Rebecca Black tops most-viewed YouTube videos of 2011

Singing sensation Rebecca Black‘s “Friday” was the most-viewed YouTube video across the globe in 2011, according to the video sharing site’s annual Rewind recap, published December 20.

According to the Google-owned video sharing site, in 2011 there were over one trillion playbacks of YouTube videos. This averages out, according to the site, to 140 views for “every person on the planet.”

According to the site the video for teenage singer Rebecca Black’s “Friday” was the most viewed YouTube video globally.

The teenage singer, according to Google‘s Zeitgeist report released December 15, also accounted for the “fastest rising search term” of 2011. Rebecca Black first came to fame in early March when a leaked version of her vanity single “Friday” went viral on YouTube. Dubbed by some critics as “the worst song ever,” “Friday” sparked numerous Twitter trends and parodies and let to widespread media coverage.

However, despite the hostile reception “Friday” received, Rebecca Black has now turned her full attention to music, releasing two further singles in 2011 off her own label, RB Records.

Rebecca Black’s “Friday” was followed by “Ultimate Dog Tease,” a man adopting the voice of his dog and teasing it about food.

The most viewed YouTube videos of 2011 (excluding videos from major music labels), were:

01. Rebecca Black Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0

02. Ultimate Dog Tease
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

03. Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY

04. Talking Twin Babies – PART 2- OFFICIAL VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY

05. Nyan Cat [original]
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4

06. Look At Me Now – Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (cover by @KarminMusioc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khCokQt–l4

07. The Creep (feat Nicki Minaj John Waters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPZmPaHme0

08. Maria Aragon – Born This Way (Cover) by Lady Gaga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG0wi1m-89o

09. The Force Volkswagen Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

10. Cat mom hugs baby kitten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw4KVoEVcr0

 

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