
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

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

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

97. Soulja Girl on the MARTA

96. Lee-ROOOOOOY JENKINS!

95. Ryan Leslie in 1994 on KXTV

94. Talking Cat: "Oh Don Piano"

93. The Life of a "First!" Poster

92. Prisoners Do "Thriller"

91. Juelz Santana & JR Writer Get Kidnapped In London

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

89. T.I. on House Arrest

88. NFL & NBA Players For Eastern Motors

87. Byron Crawford on The Parker Report

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

85. Andy Millonakis "The Superbowl Is Gay"

84. Broken Equipment's "Birdman Talks"

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

82. Prodigy's Pre-Prison Rant

81. Diet Coke & Mentos Experiment

80. Sean Kingston's Chinese Blackberry Bold

79. Pinky The Cat Goes Nuts

78. Diesel's SFW XXX Party

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

76. Grape Lady

75. Kanye's Backstage VMA Meltdown

74. World of Warcraft Cancellation Freakout

73. Trapped In An Elevator For 41 Hours

72. Internets Celebrities "Ghetto Big Mac"

71. Samurai Sword Screwup on QVC

70. Ras Kass Recaps His Fight With The Game

69. Afro Ninja

68. K-Fed Debuts "Popo Zao"

67. The Back Dorm Boys

66. Tom Cruise Jumps On Oprah's Couch

65. Fat Kid on a Rollercoaster

64. Alexyss Tylor: Vagina Power & Penis Power

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

62. Christian The Lion

61. Funk Flex Disses R. Kelly

60. David After Dentist

59. Kanye Vs. Paparazzi At LAX

58. Kid Freaks Out About Nintendo 64 Present

57. Human Giant's "Shutterbugs"

56. Reporter Swallows A Fly

55. Dipset vs. Junior Mafia At The Rucker

54. Numa Numa

53. It's So Cold In The D

52. The Paris Hilton Sex Tape

51. The Kim Kardashian Sex Tape

50. Chocolate Rain

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

48. Stephon Marbury's Webcam Freakout

47. Will Farrell "The Landlord"

46. Star Wars Kid

45. 50 Cent Introduces "Pimpin' Curly"

44. Boom Goes The Dynamite

43. Bow Wow's Touré Interview Meltdown

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

41. Kobe Bryant Jumps Over A Speeding Car

40. Cops Eat Stolen Pot Brownies & Call 911

39. Zombie Kid: "I Like Turtles"

38. Charles Hamilton Gets Punched By A Girl

37. Swagga Like Puff

36. Flea Market Montgomery Commercial

35. Memphis Bleek's Shampoo Commercial

34. Soulja Boy Reviews "Braid" Video Game

33. Look At That Horse

32. Mr. Chi-City's Refrigerator

31. Scarlet Takes A Tumble

30. Tracy Morgan Drunk on Chicago Morning News

29. Lazy Sunday

28. Dame Dash's Def Jam Freakout

27. Lil Wayne Does The Wam

26. Denny Blaze, The Average Homeboy

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

24. Bubb Rubb Talks Whistle Tips

23. Chopper Suit

22. The Oozinator Commercial

21. Leprechaun In Mobile, Alabama

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

19. Miss South Carolina Speaks

18. Tom Cruise's Scientology Video

17. DJ Khaled Plays His New Single For Kanye

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

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

14. Super Craka Goes In On Plies

13. Reh Dogg "Why Must I Cry"

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

11. Peanut Butter Jelly Time

10. Dick In A Box

9. Australian Party Kid Corey Worthington

8. I'm The Juggernaut, Bitch!

7. Bill O'Reilly's Inside Edition Freakout

6. Bert & Ernie "Ante Up"

5. Spike Lee Gets Paused By Gus Johnson

4. Little Superstar

3. Eli Porter's Iron Mic Battle

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

1. Latarian Milton's Joyride
