Thursday, February 6, 2025

YouTube: Billion Airs Club

YouTube: Billion Airs Club

You Tube:

The Billion Airs Club

YouTube has become the 21st century’s version of MTV; that is, it is the go-to place for music videos. On December 1, 2012, “Gangnam Style” by Psy became the first music video to surpass one billion views. Since then, more than five hundred music videos have passed that mark. This page lists all those videos alphabetically by artist.

Note: if there are multiple versions of a song (such as an official video, a lyric video, or live performances) the numbers have been consolidated into one figure as long as all the versions are the same song by the same performer.

Videos ranked in the top 100 are marked with an asterisk. You can see the list of “YouTube’s Top 100 Most-Viewed Videos of All Time” here.

Click here to see other media-based lists.

A
  • John Abraham with Nora Fatehi, Nora, Tanishk B, Neha Kakkar, Dhvani, & Ikka “Dilbar” (2018)
  • AC/DC “Back in Black” (1980)
  • AC/DC “Thunderstruck” (1990)
  • Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010) *
  • Adele “Someone Like You” (2011) *
  • Adele “Set Fire to the Rain” (2011)
  • Adele “Hello” (2015) *
  • La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas “Después de Ti, ¿Quién?” (2015)
  • Aha “Take on Me” (1984)
  • Akon “Lonely” (2005)
  • Akon & Eminem “Smack That” (2006)
  • Marc Anthony “Vivir Mi Vida” (2013)
  • Marc Anthony “Flor Pálida” (2014)
  • Anuel AA with Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna, & J. Balvin “China” (2019)
  • Anuel AA & Karol G “Secreto” (2019)
  • Aqua “Barbie Girl” (1997)
  • Arcángel with Bad Bunny, DJ Luian, & Mambo Kingz “Tu No Vive Asi” (2016)
  • Arcángel & Sech “Sigues Con Él” (2020)
  • Arctic Monkeys “Do I Wanna Know?” (2013)
  • Ricardo Arjona with Gaby Moreno “Fuiste Tú” (2012)
  • Aron Chupa with Lilttle Sis Nora “I'm an Albatroz” (2014)
  • James Arthur “Say You Won’t Let Me Go” (2016)
  • Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up” (1987)
  • Audioslave “Like a Stone” (2002)
  • Avicii & Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up” (2013) *
  • Avicii “Waiting for Love” (2015)
  • Ayo & Teo “Rolex” (2017)
  • Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy” (2014)

B
  • Backstreet Boys “I Want It That Way” (1999)
  • Bad Bunny with Ozuna, Farruko, Arcangel, & Ñengo Flow “Diles” (2016)
  • Bad Bunny “Soy Peor” (2016)
  • Bad Bunny “Amorfoda” (2018)
  • Bad Bunny & Drake “MÍA” (2019)
  • Bad Bunny & Tainy “Callaíta” (2019)
  • Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez “Dakiti” (2020)
  • Badshah & Aastha “Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai” (2014)
  • Badshah with Amar Arshi, Neha Kakkar, & Indeep Bakshi “Kala Chashma” (2016)
  • Badshah & Jacqueline Fernandez “Genda Phool” (2021)
  • J. Balvin “Ay Vamos” (2014)
  • J. Balvin & Farruko “6 AM” (2014)
  • J. Balvin & Willy Williams “Mi Gente” (2017) *
  • J. Balvin with Jowell & Randy “Bonita” (2017)
  • J. Balvin & Bad Bunny “Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola” (2017)
  • J. Balvin with Pharrell Williams, Bia, & Sky “Safari” (2018)
  • Berlin “Take My Breath Away” (1986)
  • Beyoncé “Halo” (2008)
  • Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)
  • Dhvani Bhanushall with Tanishk Bagchi, Nikhil D'Souza, Bhushan Kumar, Radhika R, & Vinay S “Vaaste Song” (2019)
  • Justin Bieber & Ludacris “Baby” (2010) *
  • Justin Bieber & Jaden Smith “Never Say Never” (2010)
  • Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj “Beauty and a Beat” (2012)
  • Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (2015)
  • Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015) *
  • Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” (2015)
  • Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake “Where Is the Love?” (2003)
  • Black Eyed Peas with J. Balvin “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)” (2019)
  • Blackpink “Boombayah” (2016)
  • Blackpink “As if It's Your Last” (2017)
  • Blackpink “DDU-DU DDU-DU” (2018) *
  • Blackpink “Kill This Love” (2019)
  • Blackpink “How You Like That” (2020)
  • Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)
  • Bon Jovi “Always” (1994)
  • Bon Jovi “It's My Life” (2000)
  • Bounce Patrol “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” (2013) *
  • Chris Brown with Lil Wayne & French Montana or Too $hort or Tyga “Loyal” (2014)
  • BTS & Desiigner “Mic Drop” (2017)
  • BTS & Nicki Minaj “Idol” (2018)
  • BTS & Halsey “Boy with Luv” (2019)
  • BTS “Dynamite” (2020) *
  • BTS “Butter” (2021)

C
  • Camila Cabello with Young Thug “Havana” (2017) *
  • Cali Y El Dandee with Juan Magan & Sebastián Yatra “Por Fin Te Encontré” (2015)
  • Canciones Infantiles “Johny Johny Si Papa” (2017)
  • Canciones Infantiles “Patitos Cua Cua Cua” (2014)
  • Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved” (2018)
  • Pedro Capó with Farruko “Calma” (2018) *
  • Alessia Cara “How Far I’ll Go” (2016)
  • Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (2017)
  • Cardi B with Bad Bunny & J. Balvin “I Like It” (2018)
  • Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (2020)
  • Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (1994)
  • Casper Magico with Nio Garcia, Darell, Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, & Ozuna “Te Boté” (2017)
  • The Chainsmokers & Halsey “Closer” (2016) *
  • The Chainsmokers with Daya “Don’t Let Me Down” (2016)
  • The Chainsmokers with Coldplay “Something Just Like This” (2017) *
  • Chino & Nacho with Farruko “Me Voy Enamorando (remix)” (2015)
  • Chino & Nacho with Daddy Yankee “Andas en Mi Cabeza” (2016)
  • ChuChu TV “Rain Rain Go Away” (2013)
  • ChuChu TV “Phonics Songs with Two Words” (2014) *
  • ChuChu TV “The Finger Family Song” (2015)
  • Clean Bandit, Sean Paul, & Anne-Marie “Rockabye” (2016) *
  • Clean Bandit with Demi Lovato “Solo” (2018)
  • CNCO “Reggaeton Lento (Bailemos)” (2016)
  • CoCoMelon “No No Bedtime Song” (2017)
  • CoCoMelon “The Wheels on the Bus” (2018) *
  • CoCoMelon “Bath Song” (2018) *
  • CoCoMelon “Baa Baa Black Sheep” (2018) *
  • CoCoMelon “Yes Yes Vegetables Song” (2018) *
  • CoCoMelon “Yes Yes Playground Song” (2018) *
  • CoCoMelon “Sick Song” (2018)
  • CoCoMelon “Deck the Halls” (2018)
  • CoCoMelon “Yes Yes Bedtime Song” (2018)
  • CoCoMelon “Swimming Song” (2018)
  • CoCoMelon “The Boo Boo Song” (2019)
  • CoCoMelon “Car Wash Song” (2019)
  • Coldplay “Yellow” (2000)
  • Coldplay “The Scientist” (2002)
  • Coldplay “Paradise” (2011)
  • Coldplay with Beyoncé “Hymn for the Weekend” (2015)
  • Coldplay “Adventure of a Lifetime” (2015)
  • Coolio & L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise” (1995)
  • Jhay Cortez with J. Balvin & Bad Bunny “No Me Canoce” (2019) *
  • The Cranberries “Zombie” (1994)
  • Crazy Frog “Axel F” (2005) *
  • Cuidado con la Bomba Chita “Las Canciones del Zoo” (2013)
  • Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” (2009)
  • Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” (2013)
  • Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (2023)

D
  • Daddy Yankee “Limbo” (2012)
  • Daddy Yankee “Shaky Shaky” (2016)
  • Daddy Yankee “Dura” (2018)
  • Daddy Yankee with Snow “Con Calma” (2019) *
  • Daddy Yankee “Que Tire Pa’ ‘Lante” (2019)
  • Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” (2013)
  • Jason Derulo & Snoop Dogg “Wiggle” (2014)
  • Jason Derulo with Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign “Swalla” (2017)
  • Dhanush with Sai Pallavi, Yuvan Shankar Raja, & Balaji Mohan “Rowdy Baby” (2019)
  • Disturbed “The Sound of Silence” (2015)
  • DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, & Lil’ Wayne “I’m the One” (2017)
  • DJ Khaled with Rihanna & Bryson Tiller “Wild Thoughts” (2017)
  • DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down for What” (2013)
  • DJ Snake & Justin Bieber “Let Me Love You” (2016)
  • DJ Snake with Selena Gomez, Ozuna, & Cardi B “Taki Taki” (2018) *
  • Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg “Still D.R.E.” (1999)
  • Drake “Hotline Bling” (2015)
  • Drake “Fake Love” (2016)
  • Drake “God’s Plan” (2018)
  • Dynoro with Gigi D’Agostino “In My Mind” (2018)

E
  • Billie Eilish with Khalid “Lovely” (2018)
  • Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” (2019)
  • El Chombo “Dame Tu Cosita” (2018) *
  • Eminem “The Real Slim Shady” (2000)
  • Eminem “Without Me” (2002)
  • Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
  • Eminem “Mockingbird” (2004)
  • Eminem “When I'm Gone” (2005)
  • Eminem “Not Afraid” (2010)
  • Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie” (2010) *
  • Eminem “Rap God” (2013)
  • Eminem & Rihanna “The Monster” (2013)
  • Europe “The Final Countdown” (1986)
  • Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)
  • Evanescence with Paul McCoy “Bring Me to Life” (2003)
  • Evanescence “My Immortal” (2003)

F
  • Fifth Harmony & Kid Ink “Worth It” (2015) *
  • Fifth Harmony & Ty Dolla $ign “Work from Home” (2016) *
  • 50 Cent “In Da Club” (2002) *
  • 50 Cent & Olivia “Candy Shop” (2005)
  • Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee “Despacito” (2017) *
  • Luis Fonsi with Demi Lovato “Échame La Culpa” (2017) *
  • Foster the People “Pumped Up Kicks” (2010)
  • 4 Non Blondes “What’s Up?” (1992)
  • fun. with Janelle Monáe “We Are Young” (2011)
  • Nelly Furtado “Say It Right” (2006)
  • Future with Drake “Life Is Good” (2020)

G
  • Becky G with Bad Bunny “Mayores” (2017) *
  • Becky G “Sin Pijama” (2018) *
  • Karol G & Bad Bunny “Ahora Me Llama” (2017)
  • Karol G & Anuel AA “Culpables” (2018)
  • Karol G & Nicki Minaj “Tusa” (2019)
  • Karol G “Bichota” (2020)
  • Karol G “Provenza” (2022)
  • Karol G & Shakira “TQG” (2023)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Pintinho Amarelinho” (2008)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “A Baratinha” (2008)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Dona Aranha” (2012)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Clipe Musica Oficial” (2013)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Sambalelê” (2014)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Upa Cavalinho” (2017) *
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Upa Cavalinho” (2017)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Mariposita” (2011)
  • Galinha Pintadinha “Pollito Amarillito” (2011)
  • Nio Garcia with Darrell & Casper Magico, Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, & Ozuna “Te Boté (Remix)” (2018) *
  • Martin Garrix “Animals” (2013)
  • J. Geco “Chicken Song” (2013) *
  • Gente de Zona with Marc Anthony “La Gozadera” (2015)
  • Glass Animals “Heat Waves” (2020)
  • Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011) *
  • Ellie Goulding “Burn” (2013)
  • Ellie Goulding “Love Me Like You Do” (2015) *
  • Ariana Grande with Iggy Azalea “Problem” (2014)
  • Ariana Grande with Zedd “Break Free” (2014)
  • Ariana Grande “Focus” (2015)
  • Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj “Side to Side” (2016) *
  • Ariana Grande “Into You” (2016)
  • Ariana Grande “No Tears Left to Cry” (2018)
  • Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (2018)
  • Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2019)
  • La Granja de Zenón “La Gallina Turuleca” (2011)
  • La Granja de Zenón “El Gallo y la Pata” (2014) *
  • La Granja de Zenón “El Pollito Pío” (2014)
  • La Granja de Zenón “Bartolito” (2015)
  • La Granja de Zenón “Percherón” (2015)
  • La Granja de Zenón “La Vaca Lola” (2016) *
  • La Granja de Zenón “El Baile del Sapito” (2017) *
  • David Guetta with Ne-Yo & Akon “Play Hard” (2011)
  • David Guetta with Showtek & Vassy “Bad” (2014)
  • David Guetta with Nicki Minaj & Afrojack “Hey Mama” (2015)
  • David Guetta with Bebe Rexha & J. Balvin “Say My Name” (2018)
  • Gummibär “The Gummy Bear Song” (2007) *
  • Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987)
  • Guns N’ Roses “November Rain” (1991)
  • Guru Randhawa “High Rated Gabru” (2017)

H
  • Ha-Ash “Perdón, Perdón” (2014)
  • Ha-Ash “Lo Aprendí de Ti” (2015)
  • Calvin Harris “Summer” (2014)
  • Calvin Harris & Disciples “How Deep Is Your Love” (2015)
  • Calvin Harris & Rihanna “This Is What You Came For” (2016) *
  • Hindi Rhymes for Children “Mausam Hua Garam” (2017)
  • Hoobastank “The Reason” (2003)
  • Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
  • Hozier “Take Me to Church” (2013)

I
  • Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, & Gente de Zona “Bailando” (2014) *
  • Enrique Iglesias with Marco Antonio Solis “El Perdedor” (2014)
  • Enrique Iglesias & Wisin “Duele El Corazon” (2016)
  • Enrique Iglesias with Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox “Subeme La Radio” (2017)
  • Imagine Dragons “Radioactive” (2012)
  • Imagine Dragons “Demons” (2012)
  • Imagine Dragons “Believer” (2017) *
  • Imagine Dragons “Thunder” (2017)
  • Indila “Dernière Danse” (2013)

J
  • Jessie J, Ariana Grande, & Nicki Minaj “Bang Bang” (2014)
  • Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982)
  • Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1982)
  • Michael Jackson “Thriller” (1982)
  • Michael Jackson “Smooth Criminal” (1987)
  • Michael Jackson “They Don't Care about Us” (1995)
  • Chris Jedi with J. Balvin, Ozuna, & Arcangel “Ahora Dice” (2017)
  • Jennie “Solo” (2018)
  • Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (2011)
  • Jesse & Joy “Corre!” (2011)
  • Jingle Toons “Nani Teri Morni Ko Mor Le Gaye” (2016)
  • Jingle Toons “Lakdi Ki Kathi” (2018) *
  • Dwayne Johnson “You're Welcome” (2016)
  • Jugnu Kids Nursery Rhymes “Machli Jal Ki Rani hai” (2015)
  • Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams” (2018)

K
  • Kamal Kahlon & Param Singh “Daru Badnaam” (2016)
  • Neha Kakkar & Tony Kakkar “Mile Ho Tum” (2016)
  • Israel Kamakawiwo’ole “Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” (1993)
  • Khalid “Young, Dumb & Broke” (2017)
  • Khalid “Better” (2018)
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan “Zaroori Tha” (2014)
  • Shah Rukh Khan with Deepika, Vishal, Shekhar, Arijit Singh, Sukriti, & Kumaar “Jhoome Jo Pathaan Song” (2022)
  • The Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” (2021)
  • Kiddies TV Hindi “Humpty the Train on a Fruits Ride” (2018)
  • Sean Kingston “Beautiful Girls” (2007)
  • Akshay Kumar with Nupar Sanon, Bpraak, Jaani, Arvind, Khaira, & Ammy Virk “Filhall” (2019)
  • Bhushan Kumar & Vee “Lahore” (2017)

L
  • Lady Gaga “Poker Face” (2008)
  • Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” (2009)
  • Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper “Shallow” (2018)
  • Kendrick Lamar “DNA” (2017)
  • Kendrick Lamar “Humble” (2017)
  • Lamjarred, Saad “LM3Allem” (2015)
  • Zara Larsson & Clean Bandit “Symphony” (2017)
  • Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)
  • John Legend “All of Me” (2013) *
  • Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018) *
  • Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (2021)
  • Lil Pump “Gucci Gang” (2017)
  • Linkin Park “In the End” (2000)
  • Linkin Park “Numb” (2003) *
  • Dua Lipa “New Rules” (2017) *
  • Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now” (2019)
  • Dua Lipa with DaBaby “Levitating” (2020)
  • Lisa “Money” (2021)
  • Little Baby Bum “Ten Little Buses” (2015)
  • Little Baby Bum “La canción del baño” (2016)
  • Little Mix “Black Magic” (2015)
  • LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem” (2011) *
  • LMFAO “Sexy and I Know It” (2011)
  • Paulo Londra with Lenny Tavarez “Nena Maldicion” (2018)
  • Paulo Londra “Adan y Eva” (2019)
  • Paulo Londra “Tal Vez” (2019)
  • LooLoo Kids “Johny Johny Yes Papa” (2016) *
  • Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull “On the Floor” (2011) *
  • Lorde “Royals” (2013)
  • Los Ángeles Azules “Mis Sentimientos” (2014)
  • Los Ángeles Azules with Natalia Lafourcade “Nunca Es Suficiente” (2018)
  • LP “Lost on You” (2016)
  • Lukas Graham “7 Years” (2015)
  • Lullaby for Babies “Hush-a-Bye Baby” (2017)
  • Lunay with Daddy Yankee & Bad Bunny “Soltera” (2019)

M
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us” (2011)
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop” (2012)
  • Magic! “Rude” (2013) *
  • Major Lazer, DJ Snake & MØ “Lean On” (2015) *
  • Major Lazer with Justin Bieber & MØ “Cold Water” (2016)
  • Maluma “Borro Cassette” (2015)
  • Maluma “El Perdedor” (2016)
  • Maluma with Trap Capos, Noriel, Bryant Myers, & Juhn “Cuatro Boys” (2016)
  • Maluma “Sin Contrato” (2016)
  • Maluma “Felices los 4” (2017)
  • Maluma with Nego Do Borel “Corazón” (2017)
  • Maluma & The Weeknd “Hawái” (2020)
  • Jass Manak “Lehanga” (2019)
  • Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger” (2011)
  • Maroon 5 “One More Night” (2012)
  • Maroon 5 “Sugar” (2014) *
  • Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (2017) *
  • Maroon 5 “Memories” (2019)
  • Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are (Amazing)” (2010)
  • Bruno Mars “Grenade” (2010)
  • Bruno Mars “The Lazy Song” (2010) *
  • Bruno Mars “Locked Out of Heaven” (2012)
  • Bruno Mars “When I Was Your Man” (2012)
  • Bruno Mars “24K Magic” (2016)
  • Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” (2016) *
  • Marshmello “Alone” (2016)
  • Marshmello & Bastille “Happier” (2018)
  • Marshmello & Anne-Marie “Friends” (2018)
  • Ricky Martin with Yotuel “La Mordidita” (2015)
  • Ricky Martin & Maluma “Vente Pa Ca” (2016)
  • Mau y Ricky with Manuel Turizo & Camilo “Desconocidos” (2018)
  • MC Fioti “Bum Bum Tam Tam” (2017)
  • MC Kevinho “Olha a Explosão” (2016)
  • Melendi & Ha-Ash “Destino o Casualidad” (2017)
  • Shawn Mendes “Stitches” (2015)
  • Shawn Mendes “Treat You Better” (2016) *
  • Shawn Mendes “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” (2016)
  • Shawn Mendes with Camila Cabello “Señorita” (2019)
  • Idina Menzel “Let It Go” (2013) *
  • Metallica “Nothing Else Matters” (1991)
  • Migos with Lil Uzi Vert “Bad and Boujee” (2016)
  • Mike Will Made It with Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, & Juicy J “23” (2013)
  • Nicki Minaj “Super Bass” (2011)
  • Nicki Minaj “Anaconda” (2014)
  • Mirosha TV “Learning Colors – Colorful Eggs on a Farm” (2018) *
  • French Montana with Swae Lee “Unforgettable” (2017)
  • Joey Montana “Picky” (2015)

N
  • Nacho with Yandel & Bad Bunny “Báilame (remix)” (2017)
  • Natti Natasha with Ozuna “Criminal” (2017) *
  • Naughty Boy & Sam Smith “La La La” (2013)
  • Nelly & Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” (2002)
  • John Newman “Love Me Again” (2013)
  • Nicky Jam “Travesuras” (2014)
  • Nicky Jam with Enrique Iglesias “El Perdón (Forgiveness)” (2015)
  • Nicky Jam “Hasta El Amanecer (remixed in English as “With You Tonight”)” (2016)
  • Nicky Jam “El Amante” (2017)
  • Nicky Jam with J. Balvin “X (Equis)” (2018) *
  • Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
  • No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995)
  • Christian Nodal “Adiós Amor” (2017)
  • Mannat Noor with Ammy Virk, Neeru Bajwa, & Amberdeep “Laung Laachi Title Song” (2018)

O
  • Danny Ocean “Me Rehúso” (2016)
  • Tom Odell “Another Love” (2013)
  • Don Omar & Lucenzo “Danza Kuduro” (2010)
  • Don Omar “Taboo” (2011)
  • OMI “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” (2014)
  • One Direction “What Makes You Beautiful” (2011)
  • One Direction “Story of My Life” (2013)
  • One Direction “Drag Me Down” (2015)
  • One Republic “Counting Stars” (2013) *
  • Ozuna “Se Preparó” (2017)
  • Ozuna “Síguelo Bailando” (2017)
  • Ozuna with Romeo Santos “El Farsante” (2017)
  • Ozuna with Manuel Turizo “Vaina Loca” (2018)

P
  • Paco El Marinero “El Marinero Baila” (2014)
  • Passenger “Let Her Go” (2012) *
  • Sean Paul & Dua Lipa “No Lie” (2018)
  • Christina Perri “A Thousand Years” (2011) *
  • Katy Perry “Hot N Cold” (2008)
  • Katy Perry “Firework” (2010)
  • Katy Perry “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (2010)
  • Katy Perry “The One That Got Away” (2010)
  • Katy Perry “Wide Awake” (2012)
  • Katy Perry “Roar” (2013) *
  • Katy Perry & Juicy J “Dark Horse” (2013) *
  • Katy Perry & Migos “Bon Appétit” (2017)
  • Pink with Nate Ruess “Just Give Me a Reason” (2012)
  • Pinkfong! “Baby Shark” (2016) *
  • Piso 21 with Manuel Turizo “Déjala Que Vuelva” (2017)
  • Pitbull with Marc Anthony “Rain Over Me” (2011)
  • Pitbull with Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer “Give Me Everything” (2011)
  • Pitbull with Ke$ha “Timber” (2013)
  • The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
  • Mike Posner “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” (2015)
  • Post Malone “White Iverson” (2015)
  • Post Malone with Quavo “Congratulations” (2016)
  • Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar” (2017)
  • Post Malone with Swae Lee “Sunflower” (2018) *
  • Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign “Psycho” (2018)
  • Prince Royce “Darte Un Beso” (2013)
  • Psy “Gangnam Style” (2012) *
  • Psy “Gentleman” (2013)
  • Pulcino Pio TV “El Pollito Pio” (2012)
  • Charlie Puth & Selena Gomez “We Don’t Talk Anymore” (2016) *
  • Charlie Puth “Attention” (2017)

Q-R
  • Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
  • R. City “Locked Away” (2015)
  • Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi with Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, & Roop Kumar “Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai Song” (2012)
  • Radiohead “Creep” (1992)
  • Rae Sremmurd with Gucci Mane “Black Beatles (2016)
  • Rag ‘N’ Bone Man “Human” (2016)
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers “Californication” (1999)
  • Reik with Ozuna & Wisin “Me Niego” (2018)
  • R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
  • Rema with Selena Gomez “Calm Down” (2022)
  • Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be” (2017)
  • Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” (2007)
  • Rihanna & Drake “What’s My Name?” (2010)
  • Rihanna with Calvin Harris “We Found Love” (2011)
  • Rihanna “Diamonds” (2012) *
  • Rihanna & Mikky Ekko “Stay” (2012)
  • Rihanna with Drake “Work” (2016)
  • Rihanna “Love on the Brain” (2016)
  • Roddy Ricch “The Box” (2019)
  • Marc Ronson & Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014) *
  • Rosalía with J. Balvin & El Guincho “Con Altura” (2019)
  • Rosé with Bruno Mars “Apt.” (2024)
  • Alex Rose with Cazzu, Lenny Tavarez, Lyanno, & Rauw Alejandro “Toda (remix)” (2018)

S
  • Romeo Santos & Eliza Gonzalez “Propuesta Indecente” (2013)
  • The Scorpions “Wind of Change” (1990)
  • Calum Scott & Leona Lewis “You Are the Reason” (2018)
  • Travis Scott & Kendrick Lamar “Goosebumps” (2016)
  • Travis Scott & Drake “Sicko Mode” (2018)
  • Sesame Street “Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me” (2012)
  • Shaikra & Wyclef Jean “Hips Don’t Lie” (2006)
  • Shakira & Freshlyground “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” (2010) *
  • Shakira & Rihanna “Can't Remember to Forget You” (2014)
  • Shakira & Carlinhos Brown “La La La (Brazil 2014)” (2014)
  • Shakira & Maluma “Chantaje” (2016) *
  • Shakira & Nicky Jam “Perro Fiel” (2017)
  • Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014) *
  • Ed Sheeran “Photograph” (2014)
  • Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017) *
  • Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé “Perfect” (2017) *
  • Tiger Shroff with Shraddha Kapoor, Meet Bros, Monali Thakur, & Sabbir Khan “Cham Cham” (2016)
  • Sia with the Weeknd & Diplo “Elastic Heart” (2013)
  • Sia “Chandelier” (2014) *
  • Sia & Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills” (2016)
  • Silento “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” (2015) *
  • Ranveer Singh with Sara Ali Khan, Tanishk Bagchi, Mika Singh, Neha, & Kumar S “Aankh Marey” (2018)
  • Jojo Siwa “Boomerang” (2016)
  • 6ix9ine with Anuel AA “Bebe” (2018)
  • 6ix9ine with Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz “Fefe” (2018)
  • Skrillex with Diplo & Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now” (2015)
  • Sam Smith “I’m Not the Only One” (2014)
  • Sam Smith “Stay with Me” (2014)
  • Sam Smith “Too Good at Goodbyes” (2017)
  • Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” (1998)
  • Stromae “Papaoutai” (2013)
  • Harry Styles “Sign of the Times” (2017)
  • Super Simple Songs “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” (2010) *
  • Super Simple Songs “If You’re Happy and You Know It” (2013)
  • Super Simple Songs “This Is the Way” (2016) *
  • Super Yei with Myke Towers, Myke, Sammy, Lenny Tavarez, Rafa Pabon, & Jone Quest “La Forma En Que Me Miras” (2018)
  • Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982)
  • Sushant with Shraddha, Prtiam, Amitabh B, & Arjit Singh “Khairiyat” (2019)
  • Swedish House Mafia & John Martin “Don't You Worry Child” (2012)
  • Taylor Swift “You Belong with Me” (2008)
  • Taylor Swift “Love Story” (2008)
  • Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (2014) *
  • Taylor Swft “Blank Space” (2014) *
  • Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood” (2014)
  • Taylor Swift “Look What You Made Me Do” (2017)
  • System of a Down “Chop Suey” (2001)
  • System of a Down “Toxicity” (2001)

T
  • Tainy with Ozuna & Anuel AA “Adicto” (2019)
  • Tainy & J. Balvin “Agua” (2020)
  • Michel Teló “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” (2011)
  • Teluga Rhymes for Children “Chal Chal Gurram” (2016) *
  • Thalia & Maluma “Desde Esa Noche” (2016)
  • Thalia & Natti Natasha “No Me Acuerdo” (2018)
  • Justin Timberlake “Mirrors” (2013)
  • Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (2016)
  • Tones and I “Dance Monkey” (2019) *
  • Toto “Africa” (1982)
  • Tove Lo “Habits (Stay High)” (2013)
  • Myke Towers with Farruko, Arcangel, Sech & Zion “Si Se Da (remix)” (2019)
  • Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” (2014) *
  • T-Series Bhakti Sagar “Shree Hanuman Chalisa” (2011) *
  • Manuel Turizo “Una Lady Como Tú” (2017)
  • Twenty One Pilots “Stressed Out” (2015) *
  • Twenty One Pilots “Ride” (2015)
  • Twenty One Pilots “Heathens” (2016)
  • Tyga & Offset “Taste” (2018)
  • Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)

U-V
  • Usher with Lil Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (2004)
  • The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
  • Carlos Vives & Shakira “La Bicicleta” (2016)
  • Carlos Vives & Sebastián Yatra “Robarte un Beso” (2017)

W
  • Alan Walker “Faded” (2015) *
  • Alan Walker “Alone” (2016)
  • Alan Walker “The Spectre” (2017)
  • The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” (2015)
  • The Weeknd “The Hills” (2015)
  • The Weeknd & Daft Punk “Starboy” (2016) *
  • The Weeknd & Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming” (2016)
  • The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019)
  • The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears” (2020) *
  • Wham! “Last Christmas” (1984)
  • will.i.am & Britney Spears “Scream & Shout” (2012)
  • Willy William “Ego” (2015)
  • Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013) *
  • Amy Winehouse “Back to Black” (2006)
  • Wisin & Ozuna “Escápate Conmigo” (2017)
  • Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2015) *
  • Wolfine “Bella” (2017)

X-Y-Z
  • XXXtentacion “Sad!” (2018)
  • XXXtentacion “Moonlight” (2018)
  • Sebastián Yatra “No Hay Nadie Más” (2018)
  • Ylvis “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” (2013)
  • Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma “La Bebé” (2023)
  • Zayn “Pillow Talk” (2016)
  • Zayn & Taylor Swift “I Don't Wanna Live Forever” (2016)
  • Zayn & Sia “Dusk Till Dawn” (2017)
  • Zion & Lennox with J. Balvin “Otra Vez” (2016)

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First posted 11/22/2018; last updated 2/6/2025.

YouTube: The Top 100 Most Watched Videos of All Time

You Tube:

The Top 100 Most Viewed Music Videos of All Time

YouTube has become the 21st century’s version of MTV; that is, it is the go-to place for music videos. On December 1, 2012, “Gangnam Style” by Psy became the first music video to surpass one billion views. Since then, more than five hundred music videos have passed that mark. You can see a full list of those videos here. This page captures the top 100 videos. The first number indicates the number of views in billions.

Note: if there are multiple versions of a song (such as an official video, a lyric video, or live performances) the numbers have been consolidated into one figure as long as all the versions are the same song by the same performer.

Click here to see other genre-specific song lists.

5 billion +:

1) 15574.81: Pinkfong! “Baby Shark” (2016)
2) 10077.68: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee “Despacito” (2017)
3) 7075.15: Cocomelon “Wheels on the Bus” (2018)
4) 7009.73: LooLoo Kids “Johny Johny Yes Papa” (2016)
5) 6989.56: Cocomelon “Bath Song” (2018)
6) 6555.56: Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2015)
7) 6407.19: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017)
8) 6230.00: ChuChu TV “Phonics Songs with Two Words” (2014)
9) 5747.09: Marc Ronson & Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
10) 5452.00: Psy “Gangnam Style” (2012)

11) 5224.16: Mirosha TV “Learning Colors – Colorful Eggs on a Farm” (2018)
12) 5010.59: Crazy Frog “Axel F” (2005)

4.0 to 4.9 billion:

13) 4952.92: El Chombo “Dame Tu Cosita” (2018)
14) 4889.02: Idina Menzel “Let It Go” (2013)
15) 4807.00: Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé “Perfect” (2017)
16) 4364.72: Cocomelon “Baa Baa Black Sheep” (2018)
17) 4347.95: Jingle Toons “Lakdi Ki Kathi” (2018)
18) 4345.53: T-Series Bhakti Sagar “Shree Hanuman Chalisa” (2011)
19) 4179.95: Maroon 5 “Sugar” (2014)
20) 4151.57: Shakira & Freshlyground “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” (2010)
21) 4116.40: One Republic “Counting Stars” (2013)
22) 4098.58: Kiiddiestv Hindi “Humpty the Train ona Fruits Ride” (2018) 23) 4098.29: Katy Perry “Roar” (2013)

3.0 to 3.9 billion:

24) 3912.73: Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (2017)
25) 3910.00: Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015)
26) 3900.66: Katy Perry & Juicy J “Dark Horse” (2013)
27) 3847.15: Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014)
28) 3773.00: Passenger “Let Her Go” (2012)
29) 3763.32: Alan Walker “Faded” (2015)
30) 3725.08: Major Lazer, DJ Snake & MØ “Lean On” (2015)

31) 3634.28: Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, & Gente de Zona “Bailando” (2014)
32) 3580.84: Taylor Swft “Blank Space” (2014)
33) 3577.50: Gummibär “The Gummy Bear Song” (2007)
34) 3530.00: Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (2014)
35) 3444.87: J. Balvin & Willy Williams “Mi Gente” (2017)
36) 3439.98: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018)
37) 3321.04: Cocomelon “Yes Yes Vegetables Song” (2018)
38) 3314.14: Justin Bieber & Ludacris “Baby” (2010)
39) 3267.94: Charlie Puth & Selena Gomez “We Don’t Talk Anymore” (2016)
40) 3213.13: Galinha Pintadinha “Upa Cavalinho” (2017)

41) 3209.30: CoCoMelon “Yes Yes Playground Song” (2018)
42) 3186.18: Adele “Hello” (2015)
43) 3182.81: Chainsmokers & Halsey “Closer” (2016)
44) 3111.41: Dua Lipa “New Rules” (2017)
45) 3029.14: Clean Bandit, Sean Paul, & Anne-Marie “Rockabye” (2016)
46) 3024.80: Shakira & Maluma “Chantaje” (2016)
47) 3010.51: Twenty One Pilots “Stressed Out” (2015)

2.5 to 2.9 billion:

48) 2966.32: Pedro Capó with Farruko “Calma” (2018)
49) 2949.87: Daddy Yankee with Snow “Con Calma” (2019)
50) 2933.61: Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie” (2010)
51) 2933.50: Fifth Harmony & Ty Dolla $ign “Work from Home” (2016)
52) 2930.30: Bounce Patrol “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” (2013)
53) 2917.80: Bruno Mars “The Lazy Song” (2010)
54) 2902.00: Camila Cabello with Young Thug “Havana” (2017)
55) 2831.79: Calvin Harris & Rihanna “This Is What You Came For” (2016)
56) 2825.02: Teluga Rhymes for Children “Chal Chal Gurram” (2016)
57) 2858.00: Tones and I “Dance Monkey” (2019)
58) 2789.05: Sia “Chandelier” (2014)
59) 2770.39: Imagine Dragons “Believer” (2017)
60) 2694.03: Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” (2014)

61) 2679.22: Natti Natasha with Ozuna “Criminal” (2017)
62) 2651.85: DJ Snake with Selena Gomez, Ozuna, & Cardi B “Taki Taki” (2018)
63) 2625.78: Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
64) 2582.40: Marshmello “Alone” (2016)
65) 2581.51: Post Malone with Swae Lee “Sunflower” (2018)
66) 2580.26: Christina Perri “A Thousand Years” (2011)
67) 2569.88: The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears” (2020)
68) 2566.60: BTS “Dynamite” (2020)
69) 2563.32: La Granja de Zenón “El Baile del Sapito” (2017)
70) 2556.20: Rihanna “Diamonds” (2012)

71) 2545.15: The Weeknd & Daft Punk “Starboy” (2016)
72) 2543.21: Magic! “Rude” (2013)
73) 2512.28: La Granja de Zenón “La Vaca Lola” (2016)
74) 2508.10: Becky G with Bad Bunny “Mayores” (2017)
75) 2500.51: Shawn Mendes “Treat You Better” (2016)

2.2 to 2.4 billion:

76) 2493.31: Nio Garcia with Darrell & Casper Magico, Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, & Ozuna “Te Boté (Remix)” (2018)
77) 2482.68: Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull “On the Floor” (2011)
78) 2471.90: John Legend “All of Me” (2013)
79) 2450.58: LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem” (2011)
80) 2446.02: Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013)

81) 2446.02: Linkin Park “Numb” (2003)
82) 2422.06: La Granja de Zenón “El Gallo y la Pata” (2014)
83) 2420.95: Super Simple Songs “This Is the Way” (2016)
84) 2418.44: Avicii & Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up” (2013)
85) 2405.52: Luis Fonsi with Demi Lovato “Échame La Culpa” (2017)
86) 2404.49: Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011)
87) 2397.62: J. Geco “Chicken Song” (2013)
88) 2367.20: Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” (2016)
89) 2359.81: Ellie Goulding “Love Me Like You Do” (2015)
90) 2359.47: Jhay Cortez with J. Balvin & Bad Bunny “No Me Canoce” (2019)

91) 2350.94: The Chainsmokers with Coldplay “Something Just Like This” (2017)
92) 2328.12: Fifth Harmony & Kid Ink “Worth It” (2015)
93) 2305.43: Silentó “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” (2015)
94) 2285.20: Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj “Side to Side” (2016)
95) 2277.65: 50 Cent “In Da Club” (2002)
96) 2276.92: Super Simple Songs “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” (2010)
97) 2276.64: Adele “Someone Like You” (2011)
98) 2276.10: Nicky Jam with J. Balvin “X (Equis)” (2018)
99) 2271.58: Blackpink “DDU-DU DDU-DU” (2018)
100) 2249.29: Becky G “Sin Pijama” (2018)


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First posted 11/22/2018; last updated 2/6/2025.

Rap/Hip-Hop: Annual Song Awards (1979-2024)

Rap/Hip-Hop:

Annual Song Awards, 1979-2024

This page offers a consolidated list of the rap songs of each year as determined by various organizations and entities. They include:

  • American Music Awards: Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year (2016-2023)
  • BET Hip Hop Awards, Single of the Year (2006-2024)
  • Billboard: Rap Song of the Year (1989-2022). Award generally given the year after indicated. Some gaps were filled in by the song which spent the most weeks atop the rap chart that year.
  • Dave’s Music Database: Rap Song of the Year (1979-2024)
  • Grammys: Best Rap Song (2004-2024), Best Rap Performance (1989-1990, 2012-2024), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (1991-2011), Best Rap Solo Performance (1991-2011). Award generally given the year after indicated.
  • Soul Train: Rap Song of the Year (2010-2020)
  • Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI): R&B Song of the Year, 2001-. Music publishing company tracks most-played songs each year.

See links at bottom of page for more details on above.

Click here to see other ‘Songs of the Year’ lists.



2024:
2023:
  • AMA: Kendrick Lamar “The Heart Part 5”
  • BET: Lil Uzi Vert “Just Wanna Rock”
  • DMDB: Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Killer Mike with André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane “Scientists & Engineers”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Killer Mike with André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane “Scientists & Engineers”

2022:
  • AMA: Future with Drake & Tems “Wait for U”
  • BET: Latto “Big Energy”
  • Billboard: Jack Harlow “First Class
  • DMDB: Jack Harlow “First Class
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar “The Heart Part 5”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar “The Heart Part 5”

2021:
  • AMA: Cardi B “Up”
  • BET: Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP
  • Billboard: Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow “Industry Baby
  • DMDB: Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow “Industry Baby
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kanye West with Jay-Z “Jail”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Baby Keem with Kendrick Lamar “Family Ties”

2020:
  • AMA: Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP
  • BET: Roddy Ricch “The Box
  • Billboard: DaBaby with Roddy Ricch “Rockstar
  • DMDB: Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Megan Thee Stallion with Beyoncé “Savage” (remix)
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Megan Thee Stallion with Beyoncé “Savage” (remix)
  • Soul Train: Megan Thee Stallion with Beyoncé “Savage” (remix)


2019:
  • AMA: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road
  • BET: Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road
  • Billboard: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road
  • DMDB: Roddy Ricch “The Box
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: 21 Savage “A Lot”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Nipsey Hussle with Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy “Racks in the Middle”
  • Soul Train: Cardi B “Money”

2018:
  • AMA: Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)
  • BET: The Carters (Jay-Z & Beyoncé) “Apeshit”
  • Billboard: Cardi B with Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It
  • DMDB: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Drake “God’s Plan
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Anderson Paak “Bubblin’” / Kendrick Lamar with Jay Rock, Future & James Blake “King’s Dead”
  • Soul Train: Drake “In My Feelings

2017:
  • AMA: DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne “I’m the One”
  • BET: Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)
  • Billboard: Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar
  • DMDB: Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar “Humble
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar “Humble
  • Soul Train: Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)

2016:
  • AMA: Drake “Hotline Bling
  • BET: Fat Joe with Remy Ma, French Montana, and Infared “All the Way Up”
  • Billboard: Desiigner “Panda”
  • DMDB: Drake with WizKid & Kyla “One Dance
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Drake “Hotline Bling
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Chance the Rapper with Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz “No Problem”
  • Soul Train: Fat Joe with Remy Ma, French Montana, and Infared “All the Way Up”


2015:
  • BET: Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
  • Billboard: Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth “See You Again
  • DMDB: Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth “See You Again
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar “Alright”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar “Alright”
  • Soul Train: Kendrick Lamar “Alright”

2014:
  • BET: YG with Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan “My Hitta”
  • Billboard: Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy
  • DMDB: Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar “i”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar “i”
  • Soul Train: Chris Brown with Lil Wayne & Tyga “Loyal”

2013:
  • BET: Drake “Started from the Bottom”
  • Billboard: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us
  • DMDB: Pitbull with Kesha “Timber
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop
  • Soul Train: Wale with Tiara Thomas “Bad”

2012:
  • BET: Jay-Z with Kanye West “Niggas in Paris”
  • Billboard: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop
  • DMDB: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Jay-Z with Kanye West “Niggas in Paris”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Jay-Z with Kanye West “Niggas in Paris”
  • Soul Train: Kanye West with Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz “Mercy”

2011:
  • BET: Wiz Khalifa “Black and Yellow”
  • Billboard: LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem
  • DMDB: LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kanye West with Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie “All of the Lights”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Jay-Z with Kanye West “Otis”
  • Soul Train: Nicki Minaj with Drake “Moment 4 Life”


2010:
  • BET: Rick Ross with Styles P “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)”
  • Billboard: Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie
  • DMDB: Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: “Empire State of Mind
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z with Swizz Beatz “On to the Next One”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Eminem “Not Afraid”
  • Soul Train: Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie

2009:
  • BET: Young Money “Every Girl”
  • Billboard: Drake “Best I Ever Had”
  • DMDB: Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Jay-Z with Rihanna & Kanye West “Run This Town”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Eminem with Dr. Dre & 50 Cent “Crack a Bottle”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z “DOA (Death of Auto-Tune)”

2008:
  • BET: Lil Wayne “A Milli”
  • Billboard: Lil Wayne with Static Major “Lollipop
  • DMDB: Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Lil Wayne with Static Major “Lollipop
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z with T.I., Kanye West, & Lil Wayne “Swagga Like Us”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne “A Milli”

2007:
  • BET: Da Shop Boyz “Party Like a Rockstar”
  • Billboard: Flo Rida & T-Pain “Low
  • DMDB: Flo Rida & T-Pain “Low
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kanye West with T-Pain “Good Life”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Common with Kanye West “Southside”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Kanye West “Stronger

2006:
  • BET: Yung Joc with Nitti “It’s Goin’ Down”
  • Billboard: Nelly with Paul Wall, Ali & Gip “Grillz”
  • DMDB: Chamillionaire with Krayzie Bone “Ridin’”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Ludacris with Pharrell Williams “Money Maker”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Chamillionaire with Krayzie Bone “Ridin’”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: T.I. “What You Know”


2005:
  • Billboard: Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz with Usher and Ludacris “Lovers and Friends”
  • DMDB: Kanye West & Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kanye West “Diamonds from Sierra Leone”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas “Don’t Phunk with My Heart”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Kanye West & Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger

2004:
  • Billboard: Terror Squad with Fat Joe & Remy “Lean Back”
  • DMDB: Snoop Dogg with Pharrell Williams “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Kanye West “Jesus Walks”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas “Let’s Get It Started”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z “99 Problems”

2003:
  • Billboard: 50 Cent “In Da Club
  • DMDB: OutKast “Hey Ya!
  • Grammy – Best Rap Song: Eminem “Lose Yourself
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Nelly with P. Diddy & Murphy Lee “Shake Ya Tailfeather”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance (Male): Eminem “Lose Yourself
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance (Female): Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott “Work It”


2002:
  • Billboard: Nelly “Hot in Herre
  • DMDB: Eminem “Lose Yourself
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: OutKast with Killer Mike “The Whole World”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance (Male): Nelly “Hot in Herre
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance (Female): Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott “Scream aka Itchin’”

2001:
  • Billboard: Bow Wow with Snoop Dogg “Bow Wow (That’s My Name)”
  • DMDB: Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott “Get Ur Freak On
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: OutKast “Ms. Jackson
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott “Get Ur Freak On

2000:
  • Billboard: Bow Wow with Xscape “Bounce with Me”
  • DMDB: Eminem & Dido “Stan
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Dr. Dre with Eminem “Forgot About Dre”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Eminem “The Real Slim Shady

1999:
  • Billboard: JT Money with Solé “Who Dat”
  • DMDB: Dr. Dre with Eminem “Forgot About Dre”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: The Roots with Erykah Badu “You Got Me”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Eminem “My Name Is”

1998:
  • Billboard: Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz “Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)”
  • DMDB: Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Beastie Boys “Intergalactic”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Will Smith “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It”


1997:
  • Billboard: Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You
  • DMDB: Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Will Smith “Men in Black”

1996:
  • Billboard: Lil Kim with Puff Daddy “No Time”
  • DMDB: Blackstreet with Dr. Dre & Queen Pen “No Diggity
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony “Tha Crossroads”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: LL Cool J with Boyz II Men “Hey Lover”

1995:
  • Billboard: Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise
  • DMDB: Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Method Man with Mary J. Blige “I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise


1994:
  • Billboard: Craig Mack “Flava in Ya Ear”
  • DMDB: The Notorious B.I.G. “Juicy”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Salt-N-Pepa “None of Your Business”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Queen Latifah “U.N.I.T.Y.”

1993:
  • Billboard: Illegal “We Getz Busy”
  • DMDB: Tag Team “Whoomp! There It Is
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Digable Planets “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Dr. Dre “Let Me Ride”

1992:
  • Billboard: Cypress Hill “The Phuncky Feel One”
  • DMDB: Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Arrested Development “Tennessee”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back

1991:
  • Billboard: Cypress Hill “How I Could Just Kill a Man”
  • DMDB: Naughty by Nature “O.P.P.”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince “Summertime”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: LL Cool J “Mama Said Knock You Out”


1990:
  • Billboard: Salt-N-Pepa “Expression”
  • DMDB: MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Quincy Jones with Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel & Quincy Jones III “Back on the Block”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Solo Performance: MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This

1989:
  • Billboard: Stop the Violence Movement “Self Destruction”
  • DMDB: Public Enemy “Fight the Power
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: Young MC “Bust a Move

1988:
  • DMDB: Tone Loc “Wild Thing”
  • Grammy – Best Rap Performance: DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince “Parents Just Don’t Understand”

1987:


1986:
  • DMDB: Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “Walk This Way

1985:
  • DMDB: Run-D.M.C. “King of Rock”

1984:
  • DMDB: Run-D.M.C. “Rock Box”

1983:
  • DMDB: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “White Lines (Don’t Do It)”


1982:
  • DMDB: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message

1981:
  • DMDB:

1980:
  • DMDB: Blondie “Rapture”

1979:


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First posted 2/6/2025.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Music VF: Songs of the Year, 1900-2024

Music VF:

Songs of the Year, 1900-2024

Music VF is an online database of more than 120,000 U.S. and UK chart hits. One can search for top songs and artists by year and by decade. Here are the top songs of each year according to Music VF:

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First posted 4/8/2019; last updated 2/5/2025.