2014 was chock full of YouTube moments that got everybody talking. We were pranked by a spider dog in Poland, learned how to become a man with the Bondi Hipster, debated about the veracity of shark videos and watched total strangers share a first kiss. We laughed, we cried, and yes, we sang along to “Let It Go” roughly a bajillion times.

Here are the top trending videos for 2014 in Australia, based on views, shares, comments, likes and more. This year, the list represents the amazing variety of creativity brought to YouTube each day, including social commentaries, pranks, advertisements, and thrilling moments from traditional media and big names on YouTube. Collectively these 10 videos have hundreds of millions of views and more than 14 million cumulative subscribers who regularly return to check out their latest vids.

1. FROZEN - Let It Go Sing-along | Official Disney HD 
2. Bars & Melody - Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act | Britain's Got Talent 2014
3. Mutant Giant Spider Dog (SA Wardega)
4. Play Doh Ice cream cupcakes playset playdough by Unboxingsurpriseegg
5. Look Up 
6. Wheels On The Bus | Plus Lots More Nursery Rhymes | 54 Minutes Compilation!
7. GoPro: Man Fights Off Great White Shark In Sydney Harbour
8. Old Spice Man Song
9. Lip Sync Battle with Emma Stone
10. FIRST KISS

When it comes to music, it was a year of powerful female artists, as you can see from our list of top music videos where women artists took seven of the top 10 spots. We also had two Aussies on our list, with Sia in number six and Iggy taking out top spot. The top 10 music videos were collectively played billions of times.

1. Iggy Azalea - Fancy (Explicit) ft. Charli XCX
2. Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
3. Katy Perry - Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J
4. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
5. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
6. Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)
7. Ariana Grande - Problem ft. Iggy Azalea
8. #SELFIE (Official Music Video) - The Chainsmokers
9. Katy Perry - This Is How We Do (Official)
10. Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna.

Check out our YouTube Rewind channel for more top videos of the year from around the world, and our main YouTube channel to see a mashup of the top branded videos of the year and a list of the top ads YouTube for the year. Be sure to visit google.com/yearinsearch and check back at our blog next week for Google's annual look at the people, places and events that captured the world's attention.

Posted by Kevin Allocca, Head of Culture & Trends, and the YouTube Rewind team