The final year of the decade saw A-list superstars relatively quiet on the singles front; instead we saw newcomers shine, and more established artists revived, re-energised and reinvented. Here are the tracks that topped our playlist, setting the scene for an exciting decade to come. You can listen to all 20 tracks here Warning: Contains some language that may offend. The meme that turned into a movement; the song was an unapologetic call to have a good time and not give a flying flamingo about what anybody thinks. The guitar solo, or more accurately a guitar roar, is worthy of Neil Young at his peak.
The videos for these earworms have billions upon billions of views.
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T he best songs of were created in studios from Seoul to Johannesburg, Puerto Rico to Nashville. They strut, commiserate, titillate and disarm. Some of them are collaborations that showcase premier talents pushing each other to new heights; others are deeply personal projects of introspection and catharsis. Here are the songs we had on repeat in our homes all year long. He finds moments of approachability here, thanks in part to vocals contributed by Caroline Polachek and mixed to anonymity. But the operatic confusion, present throughout his ninth studio album Magic Oneohtrix Point Never , is part of the pleasure. He cuts, chops and shifts with manic energy, never resolving into anything less tense than those early strings. Luckily, they reconciled to create this low-burning triumph of exquisitely picked guitars and splashy cymbal work.
15. Alan Walker - "Faded"
Although the most-viewed videos were initially viral videos , such as " Evolution of Dance " and " Charlie Bit My Finger ", the most-viewed videos were increasingly related to music videos. Since Lady Gaga 's " Bad Romance " in , every video that has reached the top of the "most-viewed YouTube videos" list has been a music video. Although some of the previously most-viewed videos are no longer listed on the site, reaching the top of the list is still considered a tremendous feat. In November , a Nike advertisement featuring Brazilian football player Ronaldinho became the first video to reach one million views. An early metric of a video's popularity was the so-called Billion View Club, videos which had succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload. In December , " Gangnam Style " became the first video to reach one billion views. With numerous videos readily clearing one billion views by , more interest has been on two and three-billion views and higher metrics. In May , "Gangnam Style" became the first video to exceed two billion views. The majority of these videos in the Billion View Club have been commercial music videos by popular artists, but the list has included oddities, typically programs aimed at children. On October 29, , Baby Shark surpassed 7 billion views, and on November 2, it passed Despacito to become the most viewed video on YouTube.
Copy link. Submit Search Search Input. At YouTube Music, we are constantly striving to give fans more ways to explore the world of music. Today, we are making the previously announced YouTube Charts available in YouTube Music as playlists so fans in our 29 launched markets can effortlessly explore the hottest songs and videos both globally and locally. YouTube Charts are the go-to destination to see what music is hot on YouTube and now include the following within YouTube Music: Top Songs: The most played songs on YouTube global and local charts available The Top Songs chart combines the number of views of a song on YouTube including the official music video , official song used in user-generated content and lyric videos. The Top Songs chart is updated weekly on Sunday at 12 p. Each country will get both a global and country-specific version of this chart.
