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Olivia Rodrigo's Chappell Roan remix video still leads YouTube on the 08:01:39.006720 snapshot while Hay Day's Red Revenant event clip enters at rank 3.

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Olivia Rodrigo's official video for "expectations" featuring Chappell Roan remains rank 1 on YouTube Trending for October 17, 2026, snapshot 08:01:39.006720. Billboard dated the remix and game-show clip to October 15, with David Byrne hosting as Johnny Johnson. Rank 2 is still Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer from October 15. Save Hay Day from the Red Revenant is new at rank 3; YT50 listed about 2.7 million views on a October 16 Hay Day upload. A youtube growth call for Olivia Rodrigo printed 7-day minus 9.09 percent and 30-day plus 7.14 percent.

  1. Olivia Rodrigo - expectations (feat. Chappell Roan) (Official Music Video)

    Holdover music video at rank 1, same slot as October 16. Billboard dated the remix to October 15. Pitchfork said Bardia Zeinali's clip puts Rodrigo and Roan on retro game shows hosted by David Byrne, with Dan Nigro in a cameo. A youtube growth call printed 7-day minus 9.09 percent (30.0 versus 33.0) and 30-day plus 7.14 percent (30.0 versus 28.0).

  2. Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer

    Holdover trailer at rank 2, same slot as October 16. Rockstar dated the launch trailer to October 15 and listed a November 19, 2026 PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S release. The clip debuts "Flower in a Hurricane" from Justice with Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard. A youtube 7-day growth call for GTA VI printed plus 75.0 percent (7.0 versus 4.0); the 30-day print of 0.0 is omitted. YT50 listed about 31.4 million views.

  3. Save Hay Day from the Red Revenant!

    New game-event video at rank 3. Hay Day published the clip October 16. YT50 listed about 2.7 million views and a peak of rank 3 on October 17. The event asks players to place Spirit Candles for 10 days. A youtube 30-day growth call for Hay Day printed plus 22.22 percent (11.0 versus 9.0); the 7-day print of 0.0 is omitted.

  4. Tom MacDonald - "What America Is"

    New music video at rank 4. Apple Music dated the single to October 16, runtime 2 minutes. YT50 listed about 586400 views and a United States peak of rank 4 on October 17. The artist posted a November 13 album date on the upload.

  5. GTA 6: NEW THINGS FROM LAUNCH TRAILER & MORE

    New recap at rank 5. Reaction cut sitting under the official trailer at rank 2. No widely reported original-studio trigger identified beyond the October 15 Rockstar drop.

  6. Who Joined My Game

    New gameplay video at rank 6. Display title drops the API ellipsis. No widely reported named-creator news trigger identified for October 17, 2026.

  7. Lodi When

    New music or meme row at rank 7. No widely reported original-studio trigger identified for October 17, 2026.

  8. GTA 6 Launch Trailer: Everything New YOU MISSED

    Recap at rank 8 after rank 5, down 3. Same October 15 Rockstar trailer package as ranks 2 and 5. The row is a second reaction cut.

  9. Deji Challenged Me To A Bro V Bro...

    New challenge video at rank 9. YouTube personality Deji (KSI's brother) in a sibling challenge title. No widely reported October 17 fight-card trigger identified beyond the rank 9 capture.

  10. Heal My Faith (Lyric Video) Kid Rock and Eminem

    New lyric video at rank 10. Detroit Free Press dated Eminem's move from "7 Sins" to "Heal My Faith" on Kid Rock's Halfway 2 Jesus album, out October 17, with Lil Wayne taking "7 Sins". Consequence listed Heal My Faith as track 5. Display title drops the trailing apostrophe from the API string.

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What changed on YouTube since yesterday

New: Hay Day Red Revenant at 3, Tom MacDonald at 4, GTA 6 NEW THINGS at 5, Who Joined My Game at 6, Lodi When at 7, Deji Bro V Bro at 9, Heal My Faith at 10. Drop-off: 1000 Players Simulate End Prison in Minecraft (rank 3), Justice Flower In A Hurricane (rank 4), Their Worst Fishing Trip (rank 6), Zara Larsson Blue Moon (rank 7), The Chosen Season 6 trailer (rank 8), ROAM0120.exe (rank 9), Housewife (rank 10). Held: Olivia Rodrigo 1, GTA VI launch trailer 2. GTA recap 5 to 8 (down 3). Clock 08:01:36.048850 on October 16 to 08:01:39.006720 on 2026-10-17.

Release-week holdovers still occupy 1 and 2, then the board turns over. Rodrigo/Roan and Rockstar's GTA VI package occupy 1, 2, 5, and 8. Hay Day at 3 is a 2.7 million-view event clip dated October 16. Tom MacDonald at 4 and Kid Rock with Eminem at 10 are same-week audio drops. Minecraft prison content, the Justice soundtrack row, Zara Larsson, The Chosen, and analog horror are gone.

GTA VI 7-day plus 75.0 percent is the growth spike under the trailer. See the YouTube Trending API page and best YouTube MCP servers.

The ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type YouTube Trending and limit 10. Video desks can poll the same call for trailer-versus-recap stacks.

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