The legendary hard-rock band Guns N 'Roses has made history after " Sweet Child O' Mine " is the first 80s music video to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.
The 1987 song, part of their first album "Appetite for Destruction", is currently the most heard song of those years, making Guns N 'Roses the most famous band of the 80s and 90s, as they currently hold the record even for the most clicked song of the '90s. 1992's November Rain has more than 1.2 billion views on YouTube.
Appetite for Destruction has sold nearly 30 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums in history.
The five most popular music videos of the 1980s are as follows:
Guns N 'Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine - 1 billion
A-ha - Take On Me - 943 million
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun - 786 million
The Police - Every Breath You Take - 699 million
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - 694 million
In the 1970s, the most popular song is Queen's " Bohemian Rhapsody. "
The top spot on the song with the most clicks on YouTube is Despacito (6.49 billion) by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee, followed by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" (4.45 billion) and See You Again (4.26 billion), Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth.