Wikipedia:2010 Top 50 Report
THE TOP 50 REPORT – 2010
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Annual Top 50 edit
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Rank Article Class Views Image About 1 United States 
32,339,000 image commentary 2 Avatar (2009 film)
31,598,050 image commentary 3 Lady Gaga
25,002,500 image commentary 4 Justin Bieber
23,871,000 image commentary 5 YouTube
22,958,500 
The online video sharing platform is a consistently popular article, and as such frequently features on the Top 25 Report. 6 Deaths in 2010 
21,571,500 image commentary 7 Glee (TV series)
18,903,350 image commentary 8 Lost (TV series)
17,826,600 image commentary 9 Facebook
17,578,400 image commentary 10 United Kingdom
15,147,500 image commentary 11 World War II
13,249,500 image commentary 12 Canada
12,566,950 image commentary 13 India
12,406,350 image commentary 14 Lil Wayne
11,774,900 image commentary 15 Michael Jackson
11,081,400 
The world continues to mourn the late King of Pop. This year, Sony Music Entertainment signed a US$250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings up until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the following decade. 16 Iron Man 2
10,993,800 image commentary 17 Miley Cyrus
10,683,550 image commentary 18 Adolf Hitler
10,497,400 image commentary 19 Australia
10,355,050 image commentary 20 Germany
10,227,300 image commentary 21 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
10,165,250 image commentary 22 Japan
10,063,050 image commentary 23 Eminem
9,807,050 
Following a relapse, The Real Slim Shady is now on a recovery. 24 England
9,643,300 image commentary 25 Internet Movie Database
9,606,800 image commentary 26 France
9,537,450 image commentary 27 2010 FIFA World Cup
9,487,696 28 World War I
9,223,550 image commentary 29 English language
9,183,400 image commentary 30 Haiti
8,760,000 image commentary 31 List of House episodes
8,712,550 image commentary 32 Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)
8,468,000 image commentary 33 Barack Obama
8,413,250 image commentary 34 Sandra Bullock
8,402,300 image commentary 35 New York City
8,285,500 image commentary 36 Martin Luther King Jr.
8,230,750 image commentary 37 Selena Gomez
8,161,400 image commentary 38 Russia
8,110,300 image commentary 39 2010 in film
8,088,400 image commentary 40 Italy
8,006,275 image commentary 41 Spain
7,687,537 image commentary 42 Kim Kardashian
7,635,800 image commentary 43 The Beatles
7,531,775 image commentary 44 Doctor Who
7,519,000 image commentary 45 Michael Oher
7,478,850 image commentary 46 Netherlands 7,184,948 47 House (TV series)
7,037,200 image commentary 48 Brazil
6,785,350 image commentary 49 China
6,734,250 image commentary 50 Beyoncé
6,716,000 image commentary
