These Were the Most Popular Videos on YouTube in 2014
A cute puppy playing with a Clydesdale, an overly flexible iPhone 6 Plus and a deranged robotic baby were among the videos we watched most on YouTube this year. The Google-owned website has released its annual list of the most popular videos of the year, and they cover a wide range of topics. At the top of the charts is the much-feared Mutant Spider Dog, a video in which a Polish prankster dressed his dog up as a giant tarantula and terrified unsuspecting passerby. The top 10 wasn't determined by view count alone, but rather by a more nebulous formula that includes "views, shares, comments, likes and more," according to YouTube. That means that some videos that didn't earn an eye-popping amount of views, like the recording of a woman being catcalled in the streets of New York, still made the list because they sparked so much interest on social media. The list also speaks to the increasing power that brands have on social networks. Four of the videos on the list are ads, including spots by Nike and Budweiser. Here's the full list, 1. Mutant Giant Spider Dog SA Wardega by SA Wardega, 2. Nike Football Winner Stays by Nike Football, 3. First Kiss, 4. The Voice IT  Serie 2  Blind 2  Suor Cristina Scuccia  TEAMJ-AX, 5. iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test, 6. Bars  Melody  Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act  Britain's Got Talent 2014, 7. Budweiser Super Bowl XLVIII Commercial  "Puppy Love", 8. Devil Baby Attack, 9. Goku vs. Superman. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 3, 10. 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman, YouTube also ranked the top 10 music videos of the year, which included hits by Katy Perry, Shakira and Taylor Swift. Full list below, 1. Katy Perry  Dark Horse ft. Juicy J, 2. Enrique Iglesias  Bailando Espaol ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona, 3. Shakira  Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna, 4. Shakira  La La La Brazil 2014 ft. Carlinhos Brown, 5. Jason Derulo  Wiggle ft. Snoop Dogg, 6. Iggy Azalea  Fancy ft. Charli XCX, 7. Sia  Chandelier, 8. Taylor Swift  Shake It Off, 9. Meghan Trainor  All About That Bass, 10. Nicki Minaj  Anaconda,