Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/May 17 to 23, 2020

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (May 17 to 23, 2020)
Prepared with commentary by 

This week, there were many articles related to The Last Dance, quite a lot of people died, and interest continued to dwindle for the so-called "Wuhan Flu".


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 * 1
 * Michael Jordan
 * 2,340,798
 * Michael_Jordan_and_Barack_Obama_at_the_White_House.jpg
 * Once again, Jordan slam-dunks the charts, likely due to his appearance in the Netflix documentary The Last Dance, which looks at the 1997–98 Chicago Bulls season, his last before a brief un-retirement.
 * 2
 * Catherine the Great
 * 1,217,270
 * Catherine_II_by_J.B.Lampi_(1780s,_Kunsthistorisches_Museum).jpg
 * The former Empress of Russia was portrayed in a recent comedy-drama miniseries titled The Great, released on Hulu on the 15th of May.
 * 3
 * COVID-19 pandemic
 * 1,160,774
 * COVID-19_Outbreak_World_Map_per_Capita.svg
 * As the pandemic grows (roughly 5.5m cases at the time of writing) and more people are getting infected, there is only one question on most people's minds: When will there be a vaccine?
 * 4
 * Shad Gaspard
 * 1,025,128
 * Shad_Gaspard_WWE_CrymeTyme.jpg
 * The former WWE wrestler was declared missing on May 17 after getting caught in a rip current in Venice Beach, California. After a massive search by the U.S. Coast Guard, his body washed up on shore three days later, shortly after being identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
 * 5
 * Scottie Pippen
 * 1,021,437
 * Lipofsky_Pippen.jpg
 * #1's teammate.
 * 6
 * Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
 * 959,304
 * A singer-lyricist and musician, Kamakawiwo'ole was honoured with a Google Doodle on the 20th of May for his 61st birthday.
 * 7
 * Fred Willard
 * 954,358
 * FredWillardApr08.jpg
 * Another death on the list coming from an American actor and writer. This was only due to natural causes.
 * 8
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 906,183
 * Human-Skeleton.jpg
 * [[Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep|Do not stand at my grave and weep
 * 959,304
 * A singer-lyricist and musician, Kamakawiwo'ole was honoured with a Google Doodle on the 20th of May for his 61st birthday.
 * 7
 * Fred Willard
 * 954,358
 * FredWillardApr08.jpg
 * Another death on the list coming from an American actor and writer. This was only due to natural causes.
 * 8
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 906,183
 * Human-Skeleton.jpg
 * [[Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep|Do not stand at my grave and weep
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 906,183
 * Human-Skeleton.jpg
 * [[Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep|Do not stand at my grave and weep
 * [[Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep|Do not stand at my grave and weep
 * 9
 * Steve Kerr
 * 905,193
 * 1_steve_kerr_2019_(cropped).jpg
 * Former teammate of #1 and #5.
 * 10
 * Dennis Rodman
 * 826,433
 * Dennis_Rodman,_2001.jpg
 * #1, #5, and #9's teammate.
 * 11
 * Phil Jackson
 * 740,103
 * Phil_Jackson_3_cropped.jpg
 * Former coach of #1, #5, #9, and #10. (This is getting confusing.)
 * 12
 * List of NBA champions
 * 698,612
 * 1997_Chicago_Bulls_NBA_World_Championship_Ring.JPG
 * This article also probably has something to do with The Last Dance (which is making the rounds this week).
 * 13
 * Karl Malone
 * 606,053
 * Lipofsky-Karl-Malone-32727.jpg
 * Former basketball player Karl Malone was involved in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, as his team (Utah Jazz) played against the Chicago Bulls... and lost.
 * 14
 * Battle of Hayes Pond
 * 571,402
 * [[File:White_men_and_Robeson_County_indians_(Lumbee_Indians)_in_fight-armed_skirmish_(State's_Exhibit_No.6)._Photo_taken_by_Bill_Shaw,_Fayetteville_Observer_newspaper_photographer._Photo_used_as_state's_(8224422682).jpg|100px]]
 * The Hayes Pond conflict was between the Ku Klux Klan and Lumbee Native Americans. It took place on the 18th of January, 1958, and prevented further KKK activity in the area. Recently mentioned on the front page of Reddit.
 * 15
 * Phyllis George
 * 542,690
 * Phyllis_George.jpg
 * Another death to add to the list – this time, it's a businesswoman and sportscaster.
 * 16
 * Ravi Zacharias
 * 539,059
 * Ravi_Zacharias_Preaching.jpg
 * And another death. Zacharias was a Christian apologist, who wrote over 30 books.
 * 17
 * Chicago Bulls
 * 506,648
 * Chicago_bulls_1969-70_team.jpg
 * The team that is focused on in The Last Dance, featuring #1, #5, #9, and #10.
 * 18
 * Elon Musk
 * 485,840
 * Elon_Musk_Royal_Society.jpg
 * The entrepreneur's weirdly named baby with Grimes has now had its name changed to "X Æ A-Xii".
 * 19
 * Paatal Lok
 * 483,634
 * Gul_LFW-2017.jpg
 * This is a newly-released Amazon Prime show that is about a cop who cracks the case of a failed assassination attempt. It was positively received, save for a minor controversy about a racist slur.
 * 20
 * Ken Osmond
 * 481,309
 * Ken_Osmond_1962.jpg
 * Another death for the list. Osmond was best known for his role of Eddie Haskell in Leave It to Beaver.
 * 21
 * Jerry Sloan
 * 476,206
 * Jerry_Sloan_1969_publicity_photo.JPG
 * Once again, a recent death makes the list. Sloan was a former basketball player, playing for #17 for a few years, and coaching the Utah Jazz during #13's time there - including the two finals lost to our #1 and his friends.
 * 22
 * Lynn Shelton
 * 471,726
 * Lynn_Shelton.jpg
 * And another death. Shelton was a filmmaker, best known for films such as Humpday and Your Sister's Sister.
 * 23
 * COVID-19 pandemic in India
 * 440,422
 * India_COVID-19_confirmed_cases_map.svg
 * India currently has approximately 145,000 cases of the virus that began in Wuhan (as of the time of writing).
 * 24
 * 6ix9ine
 * 437,646
 * The ever controversial rapper who was locked up for gang violence released a new song recently titled "Trollz". It follows the release of the song "Gooba" and precedes his next album, to be released in August 2020.
 * 25
 * Peter III of Russia
 * 435,882
 * Coronation_portrait_of_Peter_III_of_Russia_-1761.JPG
 * To end the list this week, we have the Emperor of Russia just before #2. He was possibly assassinated... or he got in a drunken fight with his bodyguard.
 * }
 * 21
 * Jerry Sloan
 * 476,206
 * Jerry_Sloan_1969_publicity_photo.JPG
 * Once again, a recent death makes the list. Sloan was a former basketball player, playing for #17 for a few years, and coaching the Utah Jazz during #13's time there - including the two finals lost to our #1 and his friends.
 * 22
 * Lynn Shelton
 * 471,726
 * Lynn_Shelton.jpg
 * And another death. Shelton was a filmmaker, best known for films such as Humpday and Your Sister's Sister.
 * 23
 * COVID-19 pandemic in India
 * 440,422
 * India_COVID-19_confirmed_cases_map.svg
 * India currently has approximately 145,000 cases of the virus that began in Wuhan (as of the time of writing).
 * 24
 * 6ix9ine
 * 437,646
 * The ever controversial rapper who was locked up for gang violence released a new song recently titled "Trollz". It follows the release of the song "Gooba" and precedes his next album, to be released in August 2020.
 * 25
 * Peter III of Russia
 * 435,882
 * Coronation_portrait_of_Peter_III_of_Russia_-1761.JPG
 * To end the list this week, we have the Emperor of Russia just before #2. He was possibly assassinated... or he got in a drunken fight with his bodyguard.
 * }
 * The ever controversial rapper who was locked up for gang violence released a new song recently titled "Trollz". It follows the release of the song "Gooba" and precedes his next album, to be released in August 2020.
 * 25
 * Peter III of Russia
 * 435,882
 * Coronation_portrait_of_Peter_III_of_Russia_-1761.JPG
 * To end the list this week, we have the Emperor of Russia just before #2. He was possibly assassinated... or he got in a drunken fight with his bodyguard.
 * }
 * Coronation_portrait_of_Peter_III_of_Russia_-1761.JPG
 * To end the list this week, we have the Emperor of Russia just before #2. He was possibly assassinated... or he got in a drunken fight with his bodyguard.
 * }
 * }



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.