Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/December 27, 2020 to January 2, 2021

Don't forget to read the 2020 annual top 50 report

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (December 27, 2020 to January 2, 2021)
Prepared with commentary by, , 

Was a long and dark December... Even if "Nothing changes on New Year's Day", seeing the calendar move away from 2020 was still something everyone couldn't wait to see. And in the last report of the year, Netflix stll tops the list while other media available on streaming and some celebrity deaths are also very present.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * Bridgerton
 * 2,219,456
 * Julia Quinn wins Rita award.jpg
 * On Christmas Day, Netflix released this show adapting Julia Quinn's novels about the British high society in the 19th century.
 * 2
 * MF DOOM
 * 1,889,462
 * MF Doom The Arches 4.jpg
 * MF DOOM, British-American international supervillain and influential hip hop artist, passed away on October 31, but this was only made public on December 31.
 * 3
 * Wonder Woman 1984
 * 1,800,978
 * MCCC 08 (34772732716).jpg
 * 1984 is the first film to be affected by the Warner Brothers-HBO deal - while it premiered in theaters on December 25, it was also available on HBO Max the same day. I haven't seen it, but it's probably alright, but would've been better if you could watch it on a huge screen, with air conditioning and surround sound and a good chance of catching the plague.
 * 4
 * Soul (2020 film)
 * 1,223,137
 * TIFF 2019 jamie foxx (50390727888).jpg
 * Pixar's first film to be released in the Post Covid Cinema Industry Hellscape made its way onto Disney+ on Christmas (unlike Mulan, available to subscribers without having to pay an extra 30 bucks.) The film is about the adventures of a Jazz teacher that wants to cheat death (Jamie Foxx) and an unborn soul that wants to keep it that way (Tina Fey.) It's also, apparently, a pretty good movie.
 * 5
 * Brodie Lee
 * 1,336,851
 * Jon Huber at a press conference (cropped).jpg
 * Brodie Lee, known as Luke Harper in WWE. He passed away at the age of 40 on December 26.
 * 6
 * Regé-Jean Page
 * 1,233,135
 * Page plays an eligible bachelor in #1.
 * 7
 * Gal Gadot
 * 887,520
 * Gal Gadot at the 2018 Comic-Con International 2 (cropped).jpg
 * Since it's the end of the year, let's take the opportunity to remember the star-studded quarantine "Imagine" video. Anyways, Gadot stars in Wonder Woman 1984 (#3) as Wonder Woman.
 * 8
 * The Midnight Sky
 * 876,590
 * Suburbicon 08 (37061879302).jpg
 * This George Clooney production was shot in IMAX cameras, but most people probably watched it on their phone screens. Such is Covid.
 * 9
 * Dawn Wells
 * 832,732
 * Dawn Wells 2015 (headshot).jpg
 * Wells, known for playing Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island, passed away on December 30.
 * 10
 * Elizabeth II
 * 814,043
 * Wakefield queen3 cropped.jpg
 * The 9th most viewed article of 2020 finishes the year still strong, between The Crown and an inspirational New Year's message giving people a reason to check on Her Majesty's article.
 * 11
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 780,701
 * Andachtsbild 12 Rosengrab.jpg
 * With 5 days left in the year, the #3 article of 2020 manages one last entry. Watch out for Deaths in 2021, the next perennial Top 25 article.
 * 12
 * The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)
 * 767,786
 * Chess Queen Bishop Rook.jpg
 * Since the show's premiere, this article has gotten almost 13 million pageviews, three times the population of Kentucky (and enough for 38th last year).
 * 13
 * Hilaria Baldwin
 * 739,054
 * Hilaria Baldwin(cropped).jpg
 * The Hilaria Baldwin debacle was the last funny thing squeezed out of the stone of 2020. The celebrity yoga instructor has claimed to be Spanish, born in Mallorca, for years; on December 21, Leni Briscoe posted a Twitter thread containing apparent evidence that Baldwin had been faking her accent for years, and that her parents were from Massachusetts. By December 27, Baldwin (who hadn't even had a Wikipedia page by this point) addressed the accusations on Instagram Live, stating she was a "white girl" born in Boston and only went to Spain on vacation.
 * 10
 * Elizabeth II
 * 814,043
 * Wakefield queen3 cropped.jpg
 * The 9th most viewed article of 2020 finishes the year still strong, between The Crown and an inspirational New Year's message giving people a reason to check on Her Majesty's article.
 * 11
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 780,701
 * Andachtsbild 12 Rosengrab.jpg
 * With 5 days left in the year, the #3 article of 2020 manages one last entry. Watch out for Deaths in 2021, the next perennial Top 25 article.
 * 12
 * The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)
 * 767,786
 * Chess Queen Bishop Rook.jpg
 * Since the show's premiere, this article has gotten almost 13 million pageviews, three times the population of Kentucky (and enough for 38th last year).
 * 13
 * Hilaria Baldwin
 * 739,054
 * Hilaria Baldwin(cropped).jpg
 * The Hilaria Baldwin debacle was the last funny thing squeezed out of the stone of 2020. The celebrity yoga instructor has claimed to be Spanish, born in Mallorca, for years; on December 21, Leni Briscoe posted a Twitter thread containing apparent evidence that Baldwin had been faking her accent for years, and that her parents were from Massachusetts. By December 27, Baldwin (who hadn't even had a Wikipedia page by this point) addressed the accusations on Instagram Live, stating she was a "white girl" born in Boston and only went to Spain on vacation.
 * 13
 * Hilaria Baldwin
 * 739,054
 * Hilaria Baldwin(cropped).jpg
 * The Hilaria Baldwin debacle was the last funny thing squeezed out of the stone of 2020. The celebrity yoga instructor has claimed to be Spanish, born in Mallorca, for years; on December 21, Leni Briscoe posted a Twitter thread containing apparent evidence that Baldwin had been faking her accent for years, and that her parents were from Massachusetts. By December 27, Baldwin (who hadn't even had a Wikipedia page by this point) addressed the accusations on Instagram Live, stating she was a "white girl" born in Boston and only went to Spain on vacation.
 * Hilaria Baldwin(cropped).jpg
 * The Hilaria Baldwin debacle was the last funny thing squeezed out of the stone of 2020. The celebrity yoga instructor has claimed to be Spanish, born in Mallorca, for years; on December 21, Leni Briscoe posted a Twitter thread containing apparent evidence that Baldwin had been faking her accent for years, and that her parents were from Massachusetts. By December 27, Baldwin (who hadn't even had a Wikipedia page by this point) addressed the accusations on Instagram Live, stating she was a "white girl" born in Boston and only went to Spain on vacation.

The most confusing part of this is why; unlike Dolezal and Krug, Baldwin was a white woman pretending to be a different type of white woman. Is the relative exoticism good for business?
 * 14
 * Phoebe Dynevor
 * 680,538
 * The British star of #1.
 * 15
 * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
 * 658,771
 * Helena Bonham Carter (Berlin Film Festival 2011) 3 cropped (cropped).jpg
 * #10's sister (23rd in the 2020 report), portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter in The Crown.
 * 16
 * Pedro Pascal
 * 517,285
 * rowspan=2|Montreal Mini-Comiccon 2014- Mandalorian (15785732337).jpg
 * rowspan=2|The Mandalorian creed dictates that they shouldn't remove their helmets, yet Pascal's bounty hunter finishes the show (35th last year) doing so so to see his "adoptive son" with his own eyes... and the actor also exposes his face as Maxwell Lord in #3.
 * 17
 * The Mandalorian
 * 506,844
 * 18
 * Cobra Kai
 * 522,872
 * Martin Kove, Ralph Macchio & William Zabka (27412994762).jpg
 * Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence returned on New Year's Day to Netflix, now having to deal with the fallout of the huge fight started by their karate students.
 * 19
 * Mitch McConnell
 * 506,147
 * Mitch McConnell (49395640118).jpg
 * On December 21, the House and Senate approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - a combination of the federal budget for the next year and more COVID relief. The bill included 600 dollar checks, half of the amount given by the CARES Act in March. Trump refused to sign the bill if it didn't contain 2,000 dollar checks; a week later, with only a day before a government shutdown, Trump signed the original bill.
 * 18
 * Cobra Kai
 * 522,872
 * Martin Kove, Ralph Macchio & William Zabka (27412994762).jpg
 * Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence returned on New Year's Day to Netflix, now having to deal with the fallout of the huge fight started by their karate students.
 * 19
 * Mitch McConnell
 * 506,147
 * Mitch McConnell (49395640118).jpg
 * On December 21, the House and Senate approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - a combination of the federal budget for the next year and more COVID relief. The bill included 600 dollar checks, half of the amount given by the CARES Act in March. Trump refused to sign the bill if it didn't contain 2,000 dollar checks; a week later, with only a day before a government shutdown, Trump signed the original bill.
 * 506,147
 * Mitch McConnell (49395640118).jpg
 * On December 21, the House and Senate approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - a combination of the federal budget for the next year and more COVID relief. The bill included 600 dollar checks, half of the amount given by the CARES Act in March. Trump refused to sign the bill if it didn't contain 2,000 dollar checks; a week later, with only a day before a government shutdown, Trump signed the original bill.

The Democratic-controlled House approved the CASH Act on December 28, which would up the stimulus check to 2,000 dollars. Senate Majority Leader McConnell (a Republican) rejected a motion to pass the pill by unanimous consent. The next day, he added provisions to the bill to make sure it wouldn't get passed, including a repeal of Section 230. This all bodes well for the Biden administration, where McConnell might still have his majority and definitely will have his obstructionist spirit.
 * 20
 * Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 * 503,547
 * Charlotte_Sophia_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz_by_studio_of_Allan_Ramsay.jpg
 * Portrayed by Golda Rosheuvel in #1.
 * 21
 * Tenet (film)
 * 497,170
 * RotasPotent.png
 * Nolan's newest film was the only tentpole movie this year (aside from #3). Those who didn't want to brave COVID in September are watching it at home today. (and probably checking the article to make sense of the plot - it didn't land on 30th last year for nothing)
 * 22
 * Alec Baldwin
 * 495,574
 * Public 01 (44218313874).jpg
 * The husband of #13 posted an eight minute rambling Instagram video where he told people to "consider the source" of the allegations.
 * 23
 * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 * 491,592
 * Unesco history, Visit Prince Philip - UNESCO - PHOTO0000002675 0001.tiff
 * #10's husband (and 34th in the annual report), who along with The Crown has news regarding how he doesn't want anything for his 100th birthday in June.
 * 24
 * Elizabeth Peratrovich
 * 472,869
 * 2020_Native_American_Dollar_Reverse.jpeg
 * Was recognized in a Google Doodle on December 30.
 * 25
 * "Auld Lang Syne"
 * 472,450
 * No-year-end-reflection.jpg
 * The song so present in New Year's presentations. Some people might raise the claim of 'years are a social construct' and such, but surviving the last one was no easy feat, so we can't help but be happy that it's now 2021.
 * }
 * 472,869
 * 2020_Native_American_Dollar_Reverse.jpeg
 * Was recognized in a Google Doodle on December 30.
 * 25
 * "Auld Lang Syne"
 * 472,450
 * No-year-end-reflection.jpg
 * The song so present in New Year's presentations. Some people might raise the claim of 'years are a social construct' and such, but surviving the last one was no easy feat, so we can't help but be happy that it's now 2021.
 * }
 * No-year-end-reflection.jpg
 * The song so present in New Year's presentations. Some people might raise the claim of 'years are a social construct' and such, but surviving the last one was no easy feat, so we can't help but be happy that it's now 2021.
 * }

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.