Surprise, humans spent a lot of time watching YouTube in 2013. And that time wasn't spread equally among all videos. Nay, some videos got more than their fair share of eyeballs. Here are the most popular YouTube videos (and music videos) of 2013, for your viewing pleasure.
Top Trending Videos of 2013
1. Ylvis - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?), tvnorge
2. Harlem Shake (original army edition), kennethaakonsen
3. How Animals Eat Their Food | MisterEpicMann, MisterEpicMann
4. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version), SteveKardynal
5. baby&me / the new evian film, EvianBabies
6. Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme, VolvoTrucks
7. YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar), thelonelyisland
8. Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise, CarrieNYC
9. THE NFL : A Bad Lip Reading, BadLipReading
10. Mozart vs Skrillex. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2., ERB
Top Trending Music Videos of 2013
1. PSY - GENTLEMAN M/V, officialpsy
2. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball, MileyCyrusVEVO
3. Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop, MileyCyrusVEVO
4. Katy Perry - Roar (Official), KatyPerryVEVO
5. P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess, PinkVEVO
6. Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell, RobinThickeVEVO
7. Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko, RihannaVEVO
8. Naughty Boy - La La La ft. Sam Smith, NaughtyBoyVEVO
9. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It, SelenaGomezVEVO
10. Avicii - Wake Me Up (Official Video), AviciiOfficialVEVO
11. One Direction - Best Song Ever, OneDirectionVEVO
12. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man [Official Video], ElektraRecords
13. One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks), OneDirectionVEVO
14. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - CAN'T HOLD US FEAT. RAY DALTON (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), RyanLewisProductions
15. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (Official Video), DemiLovatoVEVO
16. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (Official Audio) ft. Pharrell Williams, DaftPunkVEVO
17. Avicii - Wake Me Up (Lyric Video), AviciiOfficialVEVO
18. David Guetta - Play Hard (Official Video) ft. Ne-Yo, Akon, davidguettavevo
19. Pitbull - Feel This Moment ft. Christina Aguilera, PitbullVEVO
20. Justin Timberlake - Mirrors, justintimberlakeVEVO
21. Taylor Swift - 22, TaylorSwiftVEVO
22. Calvin Harris - I Need Your Love ft. Ellie Goulding, CalvinHarrisVEVO
23. Ariana Grande - The Way ft. Mac Miller, ArianaGrandeVevo
24. 23 (Explicit), MikeWillMadeitVEVO, 112,861,589
25. Lady Gaga - Applause (Official), LadyGagaVEVO
There, now don't you feel nice and out of touch with today's generation? Just me?
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