List of viral music videos

This is a partial list of viral music videos, that gained rapid attention on the Internet. Like Internet memes, viewership of such videos tend to expand rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates word of mouth.
This list documents music videos known to have become viral; other viral videos can be found at list of viral videos with additional videos that have become Internet phenomena for other categories can be found at list of Internet phenomena.
Major music videos.
These videos are videos from various artists that have over 500 million views and gained viral popularity after their release.
Other music videos.
Originals.
This section includes music videos with less than 500 million views.