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Your support makes all the difference.OK Go's creative music video for This Too Shall Pass tops the charts this week, while many users were shocked by the killer whale attack at SeaWorld in Florida. A fried chicken head and Aaron Ramsey's injury also made the top ten, and Ray William Johnson is still the most popular vlogger.
1) OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - RGM version - It is not often that art surpasses everything else in the YouTube charts, but this Fischli & Weiss-inspired installation for US band OK Go's latest music video is wowing the masses. 3,467,738 views.
2) McDonald's Fail - A fried chicken head was discovered in an order of McDonald's chicken wings, causing this video's popularity on the Fail Blog. 3,318,744 views.
3) Killer Whale Kills SeaWorld Trainer - US network CBS reports: there was no foul play concerning a fatal incident at SeaWorld, where a trainer there drowned after falling into a tank with a killer whale. 2,447,343 views.
4) Deadly Attack at Sea World - The initial report by CBS, which reveals that the killer whale was involved in previous attacks. 2,218,292 views.
5) Man-Bitch - Why did a man break through this supermarket's ceiling? Some questions can't be answered, even by vlogger Ray William Johnson. 2,072,294 views.
6) Annoying Orange gets Autotuned - Recurring character Annoying Orange annoys a different kind of Apple. 1,907,794 views.
7) Old People Rock!! - This couple, married for over 60 years, still manages to excite their audience, and each other. 1,625,859 views.
8) GIRLS GONE WILD ON DEGRASSI (A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK) - Vlogger Shane Dawson announces the second part of his spoof of the high school series, featuring Paige from the real Degrassi show. 1,519,987 views.
9) Stop Watching THIS!!!! - It's the week of vlogger announcements: Philip de Franco also fills in his viewers on new features and new airing times. 1,349,409 views.
10) Aaron Ramsey Injury-Horrific - The Arsenal footballer fractured his leg during a game against the Gunners in London. 1,169,685 views.
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