The Weeknd’s exploration of plastic surgery leads the charge

Posted on December 01, 2021

The dawn of year-end list season is here: as you prepare to recover from being hurt by Spotify wrapped, Youtube also shared a list of the most streamed music videos of 2021 — and maybe that’ll be less of a personal attack.

The Weeknd claims the No. 1 spot on the Canadian chart by going under the knife in the music video for “Save Your Tears.” The born artist Abel Tesfaye also recently landed the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time, so he’s clearly doing his job. and set to work.

It is followed on the YouTube chart by “Peaches” by Timbiebs spokesperson Justin Bieber and “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X, who is not the father’s father.

Rising star Olivia Rodrigo occupies both the fourth and fifth positions – the former with her heartbroken hit “driver’s license” and a cheerleader’s revenge in the latter with “bon 4 u”. It was undoubtedly another huge year for K-pop, as BTS landed No. 7 with “Butter,” just ahead of dynamic duo Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open.”

Pooh Shiesty feat. Lil Durk (who actually topped the US list), Doja Cat ft. SZA and Polo G. Additional features on the US side include videos from fast food chicken mogul DJ Khaled, MO3 & OG Bobby Billions, Cardi B and Rod Wave.

Elsewhere in YouTube’s 2021 stats, the most viewed video in Canada was MrBeast’s documentation of spend 50 hours buried alive, which begs the question: are we all okay? During this time, kallmekris was the top Canadian creator on the platform, as well as the top breakout creator.

Check out the full music video rankings for Canada and the United States below.

The best music videos in Canada

1. The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
2. Justin Bieber – “Peaches (ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)”
3. Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
4. Olivia Rodrigo – “driver’s license”
5. Olivia Rodrigo – “good 4 u”
6. BTS – “Butter”
7. Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
8. Pooh Shiesty – “Back in the Blood (ft. Lil Durk)”
9. Doja Cat – “Kiss Me More (ft. SZA)”
10. Polo G – “RAPSTAR”

Top music videos in the United States:

1. Pooh Shiesty – “Back in the Blood (ft. Lil Durk)”
2. The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
3. Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
4. Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
5. DJ Khaled – “EVERY CHANCE I HAVE (ft. Lil Baby, Lil Durk)”
6. MO3 & OG Bobby Billions – “Outside (Better Days)”
7. Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
8. Cardi B – “Up”
9. Olivia Rodrigo – “driver’s license”
10. Rod Wave – “Street Racer”