The Weeknd and KISS were made for gettin’ views. This week, both artists had visuals join YouTube’s Billion Views Club, hitting the 10-digit milestone with visuals uploaded in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Firstly, the Canadian dance-pop musician scores his seventh entry into the elusive club with “Blinding Lights,” his four-week Billboard Hot 100-topper off album After Hours. The video embodies the eccentric persona The Weeknd embodied throughout that era, with the musician sporting a red blazer and shades as he hazardously wanders Las Vegas on foot and from behind the wheel.
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Previously, the artist born Abel Tesfaye has had six other visuals surpass a billion plays on the platform, including “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk, “Save Your Tears” and “The Hills.”
For KISS, however, the addition of “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” to the Billion Views Club marks the band’s first. Though filmed in 1979 (according to IMDb), the video was posted to YouTube less than six years ago. It features the members of the iconic rock band all dressed up in their signature black-and-white hair, makeup and outfits, performing the classic hit on a stage beneath flashing lights.
Long before its triumph on YouTube, “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” was a success on the Billboard charts. It peaked at No. 11 on the Hot 100, while the album it hails from, Dynasty, reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
Add your view to a billion others by checking out The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” video above and KISS’ “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” below.