I know there are videos out there that might be more irritating/annoying/ridiculous, but these are all videos that, at least in part, became as wildly popular as they are because they’re so annoying. It’s amazing how strong “word-of-mouth” is in a digital era.

I’m compiling these for a page that I’m working on to be the most annoying page in the world (maybe not the most annoying - that’s a big claim, but at least a very very annoying page). Why make the most annoying page in the world? Think office prank (a coworker leaves their computer unlocked and comes back to a new home page on their browser). Etc. Anyway, I wanted to find a list of those annoying YouTube videos everybody’s seen and couldn’t seem to find a good one online. So here are my top 6:

1) Never Gonna Give You A Chance

Sure other videos are annoying - but how many became the basis of a wildly popular online prank? (Please educate yourself on Rickrolling if you’re not already)

2) Fat Guy in a Little YouTube Video

Kickin’ it old-school with one of the pioneers in viral videos, Mr. Numa Numa himself. By the way, my 3-year-old loves this video (hope it’s not because he reminds her of her dad…. oh boy….). Still annoying. Makes the list.

3) Evolution of Viral Videos

I think the most annoying thing about this video is just how popular it is. I think it is mildly entertaining at best, but apparently that merits 100+ million views. I’m more irritated by the phenomenon of the video than the vid itself.

4) YouTube Meets America’s Funniest Home Videos

This video is symbolic of all funny cat videos, but the sound effects make it quite comfortably about the most annoying cat video ever. Yeah - wow. By far (it’s playing in another window right now… and… wow).

5) A Visual Charlie Horse (mind the pun)

Somehow, Charlie gets stuck in your head which increases its annoying factor 2,472%. Not to mention, little girls particularly like it for some reason. The annoying part of little girls, not the sweet part.

6) Accio Annoying Video!

Any of the Potter Puppet Pals videos are annoying to me, and I’m even a fan of the books (not the movies quite so much, but the books are wonderful). Oddly enough, the most popular Potter Puppet Pal video, the ticking noise one, seems to have just been pulled from YouTube. Odd.

There you have it. Feel free to agree or disagree, but I’m right on this one. Trust me.