Gangnam Style or Call Me Maybe? PSY or Carly Rae Jepsen? These two songs/music videos have been nearly inescapable on the web and have sparked unbelievable levels of interest and reaction. Comparing the popularity of two blockbuster songs/videos can be tricky. There are a lot of factors you could take into account. For example, if you look at how many views the two official videos has accrued, Carly Rae Jepsens single is winning: It has 250 million views since it was posted March 1, while PSY has drawn 150 million since July 15.
On the flip side is the velocity with which Gangnam Style has exploded. To examine that, YouTube Trends has also mapped out the daily viewership for these videos and mapped out the days since they were first posted:
As you can see here, within just 2 months, Korean pop anthem Gangnam Style has increased to an average of over 6 million views per day. But you can also see that Call Me Maybe has had unusually strong staying power, averaging over 1.5 million views each day throughout the entire summer. That kind of sustained audience is uncommon and it still remains unclear just how long Gangnam Style will be around.
Gangnam Style is still taking off PSY teaching the dance to Ellen and Britney Spears has been seen 5 million times in two days this week while Call Me Maybe all these months later is still this week just behind it at #2 on the YouTube Music Chart.
Do you have a fave? Would you like them to combine for a great new super hit, Call Me Gangnam?
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