Monday, December 27, 2010

MTV News' Top 25 Stories Of 2010

Of course Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber made the list, but some of the other high scorers might surprise you.
By Kara Warner


Lady Gaga at the 2010 VMAs
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images

The ebbs and flows of the news cycle are as inconsistent and difficult to predict as Lady Gaga's next outfit or Kanye West's next tweet. This year in particular has been a wild ride, complete with meat clothing, new music superstars and the spread of Bieber fever. As the year comes to a close, here at MTV News, we've been taking a look back at all the news that was fit to print in 2010 and, more specifically, which people, places and events you, our most valued readers, found most interesting.

We enlisted the biggest brains in our offices to come up with some magical mathematics (i.e., Internet traffic numbers) in order to determine the top 25 people, events, TV shows, movies and other news that received the most MTV love from our readers. For our most loyal fans, and those in tune with pop culture, it's likely not too difficult to imagine which people and events made the list, but there were a few surprises here and there. So without further ado, here's a breakdown of the 25 most clicked-on stories of the year, followed by the full list.

» Four of the top five stories were about people: Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Eminem and Kanye West.

» Five TV shows made the cut: "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars," "Jersey Shore," "Glee" and MTV's bittersweet farewell to "The Hills"

» Five stories involved some form of drama: Lil Wayne's legal drama, T.I.'s legal woes, Bret Michaels' brain hemorrhage, Lindsay Lohan's addiction and court dramas, and John Mayer's Playboy interview.

» Two movie franchises had — and continue to have — their audiences and fans captivated: "The Twilight Saga," and "Harry Potter."

Check out the lineup below. Which one was your favorite?

1. Lady Gaga, 6.2 million views

2. "American Idol," 6 million views

3. Justin Bieber, 5.79 million views

4. Eminem, 5.7 million views

5. Kanye West, 4.5 million views

6. Drake, 3.8 million views

7. VMAs, 3.7 million views

8. "Twilight"/"Eclipse"/"Breaking Dawn," 3.5 million views

9. Haiti/ "We Are the World," 2.8 million views

10. Nicki Minaj, 2.7 million views

11. Taylor Swift, 2.4 million views

12. Lil Wayne's legal drama, 2.2 million views

13. Katy Perry, 2 million views

14. "Dancing With the Stars," 1.9 million views

15. "Jersey Shore" becomes a pop culture phenomenon, 1.6 million views

16. T.I. legal dramas/album, 1.36 million views

17. Harry Potter, 1.3 million views

18. Bret Michaels' brain hemorrhage, 1.3 million views

19. Lindsay Lohan's many dramas, 1.8 million views

20. Lady Gaga's "Telephone," 1.3 million views

21. "Glee," 1.18 million views

22. Britney Spears, 903K

23. "The Hills," 863K

24. John Mayer's Playboy interview, 672K views

25. Conan/Leno late-night drama, 686K

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654903/20101223/story.jhtml

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