Here’s a fun list to wrap up the decade, with a couple of other decades thrown in for good measure. YouTube has unveiled the most viewed videos on their platform from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Guns N’ Roses dominating both the 80s and 90s, with Sweet Child O’ Mine and November Rain both up over a billion views. The most viewed video from the 2000s may raise some eyebrows. Swedish CGI animated character Crazy Frog’s remix of Axel F (the theme from Beverly Hills Cop) is at almost 2 billion views. That’s got the little kids audience written all over it. My kid is crazy (he he he) about that frog! The 2010s is where the numbers get really crazy. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s Despacito is tops with over 6.5 billion views! That’s insane. It’s actually the most-viewed video of any kind in YouTube history. Check the full lists below along with the top video from each decade for your viewing pleasure!
1980s
| Video | Views | |
|
1. |
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine (Official Music Video) |
1,026,321,298 |
|
2. |
a-ha – Take On Me (Official Music Video) |
966,018,153 |
|
3. |
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Official Video) |
797,474,019 |
|
4. |
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Official Music Video) |
717,041,719 |
|
5. |
The Police – Every Breath You Take (Official Music Video) |
716,451,277 |
|
6. |
Europe – The Final Countdown (Official Video) |
711,308,154 |
|
7. |
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart (Video) |
659,549,359 |
|
8. |
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer |
635,999,230 |
|
9. |
Michael Jackson – Thriller (Official Video) |
635,482,194 |
|
10. |
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (Video) |
628,591,927 |
1990s
|
1. |
Guns N’ Roses – November Rain |
1,275,474,139 |
|
2. |
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video) |
990,292,925 |
|
3. |
The Cranberries – Zombie (Official Music Video) |
976,606,183 |
|
4. |
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You |
883,325,731 |
|
5. |
4 Non Blondes – What’s Up (Official Video) |
780,419,277 |
|
6. |
Scorpions – Wind Of Change (Official Music Video) |
732,217,020 |
|
7. |
No Doubt – Don’t Speak (Official Music Video) |
718,398,582 |
|
8. |
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way |
709,804,092 |
|
9. |
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E. (Official Video) |
688,413,212 |
|
10. |
Aqua – Barbie Girl (Official Video) |
685,104,561 |
2000s
|
1. |
Crazy Frog – Axel F (Official Video) |
1,894,959,380 |
|
2. |
Numb (Official Video) – Linkin Park |
1,283,779,857 |
|
3. |
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance (Official Music Video) |
1,139,998,193 |
|
4. |
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me |
1,012,792,172 |
|
5. |
Beyoncé – Halo |
961,272,647 |
|
6. |
Katy Perry – Hot N Cold (Official) |
936,937,685 |
|
7. |
Chris Brown – Loyal (Explicit) ft. Lil Wayne, Tyga |
936,098,974 |
|
8. |
System Of A Down – Chop Suey! |
918,069,015 |
|
9. |
In The End (Official Video) – Linkin Park |
892,237,348 |
|
10. |
50 Cent – In Da Club (Int’l Version) [Official Video] |
859,564,859 |
2010s
|
1. |
Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee |
6,558,078,465 |
|
2. |
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You [Official Video] |
4,517,718,066 |
|
3. |
Wiz Khalifa – See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack |
4,320,523,808 |
|
4. |
Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars |
3,732,564,526 |
|
5. |
PSY – GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V |
3,471,161,219 |
|
6. |
Justin Bieber – Sorry (PURPOSE : The Movement) |
3,225,301,301 |
|
7. |
Maroon 5 – Sugar (Official Music Video) |
3,086,744,534 |
|
8. |
Katy Perry – Roar (Official) |
2,968,228,909 |
|
9. |
OneRepublic – Counting Stars (Official Music Video) |
2,883,120,697 |
|
10. |
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud [Official Video] |
2,864,887,373 |
