Wikipedia:2013 Top 50 Report
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Rank Article Class Views Image About 1 Facebook 
30,608,777 image commentary 2 Deaths in 2013 
21,246,624 image commentary 3 Breaking Bad
17,389,161 
The final season of this acclaimed chemistry teacher-turned-Scarface TV series began on August 11, and actually ended in September. The story of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman has received unanimous critical acclaim, with praise for the performances, direction, cinematography, screenplay, story, and character development. Since its conclusion, the show has been lauded by critics as one of the greatest television series of all time. 4 G-force 
17,177,762 image commentary 5 World War II 
16,676,636 image commentary 6 YouTube
15,938,076 
The online video sharing platform is a consistently popular article, and as such frequently features on the Top 25 Report. 7 List of Bollywood films of 2013
15,882,424 image commentary 8 United States
15,418,757 image commentary 9 The Walking Dead (TV series)
14,566,746 image commentary 10 Game of Thrones
14,294,741 image commentary 11 Yahoo!
13,470,174 image commentary 12 Nelson Mandela
13,311,292 
The South African anti-apartheid activist and the "Father of the Nation", who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, died this December. Mandela notably served 27 years in prison (promoting The Specials to release their hit single calling to Free Nelson Mandela), split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. After his release, Mandela became the first president of South Africa. Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist and those on the far left deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid's supporters, he gained international acclaim for his activism. Globally regarded as an icon of democracy and social justice, he received more than 250 honours, including the Nobel Peace Prize. He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to by his Thembu clan name, Madiba, and described as the "Father of the Nation". On 5 December 2013, Mandela died at the age of 95 after a prolonged respiratory infection.
Reactions to his death from governments, international organizations, and notable individuals, gained worldwide media coverage. South Africa observed a national mourning period of 10 days. During this time numerous memorial services were conducted across the country. The official memorial service was held at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, on 10 December where the 95,000-seat stadium was two-thirds full because of the cold, rain, and transport challenges. Mandela's body lay in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11 to 13 December 2013. A state funeral was held on 15 December 2013 in Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where his body was buried.
13 The Big Bang Theory
12,907,677 image commentary 14 Arrow (TV series)
12,362,662 image commentary 15 India 
11,897,216 image commentary 16 How I Met Your Mother
11,803,326 image commentary 17 Jennifer Lawrence
11,457,820 image commentary 18 Eminem
6,730,724 
This year, The Real Slim Shady released his follow-up to The Marshall Mathers LP, on which he was a bad guy that was beginning to feel like a rap God and was friends with a monster. 19 Macklemore
10,403,765 image commentary 20 Abraham Lincoln
10,143,594 image commentary 21 Doctor Who
10,134,179 image commentary 22 2013 in film
10,039,055 image commentary 23 Paul Walker
9,890,455 
This year saw the unexpected death of Paul Walker, who ironically died of injuries sustained from a single-vehicle collision on November 30, 2013, while speeding. 24 One Direction
9,870,236 image commentary 25 Grace Hopper
9,840,906 image commentary 26 Shakuntala Devi
9,560,402 image commentary 27 Illuminati 
9,476,718 image commentary 28 Miley Cyrus
9,435,526 image commentary 29 Game of Thrones (season 3)
9,408,899 image commentary 30 The Great Gatsby
9,404,063 image commentary 31 Adolf Hitler
9,347,310 image commentary 32 Go (game)
9,180,678 image commentary 33 Attack on Titan
9,166,699 image commentary 34 Man of Steel (film)
9,007,175 image commentary 35 List of Game of Thrones episodes
8,886,746 image commentary 36 United Kingdom
8,868,891 image commentary 37 Justin Bieber
8,511,661 image commentary 38 Dwayne Johnson
8,479,805 image commentary 39 Barack Obama
8,244,370 
Obama was inaugurated for a second term this year. 40 List of How I Met Your Mother episodes
8,171,947 image commentary 41 World War I
8,164,832 image commentary 42 Haggis
8,002,767 image commentary 43 List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
8,000,274 image commentary 44 Duck Dynasty
7,923,973 image commentary 45 Argo (2012 film)
7,891,107 image commentary 46 Nicki Minaj
7,876,258 image commentary 47 Australia
7,764,236 image commentary 48 France
7,745,062 image commentary 49 Steve Jobs
7,674,684 image commentary 50 Downton Abbey
7,619,102 image commentary
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