top 50 most viewed songs that are older than youtube

Top 50 Most Viewed Videos That Are Older Than YouTube

YouTube was released in 2005. This features the top 50 most most viewed songs from before 2005.

This was originally going to be a top 100 but I couldn't find a good enough source. Every list or playlist I could find of the most viewed music videos were clearly missing some songs but the top 50s were fairly consistent. I might still be missing some, so let me know if I am.

With many of these being very close together and the unfortunate passing of Coolio causing “Gangsta’s Paradise” to receive many more views than usual right now, this list will probably be outdated in less than a week after it releases.

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[jota]

Actually the first is Hanuman Chalisa. A song from India release in 1993 and with more than 2 billion views.

[nunosoares]

Rest in Peace Bon Scott, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, George Michael, Dolores O'Riordan, Chester Bennington, and Coolio. Sincere overdue condolences to the families for your loss. 😞😞💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[tracyford]

I don't know if it is my imagination but the millennials and especially the later generations spend more time watching youtube in general and they will watch songs they are familiar with even if those songs came out before youtube did. It seems most of the most watched videos came out after 1990

[thema]

"November Rain" is close to getting *2* billion views! That's impressive for a music video that was made before I was even born. 🤓

[sergeant_Shadow]

6:11 this has been my favorite for so long and I wish people made songs like this now ❤

[mslisadianemorse]

When November Rain came out, it was HUGE! I remember it being so cool and everyone was talking about it. Still my favorite GNR song.

[themalak.]

i love careless whisper, take on me and bohemian rhapsody, and all the others too . such a generation of songs

[jasonkoch]

As many times as people have been Rick Rolled, I’m surprised that video isn’t number one by a lot.

[karstenhanel]

These songs are better than much of the music released after 2010. My opinion

[notyoaveragesouthernmama]

I think it’s amazing that Evanescence formed at a youth camp in Arkansas and despite being dropped by their awful label that let them have almost no creative control and dropped them (Amy drove back to Arkansas from California), Amy and the band finally pressured the label relentlessly to let them record music how they wanted provided Paul McCoy did vocals on Bring Me to Life. Not only did they make this list and become massively successful with a sound like no other band blending gothic, classical, rock, piano, and metal influences, they made it twice as one of the few female fronted rock bands of this time. Way to go!!

[letstalkfiction]

These are definitely some of the best songs of all time

[stephfahey]

Michael Jackson is still the best all these years later. RIP 🥰

[lautabelen]

from the beggining i couldnt stop singing, my throath hurts after this video, perfect job.

[marinarose]

Eye of the tiger - Survivor
Wind of change - Scorpions
Gangsta's Paradise - coolio &l.v.
I want it that way - Backstreet Boys
It's my life - Bon Jovi
Dilemma - Nelly & Kelly
Never gonna give you up - Rick Astley
In the end - Linkin Park
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
Numb - Linkin Park

[jillgross]

Some didn't surprise me at all, others did. 80's music is always been popular, I was lucky enough to live that decade.

[misstriciak]

I'm thankful such list exists. Those are basically the best original songs ever made.

[morgoth]

Can you please make a list like this a la " Top 100 Hit Songs That Defined the 1970s "?
After all, you have a video like this for the 60s and the 80s.

Ps. "Layla" by Eric Clapton

[urmom-kite]

words can’t describe how much i love November Rain

[stormfairy]

RIP Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell

[AnnNunnally]

Mtv began in the early eighties, so it makes sense that the songs reach back that far.