YouTube compiles top video clips of 2012

YouTube posted a compilation of the 10 most-viewed videos of the year, along with an interactive, month-by-month timeline.

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Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily

Tue, Dec 18 2012 at 3:15 PM

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Psy of "Gangnam Style" fame with Walk of the Earth, who hit the top of the viral charts at the first of the year. (Photo: YouTube)

In no doubt the most engaging look back at 2012, YouTube has posted a compilation of the 10 most-viewed videos of the year, along with an interactive, month-by-month timeline. You can watch the top four videos from each month, moving from January through November.

What emerges is a mixed bag of political events, natural (and human-made) disasters as well as lip syncs, parodies and serious new talent, all tied together by the top two viral songs of the year, Psy's "Gangnam Style " and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe." The compilation, released on Dec. 18, condenses more than 44 billion hours of video views into just over 4 minutes.