YouTube is celebrating its tenth birthday this weekend. Created by three former PayPal colleagues, YouTube has become more than just a social website. It has created celebrities, humiliated public figures, reminded us of 1980’s TV intros, been used as a means of propaganda, and, inevitably, it has been a potent tool of war.
But through all this, it seems that YouTube has been used primarily to watch music videos. As part of a five-part series, we here at Guides have listed the 50 most-watched music videos over the last 10 years.
Part 1 50-41
View count as of April 23, 2015
WARNING: Some clips may contain adult language
50. Ariana Grande - Problem ft. Iggy Azalea
Uploaded May 30, 2014 Views 493,310,081
49. MAGIC! - Rude
Uploaded December 5, 2013 Views 495,055,117
48. Shakira - La La La (Brazil 2014) ft. Carlinhos Brown
Uploaded May 22, 2014 Views 497,313,079
47. Ellie Goulding - Burn
Uploaded July 7, 2013 Views 503,469,844
46. Ylvis - The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)
Uploaded September 3, 2013 Views 508,134,694
45. Naughty Boy - La La La ft. Sam Smith
Uploaded April 18, 2013 Views 511,745,168
44. Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna
Uploaded January 30, 2014 Views 515,481,319
43. Prince Royce - Darte un Beso
Uploaded August 20, 2013 Views 524,020,829
42. Iggy Azalea - Fancy (Explicit) ft. Charli XCX
Uploaded March 4, 2014 Views 525,801,916
41. Jason Derulo - "Wiggle" feat. Snoop Dogg
Uploaded May 21, 2014 Views 533,627,188
