Most popular music video

Psy with Gangnam Style has the most views with 2,412,197,875 this song came out in July, 2012. This was the first video on youtube to reach 1 billion views.

The phrase "Gangnam Style" is a Korean neologism that refers to a lifestyle associated with the Gangnam District of Seoul.
Viewers like this video due to it's catchy beat and easy to learn dance moves.

	The writers of this video were: Park Jae-Sang and Yoo Gun-hyung The Producers of this video were: Park Jae-Sang, Yoo Gun-hyung and Yang Hyun-suk

 
Baby By Justin Bieber was released as the lead single from Bieber's debut album called My World 2.0. It has the second most views with 1,210,901,735. It was uploaded on February 19th in 2010, and remains the second most viewed music video on youtube to this day. It was the second video ever to reach 1 billion views on March 4th, 2014.It was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favourite Music Video. Baby is a narrative music video type, as it follows a storyline of Bieber and his friends including a girl he likes. This is also a stereotypical convention for an artist like Bieber as it is about relationships and doing fun things such as bowling.Many close ups of Bieber are used where it feels as if he is singing directly to the viewer, which appeals to the audience. Also, many mid-long shots are used with showcase his dancing. 

 

Taylor Swift released her song "Blank Space" in 2014 on November 10th, from her album "1989". This music video received 1,151,082,875. It is described as a Electropop song. The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn, and was shot over 3 days. "Blank Space" became the fourth video and the fastest to reach 1 billion views on july 7th/8th in 2015, and now is the 3rd most viewed music video on Youtube. This also means Taylor Swift is the most viewed video of female artist. The music video was nominated for MuchMusic Video Award for International Video of the Year, Teen Choice Award for Choice Party Song, Billboard Music Award for Top Streaming Song (video) and won awards at MTV video music award for best Female Video, iHeart Radio Music Award for best lyrics, MTV Video Music award for Best Pop Video.