Wiz Khalifa Earns Spot On YouTube's Top 10 Videos Of The Decade

Wiz had a big decade.

BYAron A.Dec 12, 20194.6K Views

In the 2000s, Wiz Khalifa was only getting started, building a grassroots following that lifted his career off the ground. Mixtapes like Burn After Rolling, Flight School, and Prince Of The City helped him make his name known but by the time the 2010s rolled around, Wiz Khalifa broke out into the mainstream with the success of "Black & Yellow". Since then, he's made hit after hit.

YouTube shared their list of top music videos of the 2010s. Although Wiz Khalifa didn't make number one, he came damn close. "See You Again," Wiz's tribute to Paul Walker ft. Charlie Puth, hit number three on their list following Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You" (#2) and Luis Fonsi's "Desposito" ft. Daddy Yankee. To date, Wiz' "See You Again" has garnered 4,320,523,808 views on YouTube and counting. In 2018, Wiz Khalifa earned an incredibly rare diamond plaque for the track which featured on Furious 7 OST.

This song continues to be Wiz's biggest song of his career. Perhaps he'll get another diamond plaque in 2020s.

Peep the list below via Forbes.

1. Luis Fonsi - “Despacito (ft. Daddy Yankee)” - 6,558,078,465 views
2. Ed Sheeran - “Shape of You” - 4,517,718,066 views
3. Wiz Khalifa - “See You Again (ft. Charlie Puth)” - 4,320,523,808 views
4. Mark Ronson - “Uptown Funk (ft. Bruno Mars)” - 3,732,564,526 views
5. Psy - “Gangnam Style” - 3,471,161,219 views
6. Justin Bieber - “Sorry” - 3,225,301,301 views
7. Maroon 5 - “Sugar” - 3,086,744,534 views
8. Katy Perry - “Roar” - 2,968,228,909 views
9. OneRepublic - “Counting Stars” - 2,883,120,697 views
10. Ed Sheeran - “Thinking Out Loud” - 2,864,887,373 views

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.