There's no question that YouTube has changed the way we consume pop culture, and music in particular. Seriously, when was the last time you watched a music video on TV? I bet you can't even remember the last time, right?
YouTube is where music videos live and die these days.
The dislike button is something of a badge of dishonor, letting content creators know that, nah, fam, this just isn't going to cut it.
Other times, people might dislike a video simply as a protest against how popular the song in question is.
We'll show you the stats and try to get an idea of just what people hated so much about these videos.
Mainly because it's debatable whether they're actually "music videos."
Misha's "POKEMON GO SONG!!!" for instance, has an incredible 1.7 million dislikes, but its status as a true music video is debatable.
Dislikes — 975,000
"Dark Horse" actually has one of the better like-to-dislike ratios of any video on this list. It has almost 2.5 billion views, and haters are always gonna hate, so it's bound to happen.
Dislikes — 983,000
People absolutely love to hate Justin Bieber on YouTube. Sure, the 4 million likes it's up against speak to his fandom being bigger, but I think it's safe to bet that not everyone who clicked the dislike button watched it all the way through and is voting based on their artistic opinion.
Dislikes — 1,000,000
I'm not going to lie, I unabashedly love this song. With almost 4 billion views, however, it's no surprise that a million people or so decided they didn't like it. Or hey, maybe they just didn't buy the boxing gym love story.
Dislikes — 1,000,000
At the beginning of the video, the commentators of the basketball game say they're about to see something "unwatchable" and "eye-gouging," and apparently many, many YouTubers agreed.
Dislikes — 1,100,000
Now, my Portuguese is rusty, but as best as I can tell, the reason this Brazilian bop is getting so many dislikes stems from the fact that Nego do Borel plays a character, which he calls "Nega da Borelli."
The video shows Borel dancing with and kissing a man, drawing criticism from a) homophobic people and b) members of the LGBT community for caricaturing a gay character, reports Jornal O Globo.
Dislikes — 1,100,000
If Crazy Frog and the Dancing Baby had a...well, a baby, it would be "Dame Tu Cosita." The video is literally just whatever that thing is up there dancing — mostly with its hips — for three minutes. I'm not about to criticize anyone for disliking this one.
Dislikes — 1,100,000
There's no drama quite like YouTuber drama. When Ian Carter dropped a "Content Cop" video called "Asian Jake Paul" about RiceGum, the YouTuber clapped back with this cringey diss track.
Dislikes — 1,200,000
While her stans certainly outnumber her haters, Taylor Swift is not without her fair share of detractors. I'd argue, though, that the video for "Look What You Made Me Do" is the best part of the song.
Dislikes — 1,200,000
Mumble rap isn't for everybody, but when your song is basically just you saying "Gucci Gang" an infinite number of times, some YouTube users are going to have an opinion about it.
Dislikes — 1,300,000
This phase of Miley's career was a choice that not everybody could get behind.
But at least "We Can't Stop" isn't the most disliked song off of her Bangerz album. We'll get to that soon.
Dislikes — 1,400,000
It's tough to say exactly why "Sorry" caught more flak than other videos. Maybe it's just that it has a staggering 3 billion views. Maybe it's because Bieber isn't actually in the video, which features the New Zealand-based ReQuest Dance Crew.
Dislikes — 1,400,000
Looking at the recent comments on "Wrecking Ball" give a hint about why this song caught so much hate.
This was the first time people saw the "new" Miley, and they were definitely upset about how completely she had abandoned her squeaky clean image.
Dislikes — 1,500,000
It's hard to ignore how explicit the video for "Anaconda" is, and that seems to be the source of a lot of its criticism.
Dislikes — 2,000,000
Jacob Sartorius' breakout song has a devastating dislike ratio, with only 717,000 likes to balance out the 2 million dislikes. More than a few commenters brag about coming to the video specifically to dislike it.
Dislikes — 2,100,000
As the first YouTube video to break 1 billion views, it's likely just a byproduct of its popularity that it's caught so many dislikes.
Dislikes — 2,800,000
With "How It Is," German beauty vlogger Bibi H tried to break into the music scene.
Audiences didn't find a taste for the bizarre, low-stakes English lyrics, and flooded the video with over a million dislikes within a few days. Other critics pointed out the song's similarity to Lenka's hit song, "The Show."
Dislikes — 3,300,000
Among the most notorious videos on YouTube, Rebecca Black's iconic autotuned vanity video is specifically famous for its infamous quality.
Dislikes — 3,600,000
As a long-time record-holder for the most-viewed video in YouTube history with 5.6 billion views, the fact that "Despacito" only has as many dislikes as it does is an accomplishment in and of itself.
Dislikes — 3,900,000
When it comes to YouTube vanity projects, there's probably no bigger example than Jake Paul and Team 10's single "It's Everyday Bro."
The video is all about the crew flexing about how much money they make on YouTube. But monetization can't save you from dislikes.
Dislikes — 9,600,000
When it comes to dislikes on YouTube, there's simply no competition with "Baby". It's coming up on 10 million dislikes. I wouldn't be surprised if people have signed up for multiple accounts specifically to show their hatred for Bieber.
