Buzz·Posted on Dec 20, 2013The 39 Most Important Viral Videos Of 2013These are the videos that inspired the conversations, drove the memes, and dominated the culture of 2013.by Adam Davis, Julia Pugachevsky, Gabriela Kruschewsky, Jeremy Bender, Adam Ellis, Antwaun Sargent, Tanya ChenLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: January 15Total views: 45, 053, 711A 100% completely accurate representation of how sports work. 100%. 2. A Pep Talk from Kid President to You View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: January 24Total views: 30,741,265If we learned anything from the Kid President this year, it was to "stop being boring". Always remember that life isn't a game, people. 3. DO THE HARLEM SHAKE (ORIGINAL) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: February 2Total views: 50,464,500The video that set the biggest trend for the first half of 2013. Oh, and there's a guy wearing a pink bodysuit. 4. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were A Goat When You Walked In View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: February 9Total views: 2,284,490Because T-Swift and goats. 5. Norwegian Army Harlem Shake View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: February 10Total views: 96,703, 582Even soldiers got in on the Harlem Shake craze. Watch for the guy that danced so hard he fell out a window. 6. "To This Day" View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: February 13Total Views: 11,835,426This animated spoken word poem has been shared by everyone who's ever been bullied or depressed or simply felt alone in the world. It is both tender and fierce, making you acknowledge your emotions while also encouraging you to step up and fight for the life you want. 7. Meteorite Crash In Russia View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: February 14Total views: 38,619,210The meteorite crash in Russia literally shook the world in 2013. Thanks to mandatory dashboard cameras in all Russian cars, the entire event was caught on camera from multiple angles. 8. Mozart vs Skrillex. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: April 8Total views: 43,016,478Two musical titans (lol, jk, only Mozart is a titan) taking each other on in a rap battle. #teammozart 9. How Animals Eat Their Food View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: April 8Total views: 90,878,834And, well, now you know. Bon appetit. 10. Dove Real Beauty Sketches View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: April 14Total views: 60,666,826Part of Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign, this ad led to a lot of discussion about how women are told to understand their own bodies - both pro-Dove and anti-Dove. 11. News Anchors Lose It Over Hilarious Ryan Lochte Interview View this video on YouTube Uploaded: April 18Total views: 2,112,049You can't really blame her. Ryan Lochte interviews are just always hilarious. 12. Baby & Me - The New Evian Film View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: April 19Total views: 68,414,633This video answers the all-important question, "What would babies look like out at da club?" 13. Kaycee Rice - Werk (10 years old) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: April 26Total views: 4,056,739This 10-year-old girl just might be the next Beyoncé. Who knew this young girl could move better than most people twice her age. 14. "Fire With Fire" View this video on YouTube Uploaded: May 5Total Views: 3,019,638Aptly named, "Fire With Fire" is a documentary short which tells the story of a young girl with terminal cancer who is rescued by the unlikeliest of cures. Your jaw is guaranteed to drop. 15. Charles Ramsey View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: May 6Total views: 7,807,436All eyes were on Charles Ramsey this year when he found the three Cleveland women who had been missing for over a decade. His interview after the fact was nothing short of delightful. 16. 2 yr old and her mom ... Kills choreography !!! 2years old ! View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: May 8Total views: 2,507,752This little girl kills the choreography to Beyoncé's "End Of Time" and then finds herself on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Kids these days. 17. Space Oddity View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: May 12Total views: 19,600,701Anything that combines zero gravity and David Bowie instantly demands a medal. Especially when the performer is the commander of the International Space Station. 18. Porn Sex vs Real Sex: The Differences Explained With Food View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: July 29Total views: 10,242,392Turns out that plenty of fruits out there look plenty phallic. An interesting look into how porn shapes our perceptions of sexuality. 19. Drunk vs Stoned View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: August 22Total views: 3,716,135In which we learn that watching people attempt to do simple tasks while totally drunk/high is actually a lot of fun. 20. Ylvis - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 3Total views: 290,568,548Thanks, Norway, for asking the truly important questions. 21. "I Killed A Man." View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 3Total views: 2,558,139Matthew Cordle confessed, on Youtube, to killing a 61-year-old man when he was driving drunk. The confession is unbelievably honest. Cordle received 6 1/2 years in prison for driving drunk and causing an accident that lead to the the death of the man he confessed to killing. 22. Worst Twerk Fail EVER - Girl Catches Fire! View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 3Total views: 14,802,421Twerking? Check. A random person experiencing extreme pain? Check. This one had all the makings of a good viral vid, even if it did turn out to be a hoax from Jimmy Kimmel. 23. Spencer's Home Depot Marriage Proposal View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 11Total views: 10,961,168Basically everything that makes a good viral video - a flash mob, a great soundtrack, and proof that romance isn't dead after all. 24. Lily's Disneyland Surprise....AGAIN! View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 12Total views: 3,797,443The title says Lily, but really this one's all about sister Chloe. She gave the greatest side-eye of all time, quickly becoming a Tumblr sensation. 25. Little boy dancing to Lady Gaga View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 19Total Views: 1,016,378This young boy dances flawlessly to Gaga's "Applause", which is fitting, because he deserves all of it for his killer moves. 26. Hedgehog "Wrecking Ball" Parody View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 20Total Views: 1,393,880Sadly, it's not the whole song, but you get a good glimpse of that hedgehog writhing around in a tiny white tank top and darn it, that is good enough! 27. An Interpretive Dance For My Boss Set To Kanye West's Gone View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: September 28Total views: 17,035,851The "I quit" that was heard around the world. Bosses beware: this could replace resignation letters from now until forever. 28. Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: October 7Total views: 51,382,668Everyone freaked out when they thought this coffee shop was possessed by some sort of Carrie-like character. Thus, the greatest prank of all time was born. 29. Chris Koo - Crazy In Love Dance Cover View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: October 14Total views: 1,746,027And Chris Koo shows us that us normal people can actually move and dance like Beyoncé. Until now, claims of such were highly doubtful. Thank you for making us believe again, Chris. 30. Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock performs Katy Perry's "Roar" View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: October 21Total views: 3,439,231Nothing more touching than kids with enough hope to fill the whole world. Hope you got your tissues ready. 31. The first walk on the ice View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: October 24Total views: 5,499,770In these 15 seconds, the entire beauty of humanity is explored. THIS IS LIFE. WE ARE ALL THIS GIRL FALLING ON ICE. 32. Baby's Emotional Reaction to Mother's Song. PRICELESS!!! View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: October 29Total views: 1,190,991This adorable little baby is moved to tears as his mom sings him Rod Stewart's "My Heart Can't Tell Me No". SO MANY FEELS. 33. The Epic Split feat. Van Damme View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: November 13Total views: 61,142,799Was there anything better than seeing Van Damme spread his legs in 2013? No, no there wasn't. 34. Girls Who Read View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: November 17Total views: 2,908,101 An ode to girls who enjoy literature. Snaps to you sir, snaps all around. 35. Harry Potter in Real Life View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: November 19Total views: 3,543,668Because who hasn't dreamed about receiving their acceptance letter to Hogwarts? The fantasy we all wish would happen to us. 36. Detroit Pistons | Dance Cam: Nov. 19, 2013 View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: November 22Total views: 8,187,509Antwain Alexander, 11, and NBA usher, Shannon Sailes, 46, launched into a dance-off over the Detroit Pistons dance cam, and it was the most epic dance battle ever. 37. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: November 26Total views: 80,621,077Steve Kardynal has done this kind of thing before for other songs, but there's nothing quite like seeing a burly naked man riding an inflatable ball in his living room. 38. If Only For A Second View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: December 4Total views: 13,544,236The Mimi Foundation surprised cancer patients with special makeovers, which turned out to consist of crazy wigs and out-of-control makeup, to help them forget the disease "if only for a second." 39. #XMAS JAMMIES - Merry Christmas from the Holderness Family! View this video on YouTube youtube.com Uploaded: December 11Total views: 12,118,080Not your typical Christmas card. Congrats to the Holderness family on their fly jammies.