Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/August 14 to 20, 2022

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (August 14 to 20, 2022)
Prepared with commentary by, , , and an anonymous editor

This report is pretty similar to the last one, although there are some new topics, most prominently a certain former NFL player at #2.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * Anne Heche
 * 2,360,311
 * AnneHeche.jpg
 * Actress Anne Heche died near the end of last week, meaning the tail from it was enough for her to top this list two weeks in a row, a rare feat.
 * 2
 * Manti Te'o
 * 2,089,567
 * Mantiteo2010.jpg
 * Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist tells the slightly bizarre story of this NFL linebacker who claimed his girlfriend had died of leukemia, only for researchers to discover she did not exist, causing a lot of confusion until it turned out he had been catfished and had kept up with the lie out of embarrassment.
 * 3
 * Laal Singh Chaddha
 * 1,697,937
 * Forrest Gump (7074025069).jpg
 * This Bollywood remake of Forrest Gump has, unlike most of Aamir Khan's films, been a box-office flop.
 * 4
 * Salman Rushdie
 * 1,441,068
 * Salman_Rushdie_2014.jpg
 * Rushdie continues his recovery after an attempt on his life. The suspect, Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault. Iran (the country whose leader issued a fatwa for his assassination in 1989) has denied knowledge of the attack, though it was celebrated on state controlled media. Matar's mother, meanwhile, has denounced the attack, and states she never intends to speak to her son again.
 * 5
 * Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
 * 1,116,027
 * Rj_in_office.jpg
 * Splitting author and work is an Indian billionaire who died at 62 of multiple organ failure.
 * 6
 * The Satanic Verses
 * 959,433
 * Salman_Rushdie_2014.jpg
 * The book which led to the fatwa on #4's life. The book is highly controversial, for numerous reasons, with Muslims claiming it to be sacrilegious and blasphemous. The result is that Rushdie spent the better part of a decade in hiding, with the book banned in several countries. The book's Japanese translator and Norwegian publisher were assassinated in 1991 and 1993 respectively.
 * 7
 * Deaths in 2022
 * 950,937
 * A skeleton.JPG
 * But I'm holding on for dear life Won't look down, won't open my eyes...
 * 8
 * Andrew Tate
 * 918,043
 * AndrewTate.png
 * The influencer/potential human trafficker was banned from some platforms after the media picked up he was a misogynist and Facebook and Instagram decided banning him would be good for PR. TikTok has taken some action, but have not blocked him, presumably because they decided the users they would drive away outweighed the users they would gain.
 * 9
 * The Sandman (TV series)
 * 905,666
 * WonderCon 2014 - Morpheus (Sandman) cosplay (13955404944).jpg
 * A magician captures the Lord of Dreams (he was after Death, but that's not important). After (although it's an obvious plot development, spoiler alert) he escapes, he must re-build his kingdom, recapture his stolen artifacts, and bring a Nightmare under control.
 * 10
 * Elvis Presley
 * 870,060
 * Elvis_Presley.jpg
 * It's been 45 years since the King of Rock n' Roll was found dead in Graceland. There's even a fairly good biopic in theaters to celebrate him.
 * 11
 * Karthikeya 2
 * 770,484
 * A Tollywood sequel following Nikhil Siddhartha as an adventuring doctor, now seeking the lost anklet of Lord Krishna.
 * 12
 * Independence Day (India)
 * 766,863
 * India independence day red fort 2007 panorama.jpg
 * India celebrated a milestone in its history this week; the 75th anniversary of its independence from the British Empire. The predictable national celebrations unfolded, with many events and lots of flags and speeches, although some highlighted a more painful anniversary, that of the concurrent partition.
 * 13
 * Liz Cheney
 * 755,879
 * Liz_Cheney_116th_Congress.jpg
 * Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney (daughter of Dick) lost her Republican primary to pro-Trump candidate Harriet Hageman. She had drawn the ire of Trumpians for doing her job.
 * 14
 * Casemiro
 * 690,875
 * Russia-Brazil 2018 (7).jpg
 * A Brazilian footballer that has been a mainstay of the national team since 2015 (and thus will probably play his second World Cup in November), Casemiro was acquired from the current European champion Real Madrid by Manchester United.
 * 15
 * Sanna Marin
 * 670,821
 * Sanna Marin M-7403 01.jpg
 * Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin was in the news after a controversy regarding some leaked videos of her partying. As a scandal it mainly seems to be about the way she conducted herself. Evidently some Finns hold their leaders to a higher standard than others do.
 * 16
 * Woodstock '99
 * 669,550
 * Megadeth_au_Hellfest_2022.jpg
 * The third version of Woodstock had a very diversified line-up, ranging from Metallica, The Offspring and Korn to DMX, Jamiroquai and Sheryl Crow. And the last two songs performed, Red Hot Chili Peppers covering "Fire" and Megadeth playing "Peace Sells" ("...but who's buying?"), were perfectly illustrative of how everything ended with an angry mob burning and looting whatever they saw, with only the arrival of the New York State Police interrupting the riot. Netflix has a miniseries documenting the festival gone wrong, Trainwreck: Woodstock '99. (watch the HBO Max documentary too, before the higher-ups decide to take it down!)
 * 17
 * Darius Campbell Danesh
 * 633,399
 * Darius_Danesh_2003-08-30.jpg
 * A Scottish musician better known by his first name who was found dead at the age of 41.
 * 18
 * Better Call Saul
 * 613,677
 * Tates Better Call Saul 4x6 JTPI 0361 (14751014291).jpg
 * It was a dream all this time? After six seasons following a minor character from Breaking Bad the series comes to a satisfying conclusion. No word yet if Huell Babineaux will be getting his own series, but Vince Gilligan is reportedly already developing an original series based on new characters.
 * 19
 * She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
 * 599,967
 * She_Hulk_goes_to_work_(14095289131).jpg
 * The last Marvel Cinematic Universe series of the year, and Phase Four as a whole, shows Tatiana Maslany as lawyer Jennifer Walters, who after getting contaminated with the irradiated blood of cousin Bruce Banner also gains the ability to become a green rage monster. While audiences have only seen the opening episode which reveals how Walters becomes She-Hulk, critics have previewed the first four episodes and praise Maslany for her performance and assure viewers that it becomes a legal sitcom.
 * 20
 * Raksha Bandhan (film)
 * 537,471
 * An Indian romance film named for a Hindu rite.
 * 21
 * Prey (2022 film)
 * 497,830
 * C2E2 2013 - Predator (8701574035).jpg
 * rowspan=2|The glorious return of two 1980s properties, one that was straight to streaming (the Predator in a 18th century hunt on Hulu), and another that keeps avoiding it (Tom Cruise riding jet planes has been making so much money - 13th highest grossing worldwide, 6th domestically - that only on the 23rd it will arrive for home viewing).
 * 22
 * Top Gun: Maverick
 * 483,650
 * US Navy F-14B Tomcat (2268467788).jpg
 * 23
 * Nábrók
 * 468,435
 * Necropants_in_Iceland_exhibit.jpg
 * Reddit found out about this creepy Icelandic myth regarding "necropants" made out of human skin.
 * 24
 * Olivia Newton-John
 * 463,887
 * Olivia Newton John (2084572536) (cropped).jpg
 * Like #1, she died last week but people are still seeking her. Newton-John was probably better known between Grease and her musical career, but Heche's tragic death (a car crash followed by a week in intensive care) drew more attention.
 * 25
 * Better Call Saul (season 6)
 * 448,861
 * The final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off concluded on August 15, completing the transformation of the scam artist Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman. Several Breaking Bad actors, including Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, reprised their roles in this season, which received widespread acclaim—some even considering the series to have surpassed Breaking Bad as one of television's all-time finest programs.
 * }
 * 613,677
 * Tates Better Call Saul 4x6 JTPI 0361 (14751014291).jpg
 * It was a dream all this time? After six seasons following a minor character from Breaking Bad the series comes to a satisfying conclusion. No word yet if Huell Babineaux will be getting his own series, but Vince Gilligan is reportedly already developing an original series based on new characters.
 * 19
 * She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
 * 599,967
 * She_Hulk_goes_to_work_(14095289131).jpg
 * The last Marvel Cinematic Universe series of the year, and Phase Four as a whole, shows Tatiana Maslany as lawyer Jennifer Walters, who after getting contaminated with the irradiated blood of cousin Bruce Banner also gains the ability to become a green rage monster. While audiences have only seen the opening episode which reveals how Walters becomes She-Hulk, critics have previewed the first four episodes and praise Maslany for her performance and assure viewers that it becomes a legal sitcom.
 * 20
 * Raksha Bandhan (film)
 * 537,471
 * An Indian romance film named for a Hindu rite.
 * 21
 * Prey (2022 film)
 * 497,830
 * C2E2 2013 - Predator (8701574035).jpg
 * rowspan=2|The glorious return of two 1980s properties, one that was straight to streaming (the Predator in a 18th century hunt on Hulu), and another that keeps avoiding it (Tom Cruise riding jet planes has been making so much money - 13th highest grossing worldwide, 6th domestically - that only on the 23rd it will arrive for home viewing).
 * 22
 * Top Gun: Maverick
 * 483,650
 * US Navy F-14B Tomcat (2268467788).jpg
 * 23
 * Nábrók
 * 468,435
 * Necropants_in_Iceland_exhibit.jpg
 * Reddit found out about this creepy Icelandic myth regarding "necropants" made out of human skin.
 * 24
 * Olivia Newton-John
 * 463,887
 * Olivia Newton John (2084572536) (cropped).jpg
 * Like #1, she died last week but people are still seeking her. Newton-John was probably better known between Grease and her musical career, but Heche's tragic death (a car crash followed by a week in intensive care) drew more attention.
 * 25
 * Better Call Saul (season 6)
 * 448,861
 * The final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off concluded on August 15, completing the transformation of the scam artist Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman. Several Breaking Bad actors, including Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, reprised their roles in this season, which received widespread acclaim—some even considering the series to have surpassed Breaking Bad as one of television's all-time finest programs.
 * }
 * Necropants_in_Iceland_exhibit.jpg
 * Reddit found out about this creepy Icelandic myth regarding "necropants" made out of human skin.
 * 24
 * Olivia Newton-John
 * 463,887
 * Olivia Newton John (2084572536) (cropped).jpg
 * Like #1, she died last week but people are still seeking her. Newton-John was probably better known between Grease and her musical career, but Heche's tragic death (a car crash followed by a week in intensive care) drew more attention.
 * 25
 * Better Call Saul (season 6)
 * 448,861
 * The final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off concluded on August 15, completing the transformation of the scam artist Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman. Several Breaking Bad actors, including Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, reprised their roles in this season, which received widespread acclaim—some even considering the series to have surpassed Breaking Bad as one of television's all-time finest programs.
 * }
 * 448,861
 * The final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off concluded on August 15, completing the transformation of the scam artist Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman. Several Breaking Bad actors, including Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, reprised their roles in this season, which received widespread acclaim—some even considering the series to have surpassed Breaking Bad as one of television's all-time finest programs.
 * }
 * The final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off concluded on August 15, completing the transformation of the scam artist Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman. Several Breaking Bad actors, including Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, reprised their roles in this season, which received widespread acclaim—some even considering the series to have surpassed Breaking Bad as one of television's all-time finest programs.
 * }
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Exclusions

 * This list excludes the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as redlinks), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5–6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94–95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish.