two things to take note of.

first, boogeyman just became #2 to hit 1000 hits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTfycvt1VU

second, evil just became #2 to hit 300 (which remains youtube's designation of "popular") without being featured on the front page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haUlXmRA-A0