Songs That Broke the Internet
Songs That Broke The Internet is a structured music dataset with 14 entries. Its fields include Song, Artist, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 14 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Song, Artist, Year, Viral Platform, Impact.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 2011 to 2021
- Across 12 preview rows
- Viral Platform groups
- 8 distinct values
- Across 14 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Song, Artist, and Year across music entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 14 downloadable records
Song↕ | Artist↕ | Year↕ | Viral Platform↕ | Impact↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gangnam Style | PSY | 2012 | YouTube | Broke YouTube's view counter (32-bit integer), K-pop global gateway, horse dance everywhere |
Old Town Road | Lil Nas X | 2019 | TikTok | Country-rap crossover, Billy Ray Cyrus remix, genre-bending debate, longest #1 in history |
Baby Shark | Pinkfong | 2016 | YouTube | 14B+ views, children's crack, doo doo doo doo doo doo, parents' nightmare anthem |
Despacito | Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee | 2017 | YouTube | Latin music's streaming breakthrough, 8B+ views, first Spanish #1 since Macarena |
WAP | Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion | 2020 | TikTok / Twitter | Dance challenge, political outrage, Ben Shapiro's review went viral, body positivity anthem |
Harlem Shake | Baauer | 2013 | YouTube | Everyone made one, 40K+ videos in two weeks, defined participatory meme music |
All About That Bass | Meghan Trainor | 2014 | YouTube / Radio | Retro pop revival, body image conversation, 'no treble' stuck in everyone's head |
Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | 2020 | TikTok / Spotify | 90 weeks on Billboard Hot 100, 80s synth revival, TikTok dance challenge, Grammy snub outrage |
Drivers License | Olivia Rodrigo | 2021 | TikTok / Spotify | Gen-Z heartbreak anthem, Disney love triangle gossip, 80M Spotify streams in first week |
Running Up That Hill | Kate Bush | 1985 (2022 revival) | Netflix (Stranger Things) | Stranger Things Season 4 placed it, Kate Bush earned $2.3M in one month, catalog streaming power |
Sicko Mode | Travis Scott | 2018 | Twitter / Memes | SpongeBob expectations vs reality, beat switches, 'Sicko Mode or Mo Bamba' debate at every party |
Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | 1975 (2018 revival) | Movie + Spotify | Most-streamed 20th century song, Wayne's World headbanging scene, six-minute genre-bender, biopic grossed $900M |
MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) | Lil Nas X | 2021 | TikTok / Twitter | Nike lawsuit (666 pairs of blood shoes), cultural war trigger, masterclass in controversy marketing |
Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye | 2011 | YouTube | 'Now you're just somebody' became breakup lexicon, 2B+ views, one-hit wonder debate (unfairly) |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Songs That Broke the Internet organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 14 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 14 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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