DRAKE - QUEBEC was the No. 1 video on YouTube Trending on September 21, 2026. No. 2 was Escape From Playtime | Release Date… It replaced DRAKE - CLASSIC at No. 1 from September 20, 2026. 8 of 10 are new since September 20, 2026, led by Escape From Playtime | Release Date…
DRAKE - QUEBEC is new at 1 on YouTube Trending. HotNewHipHop dated the FOMO-related upload to September 19 and a private-video flip to September 20. Escape From Playtime | Release Date Trailer is new at 2: IGN and PC Gamer dated Steam Early Access to October 21, 2026. Shadow VS Mewtwo is new at 3 as Death Battle episode 212, aired September 20. Trends MCP growth data for Escape From Playtime: up 25% over 7 days (16.0 to 20.0).
Top trending videos on YouTube: September 21
DRAKE - QUEBEC: New FOMO-era track. HotNewHipHop said the YouTube file went private hours after the September 19 premiere. New at 1, replacing DRAKE - CLASSIC.
Escape From Playtime | Release Date Trailer: Poppy Playtime co-op horror. IGN dated the trailer to September 20 and Early Access to October 21. Up 25% over 7 days (16.0 to 20.0). New at 2.
Shadow VS Mewtwo (Sonic VS Pokemon) | DEATH BATTLE!: Episode 212 rematch of the 2016 fight. Wiki listed an air date of September 20, 2026. New at 3.
Saii Kay, Dabz Wills - Maris Talaigu (Official Music Video): Music video. Climbs 10 to 4. No separate news fetch beyond the climb.
Batman Knightfall Part 2: Knightquest | Official Trailer: Warner Bros. Animated sequel trailer. Flickering Myth dated the drop to Batman Day, September 19. Climbs 2 to 5 after sitting at 2 yesterday.
How I Saved the World's Largest Minecraft Server: Minecraft documentary-style video. Falls 3 to 6.
Polo G - Still Standing (Official Video): Polo G music video. New at 7. No widely reported extra trigger identified for September 21, 2026 beyond the rank.
Character Trailer - Vesna: Spring Morning Dance | Genshin Impact: Version 7.1 character. EarlyGG dated Vesna's banner to the September 23 update. New at 8.
GRIEF 97 percent x2, 91 percent, 75 percent plus x51 STREAM 390: Geometry Dash stream title. New at 9. Percents rewritten so the body keeps figures without emoji.
Death Battle: Chaos Strikes Back (feat. Johnny Gioeli): Companion track to the rematch. New at 10. Completes two Death Battle rows with rank 3.
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What changed on YouTube since yesterday
- New: DRAKE - QUEBEC (1), Escape From Playtime (2), Shadow VS Mewtwo (3), Polo G Still Standing (7), Genshin Vesna (8), GRIEF stream (9), Death Battle: Chaos Strikes Back (10).
- Movers: Saii Kay 10 to 4 (6 ranks). Batman Knightfall 2 to 5. Minecraft 3 to 6.
- Dropped: DRAKE - CLASSIC (1), your verity - CG5 (4), Astartes II (5), fishing creator (6), Sin Ti (7), IDL 2026 LA (8), Dawson Oaks live (9).
What today's YouTube videos reveal
The 10 is a music-plus-trailer day. Quebec at 1 is a Drake FOMO file that went private, which is a distribution story as much as a chart story. Playtime at 2 is a dated Early Access trailer (October 21). Death Battle occupies 3 and 10 on a September 20 rematch.
Batman Knightfall sliding 2 to 5 is yesterday's trailer yielding to newer drops. Saii Kay jumping 10 to 4 is the 6-rank mover.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for creators and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. The matching data source page is YouTube Trending API.
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