Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/February 21 to 27, 2021

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (February 21 to 27, 2021)[edit]

Prepared with commentary by Mcrsftdog, Igordebraga

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Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Daft Punk	1.719.463	The French robot-masked dance music duo - known for an animated feature-length music video, the soundtrack to Tron Legacy, and the song of the summer c. 2013 - posted a video titled "Epilogue" on Monday; showing one of the robots blowing the other up. This was followed by a statement from their publicist that they had broken up.
2	WandaVision	1.468.772	Along with digging deeper into what led to all those sitcom pastiches, this week's episode marked a first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Wanda Maximoff was finally referred to as Scarlet Witch!
3	Bobby Shmurda	1.140.286	Shmurda had a Billboard Top 10 hit in 2014; by the end of the year, he was arrested for conspiracy to murder. He spent 7 years in prison, being released on parole on Tuesday.
4	Deaths in 2021	957.196	Best use a lyric by our #1 duo: But suddenly I feel the shining sun Before I knew it this dream was all gone
5	I Care a Lot	933.332	I Care a Lot! About Netflix movies that keep people glued to their screen (I care a lot) About the elders being scammed in a guardianship routine I care a lot! About the mafia threats that Dianne Wiest brought I care a lot! About Peter Dinklage and Rosamund Pike, they really rock I care a lot!
6	Agatha Harkness	916.937	#2's main antagonist, a witch played by Kathryn Hahn, who in the first episodes was disguised as Wanda's nosy neighbor Agnes.
7	Tiger Woods	913.790	Woods was hospitalized following a car accident on Tuesday. According to the news, he's back in "good spirits."
8	Zitkala-Sa	851.153	This early-20th-century Yankton Dakota activist and author was born on February 22, 1876. For her birthday, she was commemorated by a Google Doodle.
9	Shailene Woodley	761.766	This actress finally confirmed she is the fiancé Aaron Rodgers referred to during the NFL awards.
10	Elimination Chamber (2021)	689.700	This annual WWE event was held in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sunday.
11	Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo	641.229	The half of the robot DJs at #1 that talks less. The biggest views might be for either that or how his Portuguese-tinted name is so cool!
12	Narendra Modi Stadium	624.798	On Wednesday, the largest cricket stadium in the world was renamed to honor India's prime minister.
13	Behind Her Eyes (British TV series)	596.254	Netflix released this supernatural psychological thriller adapting a novel. It stars Eve Hewson, so let's just put a picture of her mom, the Sweetest Thing.
14	Thomas Bangalter	580.191	In the Report as now in real life, the other half of the robot DJs (#1) is split from his former partner (#11).
15	Elizabeth Olsen	573.301	Who knew the Olsen twins would one day just be the Scarlet Witch's (#2) older sisters?
16	Elon Musk	559.677	Elon Musk, being among the richest people in the world, can claim a spot on the Report by just being an epic Reddit meme guy. Truly something to aspire to.
17	Santosh Anand	549.335	Indian Idol had a special appearance by this prolific composer.
18	Rosamund Pike	542.566	The one-time Bond girl already got an Oscar nomination for playing a huge sociopath, so given she's playing another in #5, the possibility of Academy recognition is very possible.
19	Novak Djokovic	525.778	Three Australian Open titles in a row for this Serbian, and nine overall! It's impressive how he, Federer and Nadal have basically a monopoly in the tennis court.
20	Death of Elisa Lam	517.477	One more appearance for the crime showcased in the Netflix docuseries Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.
21	Naomi Osaka	460.535	Osaka won the women's singles tournament at the Australian Open. Along the way, she defeated two Americans, one who has won everything under the Sun and one who hasn't yet gotten a Grand Slam title.
22	Mia Farrow	447.209	Allen v. Farrow, an HBO docuseries covering allegations of Allen being a pedophile, premiered on Sunday.
23	Woody Allen	440.280
24	Billie Holiday	423.533	Hulu premiered The United States vs. Billie Holiday, about how this acclaimed singer (played by Andra Day) was targeted by the government for both heroin usage and singing about lynchings.
25	Malcolm X	398.579	Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965. On the anniversary of his death, a press conference was held by his family and the family of a deceased undercover cop; they presented a letter allegedly written by the undercover cop, saying he "was told to encourage leaders and members of the civil rights groups to commit felonious acts." While conspiracy theories about the assassination aren't new, the letter is resparking interest.

Exclusions[edit]

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.