The 10 Most Watched Ads on YouTube in January

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Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz crashed Adweek and Google's YouTube Ads Leaderboard in January, ranking the most-viewed ads on the video site, and a PAC's anti-Donald Trump spot also made the top 10—as Election 2016 began to heat up.

Sanders finished highest on the Leaderboard, with his well-received "America" spot finishing at No. 5. The Cruz and anti-Trump ads clocked in at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.

Gaming spots took the top four slots, and Supercell (and its agency Barton F.

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