At the top of the list is Still Alive by Mt Eden Dubstep - the Auckland drum and bass duo now known as Mt Eden, who stumbled on to international fame after posting their videos online in 2010 - with more than 32 million views so far.
The same act's remix of Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan's Silence weighed in at 10th spot, with more than 13 million hits.
Our other most popular videos include the Flight of the Conchords' If You're Into It, The Naked and Famous' Young Blood, a rap remix of a song from the movie Madagascar and posted music by Led Zeppelin, Kings of Leon and US R&B artist Miguel.
Our most discussed videos included clips featuring documentary-maker Michael Moore and Ricky Gervais, and raw footage of the Christchurch earthquake.
Auckland social media commentator Simon Young was surprised at what featured as most viewed.
"YouTube has become a big karaoke machine over the years. I remember the good old days, maybe three to four years ago, when it was a source of surprising, original content - not that these days aren't good, just different," he told the Herald.
He saw our most viewed artist as a positive point of difference.
"The world has Justin Bieber, we have Dubstep - there is hope for humanity, and it's found Downunder."
Australian social media expert Laurel Papworth said it was normal for the most popular clips to have been around for years. But she predicted live streaming would soon challenge Youtube's popularity and expected the site would have to conform by offering streaming of customer-created content.
