I see where you're going with this but it's not the reality today. First, it's not true that viral videos dictate music hits. See 2012 hits: http://en.wikipedi

I see where you're going with this but it's not the reality today. First, it's not true that viral videos dictate music hits. See 2012 hits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_2012_%28U.S.%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hot_100_number-one_sing... . There's only one song (LMFAO) which is popular at least in part due to a creative video. Gotye/Kimbra might make two--but the song itself is absolutely incredible. It's basically the same story for 2011 as well. 2013 has seen two hit songs with viral videos, but the year is young and there's only been 3 hits total. Also, I think all of the viral video hits (Gangnam Style, Thrift Shop, Harlem Shake) are arguably solid pop songs in their own right.