If you're looking for the secret sauce of the most viral videos on the planet, you might want to check out some of these videos. Don't worry, we are doing some of the work for you by breaking down what helped make these videos the Most Viewed Non Music Video on YouTube.

Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - 3.53 billion YouTube views

Uptown Funk was the number one song of 2015 on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Joe Bennett, professor of music at the University of Bath Spa, the song's popularity is due to two key elements: a lack of chorus and a more tempo. slow. These two elements make the song stand out. And as we've seen with other songs on this list, a number one hit makes it easier to score one of the most viewed YouTube videos. Another interesting piece of information is that Bruno Mars performed at the 2014 Super Bowl halftime show which helped elevate his popularity and made his video more viral. The video itself has an old-school feel that makes it a unique watch that you don't really see anymore.