Norwegians Take Top Billing As YouTube Reveal Top Videos Of 2013

Taking into account views, shares, searches, likes and the number of positive comments attained by the most popular viral videos of the year, YouTube have compiled their list of the best videos of 2013. Taking all this into account, the online video giants have determined the video of the year, with the list including funny, shocking and some down right strange clips.

We may have all gotten over it now, but the furore surrounding Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis when they released 'The Fox (What Does It Say)' held out long enough to ensure that they easily walked away with the top ranking video of the year. The novelty hit was shared across the web and has managed to amass more than 275 million views since it was uploaded to YouTube in September.

The success of Ylvis was followed by another set of well-performing Norwegians, with the Norwegian army squadron's version of the 'Harlem Shake' being named the number two trending video of the year, drawing 95 million views. 'How Animals Eat Their Food' was at No. 3, with the Chatroulette version of Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' video and the 'baby&me' Evian commercial rounding off the top five. The full top ten (with links) is listed below.

1. Ylvis - 'The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)'

2. Harlem Shake (original army edition)

3. How Animals Eat Their Food

4. Miley Cyrus - 'Wrecking Ball' (Chatroulette Version)

5. 'baby&me,' the new evian film

6. Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme

1. The Lonely Island - 'YOLO' (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar)

2. Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise

3. The NFL : Bad Lip Reading

4. Mozart vs Skrillex. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2

Next page: what were the top trending music videos of 2013?

As popular as those vids were, they were no match for the trending power of 2013's biggest music videos. Although he might not have managed to emulate the success of 'Gangnam Style,' K-Pop sensation Psy took home the top spot for a second year running thanks to the success of follow-up single 'Gentleman M/V.'

Scoring over 598 million views since its April release, it managed to outdo its closest competitor by over 200 million views. Unsurprisingly, with Psy taking first place that is, Miley Cyrus took home the number two spot with her much-discussed 'Wrecking Ball' video. Cyrus also took home the no. 3 spot with her 'We Can't Stop' video, with her two majorly successful singles amassing over 396 million and 304 million views respectively.

Finishing up the top five was Katy Perry with the video for her comeback single 'Roar' taking the fourth spot and P!nk taking fifth place with her collaboration with Nate Ruess on 'Just Give Me A Reason.' The full top ten is available below.

Watch he video for Miley's track 'We Can't Stop'

1. PSY - 'Gentleman M/V'

2. Miley Cyrus - 'Wrecking Ball'

3. Miley Cyrus - 'We Can't Stop'

4. Katy Perry - 'Roar'

5. P!nk - 'Just Give Me A Reason' ft. Nate Ruess

6. Robin Thicke - 'Blurred Lines' ft. T.I. & Pharrell

1. Rihanna - 'Stay' ft. Mikky Ekko

2. Naughty Boy - 'La La La' ft. Sam Smith

3. Selena Gomez - 'Come & Get It'

4. Avicii - 'Wake Me Up'