Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/February 4 to 10, 2024

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Shuipzv3, CAWylie, Rajan51 and Rahcmander

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Death, drugs, sports, and music for all start off the second month of 2024, or the new year, depending on which calendar you follow.

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes/about
1	Toby Keith		2,848,834		The country music singer (and early investor into the music label which signed #4) died of stomach cancer on February 5. Pour one out in your "Red Solo Cup".
2	Griselda Blanco		2,326,674		The Cocaine Godmother of Colombia became popular in 89 countries at the end of January with another biographical miniseries topping Netflix's Global Weekly charts.
3	Tracy Chapman		2,112,767		There was hardly a dry eye in the auditorium hosting #6 when she performed her hit "Fast Car" alongside country singer Luke Combs, whose cover of the song was one of the biggest hits in the US last year.
4	Taylor Swift		1,270,246		The pop megastar became the first artist in history to win Album of the Year four times, after her win for Midnights at #6. She also won the Best Pop Vocal Album for the same album, and during her acceptance speech for the award, she announced a new album that will come out in two months. After that, she went back on tour as The Eras Tour hit Japan last week, with four shows in Tokyo. Other than that, adding to the continued fan interest about her current relationship with Travis Kelce, was the question of whether she will be able to make it to #25 to see her boyfriend play, after wrapping up her fourth showing in Tokyo on February 10 (Spoiler alert: Yes, she had more than 30 hours for a journey that will take less than half a day on a direct flight).
5	2024 Pakistani general election		1,123,644		General elections were held in Pakistan on February 8 to seat the latest PML-N and efforts to reinstate Nawaz Sharif . Many international observers, including the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom have voiced their concerns about the fairness of the elections.
6	66th Annual Grammy Awards		1,026,403		The biggest night in music took place on February 4 in Los Angeles. #3 made a rare public appearance by performing her hit "Fast Car" alongside Luke Combs, whose country cover of the song was a smash hit last year. #4 made history by becoming the first artist in history to win Album of the Year four times, and in her acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album she announced her upcoming album The Tortured Poets Department. #8 won the first Grammy awards of her career, taking home two: Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Flowers". #10 won Best Folk Album and performed for the first time at the Grammys. Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For?" won Song of the Year, while Victoria Monét was crowned Best New Artist.
7	Deaths in 2024		994,803		Day after day it reappears Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear Ghosts appear and fade away...
8	Miley Cyrus		889,936		At #6, she performed her hit song "Flowers" and went home with two awards, including the coveted Record of the Year. Can you believe she had never won a Grammy before this?
9	Carl Weathers		879,237		The Mandalorian's Greef Karga (plus Apollo Creed, Dillon, Derick "Chubbs" Peterson, etc.) died on February 1 from cardiovascular disease.
10	Joni Mitchell		739,637		The legendary singer-songwriter, of which #4 cites as a major influence, performed at #6, a step in her return to music following a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2015.
11	Charles III		719,539		Less than a year and a half into his reign, it was announced that the King is being treated for an unspecified form of cancer.
12	The Beekeeper (2024 film)		713,022		After making a nice $125 million worldwide, the latest "Jason Statham beats up everyone" movie was released on video on demand by Prime Video catalogue.
13	Bob Marley		708,536		The reggae music pioneer and icon is featured in the biopic Bob Marley: One Love, released in his native Jamaica on January 23 and is due to be released in the US on February 14.
14	Fighter (2024 film)		681,337		With the first month of 2024 now behind them, 10 Indian films still in theaters hold that nation's highest worldwide gross. Fighter has cracked the ₹300.0 crore (US$38 million) barrier and soars above them all.
15	Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup		646,726		The knockout stage of the 2024 tournament began last week. (Spoiler alert: Australia won their fourth final.)
16	True Detective (season 4)		620,793		True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto handed over the reins for the fourth season to Issa López (pictured), but stayed on as executive producer. On Instagram at the first of this month (in mid-season), Nic called Night Country's connections to the previous seasons (mostly written by him) "so stupid" and tried to distance himself from its perceived weaknesses. Fans of the season got out their proverbial pitchforks, and Nic deleted his comments. López said Nic was entitled to his opinions, but added this season was done out of "profound love" for the previous ones.
17	AFC Asian Cup		603,044		Qatar retains the football title this year (#20) by winning the final match. Then again, they had home-field advantage. See you in Saudi Arabia in 2027, weather permitting.
18	Argylle		602,290		Bryce Dallas Howard plays an introverted spy novelist, who becomes involved in the world she writes about, when her latest novel mirrors real-life events. Released in London in late January and globally a week later, the film has received mostly negative reviews and is struggling to recoup its $200 million budget.
19	ChatGPT		582,261		With the latest DALL-E technology now integrated, I'm surprised the halftime show at #25 wasn't sponsored performed by ChatGPT.
20	2023 AFC Asian Cup		581,589		It began in January with 24 teams and a slight weather delay. One month and 51 matches later (qualifier map pictured), host team Qatar won the second consecutive title of the tournament of #17.
21	Alexander the Great		570,302		Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men... Netflix released a six part documentary on the Macedonian conqueror who dominated a huge chunk of the world before dying at just 32. Like the 2004 biopic by Oliver Stone, it surprised a few viewers for revealing Alexander's bisexuality.
22	Lunar New Year		553,576		The Year of the Dragon, under the Wuxing philosophy of wood, began on February 10.
23	Truman Capote		546,155		Ryan Murphy decided to tell in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans how famed writer Truman Capote made the New York socialites who previously considering him a friend very unhappy and vengeful once he started writing an unflattering portrait of them in Answered Prayers (which wound up a posthumous release).
24	Africa Cup of Nations		541,198		The 2023 edition of this tournament concluded on February 11, with host nation Ivory Coast winning the tournament after defeating Nigeria in the final.
25	Super Bowl LVIII		531,324		Keeping off the Prime Video show Mr. & Mrs. Smith is the gridiron match that will shake Las Vegas and shape next week's Report.