# Harlem Shake dance videos

> Google reported more than 1.7 million Harlem Shake video versions uploaded in a year.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2013-01-30
- Peak date: Mar 2013
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 53 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Sound or audio meme, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Filthy Frank posted the opening dance; Australian skaters supplied the jump-cut format. Creators, offices and broadcasters copied it. YouTube streams helped the backing song debut atop the Hot 100. Google reported more than 1.7 million uploaded versions that year.

## Timeline

- 2013-01-30 — DizastaMusic / Filthy Frank (YouTube) — Filthy Frank opened a compilation with four costumed people dancing to Baauer’s track.
- 2013-02-02 — TheSunnyCoastSkate (YouTube) — Australian skaters established the solo dancer, jump cut and group dance format.
- 2013-02-07 — Diplo (X) — Diplo tweeted an early Harlem Shake video to more than 600,000 followers.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/harlem-shake-dance-videos

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Harlem Shake dance videos.” Case HIS-00868. Spread Score v1.2: 53/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00868