A Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton medley of Wrecking Ball and I Will Always Love You is the rank 1 YouTube video on August 27, 2026, two days after Parton died at 80. The clip jumped from rank 4 on August 26. Avengers Endgame: Encore holds rank 2 with a theater date of September 25. Versus yesterday, gamescom Opening Night Live, The Witcher 3 Remastered, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation left the top 10.
Top trending videos on YouTube: August 27
Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton Perform “Wrecking Ball” / “I Will Always Love You” | Full Performance: Catalog duet circulating as a tribute after Parton's August 25 death. The video climbs 3 ranks. A YouTube
get_growthpull through August 22 is flat at 0.0 percent, so the live board is ahead of the series.Avengers Endgame: Encore | Official Trailer | In Theaters Sep 25: Marvel rerelease trailer. Rank 2 for a second day. YouTube growth through August 22 is 7D minus 20.0 percent and 30D plus 300.0 percent, with a low-quality flag on a mostly zero series.
They Made Grain Rot Even Better...: Creator recap of post-launch patches for Grain Rot, the co-op extraction horror that shipped on Steam on August 7 at $9.99. Rank 3 is a new slot. YouTube growth through August 22 is 7D minus 47.0 percent.
Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Lyrics): Lyric video of Parton's signature song, new at rank 4. Same-day catalog demand as the Miley medley.
Love Island USA Season 8 Reunion | Official Trailer | Peacock Original: Peacock dropped the reunion trailer August 26. The special is set for August 31 at 9 p.m. ET, hosted by Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen. New at rank 5.
The Life of a DIAMOND in Minecraft!: Minecraft creator video. New at rank 6. No widely reported news trigger identified for August 27 beyond usual algorithm traffic.
Taylor Swift Performance - The Icon Sessions at the Grammy Museum: Concert upload that led the August 26 board. It falls from rank 1 to rank 7.
Escape From Playtime: A Smiling Critters Adventure | Reveal Trailer: Mob Entertainment revealed the 1-4 player Poppy Playtime co-op at the Future Games Show during gamescom on August 26. Steam Early Access date unannounced. New at rank 8.
I Built My Own ASMR TOWER In Roblox..: Roblox creator video, new at rank 9. No widely reported news trigger identified for August 27.
BIG30 - First Day Back: Music video that sat at rank 7 yesterday. A YouTube trending API board shows it holding inside the top 10.
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What changed on YouTube since yesterday
New entrants: Grain Rot recap (3), Dolly lyrics (4), Love Island reunion trailer (5), Minecraft diamond (6), Escape From Playtime (8), Roblox ASMR (9).
Big movers: Miley and Dolly from 4 to 1; Taylor Swift Icon Sessions from 1 to 7; BIG30 from 7 to 10.
Drop-offs: gamescom Opening Night Live (was 3), Witcher 3 Remastered (was 5), JOINING THE CIRCUS | Endacopia (was 6), Final Fantasy VII Revelation (was 8), Brawl Stars animation (was 9), Jarahn - Lamasaga (was 10).
What today's YouTube board reveals
Tribute catalog replaced gamescom. Two Dolly Parton videos occupy ranks 1 and 4. Yesterday's Opening Night Live cluster (Witcher 3, FF7 Revelation, gamescom itself) is gone in a single rotation.
The rest of the board is trailer day: Endgame Encore still selling September 25, Love Island selling August 31, Escape From Playtime selling a gamescom reveal. Minecraft and Roblox are evergreen creator slots, not news.
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