What were you watching in 2012? No need to rack your brain because YouTube has the answer: It's "Gangnam Style."
The addictive dance hit by South Korean singing sensation Psy was the video-sharing site's top trending video this year.
"Korean Pop music transcended boundaries and took the world by storm. Cover songs, parodies and 'do-it-yourself' music videos from all genres entertained us in countries near and far," YouTube wrote in a blog post Monday.
Check out the remaining top 10 trending YouTube videos of 2012, listed below:
To mark this year's viral-video success, the site created a mashup of "culturally defining moments of 2012," featuring NASA's Mars rover landing, Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and, of course, "Gangnam Style." Dubbed "Rewind YouTube Style 2012," the fun video boasts appearances by some of your favorite YouTube stars -- including Psy himself.
But if that's not enough to satisfy your visual appetite, YouTube's "Rewind" channel lets users explore the top trending videos of 2012 by country and genre. Visitors to the site have been watching more than 4 billion hours of video a month, according to YouTube's blog post.
Image courtesy of Flickr, Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer
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