Even YouTube was quick to note that the song's video is 'generally recognized as the first-ever promotional music video.' Perhaps the only really surprising aspect of what has reached a billion views is that GNR beat out Queen's iconic 1975 mega-hit 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' which only this past summer reached the mark. What is also noteworthy is that even in its music video heyday it is unlikely any video was ever seen 8.9 million times in a single day!

As for Nirvana, the song 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' could certainly be the anthem to the early 1990s so again there should be no surprise that it has reached such popularity. The biggest single day jump was 8.9 million on Janu– the day O'Riordan passed away.Ĭlearly in the case of The Cranberries and Whitney Houston tragedy has helped the clicks, but this shouldn't be surprising as deaths of musicians have always caused sales of their music to spike. The Cranberries are the first Irish band to reach a combined billion views on YouTube, and its hit 'Zombie' – a protest song about the Troubles in Ireland – still averages more than 360,000 views daily. Houston passed away in 2012 and Dolores O'Riordan died in 2018. Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994, while Ms. Perhaps it should be noted that in the case of the 1990s, the lead singers for Nirvana and The Cranberries, as well as Houston have all taken their final bows. After 'November Rain,' grunge rockers Nirvana followed with nearly 970 million views for their hit 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' and Irish alt rockers The Cranberries with 962 million views for 'Zombie.' Whitney Houston's cover of the Dolly Parton ballad 'I Will Always Love You,' has been viewed nearly 860 million times, and the alt band 4 Non Blondes' 'What's Up' has been clicked on 765 million times. The 1990s has an equally diverse/eclectic mix of videos. It isn't just the heavy metal thunder that is getting people to click play either.įor the 1980s, Norwegian pop band A-Ha's 'Take On Me' has just over 943 million views, while the unusual Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' has been viewed more than 786 million times followed by The Police's 'Every Breath You Take' at 669 million and the Michael 'The King of Pop' Jackson with just under 700 million views for 'Billie Jean.' As of this month it has surpassed 1.2 billion views and shows no signs of slowing down. What makes this especially notable is that GNR had already reached the Billion milestone for its 1992 video epic 'November Rain,' which last year became the first video from the 1990s to reach one billion views mark. Just this week it was announced that heavy metal rockers Guns N' Roses became the first band to have a video from the 1980s rock all the way to YouTube's Billion Views Club with 1987's 'Sweet Child O' Mine.' Crandall is clearly not the only one who will admit to going down the rabbit hole of music exploration, and clearly a lot of people are watching a lot of videos.

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