Greatest Ad Ever on YouTube? These 20 Iconic Spots Are Fighting It Out

 And asking for your vote By Tim Nudd

• May 19, 2015, 11:40 AM EDT
• Advertising & Branding

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  Little Vader has another battle on his hands.
  YouTube is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. And part of that involves recognizing the role brands have played in the site's growth. After all, in 2014, four of the top 10 most watched videos on YouTube were ads.
  The site has selected 20 iconic spots uploaded to the site in the past 10 years (the oldest one is actually from 2008) and is asking you to pick your favorite. So, head over here and vote.And tell us below which ads they should have included but didn't.

The Epic Split feat. Van Damme

• Volvo Trucks
  Forsman & Bodenfors
  November 14, 2013
  78,918,120 views
  
  

Our Blades are F***ing Great

• Dollar Shave Club
  March 6, 2012
  19,107,193 views
  
  

Dear Kitten

• Friskies
  BuzzFeed Video
  June 5, 2014
  21,665,163 views
  
  

A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Square

• Turner Benelux
  Duval Guillaume Modem
  April 11, 2012
  52,755,008 views
  
  

Jeff Gordon: Test Drive

• PepsiMax
  TBWA\Chiat\Day / OMD
  March 12, 2013
  44,370,016 views
  
  

Most Shocking Second a Day Video

• Save The Children UK
  Don't Panic
  March 5, 2014
  47,103,609 views
  
  

Winner Stays

• Nike Football
  Weiden + Kennedy
  April 25, 2014
  112,239,468 views
  
  

Like a Girl

• Always
  Leo Burnett / Starcom MediaVest Group
  June 26, 2014
  57,140,321 views
  
  

Roller Babies

• Evian
  BETC
  July 1, 2009
  79,406,155 views
  
  

Kobe vs. Messi: The Selfie Shootout

• Turkish Airlines
  Crispin Porter + Bogusky / Starcom
  December 3, 2013
  140,609,858 views
  
  

The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

• Old Spice
  Wieden + Kennedy
  February 5, 2010
  50,721,767 views
  
  

Puppy Love

• Budweiser
  Anomaly / Busch Media Group
  January 29, 2014
  58,206,845 views
  
  

First Kiss

• Wren
  Tatia Pileva
  March 10, 2014
  102,424,524 views
  
  

Bad Breath Test - How to Tell When Your Breath Stinks

• Orabrush
  September 11, 2009
  21,882,351 views
  
  

The T-Mobile Dance

• T-Mobile
  Saatchi & Saatchi London
  January 16, 2009
  39,975,556 views
  
  

Real Beauty Sketches

• Dove
  Ogilvy Brazil / PHD / Mindshare
  April 14, 2013
  65,612,654 views
  
  

Ship My Pants

• Kmart
  Draftfcb / iProspect
  April 10, 2013
  22,113,437 views
  
  

Guys Backflip Into Jeans

• Levi Strauss
  Cutwater / OMD
  May 5, 2008
  8,296,790 views
  
  

The Force

• Volkswagen
  Deutsch, Los Angeles / MediaCom
  February 2, 2011
  61,969,748 views
  
  

Swagger Wagon

• Toyota Sienna
  Saatchi & Saatchi LA
  May 3, 2010
  12,859,901 views
  
  

Topics: Youtube, Creative

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