What is the #1 music video of all time?

What is the most viewed video on YouTube? The most viewed on YouTube is Baby Shark Dance - Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories (simply called Baby Shark). It has received more than 7 billion views worldwide. It's a children's song, believed to have originated from a campfire song or chant, about a family of sharks.May 10, 2022

“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's smash collaboration that was inescapable at its peak in 2017, currently holds the title as the most-watched music video on YouTube, boasting more than seven billion views at the time of publication (for reference, the Earth has a population of 7.5 billion).Oct 27, 2020

1: Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)

Having any other music video other than “Thriller' as No. 1 in our list of the most iconic 80s music videos would be heresy.

“Baby Shark Dance” might be the current record-holder in terms of total views, but Korean artist Psy's “Gangnam Style” video remained on the top spot for longest (1,689 days or 4.6 years) before ceding its spot to its successor.

Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.Apr 30, 2014

For those keeping score, Drake now has the most top 10s (40), top 40 hits (113) and entries on the Hot 100 (224), helped by his prevalence in the streaming era, in which many more songs from albums reach the chart in general, and his standing as one of the acts most tapped for collaborations and featured roles.Jul 30, 2020

"Sledgehammer," Peter Gabriel: This 1986 video became the most played in MTV history, thanks to its Claymation, pixilation and stop-motion animation. "Walk This Way," Run-DMC & Aerosmith: his 1986 rap-meets-rock video opened MTV to hip-hop.Sep 8, 2009

• There are occasionally live music videos, but it's usually just a concert recording. But usually they're just singing along to a track. Often the singer WILL actually sing because it looks more realistic than trying to mouth along.

• Easiest: On the YouTube video you want to identify,select Show More and look for Music By.
• Next easiest: Check for comments on the video identifying the song.
• Other alternatives include lyric search engines,browser extensions,and apps.