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Hello, it’s me, Adele… and I’ve broken another record.
The Someone Like You singer has outpaced South Korean pop star Psy in the race to one billion views on YouTube.
The streaming service announced on Thursday that Adele’s music video for Hello greeted its one billionth viewer in just 87 days, breaking the 158-day record held by Psy’s Gangnam Style.
“If anyone deserves it, it’s Adele and that song,” said Susanne Daniels, the head of original programming at YouTube.
YouTube said 17 videos have now reached one billion views.
Others in the billionaire club include Maroon 5′s Sugar, Major Lazer’s Lean On, OneRepublic’s Counting Stars, LMFAO’s Party Rock and Sia’s Chandelier.
There are several music videos on the cusp of reaching a billion views, including Shakira’s Waka Waka, Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud and Ellie Goulding’s Love Me Like You Do.
YouTube said the feat is still rare, but newer music videos such as Katy Perry’s Roar and Taylor Swift’s Blank Space achieved it at a much faster pace than earlier releases like Justin Bieber’s Baby and Eminem’s Love The Way You Lie.
