YouTube top trending this week: week of August 1, 2026

Ariana Grande's petal official music video leads YouTube Trending on August 1, 2026, ahead of the Ramayana trailer and the WICKER Official Trailer.

Published August 01, 202615 trending topics

YouTube top trending this week: week of August 1, 2026

Ariana Grande - petal (official music video) leads YouTube on August 1, 2026. The clip arrived with Grande's eighth studio album Petal on July 31, 2026, and immediately displaced the entire July 31 published top 15. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 videos (as_of 2026-08-01T06:01:41 UTC) for type YouTube Trending. All 15 published rows are new versus July 31, when Se Fue held #1 and the Ramayana Hindi trailer sat at #2 under a longer title.

  1. Ariana Grande - petal (official music video): A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. Grande released the Petal title-track video with her eighth studio album on July 31, 2026. The nearly seven-minute Christian Breslauer clip opens at #1 among 50 API rows.

  2. RAMAYANA - Official Trailer: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. The trailer for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash for a Diwali 2026 release, climbs after the July 30 multi-language drop. A shorter title variant sits at #2 after a longer Hindi trailer name ranked on July 31.

  3. OH MY GOD...: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. New versus the July 31 top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

  4. Hustle: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. New to the August 1 published list. No widely reported trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

  5. WICKER Official Trailer (2026) Alexander Skarsgård: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. The Wicker trailer, starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, and Peter Dinklage, circulated around July 30 to July 31, 2026, ahead of an October 23 limited and October 30 wide U.S. plan. New versus July 31.

  6. Five Nights at Freddy's 2: 10/20 COMPLETE (no cheats): A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. A full completion upload for the sequel enters the top 15. No widely reported off-platform news trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

  7. KATSEYE - Animal (on the dance floor): A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. KATSEYE's Animal video dropped around July 24, 2026, with a Demi Moore cameo ahead of the Wild EP due August 14. It climbs to #7.

  8. DRAMATIC RHOA Season 17 Reunion Extended Trailer Reactions + Casting TEA: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. Bravo's Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 17 reunion trailer dropped July 31, 2026, ahead of a three-part reunion starting August 9. Reaction uploads ride that spike at #8.

  9. SHIFT AT MIDNIGHT WITH DASHIE (ENDING): A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. Streamer Dashie's ending segment is new versus July 31. No widely reported trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

  10. Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic Song - It Doesn't Matter - The Living Tombstone: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. The Living Tombstone track tied to Secret of the Mimic enters the top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

  11. Steel Wool dropped ANOTHER Teaser for the Next FNAF Game!! | FNAF Theory: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. A theory video about a Steel Wool Five Nights at Freddy's teaser is new to the list. No widely reported studio press trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

  12. His Story Is INSANE..: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. No widely reported trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

  13. benny blanco, Selena Gomez, Becky G - Te Olvido (La La) [Official Music Video]: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. Benny Blanco, Selena Gomez, and Becky G released Te Olvido (La La) on July 31, 2026, previewing Blanco's Hermoso album due August 14. New at #13.

  14. World of Warcraft: Official Reveal Trailer | Dungeons & Dragons: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. Wizards of the Coast and Blizzard revealed Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft at Gen Con around July 30 to July 31, 2026, with a November 17 book release. The reveal trailer sits at #14.

  15. The SAD STORY of Cash..: A YouTube video title on the August 1 trending board. No widely reported trigger identified for August 1, 2026.

The full list of 50 trending videos is available via the Trends MCP API. Get your free API key

What changed on YouTube since yesterday

Compared with the July 31, 2026 YouTube daily post, the published board fully reset. None of the July 31 top 15 titles remain among the August 1 published 15.

ChangeDetails
New entrantsAll 15 published titles, led by Ariana Grande - petal (#1); RAMAYANA (#2); WICKER (#5); Te Olvido (La La) (#13); WoW D&D reveal (#14)
Big movers (5+ ranks)Full board reset versus July 31; no shared title for a 5-rank move
Drop-offs from July 31 top 15Se Fue; Ramayana Hindi Trailer; HELLDIVERS 2 x Warhammer; Todo De Ti; JUMANJI: OPEN WORLD; Animal Hospital; VonOff1700; Flintstones concept; Kai Cenat; Todo Lo Fue; Outer Banks S5; Mistfall Hunter; NO BATIDÃO; Thomas Crown Affair; Yo y La Luna

Fresh music videos and franchise trailers wiped the July 31 board. The clearest spike on August 1 is Ariana Grande's Petal official video at #1 after the July 31 album and video drop, with Te Olvido (La La) entering at #13 on the same release window.

Trailer demand clusters next: Ramayana holds near the top after the July 30 launch, Wicker arrives at #5 ahead of October theatrical dates, and the World of Warcraft Dungeons & Dragons reveal sits at #14 after Gen Con announcements around July 30 to July 31. Across the published top 15 of 50 API rows, Five Nights at Freddy's clips occupy three slots (#6, #10, #11).

These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 1, 2026, using type YouTube Trending and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/youtube-trends.

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  "type": "YouTube Trending",
  "limit": 50
}
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