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The Top 10 YouTube Ads Of 2015 Are Actually Really Heartfelt

The Best YouTube Ads Of 2015 Are Actually Really Heartfelt
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Sports documentaries, social experiments and the stylie release of a hoverboard are among the most popular ads on YouTube for Australian audiences in 2015.

Yep, commercials have come a long way since they days of brylcreem and bakelite.

This year, Australian audiences watched ads that moved them, from rugby player Nathan Charles' admission of lifelong illness through to a social experiment asking children to find their mums while blindfolded.

To be included in the list, the ads need to be actual paid commercials as opposed to a branded video, and they're ranked in order of views.

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