Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/November 22 to 28, 2020

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 22 to 28, 2020)
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I would instruct readers of this list to pick their heads up, but, for better or for worse, The Crown shows no signs of slipping.

If you were looking to see what new trends and names were making headlines this week, you might be disappointed to find that most of the items here have just moved up or down from last week. As mentioned then, whenever a new season of The Crown comes out, the Top 25 bows down. What we forgot to mention was that this tends to go on for several weeks, simply because, like the royal family itself, The Crown gets people talking. However, some notable exceptions do show up, chief among them being the Argentinian soccer icon taken from us far too soon this week due to a heart attack, who rightfully takes the number one spot.

We also have POTUS #46's pick for secretary of state (#10); an American holiday where everyone goes into a food coma and tries to forget that they're living on stolen land (#11); an event in which people pretend to fight each other and other people pretend to be mad that people like watching people pretend to fight each other (#22); a Trumpian conspiracy theorist, because god forbid we get a week off from hearing about them this year (#24); and two television series, one new (#20) and one old (#25) being streamed a lot, but clearly not as much as the other two (#7, #17) on this list.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * Diego Maradona
 * 5,362,266
 * Diego Maradona Argentina 1986 cup Azteca Stadium.jpg
 * 2020 already had the death of the father of the greatest Argentinian woman, and now the country's greatest sports hero is gone too. "El Pibe de Oro" was an idol for Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona and S.S.C. Napoli, and also single-handedly helped Argentina win the 1986 FIFA World Cup (the "handedly" part being true of one of those goals, which "Dieguito" claimed to have scored with "my head and the hand of God"), making him certainly the second best footballer ever, enough to have his own religion! His death at the age of 60 certainly owed to decades of substance abuse, particularly cocaine.
 * 2
 * Donald Trump
 * 2,732,729
 * Anti-prez donald trump 2.jpg
 * Ugh. Come on. Again?
 * 2,732,729
 * Anti-prez donald trump 2.jpg
 * Ugh. Come on. Again?
 * Ugh. Come on. Again?

I mean, what more is there to say? The guy lost. You all know who he is.

The one light at the end of the tunnel of Trump’s big mouth that we saw this week was that his administration finally agreed to let Biden begin transitioning into his role as POTUS, but other than that, same old stuff.
 * 3
 * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
 * 2,006,553
 * [[File:Prinses Margaret bezoekt het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam. Zij bezocht o.a. het kabi, Bestanddeelnr 107-1347.jpg|100px]]
 * rowspan=4|Few shows inspire people to research its subjects like the Netflix show The Crown. And we start off with four women, with only the protagonist herself, HM The Queen, not being dead in 2020. And most views actually came for her late sister (died in 2002 of a stroke), though Elizabeth surpassed her famed daughter-in-law (expect in the next seasons that fatal 1997 car crash - even if showrunner Peter Morgan already made a movie about it) and the UK's first female Prime Minister (also a stroke, in 2013).
 * 4
 * Elizabeth II
 * 1,940,571
 * Bundesarchiv Bild 199-1992-089-29, Britische Königin Elisabeth II. in Brühl.jpg
 * 5
 * Diana, Princess of Wales
 * 1,726,210
 * Princess Diana at Accord Hospice colorized.png
 * 6
 * Margaret Thatcher
 * 1,617,267
 * Margaret Thatcher near helicopter.jpg
 * 7
 * The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)
 * 1,355,752
 * Dame (Schach).jpg
 * It's also on Netflix and has a royal title, but has no aristocrats, only chess!
 * 8
 * Charles, Prince of Wales
 * 1,350,155
 * CHARLES-OIL PAINTING.jpg
 * rowspan=2| Back to The Crown, only this time with men, #4's first born (played by Josh O'Connor), and her husband (Tobias Menzies).
 * 9
 * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 * 1,126,458
 * Bundesarchiv Bild 199-1992-089-19Acropped.jpg
 * 10
 * Tony Blinken
 * 994,625
 * Deputy Secretary Blinken Visits MallDova in Chisinau.jpg
 * After serving in the position directly under the Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017, Mr. Blinken has risen exactly one rank to become the United States Secretary of State under 46. Yippee!
 * 1,350,155
 * CHARLES-OIL PAINTING.jpg
 * rowspan=2| Back to The Crown, only this time with men, #4's first born (played by Josh O'Connor), and her husband (Tobias Menzies).
 * 9
 * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 * 1,126,458
 * Bundesarchiv Bild 199-1992-089-19Acropped.jpg
 * 10
 * Tony Blinken
 * 994,625
 * Deputy Secretary Blinken Visits MallDova in Chisinau.jpg
 * After serving in the position directly under the Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017, Mr. Blinken has risen exactly one rank to become the United States Secretary of State under 46. Yippee!
 * 994,625
 * Deputy Secretary Blinken Visits MallDova in Chisinau.jpg
 * After serving in the position directly under the Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017, Mr. Blinken has risen exactly one rank to become the United States Secretary of State under 46. Yippee!
 * After serving in the position directly under the Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017, Mr. Blinken has risen exactly one rank to become the United States Secretary of State under 46. Yippee!

Oddly enough, this page is actually a redirect to the main page for the next United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, which shows up all the way down at number 338 on the list this week. Must be pretty popular for so many people to personally know him as Tony. Maybe the Tonez knows so many people because of his musical alter ego, ABlinken... no, seriously, that's not a joke! It don't run in our blood That kind of luxe just ain't for us We crave a different kind of buzz Let me be your ruler You can call me queen bee And baby, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule Let me live that fantasy]]''
 * 11
 * Thanksgiving
 * 920,285
 * Happy Thanksgiving - Flickr - scubadive67.jpg
 * For the first time, the feast holiday that serves in the US as a countdown for Christmas has not entered the Report's top 10, in spite of higher views... and possibly COVID cases for those who still decided to travel home? (on the other hand, the ensuing shopping sprees skipped the list)
 * 12
 * Anne, Princess Royal
 * 895,602
 * Princesa Ana do Reino Unido.jpg
 * From now on, there will be many people from The Crown, only not consecutively. For starters, #4's only daughter...
 * 13
 * Anya Taylor-Joy
 * 872,151
 * Anya Taylor-Joy 15 (33564157402) (cropped).jpg
 * The star of #7, who earlier this year had the much delayed release of a movie where her character wields swords, talks to a dragon, and fights a Demon Bear, only now Taylor-Joy wields chess pieces, chases the dragon, and fights the Demon in a Bottle (or is it Demon Elephant?).
 * 14
 * Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
 * 846,164
 * Camilla Parker Bowles before wedding of Prince William.jpg
 * ...the long-time mistress of her son (#8) and the reason why his marriage to #5 fell apart...
 * 15
 * 2020 United States presidential election
 * 832,778
 * MoveOn.org Biden-Harris sticker.png
 * In the latest chapter of #2's petty unwillingness to concede, he spent $3 million on a recount that only served to give Biden 132 extra votes in Wisconsin. (one more money waste for him!)
 * 16
 * George VI
 * 827,013
 * Canada 1939 - panoramio.jpg
 * ...her father, who only appeared in the show's first season...
 * 17
 * The Crown (TV series)
 * 813,399
 * Nick-van-eede-KING-CROWN.jpg
 * ''[[Royals (song)|And we'll never be royals
 * 16
 * George VI
 * 827,013
 * Canada 1939 - panoramio.jpg
 * ...her father, who only appeared in the show's first season...
 * 17
 * The Crown (TV series)
 * 813,399
 * Nick-van-eede-KING-CROWN.jpg
 * ''[[Royals (song)|And we'll never be royals
 * 813,399
 * Nick-van-eede-KING-CROWN.jpg
 * ''[[Royals (song)|And we'll never be royals
 * ''[[Royals (song)|And we'll never be royals
 * 18
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 812,259
 * [[File:"Sons of Aesculapius" scales, snakes and skull art detail, Virginia Tech Bugle 1899 (page 174 crop).jpg|100px]]
 * Let's remain on the same artist: I don't ever think about death It's alright if you do, it's fine We gladiate but I guess We're really fighting ourselves
 * 19
 * Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
 * 719,421
 * [[File:Cecil Beaton Photographs- Political and Military Personalities; Mountbatten, Louis (Earl) IB122.jpg|100px]]
 * ...her husband's (#9) uncle...
 * 20
 * The Undoing (miniseries)
 * 699,021
 * Nicole Kidman Cannes 2017 2.jpg
 * This mystery series on HBO starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman about a psychologist who learns her husband may have committed murder is currently generating stellar buzz.
 * 21
 * Edward VIII
 * 681,443
 * Edward VIII boy.jpg
 * ...her uncle, who was briefly king before #16...
 * 22
 * Survivor Series (2020)
 * 673,113
 * *The Undertaker au Chili.jpg
 * WWE's latest pantomime, which featured The Undertaker's retirement ceremony.
 * 23
 * Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
 * 659,986
 * The Earl of Wessex in 2011.jpg
 * ...and her youngest son.
 * 24
 * Sidney Powell
 * 657,794
 * Straitjacket-rear.jpg
 * This conspiracy theory-endorsing attorney managed the feat of being willing to help the claims of election fraud (#15) yet somehow such a nutcase that #2's legal team has formally distanced itself from her!
 * 25
 * The Mandalorian
 * 650,170
 * Mandalorian cosplay - 2018 Atlanta Comic Con.jpg
 * Netflix always dominates, but now there is finally room for the one reason to keep a Disney+ subscription, the show keeping Star Wars afloat through a bounty hunter and his Baby Yoda.
 * }
 * ...and her youngest son.
 * 24
 * Sidney Powell
 * 657,794
 * Straitjacket-rear.jpg
 * This conspiracy theory-endorsing attorney managed the feat of being willing to help the claims of election fraud (#15) yet somehow such a nutcase that #2's legal team has formally distanced itself from her!
 * 25
 * The Mandalorian
 * 650,170
 * Mandalorian cosplay - 2018 Atlanta Comic Con.jpg
 * Netflix always dominates, but now there is finally room for the one reason to keep a Disney+ subscription, the show keeping Star Wars afloat through a bounty hunter and his Baby Yoda.
 * }
 * 650,170
 * Mandalorian cosplay - 2018 Atlanta Comic Con.jpg
 * Netflix always dominates, but now there is finally room for the one reason to keep a Disney+ subscription, the show keeping Star Wars afloat through a bounty hunter and his Baby Yoda.
 * }