Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris, Adele and Rihanna: Vevo reveals its most-viewed music videos of 2016
Justin Bieber had three videos in the top 10 most-viewed

Vevo has revealed the most watched music videos on its channel for 2016 across its various territories.
Five of the top 10 racked up over a billion views worldwide each.
Justin Bieber's 'Sorry’ had a whopping 1.8bn views, while Calvin Harris’ 'This is What You Came For' also crossed the 1bn mark. Bieber managed to get three videos in the top 10 most-viewed.
Adele’s ‘Hello’ attracted 1.2bn worldwide views for the year.
Here are the most-viewed music videos in the world for 2016:
Worldwide Chart: Top Videos 2016
Justin Bieber - Sorry (PURPOSE : The Movement) - 1,824,823,909
Adele - Hello - 1,255,754,358
Fifth Harmony - Work from Home - 1,173,014,751
Calvin Harris - This Is What You Came For (Official Video) - 1,008,115,358
Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? - 1,002,151,667
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (PURPOSE : The Movement) - 966,846,883
Drake - Hotline Bling - 899,014,469
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk - 825,589,463
Rihanna - Work (Explicit) - 800,984,121
The Chainsmokers - Closer (Lyric) - 776,806,154
Vevo's figures for the year also revealed that David Bowie broke a new record on the day he died. On 11 January 2016, his catalogue recorded the most views for any artist in a single day on Vevo: almost 51 million.
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