Top YouTube trending videos, April 22, 2026

Machine Gun Kelly’s FIX UR FACE video with Fred Durst led the April 22, 2026 YouTube Trending pull, stacked against horror and streaming trailers, NHL and MLB highlights, and a cable news primetime row. The same Trends MCP capture adds eight TikTok hashtag rows drawn from ranks eighteen through twenty five so the evening read does not repeat the morning TikTok primary list.

Top trending videos on YouTube, April 22

  1. mgk - FIX UR FACE (feat. Fred Durst) (Official Music Video) is a rock rap single drop with a featured Limp Bizkit vocal that targets comment first audiences.
  2. Evil Dead Burn | Date Announce Teaser is a short franchise teaser timed to reset expectations for the next Evil Dead cycle.
  3. Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights is NHL regular season action featuring the Utah expansion club against the Vegas market.
  4. TopOppGen - don't cry (Official Video) is a rap visual that rides playlist adds and reaction channel mirrors.
  5. Blood Hunt | New PvE Mode Trailer | Marvel Rivals markets a cooperative Marvel Rivals mode for live service players.
  6. Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres is another NHL line on the same sports heavy board.
  7. Raq baby - Homicide (Official Music Video) is a Southern rap upload with street single positioning.
  8. Silo Season 3 Official Teaser | Apple TV teases the next Apple TV science fiction batch for Silo.
  9. Jesse Watters Primetime is a Fox News primetime block that trends when a guest segment drives clip reposts.
  10. Daddy Rich matches the Yo Yo Honey Singh and Nora Fatehi luxury rap video that cycles back whenever the algorithm pushes Indian pop crossovers.
  11. SUPER TROOPERS 3 | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures is a comedy sequel trailer aimed at Broken Lizard fans and quote reply culture.
  12. Boys of Summer is a music or lyric upload using the classic Don Henley title phrase, so traffic mixes nostalgia streams with new covers.
  13. Natalie Nunn - BIG ONE ft. Diamond The Body & KoldKilla (Official Video) is a reality TV adjacent music promo with built in fan base drama hooks.
  14. RIVALS Season 3 - Official Trailer markets the next batch of the high school sports drama for teen search clusters.
  15. Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs is MLB national feed highlights that often sit next to hockey on the same trending grid.

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

What today's YouTube trends reveal

The April 22 board reads like a release calendar stacked on a sports ticker. Music videos and studio trailers take more than half of the top fifteen, while three NHL lines and one MLB national feed still hold real estate on the same page. Jesse Watters Primetime shows how a single guest segment can push a full broadcast row into trending, while Daddy Rich signals Indian pop crossovers when the algorithm widens beyond English language uploads.

Also trending: TikTok on April 22

Eight hashtag rows sit just below the TikTok leaders that already appeared in the morning TikTok primary post. They still show how short video culture tracks the same week.

  1. zuko carries Avatar The Last Airbender character edits and Dallas Liu focused fan cams tied to the live action cast.
  2. theromantictour tags concert recap and setlist speculation clips where the exact billing shifts by upload batch.
  3. wabisabi tracks Japanese aesthetics, interior design, and slow living montages that resurface on design TikTok.
  4. nu is a short acronym tag where meaning shifts by region, so some batches skew K pop, others lean Greek letter memes or unrelated slang.
  5. shortdramareview groups scripted vertical series reactions for apps such as ReelShort and NetShort that buy paid creator reviews.
  6. bostonmarathon still collects runner vlogs and highlight reels after the April 20, 2026 Patriot’s Day race.
  7. sidemencharitymatch follows the April 18, 2026 Wembley charity match between Sidemen FC and the YouTube Allstars that ESPN covered as a same night alternative to WrestleMania 42.
  8. fitjourney tags long form weight loss and training diaries that spike after major sports weekends.

Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP

The Trends MCP top_trends endpoint returned ranked arrays for YouTube Trending and TikTok Trending Hashtags, then public reporting filled context where headlines were clear. The YouTube data source page lists parameters and sample calls for the broader toolkit on trendsmcp.ai.

{
  "mode": "top_trends",
  "type": "YouTube Trending"
}

Read the YouTube data source page for tool parameters and pricing context: https://trendsmcp.ai/trends/youtube-trending-videos

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