The vice grip of the World Cup has loosened after five straight weeks on top, and given way to a real mixed bag of Twitter trends.
Taking the cake this week is the psychological sci-fi thriller Inception, which left many tweeters raving and head scratching at the same time. Music, notes from the news, and TV populate the rest of the chart, during what turned out to be a pretty mellow week for Twitter.
As always, our partners in data at What The Trend have provided the full leader board below. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart.
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 This Week: 7/17 – 7/23
Rank | Topic | Top Index This Week | Intensity | Description |
#1 | Inception (Movie) | 1 | 4 | Inception; is a 2010 sci-fi action thriller film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Many people are chatting about how much they loved the movie, or how much they didn’t get it. |
#2 | Felipe Neto | 1 | 2 | Felipe Neto is a popular Brazilian vlogger who spoke out against the Twilight series of books and movies on a debate show on MTV Brazil. |
#3 | Rick Ross | 1 | 2 | "Teflon Don" is the new album by rapper Rick Ross @RickyRozay) released this week. |
#4 | I♥YOU | 3 | 1 | People are sharing who or what they love on Twitter. |
#5 | Shirley Sherrod | 1 | 1 | Shirley Sherrod, a former U.S. Dept. of Agriculture director, was forced to resign after an edited video surfaced where she reportedly made racist remarks about a white farmer. The White House apologized for the way this was handled and President Obama has spoken with her. |
#6 | If You Knew Me (TV Show) | 1 | 1 | People are tweeting about the MTV original series "If You Really Knew Me." |
#7 | Nelson Mandela | 1 | 1 | Nelson Mandela celebrated his 92nd birthday this week. |
#8 | Soccer/Football | 1 | 1 | A variety of tweets about various soccer players, most notably Ricardo Gomes, Martin Jol, and Caio Ribeiro. |
#9 | Tour de France | 1 | 1 | Controversy erupted this week when Alberto Contador ignored common race course etiquette and passed then-leader Andy Schleck while Schleck was stopped with mechanical failure. |
#10 | SHINee | 1 | 1 | The South Korean boy band released a teaser for their new album "Lucifer." It "shows a new and daring side of SHINee with extremely vogue hairstyles." |
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