Thanks to the Rickroll, 'Never Gonna Give You Up' hits 1 billion

The official video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” has surpassed 1 billion plays on . The song became a lasting part of internet culture thanks to the Rickroll meme.

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