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I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston - Topic is ranked #660 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 230.18M views.

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I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Name: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Uploaded: 2017-02-18T18:29:59+00:00
Duration: 4 min 52 s
Channel: Whitney Houston - Topic
Description: "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston - Topic has now passed 0.23 billion views, ranking #1,062 of 1,061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #660 most-viewed Music video among 659 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 3.19M views. It was published about 9.6 years ago.

"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston - Topic has now passed 0.23 billion views, ranking #1,062 of 1,061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #660 most-viewed Music video among 659 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 3.19M views. It was published about 9.6 years ago.

230,178,596 views

1,627,850 likes

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Whitney Houston - Topic

Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1062 of 1061 videos
Music Rank: #660
Total Views: 230,178,596
Total Likes: 1,627,850
Like Ratio: 0.71%
Channel: Whitney Houston - Topic
Published: February 18, 2017
Duration: 4:52
Last Updated: October 06, 2026

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Estimated Earnings

October 2026

$424.90 · ~$0.80 RPM

531,127 views gained this month

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Best-estimate creator earnings using 2026 category-specific RPM data (Shorts, Music, Gaming, Finance, etc.) net of YouTube's 45% share. Actual revenue varies with geography, ad demand, audience, and YouTube Premium splits.

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Provided to YouTube by Arista/Legacy I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) · Whitney Houston Whitney ℗ 1987 Arista Records LLC Released on: 1987-06-02 Drums: Narada Background Vocal, Associated Performer: Whitney Houston Synthesizer: Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff Synthesizer: Randy Jackson Synthesizer: Corrado Rustici Programmer: Preston Glass Alto Saxophone: Marc Russo Percussion: Greg "Gigi" Gonaway Synthesizer: Sterling Background Vocal: Jim Gilstrap Background Vocal: Kitty Beethove

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many views does I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) have?

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston - Topic currently has 230,178,596 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1062 among all 1061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) have?

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) has 1,627,850 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.71%.

When was I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) published?

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) was published on February 18, 2017 by Whitney Houston - Topic.

What rank is this video among Music videos?

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) is ranked #660 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 230.18M views. See full Music ranking →