MTV’s Most Played Videos 2016: Sia Tops The List With ‘Cheap Thrills’, But Who Else Is Up There?
From Beyoncé’s baseball bat wielding, window-smashing ‘Hold Up’ to Frank Ocean paying tribute to Trayvon Martin in ‘Nikes’, 2016 has been yet another stellar year for music videos.
MTV has beenplaying all of your favourite music videos (yes, don't make that joke,MTV still does that) pretty much non-stop, bringing some light into a year that, othwerise, has been A Bit Of A Downer*.But which music video doyou think has been played on MTV'the most'?
We can now reveal who has claimed the top spot. So, for the benefit of everyone who somehow missed the headline sitting atop this article, 2016's most played MTV music video is... Sia ft. Sean Paul with ‘Cheap Thrills’! Congratulations to both Sia and Daniel Askill, who directed the visual, and also to frequent Sia collaborator Maddie Ziegler, who 'nailed' it yet again. Also, on a final note, shout out to Sean Paul for being Sean Paul, too. Great guy, great body of work.
Butwho else do you think made MTV’s Most Played Videos of 2016 list? Check out the top 20, in alphabetical order, below:
NOTE: The list isbased on the most played videos across all MTV International Channels from Jan 1st 2016 - Dec 15th 2016.
MTV's most played videos 2016 are as follows:
Alan Walker - Faded
Beyoncé - Sorry
Calvin Harris Ft. Rihanna - This is What You Came For
Coldplay Ft. Beyonce - Hymn For The Weekend
DJ Snake Ft. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
Fifth Harmony Ft. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home
Jonas Blue Ft. Dakota - Fast Car
Jonas Blue Ft. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling
Kungs Vs Cookin On 3 Burners - This Girl
Lukas Graham - 7 Years
Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
Shawn Mendes - Stitches
The Chainsmokers Ft. Daya - Don't Let Me Down
Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Zayn - Pillowtalk
*Biggest understatement of the century.
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