YouTube has transformed the way we watch music – but what videos are the most popular with internet users?
Here are the top 10 most watched YouTube music videos.*
The debut single by American rapper Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em was a huge hit in the US and also proved popular on this side of the Atlantic.
Viewed 487 million times
The female empowerment song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles was voted the top single of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine – which is probably the reason this video has done so well. Well that and her skimpy outfit and pelvic thrusting, of course.
Viewed 314 million times
The iconic 1983 video featuring Jacko dancing with a backing cast of zombies is widely regarded as the best music video ever made.
Viewed 299 million times
Not exactly a professional music video but footage of the unknown singer with an angelic voice wowing Simon Cowell with her version of I Dreamed a Dream blew the internet apart when it landed, so has more than earned its place on this list.
Viewed 286 million times
The video to Mariah’s hit song shows a daydream fantasy of a computer nerd who turns up at Mariah’s mansion to see her strip down to her lingerie.
Viewed 277 million times
The video which launched the super-producer/remixer onto the public has a retro 80s feel to it – complete with violins, white doves and wilting flowers.
Viewed 236 million times
The song by the Canadian pop-punk singer was her most successful in the US – and the video treats fans to two guises of the singer.
Viewed 228 million times
The top-selling song from the X Factor’s most successful contestant features a video charting the highs and lows of a stormy relationship.
Viewed 227 million times
The disgraced singer and Rihanna’s ex claims the video shows him ‘having fun’ with a camera as he dances his way down the street.
Viewed 206 million times
The American R&B singer is seen playing the piano on a rainy street and pictured in a blue-hued nightclub.
Viewed 188 million times
* Top 10 list based on True Reach measurement of total video views by Visible Measures
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