What's trending on YouTube today: August 4, 2026
Meek Mill - Nightmares To Dreams (Official Video) leads YouTube on August 4, 2026, after HipHopWired and Complex dated the official video to August 3 and the single to July 31 via Dream Chasers. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 videos (as_of 2026-08-04T06:01:41 UTC) for type YouTube Trending. House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 8 Trailer Breakdown & Easter Eggs enters at #2, with a second Tumbleton breakdown at #11, as HBO teased the August 9 finale. Versus August 3, Ariana Grande's Petal video and Spider-Man box office analysis drop out of the published top 15.
Top trending videos on YouTube: August 4
Meek Mill - Nightmares To Dreams (Official Video): Meek Mill released the Nightmares To Dreams official video on August 3, 2026, after the standalone single dropped July 31 as a flip of his 2012 Dreams and Nightmares intro (Complex/HipHopWired). The Philly-set clip leads all 50 API rows on day-one video demand.
House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 8 Trailer Breakdown & Easter Eggs: Fan breakdowns ride HBO's Season 3 Episode 8 trailer teasing the First Battle of Tumbleton ahead of the August 9, 2026 finale on HBO and Max. New at #2 after August 3's board favored music and box office uploads.
Working A Midnight Shift is a Nightmare: A creator retail or workplace story upload sits at #3. No widely reported studio press trigger identified for August 4, 2026.
Red Velvet 레드벨벳 'Surfin' Boy' MV: SM Entertainment dropped Red Velvet's Surfin' Boy music video with the five-track Velvet Summer EP on August 3, 2026, the group's first full-group release since Cosmic in 2024 (UPI/Bandwagon). New at #4.
WICKER | Official Trailer | 2026 [HD]: The Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard fantasy comedy trailer continues after a July 30 to 31, 2026 drop ahead of October 23 theatrical dates (Deadline). Cools one slot from #4 on August 3 to #5.
The Search For The Leviathan: A creator documentary or adventure upload enters at #6. No widely reported trigger identified for August 4, 2026.
Tainy, Anuel AA, Ozuna - Adicto (Letra) | bebe yo soy adicto a tu piel: A lyrics upload for the Latin hit Adicto sits at #7. No widely reported new-release trigger identified for August 4, 2026 beyond recurring lyrics traffic.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | Official Trailer: An official trailer upload enters at #8. No widely reported major-outlet theatrical date confirmed in checks for August 4, 2026.
Don't Serve The Imposters... [Retail Hell]: A Retail Hell creator sketch sits at #9. No widely reported trigger identified for August 4, 2026.
La Formula: A music upload titled La Formula enters at #10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 4, 2026.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Season 3 Episode 8 Trailer Breakdown | The Battle Of Tumbleton: A second Episode 8 trailer breakdown focuses on Daemon, Ormund, and Tumbleton beats ahead of the August 9 finale (Winter Is Coming/Wiki of Thrones). Pairs with the #2 breakdown inside the published 15.
i love mondays: A creator comedy or vlog upload sits at #12. No widely reported trigger identified for August 4, 2026.
Moon In My Glass: Emotional Deep House | Night Drive: A deep-house mix upload enters at #13. No widely reported trigger identified for August 4, 2026. Em dash characters in some platform titles were normalized to a colon for this list.
Confinement (2026) | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies: Paramount's Confinement trailer enters at #14. No widely reported additional theatrical detail beyond the 2026 title year identified for August 4, 2026.
Stanky Shores Ep 3: First Employee: The Stanky Shores creator series returns to the published cut at #15 with an episode about hiring a first employee, after dropping out of the August 3 top 15. No widely reported press trigger identified for August 4, 2026.
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What changed on YouTube since yesterday
Compared with the August 3, 2026 YouTube daily post, almost the entire published board reset. Music video premieres and HOTD finale trailer breakdowns replace Ariana Grande, Spider-Man box office, and BABYMONSTER.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | Meek Mill (#1); HOTD E8 breakdown (#2); Working A Midnight Shift (#3); Red Velvet Surfin' Boy (#4); Leviathan (#6); Adicto lyrics (#7); Your Mother trailer (#8); Retail Hell (#9); La Formula (#10); HOTD Tumbleton (#11); i love mondays (#12); Moon In My Glass (#13); Confinement (#14); Stanky Shores Ep 3 (#15) |
| Big movers (5+ ranks) | WICKER trailer (4 to 5, holdover); full board otherwise reset versus August 3 |
| Drop-offs from August 3 top 15 | Ariana Grande petal; Spider-Man box office; BABYMONSTER MOON; FNAF stream; 2FithyRicky; Street Fighter Yasmine; RUST live; Morgan Wallen; GTA 6 cut content; Minecraft abandoned; Shakira Dai Dai; Dawn of War 4; Minecraft Hunger Games; NoCap |
What today's YouTube trends reveal
Fresh music video drops own the top of the August 4 board. Meek Mill's August 3 Nightmares To Dreams visual leads all 50 API rows, Red Velvet's Surfin' Boy MV lands at #4 on the Velvet Summer EP street date, and WICKER holds #5 as the late-July trailer keeps circulating.
Franchise television fills the analyst lane. Two House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 8 trailer breakdowns sit at #2 and #11 ahead of the August 9 finale focused on the Battle of Tumbleton, replacing August 3's Spider-Man $355M box office upload that has now left the published 15. Creator skits and lyrics clips occupy the middle ranks without matching dated studio headlines.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 4, 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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