The 100 Best Viral Videos of the 2000s

We assembled a comprehensive countdown of the decade's 100 Best Viral Videos, from our favorite mainstream memes to hip-hop blogosphere classics.

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This feature was originally published on September 29, 2009

So far, our Best of the 2000s series has produced some heated debates. But more than anything, the Aughts (2000-2009) have been all about watching videos on the internet. Over the last decade, we've witnessed the birth of the viral video through a series of important events: the first cell phone with a camera was introduced in 2001, YouTube was founded in 2005, and Nah Right started embedding videos in 2006. We assembled a comprehensive countdown of the decade's 100 Best Viral Videos, from our favorite mainstream memes to some hilarious hip-hop blogosphere classics, for your viewing pleasure...

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100. Pruane2Forever vs. 50 Cent

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99. Arthur The Weatherman: "Pretty Much Everywhere, It's Gonna Be Hot"

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98. Zack Galifikinakis vs Jon Hamm "Between 2 Ferns"

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97. Soulja Girl on the MARTA

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96. Lee-ROOOOOOY JENKINS!

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95. Ryan Leslie in 1994 on KXTV

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94. Talking Cat: "Oh Don Piano"

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93. The Life of a "First!" Poster

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92. Prisoners Do "Thriller"

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91. Juelz Santana & JR Writer Get Kidnapped In London

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90. Auto-Tune The News #2 (w/ Katie Couric)

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89. T.I. on House Arrest

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88. NFL & NBA Players For Eastern Motors

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87. Byron Crawford on The Parker Report

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86. Sue Simmons "The F*ck Are You Doing?"

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85. Andy Millonakis "The Superbowl Is Gay"

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84. Broken Equipment's "Birdman Talks"

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83. Baron Davis & Steve Nash Are "Step Brothers"

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82. Prodigy's Pre-Prison Rant

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81. Diet Coke & Mentos Experiment

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80. Sean Kingston's Chinese Blackberry Bold

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79. Pinky The Cat Goes Nuts

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78. Diesel's SFW XXX Party

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77. Deconstructing Biggie: UPS is Hiring (It's The Real)

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76. Grape Lady

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75. Kanye's Backstage VMA Meltdown

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74. World of Warcraft Cancellation Freakout

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73. Trapped In An Elevator For 41 Hours

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72. Internets Celebrities "Ghetto Big Mac"

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71. Samurai Sword Screwup on QVC

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70. Ras Kass Recaps His Fight With The Game

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69. Afro Ninja

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68. K-Fed Debuts "Popo Zao"

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67. The Back Dorm Boys

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66. Tom Cruise Jumps On Oprah's Couch

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65. Fat Kid on a Rollercoaster

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64. Alexyss Tylor: Vagina Power & Penis Power

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63. Ill Doctrine "If Bill O'Reilly Was A Rapper"

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62. Christian The Lion

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61. Funk Flex Disses R. Kelly

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60. David After Dentist

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59. Kanye Vs. Paparazzi At LAX

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58. Kid Freaks Out About Nintendo 64 Present

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57. Human Giant's "Shutterbugs"

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56. Reporter Swallows A Fly

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55. Dipset vs. Junior Mafia At The Rucker

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54. Numa Numa

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53. It's So Cold In The D

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52. The Paris Hilton Sex Tape

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51. The Kim Kardashian Sex Tape

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50. Chocolate Rain

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49. Kanye Is "Martin Louis The King Jr."

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48. Stephon Marbury's Webcam Freakout

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47. Will Farrell "The Landlord"

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46. Star Wars Kid

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45. 50 Cent Introduces "Pimpin' Curly"

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44. Boom Goes The Dynamite

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43. Bow Wow's Touré Interview Meltdown

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42. "Don't Tase Me, Bro!"

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41. Kobe Bryant Jumps Over A Speeding Car

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40. Cops Eat Stolen Pot Brownies & Call 911

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39. Zombie Kid: "I Like Turtles"

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38. Charles Hamilton Gets Punched By A Girl

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37. Swagga Like Puff

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36. Flea Market Montgomery Commercial

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35. Memphis Bleek's Shampoo Commercial

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34. Soulja Boy Reviews "Braid" Video Game

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33. Look At That Horse

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32. Mr. Chi-City's Refrigerator

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31. Scarlet Takes A Tumble

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30. Tracy Morgan Drunk on Chicago Morning News

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29. Lazy Sunday

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28. Dame Dash's Def Jam Freakout

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27. Lil Wayne Does The Wam

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26. Denny Blaze, The Average Homeboy

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25. Kanye West: "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People"

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24. Bubb Rubb Talks Whistle Tips

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23. Chopper Suit

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22. The Oozinator Commercial

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21. Leprechaun In Mobile, Alabama

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20. Cam'ron On Vacation: "It's Gonna Be A Hot Summer"

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19. Miss South Carolina Speaks

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18. Tom Cruise's Scientology Video

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17. DJ Khaled Plays His New Single For Kanye

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16. 50 Cent Takes Rick Ross's Baby Mama Shopping

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15. Shaq: "Kobe, Tell Me How My Ass Taste"

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14. Super Craka Goes In On Plies

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13. Reh Dogg "Why Must I Cry"

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12. "Oh, You Mad Cause I'm Stylin' On You?"

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11. Peanut Butter Jelly Time

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10. Dick In A Box

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9. Australian Party Kid Corey Worthington

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8. I'm The Juggernaut, Bitch!

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7. Bill O'Reilly's Inside Edition Freakout

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6. Bert & Ernie "Ante Up"

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5. Spike Lee Gets Paused By Gus Johnson

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4. Little Superstar

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3. Eli Porter's Iron Mic Battle

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2. Cam'ron & Dame Dash on Bill O'Reilly

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1. Latarian Milton's Joyride

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