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These are the most referenced articles as found in the database dump of January 25, 2006. Only links from article, template, category, and portal namespaces are counted. References from templates transcluded inside an article are not counted. Years (detected as NNNN) are listed separately.

Articles which are linked to from many places generally cover important topics. They are likely to be read often and therefore should be of the highest quality. It may also be the case that such a popular article covers too broad a topic and could benefit from being split into several more concise entries.

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[edit] Suggestions for using this information

  • Track changes in rank.
  • Which are featured articles?
  • Which have no counterpart in any given foreign-language Wikipedia?
  • Which are popular only because of User:Rambot-created articles?
  • Which of these are redirects? Should they be bypassed?
  • Which of these are flagged for some kind of cleanup?

[edit] How to update

There are two ways to update this report, which produce slightly different results.

1.) Run the following SQL query on a Link Analysis Database:

select concat( '#[[', art_title, ']] (', links_to, ' articles)' )
from art
where art.art_is_redirect = 0
and art.art_is_stub = 0
and art.art_is_disambig = 0
order by links_to desc
limit 200;

This excludes stubs and disambiguation pages, and only count links from articles. (Not sure about template links.)

2.) Ask User:Beland to do an update; he has some Perl scripts for this purpose. See meta:Toolserver/Reports

[edit] General

  1. United_States (110348 links)
  2. United_Kingdom (46615 links)
  3. England (45691 links)
  4. Canada (45309 links)
  5. France (45266 links)
  6. Race_(U.S._census) (43397 links)
  7. Population_density (42973 links)
  8. Square_kilometer (40771 links)
  9. Square_mile (38070 links)
  10. Census (38017 links)
  11. Germany (37813 links)
  12. Marriage (37684 links)
  13. Per_capita_income (36259 links)
  14. Poverty_line (36258 links)
  15. Japan (35697 links)
  16. United_States_Census_Bureau (35360 links)
  17. Race_(U.S._Census) (35231 links)
  18. Australia (32827 links)
  19. White_(U.S._Census) (31315 links)
  20. Native_American_(U.S._Census) (31208 links)
  21. Asian_(U.S._Census) (31117 links)
  22. African_American_(U.S._Census) (31098 links)
  23. Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census) (31029 links)
  24. Latino_(U.S._Census) (30707 links)
  25. Hispanic_(U.S._Census) (30614 links)
  26. World_War_II (28259 links)
  27. London (25211 links)
  28. Italy (23964 links)
  29. India (23177 links)
  30. Spain (18981 links)
  31. Russia (18830 links)
  32. Europe (18800 links)
  33. New_York_City (17958 links)
  34. China (17064 links)
  35. California (16286 links)
  36. New_York (15984 links)
  37. Geographic_references (15893 links)
  38. Scotland (15633 links)
  39. Album_(music) (15395 links)
  40. USA (14906 links)
  41. Sweden (14691 links)
  42. 1980s (13990 links)
  43. Poland (13959 links)
  44. Paris (13690 links)
  45. English_language (13631 links)
  46. 1990s (12975 links)
  47. World_War_I (12759 links)
  48. New_Zealand (12524 links)
  49. 1970s (12473 links)
  50. Ireland (12469 links)
  51. Netherlands (12250 links)
  52. Mexico (11852 links)
  53. Television (11643 links)
  54. 1960s (11511 links)
  55. Brazil (11414 links)
  56. Animal (11289 links)
  57. Soviet_Union (10824 links)
  58. Ontario (10687 links)
  59. Film (10603 links)
  60. Norway (10376 links)
  61. South_Africa (10311 links)
  62. Liberal_Party_of_Canada (10233 links)
  63. Football_(soccer) (10110 links)
  64. Switzerland (9817 links)
  65. United_States_Democratic_Party (9751 links)
  66. Actor (9697 links)
  67. U.S._state (9370 links)
  68. Austria (9370 links)
  69. Belgium (9265 links)
  70. French_language (9261 links)
  71. 19th_century (9089 links)
  72. North_America (9079 links)
  73. Denmark (8608 links)
  74. Portugal (8596 links)
  75. Greece (8578 links)
  76. All_Music_Guide (8496 links)
  77. Israel (8416 links)
  78. Philippines (8413 links)
  79. Egypt (8406 links)
  80. Guitar (8327 links)
  81. Ford_Motor_Company (8325 links)
  82. Texas (8217 links)
  83. Population (8167 links)
  84. Finland (8068 links)
  85. Latin (8019 links)
  86. Rome (7837 links)
  87. Hong_Kong (7729 links)
  88. United_States_Republican_Party (7575 links)
  89. Lincoln_Near-Earth_Asteroid_Research (7553 links)
  90. 1950s (7447 links)
  91. Florida (7423 links)
  92. Turkey (7381 links)
  93. 20th_century (7365 links)
  94. United_States_Navy (7305 links)
  95. German_language (7276 links)
  96. Africa (7264 links)
  97. BBC (7100 links)
  98. Spanish_language (7045 links)
  99. Argentina (6997 links)
  100. Quebec (6909 links)
  101. Pennsylvania (6861 links)
  102. Mathematics (6750 links)
  103. Hungary (6745 links)
  104. Pakistan (6685 links)
  105. January 1 (6631 links)
  106. International_Nonproprietary_Name (6609 links)
  107. Iran (6489 links)
  108. New_Jersey (6396 links)
  109. Los_Angeles,_California (6358 links)
  110. Singapore (6343 links)
  111. Wales (6312 links)
  112. Greek_language (6291 links)
  113. Sydney (6288 links)
  114. American_Civil_War (6221 links)
  115. Massachusetts (6183 links)
  116. Plant (6163 links)
  117. Virginia (6109 links)
  118. County_seat (6069 links)
  119. Iraq (6059 links)
  120. Asia (6053 links)
  121. Census-designated_place (6003 links)
  122. Chordate (5996 links)
  123. President_of_the_United_States (5946 links)
  124. Christianity (5941 links)
  125. Earth (5891 links)
  126. Afghanistan (5889 links)
  127. Bass_guitar (5886 links)
  128. United_States_of_America (5843 links)
  129. People's_Republic_of_China (5794 links)
  130. Romania (5764 links)
  131. Berlin (5711 links)
  132. Science_fiction (5608 links)
  133. Los_Angeles (5543 links)
  134. Internet (5506 links)
  135. Britain (5478 links)
  136. Chicago,_Illinois (5465 links)
  137. Jazz (5449 links)
  138. Toronto (5433 links)
  139. British_Columbia (5378 links)
  140. Ukraine (5362 links)
  141. CBS (5342 links)
  142. UK (5334 links)
  143. Bird (5333 links)
  144. NBC (5282 links)
  145. Politician (5257 links)
  146. Moscow (5247 links)
  147. Ohio (5227 links)
  148. Basketball (5226 links)
  149. Cuba (5207 links)
  150. Christian (5190 links)
  151. United_Nations (5177 links)
  152. Moon (5169 links)
  153. Jew (5157 links)
  154. Member_of_Parliament (5145 links)
  155. Great_Britain (5093 links)
  156. American_Broadcasting_Company (5044 links)
  157. Michigan (4999 links)
  158. Major_League_Baseball (4994 links)
  159. 1930s (4994 links)
  160. Illinois (4923 links)
  161. Indonesia (4912 links)
  162. United_States_Senate (4893 links)
  163. New_South_Wales (4854 links)
  164. South_Korea (4829 links)
  165. Islam (4815 links)
  166. Labour_Party_(UK) (4813 links)
  167. Singer (4810 links)
  168. North_Carolina (4804 links)
  169. Vienna (4771 links)
  170. Conservative_Party_(UK) (4759 links)
  171. October (4746 links)
  172. Square_kilometre (4741 links)
  173. Melbourne (4740 links)
  174. Anime (4729 links)
  175. Washington,_D.C. (4725 links)
  176. Microsoft_Windows (4723 links)
  177. Royal_Navy (4713 links)
  178. September (4693 links)
  179. Marvel_Comics (4684 links)
  180. September 24 (4660 links)
  181. March (4598 links)
  182. November (4576 links)
  183. Drums (4555 links)
  184. 18th_century (4532 links)
  185. Political_party (4523 links)
  186. South_America (4522 links)
  187. Czech_Republic (4517 links)
  188. George_W._Bush (4507 links)
  189. Tokyo (4488 links)
  190. United_States_House_of_Representatives (4487 links)
  191. Flowering_plant (4485 links)
  192. Chicago (4484 links)
  193. Record_producer (4456 links)
  194. County (4453 links)
  195. Malaysia (4449 links)
  196. Russian_language (4437 links)
  197. Thailand (4428 links)
  198. December (4416 links)
  199. Metre (4415 links)
  200. Radio (4408 links)
  201. Korea (4400 links)
  202. Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada (4387 links)
  203. Baseball (4347 links)
  204. Hawaii (4275 links)
  205. Vocals (4264 links)
  206. Ottoman_Empire (4262 links)
  207. Republican_Party_(United_States) (4255 links)
  208. Fictional_character (4251 links)
  209. August (4246 links)
  210. Arabic_language (4245 links)
  211. Novel (4243 links)
  212. Democratic_Party_(United_States) (4223 links)
  213. Dublin (4213 links)
  214. Species (4208 links)
  215. Chile (4206 links)
  216. Bulgaria (4200 links)
  217. Pop_music (4191 links)
  218. American_football (4173 links)
  219. DVD (4138 links)
  220. God (4095 links)
  221. May (4090 links)
  222. Ice_hockey (4079 links)
  223. April 1 (4069 links)
  224. Taiwan (4067 links)
  225. San_Francisco (4060 links)
  226. Cricket (4018 links)
  227. Record_label (4017 links)
  228. Spacewatch (3970 links)
  229. July (3967 links)
  230. Rock_and_roll (3966 links)
  231. April (3959 links)
  232. Northern_Ireland (3954 links)
  233. Music (3954 links)
  234. Athens (3947 links)
  235. As_of_2005 (3942 links)
  236. Philosophy (3918 links)
  237. Département_in_France (3901 links)
  238. Bible (3883 links)
  239. June (3878 links)
  240. Roman_Catholic_Church (3872 links)
  241. Japanese_language (3869 links)
  242. Roman_Catholic (3867 links)
  243. October 1 (3857 links)
  244. Peru (3838 links)
  245. Roman_Empire (3830 links)
  246. Punk_rock (3823 links)
  247. European_Union (3812 links)
  248. 17th_century (3797 links)
  249. Fianna_Fáil (3796 links)
  250. Vietnam (3794 links)
  251. Colombia (3783 links)
  252. Village (3762 links)
  253. July 1 (3757 links)
  254. Muslim (3738 links)
  255. Washington (3736 links)
  256. Montreal (3733 links)
  257. Piano (3730 links)
  258. Maryland (3716 links)
  259. Second_World_War (3712 links)
  260. Composer (3686 links)
  261. Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania (3675 links)
  262. Automobile (3671 links)
  263. National_Hockey_League (3663 links)
  264. 1920s (3659 links)
  265. Harvard_University (3653 links)
  266. Genus (3647 links)
  267. Mayor (3620 links)
  268. 16th_century (3617 links)
  269. Republic_of_Ireland (3616 links)
  270. Alberta (3614 links)
  271. Commune_in_France (3611 links)
  272. Boston,_Massachusetts (3606 links)
  273. Croatia (3597 links)
  274. Minnesota (3593 links)
  275. Catholic (3586 links)
  276. Jesus (3579 links)
  277. Town (3555 links)
  278. Video_game (3542 links)
  279. March 1 (3540 links)
  280. November 1 (3539 links)
  281. Georgia_(U.S._state) (3529 links)
  282. United_States_Army (3524 links)
  283. Poet (3503 links)
  284. Wisconsin (3502 links)
  285. Atlantic_Ocean (3502 links)
  286. Glasgow (3463 links)
  287. September 1 (3461 links)
  288. Venezuela (3460 links)
  289. Physics (3459 links)
  290. Puerto_Rico (3450 links)
  291. March 4 (3431 links)
  292. Syria (3416 links)
  293. Comic_book (3408 links)
  294. March 3 (3400 links)
  295. Pacific_Ocean (3393 links)
  296. Alaska (3383 links)
  297. February (3373 links)
  298. Native_Americans_in_the_United_States (3370 links)
  299. Law (3351 links)
  300. Mammal (3342 links)
  301. Newspaper (3341 links)
  302. DC_Comics (3341 links)
  303. San_Francisco,_California (3338 links)
  304. Tennessee (3324 links)
  305. Indiana (3323 links)
  306. August 24 (3305 links)
  307. The_Beatles (3304 links)
  308. Kilometre (3286 links)
  309. Municipality (3281 links)
  310. September 9 (3274 links)
  311. September 7 (3258 links)
  312. Louisiana (3257 links)
  313. Hebrew_language (3246 links)
  314. January 3 (3228 links)
  315. 1940s (3227 links)
  316. University (3224 links)
  317. Vietnam_War (3217 links)
  318. December 7 (3212 links)
  319. Missouri (3209 links)
  320. Kentucky (3209 links)
  321. Manitoba (3207 links)
  322. September 26 (3206 links)
  323. Nazi (3179 links)
  324. Academy_Award (3174 links)
  325. Economics (3165 links)
  326. Philadelphia (3157 links)
  327. Hollywood (3155 links)

[edit] Years

  1. 2000 (149694 links)
  2. 2005 (104492 links)
  3. 2004 (80489 links)
  4. 2001 (71773 links)
  5. 2003 (68716 links)
  6. 1999 (64007 links)
  7. 2002 (61807 links)
  8. 1998 (51134 links)
  9. 1997 (43376 links)
  10. 1996 (39521 links)
  11. 1995 (36509 links)
  12. 1993 (35052 links)
  13. 1994 (34951 links)
  14. 1990 (32326 links)
  15. 1991 (31947 links)
  16. 1992 (31907 links)
  17. 1989 (28606 links)
  18. 1988 (25411 links)
  19. 1987 (25241 links)
  20. 1986 (24662 links)
  21. 1981 (24258 links)
  22. 1985 (24129 links)
  23. 1984 (23807 links)
  24. 1980 (23639 links)
  25. 1983 (23635 links)
  26. 1982 (23226 links)
  27. 1979 (23164 links)
  28. 1975 (22381 links)
  29. 1974 (21430 links)
  30. 1977 (21368 links)
  31. 1978 (21337 links)
  32. 1973 (20982 links)
  33. 1970 (20678 links)
  34. 1976 (20516 links)
  35. 1945 (20008 links)
  36. 1972 (19973 links)
  37. 1943 (19868 links)
  38. 1971 (19861 links)
  39. 1969 (19719 links)
  40. 1968 (18876 links)
  41. 1944 (18810 links)
  42. 1967 (18039 links)
  43. 2006 (17721 links)
  44. 1942 (17039 links)
  45. 1960 (17000 links)
  46. 1966 (16912 links)
  47. 1965 (16746 links)
  48. 1964 (16728 links)
  49. 1963 (15802 links)
  50. 1962 (15056 links)
  51. 1946 (14565 links)
  52. 1961 (14507 links)
  53. 1940 (14246 links)
  54. 1941 (14100 links)
  55. 1958 (13984 links)
  56. 1959 (13971 links)
  57. 1947 (13843 links)
  58. 1957 (13762 links)
  59. 1950 (13561 links)
  60. 1939 (13506 links)
  61. 1948 (13468 links)
  62. 1953 (13298 links)
  63. 1949 (13281 links)
  64. 1955 (13178 links)
  65. 1956 (12909 links)
  66. 1954 (12703 links)
  67. 1952 (12440 links)
  68. 1951 (12120 links)
  69. 1918 (12086 links)
  70. 1919 (11264 links)
  71. 1920 (11210 links)
  72. 1936 (11050 links)
  73. 1937 (10876 links)
  74. 1938 (10659 links)
  75. 1930 (10653 links)
  76. 1935 (10598 links)
  77. 1933 (10370 links)
  78. 1922 (10190 links)
  79. 1929 (10033 links)
  80. 1917 (9981 links)
  81. 1934 (9739 links)
  82. 1921 (9679 links)
  83. 1931 (9614 links)
  84. 1932 (9477 links)
  85. 1914 (9236 links)
  86. 1924 (8977 links)
  87. 1927 (8926 links)
  88. 1925 (8887 links)
  89. 1928 (8786 links)
  90. 1923 (8758 links)
  91. 1926 (8508 links)
  92. 1916 (8433 links)
  93. 1915 (8392 links)
  94. 1910 (8392 links)
  95. 1912 (8239 links)
  96. 1911 (8142 links)
  97. 1913 (8094 links)
  98. 1900 (7899 links)
  99. 1905 (7780 links)
  100. 1909 (7285 links)
  101. 1908 (7208 links)
  102. 1901 (7159 links)
  103. 1906 (7077 links)
  104. 1907 (6985 links)
  105. 1903 (6883 links)
  106. 1904 (6695 links)
  107. 1899 (6454 links)
  108. 1902 (6443 links)
  109. 1885 (6184 links)
  110. 1889 (6125 links)
  111. 1898 (6089 links)
  112. 1895 (6018 links)
  113. 1892 (5939 links)
  114. 1890 (5888 links)
  115. 1897 (5883 links)
  116. 1861 (5869 links)
  117. 1896 (5675 links)
  118. 1891 (5638 links)
  119. 1867 (5613 links)
  120. 1893 (5580 links)
  121. 1865 (5580 links)
  122. 1888 (5449 links)
  123. 1887 (5418 links)
  124. 1863 (5416 links)
  125. 1870 (5309 links)
  126. 1864 (5306 links)
  127. 1894 (5303 links)
  128. 1886 (5152 links)
  129. 1880 (5091 links)
  130. 1862 (5048 links)
  131. 1881 (4993 links)
  132. 1879 (4962 links)
  133. 1882 (4930 links)
  134. 1871 (4923 links)
  135. 1873 (4920 links)
  136. 1868 (4880 links)
  137. 1874 (4856 links)
  138. 1883 (4802 links)
  139. 1848 (4802 links)
  140. 1878 (4744 links)
  141. 1884 (4707 links)
  142. 1876 (4703 links)
  143. 1875 (4589 links)
  144. 1859 (4554 links)
  145. 1872 (4477 links)
  146. 1869 (4461 links)
  147. 1860 (4439 links)
  148. 1866 (4378 links)
  149. 1877 (4369 links)
  150. 1857 (4123 links)
  151. 1855 (3913 links)
  152. 1854 (3900 links)
  153. 1849 (3814 links)
  154. 1858 (3813 links)
  155. 1852 (3744 links)
  156. 1850 (3713 links)
  157. 1856 (3686 links)
  158. 1851 (3674 links)
  159. 1846 (3645 links)
  160. 1853 (3632 links)
  161. 1840 (3595 links)
  162. 1830 (3540 links)
  163. 1847 (3520 links)
  164. 1837 (3457 links)
  165. 1841 (3424 links)
  166. 1835 (3341 links)
  167. 1839 (3331 links)
  168. 1845 (3274 links)
  169. 1815 (3251 links)
  170. 1814 (3234 links)
  171. 2007 (3214 links)
  172. 1836 (3171 links)
  173. 1831 (3163 links)