Top 50 Oldest YouTube Videos with 1 Billion Views

The earliest published YouTube videos that reached the billion-view milestone. These classics have stood the test of time.

Total Videos: 50
Ranked by publish date (oldest first)
Rank Video Views
#1
Me at the zoo 0:19
Me at the zoo jawed
447.74M
#2
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 5:51
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody frozentoast
63.67M
#3
Life Goes On - Tupac 5:01
Life Goes On - Tupac fhearnoiz
132.26M
#4
Lee Hyori- 10 Minutes 4:20
Lee Hyori- 10 Minutes kmm982000
5.08M
#5
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 3:40
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy Nail Of Gilead
445.38M
#6
LFO Summer Girls 4:18
LFO Summer Girls BEIGE Studios
19.65M
#7
tamil-Kadal desam anbe anbe 5:40
tamil-Kadal desam anbe anbe ASOKA007
4.41M
#8
Silent Hill Movie Teaser Trailer 0:33
Silent Hill Movie Teaser Trailer Rafa
22.27K
#9
PRIMUS - John THe Fisherman 3:38
PRIMUS - John THe Fisherman mMosQuiToN
13.33M
#10
Johnny Cash Hurt 4:03
Johnny Cash Hurt Florida Gambler
87.84M
#11
guitar 5:21
guitar PRODUCER JAMIE
95.53M
#12
Lightning Bolt! 0:25
Lightning Bolt! sexdwarf
6.58M
#13
Boom Goes the Dynamite 3:55
Boom Goes the Dynamite Jeremy Goldman
13.35M
#14
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie trailer 1:23
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie trailer Jimmydean1125
421.64K
#15
THE UNDERTONES - Here comes the summer 1:37
THE UNDERTONES - Here comes the summer Marcial Arriagada
1.00M
#16
Hall and Oates - Private Eyes 3:20
Hall and Oates - Private Eyes yourmoms
9.85M
#17
Mc Eiht - Straight Up Menace 4:06
Mc Eiht - Straight Up Menace phuckyou
4.08M
#18
The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection 4:14
The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection rhubarbcream
28.91M
#19
Thin Lizzy-Whiskey in the jar 3:53
Thin Lizzy-Whiskey in the jar Fran S.P.
11.99M
#20
It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! 1:46
It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! mycreed
31.49M
#21
thenmerku 4:44
thenmerku Laughter lounge
10.51M
#22
Husker Du - Could You Be The One 2:36
Husker Du - Could You Be The One piper108
1.17M
#23
리쌍 ft. ALI- 내가 웃는게 아니야.. (I'm Not Laughing) 4:40
리쌍 ft. ALI- 내가 웃는게 아니야.. (I'm Not Laughing) Sean Choi
7.40M
#24
Racer X 1988 Heart of a Lion 3:51
Racer X 1988 Heart of a Lion Iahz
157.44K
#25
Talisman - Mysterious 3:25
Talisman - Mysterious Alfred Velaza
477.79K
#26
Baton rouge-the price of love 4:28
Baton rouge-the price of love Mario Aparicio
163.24K
#27
Sertab Erener-Everyway That I Can 2:51
Sertab Erener-Everyway That I Can kuzey03
24.07M
#28
Gunther - Ding Dong Song 4:05
Gunther - Ding Dong Song Brilliumsphere
37.77M
#29
LET ME BE THE ONE ~ BY SAFIRE 4:51
LET ME BE THE ONE ~ BY SAFIRE tanktruck
1.70M
#30
TNT - 10000 Lovers 2:53
TNT - 10000 Lovers Alfred Velaza
1.27M
#31
Eminem - Lose Yourself (set to clips from 8 Mile) 5:31
Eminem - Lose Yourself (set to clips from 8 Mile) rIpEddie619
32.89M
#32
She's The Man Trailer 2:32
She's The Man Trailer divastar69
8.57M
#33
TUFF - All New Generation 3:37
TUFF - All New Generation Glammy Dave
603.73K
#34
Endless Night 3:56
Endless Night Theresa Hoyer
1.58M
#35
Fat Guy On Diving Board 0:08
Fat Guy On Diving Board oman86
351.47K
#36
Limahl - The Neverending Story 3:44
Limahl - The Neverending Story Krystia
8.69M
#37
UB40-kingston town 3:49
UB40-kingston town franzua
15.74M
#38
A.I. teaser trailer 1:48
A.I. teaser trailer スズキノブヨシ
15.54K
#39
titanic vid thing 5:33
titanic vid thing bjababy
21.70M
#40
D.E.B.S Trailer 1:49
D.E.B.S Trailer warriorbard
590.24K
#41
Brian Hyland - Sealed with a kiss 1962 2:27
Brian Hyland - Sealed with a kiss 1962 fasoli
6.33M
#42
INXS - Need You Tonight & Mediate 5:40
INXS - Need You Tonight & Mediate wikken2
3.08M
#43
Lionel Richie - Hello 5:32
Lionel Richie - Hello jasoneric
84.74M
#44
[MV]Super Junior-Miracle 4:25
[MV]Super Junior-Miracle Crystal Chua
4.80M
#45
Shotgun Messiah - I dont care 'bout nothin VIDEO 4:28
Shotgun Messiah - I dont care 'bout nothin VIDEO BangTango
338.87K
#46
Badlands - Winter's Call 4:09
Badlands - Winter's Call callejero86
1.70M
#47
Clerks 2 Teaser Trailer 1:54
Clerks 2 Teaser Trailer Ming Chen
101.29K
#48
Hear N' Aid- "Stars 7:13
Hear N' Aid- "Stars gristleizer
2.01M
#49
Moonlight Sonata 6:22
Moonlight Sonata beethovenslady
74.62M
#50
Lo que tú Quieras Oír 10:17
Lo que tú Quieras Oír kaejane
108.36M

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