Although we’re almost halfway through 2012, I’d like to revisit the 10 most viewed videos from 2011. I have already posted about a few of these videos, but am bringing you the complete list in case you missed it. This list was compiled by YouTube Rewind.
The star of the video coming in at #10 will be of no surprise to those of you who have seen my last two posts. You guessed it, this adorable video features a cat mom hugging her baby kitten as it dreams.
This clever and award-winning commercial coming in at #9 was, with no surprise to anyone, made for the Super Bowl. This is the only commercial in the top 10, and actually went viral before it even aired. See why below.
An earlier post of mine shows Michael Buble blown away by how well a 15 year old is able to cover one of his songs. Along those lines comes #8’s 10 year old Maria Aragon covering Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”. Lady Gaga was so impressed that she later invited Maria to perform on stage with her.
As seen in my Lonely Island post, the crew has many very popular videos on YouTube. Their video “The Creep” comes in as the #7 most viewed video of 2011.
YouTube’s #6 most viewed video of 2011 is definitely the video I have watched the most. Watch as a white girl covers Chris Brown’s “Look at me Now” with the most impressive part being Busta Rhyme’s impossibly fast verse.
Every once in a while a video becomes a viral hit for seemingly no reason. I believe Nyan Cat, coming in at #5, is a case of being popular for being popular (similar to stars like Paris Hilton who are considered “famous for being famous” by many). See if you think it’s worth the hype.
I simply can’t get enough of #4’s Talking Twin Babies. If I didn’t know better, I’d be adamant that these babies are having an intense discussion. Who knows, maybe it is more than just gibberish. What I do know is it is incredibly cute.
The Lonely Island boys are back again at #3, being the only group to have two videos in the top 10. Jack Sparrow is another video featured in my previous Lonely Island post, but is definitely worth another look.
Where as the baby talk video makes us use our imagination to think that they may be having an in-depth conversation, this video at #2 does all the work for us. Check out what it would be like if a dog could talk.
I’m sure that anyone who doesn’t live under a rock has heard the song from 2011’s #1 video far more times than they please to. Rebecca Black’s “Friday” took the country by storm, for better or worse.
So what do you think of 2011’s top 10 most watched videos? Let us know your favorites, least favorites, and any you thought for sure would have made the list that didn’t.