The music video for the hit 1985 song “Take On Me” by A-ha now has more than 1bn views on YouTube.
It is only the second music video from the 1980s to reach the milestone, following in the footsteps of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses.
The Norwegian pop three-piece had a number one single with “Take On Me” back when it was first released, but the video has only been on YouTube since 2010.
According to CNN, the video has been averaging around 480,000 hits every day.
A-ha celebrated the news with their fans on Twitter, writing: “Take On Me has hit ONE BILLION views on YouTube! We couldn’t have done this without you, our fans.”
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Madonna strikes a pose in her 1990 video for ‘Vogue’
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2/10 Like a Virigin – 1984
Madonna takes a trip to Venice for her ‘Like a Virgin’ video
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3/10 Material Girl – 1985
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5/10 Like a Prayer – 1989
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6/10 Express Yourself – 1989
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7/10 Justify My Love – 1990
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8/10 Take a Bow – 1994
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1/10 Vogue – 1990
Madonna strikes a pose in her 1990 video for ‘Vogue’
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
2/10 Like a Virigin – 1984
Madonna takes a trip to Venice for her ‘Like a Virgin’ video
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
3/10 Material Girl – 1985
Madonna’s video for ‘Material Girl’ was an homage to Marilyn Monroe’s performance of ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’ from the 1953 film Gentleman Prefer Blondes
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
4/10 Papa Don’t Preach – 1986
Madonna changed up her style for the ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ video
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
5/10 Like a Prayer – 1989
Madonna witnesses a murder at the hands of Ku Klux Klansmen in the video for ‘Like a Prayer’
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
6/10 Express Yourself – 1989
Madonna’s video for ‘Express Yourself’ was inspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
7/10 Justify My Love – 1990
Madonna’s ‘Justify My Love’ video was banned from MTV on first release due to its sexual content
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
8/10 Take a Bow – 1994
Madonna’s video for ‘Take a Bow’ is in the style of a Spanish period drama
Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros. Records
9/10 Ray of Light – 1998
Life passes Madonna by in the video for ‘Ray of Light’
Maverick/Warner Bros. Records
10/10 Hung Up – 2005
Madonna’s video for ‘Hung Up’ is her tribute to dance and John Travolta
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The band are also releasing a special commemorative t-shirt to co-incide with the achievement.
The video won six MTV Music Awards in 1986, also receiving a nomination for Favourite Pop/Rock Video at the American Music Awards.