Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]

The Twittersphere is in love with Justin Bieber. Once again the young pop star tops our top 10 Twitter trends chart, even in spite of the devastating Chile earthquake that also peaked this week as a topic of Twitter conversations.

The fresh data, which comes courtesy of the folks at What The Trend, highlights the most popular topics on Twitter. Hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart given the topical nature of the list.

In looking at the trending data, common themes are starting to emerge and even point to three core audiences –�teens, television watchers, and movie goers — turning to Twitter to discuss their favorite subject matter.

For example, the Jonas Brothers seem to always be a subject of interest, though certainly not on the same level as Justin Bieber. Could this point to the teen king reigning supreme in the music industry for the year ahead?

Also even though the Olympics have come to a close, the games remained just as much of a hot topic on Twitter with avid discussions around the gold medal hockey game and popular athletes. What’s especially surprising, however, is that another big upcoming television event — The Academy Awards — has yet to capture the attention of the Twitterati on the same scale.

Looking towards the week ahead we expect to see Bieber continue to fair well on the chart, Alice in Wonderland to bump up the chart, and the Oscars to hit with Twitter audiences.

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 2/28 – 3/5

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Top Index This Week

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#1

Justin Bieber

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The young Canadian R&B/pop singer is trending these days because his new song, ‘Never Let You Go’ was released for download on iTunes this week, as well as a duet with Sean Kingston, an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. He also had his birthday March 1st. (Subtrends: Justin Bieber, #HappyBirthdayJustin, Eenie Meenie, Never Let You Go, #KingstonFollows, #RIPJustinBieber, Cody, #JonasBieberpeace, My World 2, #justinweloveyou, #CodyIsAScam, Justin’s, #nedabieber, #bieberblastbaby, #SeanKingston)

#2

Chile

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There was a 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile on the morning of Feb. 27th. The epicenter was some 70 miles from Concepcion, Chile’s second-largest city. Tsunami warnings were issued for several countries & islands in the South Pacific but they have been lifted. (Subtrends: Chile, Hawaii, Tsunami, #prayfortheworld, Pacific Tsunami, Concepcion, #hitsunami, USGS, Chilean, Pacific, Australia, Hilo Bay, Hilo, Easter Island, Earth, Juan Fernandez, , Massive 8, Magnitude Earthquake, Tsunami Warning, Watching CNN, #Chile, Catastrophe”, #terremotochile, NYT NEWS ALERT, Pelluhue, Geological Survey, Chile – Reuters, Peru, Magnitude Quake Hits, California, #quake, #earthquake, Earthquake, New Zealand)

#3

Follow Friday

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#FF is a tag for Follow Friday, the meme where users list other Twitterers to follow. (Subtrends: #FF, #followfriday, Follow Friday)

#4

Olympics

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The 2010 Winter Olympics from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ended last Sunday. There was a flurry of Twitter activity around the gold medal hockey games for both men and women. (Subtrends: #van2010, Canada, Go Canada Go, USA, Sidney Crosby, Finland, Team USA, Gold, Apolo Ohno, Ryan Miller, Neil Young, Overtime, U-S-A, Canadians, Slovakia, NIckelback, Vancouver, Team Canada, Catherine O’Hara, Cheryl Bernard, #TeamUSA, Canadian, Finland 6-1, Shaun White, Finnish, Katherine Reutter, Hockey, K-Os, Dear Goalpost, Luongo, Tim Thomas, Zach Parise, Russian, Michael J Fox, Simple Plan)

#5

Jonas Brothers

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Fans of the Jonas Brothers from both Europe and South America wanted the band to tour there, a fan of theirs died in the Chilean earthquake, and Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato’s new song “Make a Wave” premiered Radio Disney. (Subtrends: #JonasBrothersAre, #RIPalejandrajonas, #stay, #ProudOfYouNickJ, Jonas, Make A Wave, JBSouthAmericaTour, #makeawave, #EuropeWantsJonas, Stay, RSCEwl9qQzo)

#6

BBC

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People are tweeting about The BBC Trusts decision to close DAB stations 6music, Asian Network and to cut back on program spending by as much as 25%. Kristian Digby, host of BBC daytime TV show ‘To Buy or Not To Buy’, was also found dead at his home. (Subtrends: #SaveBBC6Music, BBC, Asian Network, #bbcqt, BBC Trust, Mark Thompson, BBC 6M)

#7

Twitter

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Twitter trended due to crossing the 10 Billion tweet mark, users experiencing frozen timelines, William Shatner playing the dad in a tv show based on the Twitter account @shitmydadsays, and a @mashable post about Twitter’s valuation. (Subtrends: #twitterislike, Twitter Speeding, William Shatner, Twitter Timelines, Twitter Helps Find, Windows, Support Places, Boosting Student, How Much Are, Phishing Returns, Successful Twitter, Twitter Location API)

#8

Alice in Wonderland

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Tim Burton’s eagerly anticipated movie, Alice in Wonderland, opens in cinemas worldwide 4th and 5th March, starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway. (Subtrends: Alice, Alice In Wonderland, Johnny Depp, Wonderland)

#9

Haiti

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In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, people are tweeting about various relief efforts. The latest is the song, "Somos El Mundo," available on iTunes. (Subtrends: Haiti, Somos El Mundo)

#10

Galpao 29

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A Brazilian band that appears to have sent Twitter direct messages with links as part of a flawed marketing strategy for a free iPad.

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