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Your support makes all the difference.Lady Gaga's music videos have become the internet's most viewed videos in history, according to an analysis released March 23 by Visible Measures. Views of the pop star's videos for "Poker Face," "Bad Romance," and "Just Dance" have surpassed one billion, reports the company.
Other popular videos on the web include the Twilight films, with New Moon and Twilight pulling in a combined 980 million views. Rapper Soulja Boy is in third, with 860 million views, helped by the more than 720 million views for "Crank Dat," which is the single most-viewed video looked at in the analysis. Beyoncé and Michael Jackson follow with 740 and 730 million views, respectively.
A surprising entry on the list is "I Am Your Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)," a 2007 German dance song that has been translated into seven languages and whose video has spread virally worldwide, with more than 394 million views measured. Other viral clips among the top 65 videos provided by Visible Measures include include "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and "David After the Dentist."
Most viewed videos on the Web as of March 23, according to Visible Measures:
1. Soulja Boy: "Crank Dat" (music video, 722,438,268 views)
2. Twilight Saga: New Moon (film, 639,966,996)
3. Beyoncé: "Single Ladies" (music video, 522,039,429)
4. Michael Jackson : "Thriller" (music video, 443,535,722)
5. "The Gummy Bear Song" (music video, 394,327,606)
6. Lady Gaga: "Poker Face" (music video, 374,606,128)
7. Lady Gaga: "Bad Romance" (music video, 360,020,327)
8. Timbaland: "Apologize (feat. One Republic)" (music video, 355,404,824)
9. Susan Boyle: Britain's Got Talent (TV, 347,670,927)
10. Twilight (film, 343,969,063)
Visible Measures' 100 Million Views Club showcases both brand-syndicated and viewer-driven viral videos. Viewership is measured across more than 150 video-sharing destinations.
Find the Top 65 list and links to the videos at
http://corp.visiblemeasures.com/news-and-events/blog.
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