Wikipedia:2010 Top 50 Report

Annual Top 50
Based on the Most read articles list (and some WikiShark data), and prepared with commentary by:

Commentary


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! About
 * 1
 * United States
 * style=text-align:right;| 32,339,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * 2
 * Avatar (2009 film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 31,598,050
 * image
 * commentary
 * 3
 * Lady Gaga
 * style=text-align:right;| 25,002,500
 * image
 * commentary
 * 4
 * Justin Bieber
 * style=text-align:right;| 23,871,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * 5
 * YouTube
 * style=text-align:right;| 22,958,500
 * Youtube logo.jpg
 * The online video sharing platform is a consistently popular article, and as such frequently features on the Top 25 Report.
 * 6
 * Deaths in 2010
 * style=text-align:right;| 21,571,500
 * image
 * commentary
 * 7
 * Glee (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 18,903,350
 * image
 * commentary
 * 8
 * Lost (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 17,826,600
 * image
 * commentary
 * 9
 * Facebook
 * style=text-align:right;| 17,578,400
 * image
 * commentary
 * 10
 * United Kingdom
 * style=text-align:right;| 15,147,500
 * image
 * commentary
 * 11
 * World War II
 * style=text-align:right;| 13,249,500
 * image
 * commentary
 * 12
 * Canada
 * style=text-align:right;| 12,566,950
 * image
 * commentary
 * 13
 * India
 * style=text-align:right;| 12,406,350
 * image
 * commentary
 * 14
 * Lil Wayne
 * style=text-align:right;| 11,774,900
 * image
 * commentary
 * 15
 * Michael Jackson
 * style=text-align:right;| 11,081,400
 * Michael Jackson in 1988.jpg
 * The world continues to mourn the late King of Pop. This year, Sony Music Entertainment signed a US$250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings up until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the following decade.
 * 16
 * Iron Man 2
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,993,800
 * image
 * commentary
 * 17
 * Miley Cyrus
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,683,550
 * image
 * commentary
 * 18
 * Adolf Hitler
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,497,400
 * image
 * commentary
 * 19
 * Australia
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,355,050
 * image
 * commentary
 * 20
 * Germany
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,227,300
 * image
 * commentary
 * 21
 * Deepwater Horizon oil spill
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,165,250
 * image
 * commentary
 * 22
 * Japan
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,063,050
 * image
 * commentary
 * 23
 * Eminem
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,807,050
 * Eminem Up in Smoke Tour.png
 * Following a relapse, The Real Slim Shady is now on a recovery.
 * 24
 * England
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,643,300
 * image
 * commentary
 * 25
 * Internet Movie Database
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,606,800
 * image
 * commentary
 * 26
 * France
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,537,450
 * image
 * commentary
 * 27
 * 2010 FIFA World Cup
 * style=text-align:right;|9,487,696
 * 28
 * World War I
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,223,550
 * image
 * commentary
 * 29
 * English language
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,183,400
 * image
 * commentary
 * 30
 * Haiti
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,760,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * 31
 * List of House episodes
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,712,550
 * image
 * commentary
 * 32
 * Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,468,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * 33
 * Barack Obama
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,413,250
 * image
 * commentary
 * 34
 * Sandra Bullock
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,402,300
 * image
 * commentary
 * 35
 * New York City
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,285,500
 * image
 * commentary
 * 36
 * Martin Luther King Jr.
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,230,750
 * image
 * commentary
 * 37
 * Selena Gomez
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,161,400
 * image
 * commentary
 * 38
 * Russia
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,110,300
 * image
 * commentary
 * 39
 * 2010 in film
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,088,400
 * image
 * commentary
 * 40
 * Italy
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,006,275
 * image
 * commentary
 * 41
 * Spain
 * style=text-align:right;|7,687,537
 * image
 * commentary
 * 42
 * Kim Kardashian
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,635,800
 * image
 * commentary
 * 43
 * The Beatles
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,531,775
 * image
 * commentary
 * 44
 * Doctor Who
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,519,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * 45
 * Michael Oher
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,478,850
 * image
 * commentary
 * 46
 * Netherlands
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,184,948
 * 47
 * House (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,037,200
 * image
 * commentary
 * 48
 * Brazil
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,785,350
 * image
 * commentary
 * 49
 * China
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,734,250
 * image
 * commentary
 * 50
 * Beyoncé
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,716,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * Martin Luther King Jr.
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,230,750
 * image
 * commentary
 * 37
 * Selena Gomez
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,161,400
 * image
 * commentary
 * 38
 * Russia
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,110,300
 * image
 * commentary
 * 39
 * 2010 in film
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,088,400
 * image
 * commentary
 * 40
 * Italy
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,006,275
 * image
 * commentary
 * 41
 * Spain
 * style=text-align:right;|7,687,537
 * image
 * commentary
 * 42
 * Kim Kardashian
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,635,800
 * image
 * commentary
 * 43
 * The Beatles
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,531,775
 * image
 * commentary
 * 44
 * Doctor Who
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,519,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * 45
 * Michael Oher
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,478,850
 * image
 * commentary
 * 46
 * Netherlands
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,184,948
 * 47
 * House (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,037,200
 * image
 * commentary
 * 48
 * Brazil
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,785,350
 * image
 * commentary
 * 49
 * China
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,734,250
 * image
 * commentary
 * 50
 * Beyoncé
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,716,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * 47
 * House (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,037,200
 * image
 * commentary
 * 48
 * Brazil
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,785,350
 * image
 * commentary
 * 49
 * China
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,734,250
 * image
 * commentary
 * 50
 * Beyoncé
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,716,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * image
 * commentary
 * 50
 * Beyoncé
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,716,000
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * commentary
 * }

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