Can you guess our most watched music video?

December 7, 2014 5:22 am 1 comment Views: 4
Iggy Azalea has the most watched video in Australia and New Zealand.

Iggy Azalea has the most watched video in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: AP

THINK you can guess the most watched music video in Australia this year?

Would you be surprised if we told you it was by an Aussie artist?

Iggy Azalea has taken out the number one spot on Vevo’s 2014 list for her hit Fancy, notching up over 10 million views in Australia and New Zealand to date.

Further proving the Australian impact of Iggy on the world music stage, the song ranked at number five of all music videos globally.

Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX

American newcomer Meghan Trainor’s hit All About That Bass came in second on the local list, with Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off in third, followed by Nicki Minaj’s booty-popping Anaconda.

Katy Perry’s Dark Horse managed fifth place on the Australia and New Zealand list, despite taking out the number one spot globally with over 700 million views.

Sia was the only other Australian artist to feature in the top ten, ranked sixth with Chandelier, while Chris Brown is the only male artist to make the female-dominated list in ninth place.

Meghan Trainer

The top ten most watched videos of 2014:

Iggy Azalea — Fancy ft. Charli XCX 10,729,842

Meghan Trainor — All About That Bass 10,017,277

Taylor Swift — Shake It Off 9,909,739

Nicki Minaj — Anaconda 9,132,840

Katy Perry — Dark Horse ft. Juicy J 8,486,174

Sia — Chandelier 6,535,556

Ariana Grande — Problem ft. Iggy Azalea 5,784,558

Katy Perry — This Is How We Do 4,942,636

Chris Brown — Loyal ft. Lil Wayne, Tyga 4,568,903

Ariana Grande — Break Free ft. Zedd 4,293,804

www.news.com.au/entertainment/music

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