Hooray for Hollywood! — the big winner this week in our roundup of the top 10 Twitter trends. From the Oscars to Alice in Wonderland (and of course, Justin Bieber), celebrity — whether be it music or film — dominated the Twitterverse.
The latest data, which comes from our friends at What the Trend, gives us a snapshot of what topics dominated Twitter. Given the topical nature of the list, hashtag memes and games have been excluded.
Tween-favorite Justin Bieber lost his spot at #1 to the Big Show — AKA the Oscars. The 82nd Academy Awards dominated Twitter on Sunday night and was the most discussed topic of the week as a whole. Don’t feel bad for Bieber though: he’s still number two on the list.
Now, who’s hot who not/Tell me who rock who sell out in the stores. Well, that would be B.I.G P-O, P-P-A, also know as the Notorious B.I.G. The legendary Brooklyn rapper, who was murdered 13 years ago this week, was #5 on this week’s list of trends. More than a decade after his tragic death, Biggie continues to be a larger than life figure.
Music continues to be a big topic of discussion on Twitter, with artists like Lady Gaga, Bieber and the Jonas Brothers all appearing on the list. We expect to see Lady Gaga next week too, given the camp-infused epic music video for “Telephone” that was released at the end of the week.
Looking forward, we predict Justin Bieber, the iPad and Twilight: Eclipse to all appear on the chart next week.
You can check past Twitter trends in our Top Twitter Topics section as well as read more about this past week’s trends on What The Trend.
Top Twitter Trends for 3/7 – 3/13
Rank
Topic
Top Index This Week
Change
Description
#1
Oscars
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1
The Academy Awards, or Oscars, are film awards given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, California. The 82nd annual show aired in the USA on 3/7/2010. (Subtrends: Oscars, Sandra Bullock, Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker, Avatar, James Cameron, Academy Awards, Kathy Ireland, Red Carpet, Precious, Crazy Heart, Tyler Perry, Best Picture, Jeff Bridges, District 9, Molly Ringwald, Zac Efron, SJP, Best Supporting, Food Inc, Robert Downey Jr, Kristen Stewart, Farrah Fawcett, Mo’Nique, Best Director, George Clooney, Fisher Stevens, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Barbara Walters, ABC, Sandy Powell, Tom Ford, Christoph Waltz, Best Documentary, Sarah Jessica Parker, Colin Firth, Penelope Cruz, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, An Education, Matt Damon, James Taylor, Hattie McDaniel, Chris Pine, Cablevision, NPH, Ryan Bingham, Steve Martin, Congrats Monique, Frog, Sigourney Weaver, Miley’s, Best Animated, Anna Kendrick, Art Direction)
#2
Justin Bieber
1
Justin Bieber’s new album My World 2.0 comes out on March 23rd & his fans are excited. (Subtrends: Justin Bieber, My World 2, #weadorejustin, #BieberHasMyHeart, QVC, #KingstonFollows, #bieberismyidol, #ripmary, #InLoveWithBieber, Big News, AXns5tC-dgk, Eenie Meenie, #Biebershirtless, RICK, BBC1, Cmon, Let’s Dance, #OMJDByeah, #omgbiebertrue, NcvLuIHIo10)
#3
Follow Friday
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Follow Friday is a tradition where people tweet people they believe are fun/interesting to follow (on Fridays).
#4
Alice In Wonderland
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2
Tim Burton’s eagerly anticipated movie, Alice in Wonderland, opened in cinemas worldwide March 5th and stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway. (Subtrends: Alice, Alice in Wonderland)
#5
Notorious B.I.G.
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NEW
This week marks the 13th year of the death of the The Notorious B.I.G. The legendary rapper from Brooklyn, NY was murdered tragically 13 years ago on March 9th. (Subtrends: #ripbig, Biggie, Name Ya Top 5 Biggie, Happy BIG Day, Juicy, Christopher Wallace, #Biggie)
#6
Lady GaGa
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1
Lady Gaga’s new music video with Beyoncé, Telephone, premiered this week. (Subtrends: Lady GaGa, Telephone, Beyonce, #telephonevideo, GQ95z6ywcBY, #TelephoneThursday, Jonathan Ross, GaGa)
#7
Jonas Brothers
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NEW
The Jonas Brother announce a tour with Demi Lovato, discussed sweater colors, joked about the paparrazi, and Nick Jonas continues to act as a spokesman for diabetes. (Subtrends: #JonasAreBack, #JoeEatsFood, #YoureANileyFan, #itsagreysweater, Houston, #NickJonasDay, #WelcomeKevinJ, Everybody)
#8
Chuck Norris
2
NEW
Chuck Norris turned 70 years old this week, March 10. As a result, people are tweeting Chuck Norris facts. (Subtrends: Chuck Norris, #iheardchucknorris, #chucknorris)
#9
Happy Women’s Day
1
NEW
International day to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women. It is celebrated in many different countries around the world on March 8th.
#10
Corey Haim
1
NEW
Canadian actor Corey Haim, best remembered for roles in films ‘The Lost Boys’, ‘Lucas’, and ‘License To Drive’, was found dead March 10. It appears to have been a drug overdose. (Subtrends: Actor Corey Haim, Lost Boys, RIP Corey Haim, #RIPCoreyHaim, LAPD, Goonies, North Hollywood, Corey Haim, KNBC, Frank Albarren, Lucas)
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