Facebook and Instagram and be sure to
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great top 10s published every day
where we count down the very best that
YouTube has to offer
you do
this week we’re counting down the most
watched vivo songs of all time Devo was
launched in December 2009 and has since
become the go-to site for music videos
this videos ranking is based on data
pulled at the end of October 2015
that means the ranking may have since
changed as videos continued to rake in
more and more views number 10 shakira
waka waka this time for africa hearing
it’s all to choosing your path pick
yourself up and dust yourself laughing
back in the saddle the official song for
the 2010 FIFA World Cup initially
stirred some controversy particularly
from South Africans who believed an
african artist should have been selected
for its performance because this is
Africa even so it’s now considered one
of the best World Cup songs of all time
selling nearly 10 million units
worldwide
Gunilla the Sun for Africa the music
video which has well over 900 million
views was recorded in multiple languages
and features several cameos by famous
football players including Leonel Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo solo dances by
several children and numerous famous
clips of archived footage from past
World Cup games
just gonna stand there watch me burn but
that’s alright because I like the
waiters number 9 mmm love the way you
lie featuring Rihanna I can’t tell you
what it really is I can only tell you
what it feels like and right now to
still night
hit my brain right over the span of his
20 plus year career Eminem has released
more than 40 singles so when we tell you
that love the way you lie is the
best-selling single of his career it’s
pretty clear just how successful this
song was
featuring Rihanna the track tells the
story of an abusive relationship
something both artists could relate to
the track won several awards including
Billboard Music Awards top rap song now
I know we said things did things that we
didn’t mean and we fall back into the
same patterns same routine but your
tempo sleeps as bad as – you’re the same
as me when it comes to love me just as
blinded baby please come back the music
video which features Dominic Monaghan
and Megan Fox was equally successful
breaking the record at the time for most
hits in one day
it currently has over 940 million views
and an impressive 28 to 1 like to
dislike ratio on YouTube
I’ve been I’ve been losing sleep
dreaming about the things we could be
number eight One Republic counting stars
praying hard said no more counting
dollars we’ll be counting stars yeah
we’ll be counting stars this song proves
that you don’t need a lot of flashy
gadgets or effects to have a successful
video the video features One Republic
performing the song in what appears to
be the basement of a rundown building
with faulty lighting and alligators
roaming the halls while a church
congregation takes place on the floor
above
everything that kills me makes me feel
alive it all somehow works as the
perfect setting for the simple
down-to-earth folk song which has sold
over seven million copies worldwide
making it one of the best-selling
singles of all time take out money watch
it burn sing in the river the lessons I
learned take that money watch it burn
sing in the river
this success translated into views as
the song currently sits at over 950
million views on VEVO and has an
impressive 3 million likes on YouTube
passes out good cookies all make this
got me what vitamins yeah number seven
LMFAO party rock anthem’ featuring
lauren bennett and goonrock
opening with a parody of the horror film
28 days later
LMFAO decided to capitalize on the
resurgence of zombie flicks for their
music video but there’s one major
difference
everyone has transformed into shufflers
instead of brain eating corpses running
through these like Drano I got the
devilish flow rock and roll no halo we
party the video includes other movie
spoofs like shaun of the dead as Redfoo
and Sky Blu eventually become infected
with the shuffling disease every day I’m
shuffling not only does the video
currently have over 940 million views
it’s also the third best selling digital
song in US history as far as
post-apocalyptic worlds go we’ll take
one where everyone performs the
melbourne shuffle any day
every day I’m shuffling number six Mark
Ronson uptown funk featuring Bruno Mars
ice cold michelle pfeiffer that white
gold the eighth video on VEVO to receive
over a billion views
uptown funk spent 14 consecutive weeks
at number one on the US Billboard Hot
100 and set a record for highest number
of streams in one week with 4.8 million
don’t believe me just watch the video
was filmed in several different cities
while Mars was on tour and features Mars
in the hooligans grooving their way
around town in colored suits and bling
all with a distinctive early-1980s field
Mars was reportedly influenced by the
Minneapolis sound of the early 80s which
was of course led by the legendary
prince and critics raved about its
electro funk sound
because you know I’m all about that bass
bout that bass no treble
number-5 meghan trainor all about that
bass treble I’m all about that bass bout
that bass no treble I’m all about that
bass bout that a trainer undeniably hit
one out of the park with all about that
face capitalizing on the era of the big
booty the video which features trainer
and other female dancers clad in candy
colors dancing in front of a pink pastel
backdrop was praised for its simplicity
and 1950s themes and became vivo second
most streamed music video of 2014
little buddy the whole
while many people praised trainer for
promoting positive body image some
disagree and even accused trainer of
anti feminism and shaming women
particularly focusing on the skinny
bitches line regardless with 11 million
copies sold worldwide over a billion
views on VEVO and multiple Grammy Award
nominations clear megan has done
something right not bad for a debut
single
number four Enrique Iglesias bailando
featuring the same every way no and
painted Daytona yo tomb eater scimitar
SPF Fiona cuando to meet a semi super
golden believe it or not four different
versions of bailando have been released
one in Spanish – in Portuguese and
another in Spanglish which features Sean
Paul
however it’s the original Spanish
version featuring this a mere boy no and
gente de fauna that makes our list as
it’s the only Spanish track with over a
billion views on vivo music video was
praised by critics for its creative
choreography as this video was shot in
the Dominican Republic and features all
kinds of dancing styles to top it all
off it even boasts appearances by
professional flamenco dancers and
Havana’s ballet troupe meet alfonso muy
caliente
it’s cancer
she’s number three Katy Perry darkhorse
featuring Juicy J let’s rage you’re
gonna come to me but you better choose
Kansas Katy Perry actually has two songs
with over a billion views but we’ve
elected to go with Dark Horse which
ranks slightly higher in total view
count than roar
Perry stars as Katy Patra in reference
to the legendary Cleopatra as she turns
down a group of suitors attempting to
win her affections showing her respect
for the ancient Egyptian deities she
eventually transforms into the
all-powerful goddess Isis while some
people criticized Perry for
appropriating Egyptian culture
several Egyptologists actually praised
the video for its use of Egyptian
imagery
the song itself is a mash-up of pop
hip-hop and trap so it makes sense that
the imagery in the video is kind of a
mashup as well
number two Taylor Swift blank space nice
to meet you well you then I could show
you incredible thing similar to Katy
Perry Taylor Swift actually has two
videos in the top five
well we’re gonna go with blank space
over shake it off because of its higher
view count critics praised the blank
space video for its self deprecating
tone a swift satirizes the media’s
perception of her and her relationships
you wanna miss
I got a blank space
and I’ll write your name the video
matches the songs tongue-in-cheek lyrics
which clearly resonated with viewers it
became the fastest video to reach 1
billion views doing so in approximately
8 months and is the most viewed video by
a female artist
you brother
it also won best pop video and best
female video at the 2015 MTV Video Music
Awards
I’m
and I’ll write your name before we get
to our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
you go hard you gotta get unlock it’s
your body freakin step I came in like
when you go through an apple
simple thing
number one justin bieber baby featuring
ludacris for better or worse this is the
song that launched Justin Bieber to
international stardom to make a
successful pop song all you really need
is an incredibly catchy chorus and a
verse from a prominent rap artist both
of which can be found on this track now
my heart is breaking but I’ll just keep
on saying
Oh
the accompanying music video is the
number one most viewed video on VEVO
with over 1.2 billion views it comes
complete with cameos from Drake will
twist and Tinashe and features the
classic Bieber haircut at its very best
love him or hate him the fact that
Bieber produced such a successful hit at
just 15 years old is an incredible feat
I’m gone that’s it for our countdown we
hope you enjoyed yourself be sure to
vote on upcoming episodes of topics on
our website check us out on Twitter
Facebook and Instagram and be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
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