Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/April 28 to May 4, 2013

=Top 25 Report: Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (April 28 – May 4 2013)= ← Last week's report – Next week's report →

Summary: The month of May is upon us, and with it, apparently, are a plethora of spring festivals, from International Workers' Day to Cinco de Mayo and plain old May Day. Opposing this spirit of vernal rebirth was a surprisingly large number of violent and tragic deaths, including Jeff Hanneman's encounter with flesh-eating bacteria, Chris Kelly's encounter with a speedball, and a fairly despicable murder of a likely innocent man in a Pakistani prison.

For the week of April 29 to May 5, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:


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! Rank ! Last ! Wks ! Article ! Views ! Notes
 * 1
 * Jeff Hanneman
 * align="right"|1,000,226
 * Jeff Hanneman f9e o.jpg The unexpected, tragic, and somewhat disturbing illness prior to the death from another cause of the lead guitarist for the band Slayer got under people's skin this week.
 * 2
 * Labour Day
 * align="right"|990,333
 * Most likely the result of users searching for International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1 and got a lot of attention, particularly in the left-wing press.
 * 3
 * 2
 * 2
 * Iron Man 3
 * align="right"|975,476
 * As expected, this mega-blockbuster, expected to join its predecessor in the $1 billion-earners club, had a 33% jump in views after its US debut on May 3
 * 4
 * Jason Collins
 * align="right"|690,067
 * Jason Collins 2012 B.jpg In a self-penned cover story in the May 6 issue of Sports Illustrated, Collins became the first member of a major American men's sports team to come out as gay, with the predictable reaction from the Christian right.
 * 5
 * 24
 * 2
 * Aashiqui 2
 * align="right"|641,956
 * The popularity of this Bollywood blockbuster is a window on the substantial Indian presence on the English Wikipedia.
 * 6
 * May Day
 * align="right"|	624,930
 * Notenkraker10.jpg Before it was International Workers's Day, May Day, aka May 1, was a fount of odd and esoteric traditions.
 * 7
 * 3
 * 9
 * Game of Thrones
 * align="right"|556,635
 * This epic fantasy TV series launched its third season on March 31, and has seen its ratings almost double on its premiere episode.
 * 8
 * 11
 * 2
 * The Great Gatsby
 * align="right"|539,104
 * Plaza Hotel NYC.jpg This perennial contender for the Great American Novel and eternal junior high school homework assignment got a 33% increase in views this week, most likely from users looking for the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film.
 * 9
 * 5
 * 17
 * Facebook
 * align="right"| 473,125
 * A perennially popular article.
 * 10
 * Kris Kross
 * align="right"| 466,872
 * This 1990s hip-hop duo, famous for, oddly, wearing their clothes backwards, sparked interest after the death of one of them, Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, from a drug overdose.
 * 11
 * Steve Jobs
 * align="right"|438,784
 * Steve Jobs Headshot 2010-CROP.jpg The flamboyant late CEO of Apple Inc. had a prolonged spike in views from April 15 to May 3, for uncertain reasons.
 * 12
 * Cinco de Mayo
 * align="right"| 434,702
 * BattleofPuebla2.jpg of the most self-explanatory article spikes on Wikipedia ever, this celebration of Mexican-American culture (originally meant to commemorate a Mexican victory over the French) occurred, conveniently, on May 5.
 * 13
 * 8
 * 27
 * Deaths in 2013
 * align="right"|418,124
 * The lists of deaths in the current year is always a quite popular article.
 * 14
 * Sarabjit Singh
 * align="right"| 418,079
 * The sad story of this Indian national, believed by many to have been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death by a Pakistani court for a fatal series of bombings in Lahore and Faisalabad in 1990, came to an end on May 2, when he was pronounced dead after having been beaten by a brick and blade-wielding mob.
 * 15
 * 20
 * 29
 * YouTube
 * align="right"|392,365
 * Another perennially popular article
 * 16
 * 19
 * 3
 * Game of Thrones (season 3)
 * align="right"|379,879
 * see #7 above
 * 17
 * 13
 * 29
 * World War II
 * align="right"|371,553
 * Second world war europe animation small.gif Another perennially popular article. (The 16th most popular article from 2010–12, in fact, see Table 2 here.)
 * 18
 * 3
 * Arrow (TV series)
 * align="right"| 367,076
 * This currently popular Green Arrow TV series is nearing the end of its first season.
 * 19
 * 22
 * 3
 * List of Game of Thrones episodes
 * align="right"|366,478
 * see #3 above
 * 20
 * 12
 * 9
 * Google
 * align="right"|	361,143
 * A perennially popular article
 * 21
 * Satyajit Ray
 * align="right"| 330,871
 * SatyajitRay.jpg The hugely respected Indian filmmaker (whose Apu trilogy was the inspiration for the name of a character on The Simpsons) was the subject of a Google Doodle on his birthday on May 2.
 * 22
 * Robert Downey, Jr.
 * align="right"|	329,028
 * Robert Downey, Jr. 2012.jpg The onetime troubled star of the Iron Man trilogy rode his #1 movie into the top 25.
 * 23
 * International Workers' Day
 * align="right"| 326,860
 * 1maj2006soc.dem.sthlm.jpg The actual day searched for by those looking at Labour Day, above.
 * 24
 * 4
 * Macklemore
 * align="right"| 316,515
 * Macklemore The Heist Tour 1 cropped.jpg Popular singer returning the top 25, though nearly always in the top 50
 * 25
 * United States
 * align="right"|301,934
 * Flag of the United States.svg A newcomer to the top 25, but the 3rd most popular Wikipedia article between 2010-2012, and a perpetual bubble-under-er. Not really surprising that the country with by far the most English speakers would be the most popular on the English Wikipedia.
 * }
 * This list is derived from the WP:5000 report. It excludes the Wikipedia main page (and "wiki"), non-article pages, and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish. Standard removals this week include:
 * Cat anatomy; explanation still unknown for its continuing high view counts
 * 19
 * 22
 * 3
 * List of Game of Thrones episodes
 * align="right"|366,478
 * see #3 above
 * 20
 * 12
 * 9
 * Google
 * align="right"|	361,143
 * A perennially popular article
 * 21
 * Satyajit Ray
 * align="right"| 330,871
 * SatyajitRay.jpg The hugely respected Indian filmmaker (whose Apu trilogy was the inspiration for the name of a character on The Simpsons) was the subject of a Google Doodle on his birthday on May 2.
 * 22
 * Robert Downey, Jr.
 * align="right"|	329,028
 * Robert Downey, Jr. 2012.jpg The onetime troubled star of the Iron Man trilogy rode his #1 movie into the top 25.
 * 23
 * International Workers' Day
 * align="right"| 326,860
 * 1maj2006soc.dem.sthlm.jpg The actual day searched for by those looking at Labour Day, above.
 * 24
 * 4
 * Macklemore
 * align="right"| 316,515
 * Macklemore The Heist Tour 1 cropped.jpg Popular singer returning the top 25, though nearly always in the top 50
 * 25
 * United States
 * align="right"|301,934
 * Flag of the United States.svg A newcomer to the top 25, but the 3rd most popular Wikipedia article between 2010-2012, and a perpetual bubble-under-er. Not really surprising that the country with by far the most English speakers would be the most popular on the English Wikipedia.
 * }
 * This list is derived from the WP:5000 report. It excludes the Wikipedia main page (and "wiki"), non-article pages, and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish. Standard removals this week include:
 * Cat anatomy; explanation still unknown for its continuing high view counts
 * 4
 * Macklemore
 * align="right"| 316,515
 * Macklemore The Heist Tour 1 cropped.jpg Popular singer returning the top 25, though nearly always in the top 50
 * 25
 * United States
 * align="right"|301,934
 * Flag of the United States.svg A newcomer to the top 25, but the 3rd most popular Wikipedia article between 2010-2012, and a perpetual bubble-under-er. Not really surprising that the country with by far the most English speakers would be the most popular on the English Wikipedia.
 * }
 * This list is derived from the WP:5000 report. It excludes the Wikipedia main page (and "wiki"), non-article pages, and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish. Standard removals this week include:
 * Cat anatomy; explanation still unknown for its continuing high view counts
 * Flag of the United States.svg A newcomer to the top 25, but the 3rd most popular Wikipedia article between 2010-2012, and a perpetual bubble-under-er. Not really surprising that the country with by far the most English speakers would be the most popular on the English Wikipedia.
 * }
 * This list is derived from the WP:5000 report. It excludes the Wikipedia main page (and "wiki"), non-article pages, and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish. Standard removals this week include:
 * Cat anatomy; explanation still unknown for its continuing high view counts

Specific removals this week (those articles for which no reason for any sudden popularity could be located):


 * Patti Reagan: The fact that this is a redirect (her official name is Patti Davis) suggests that this was a spam.
 * G: A venerable and useful letter. No reason why it should be so popular.
 * New Jersey Wedding: This, apparently, is not a reality TV show.


 * Number of views needed to reach Top 25 this week: 301,934. Last week: 318,947.
 * Almosts: List of Bollywood films of 2013 (281,995 views); Daft Punk (280,720 views); Mother's Day (275,709 views)
 * The revision of WP:5000 containing the data used to create list: