We just re-analyzed all of English Wikipedia, looking for citations to LibraryThing works (using ISBNs, OCLC numbers, title and authors, etc.) We found over 1.1 million citations to 412,000 LibraryThing works(1).

Work pages have a “References” section, showing all the links. These have been improved. Links now go to a lightbox, showing all the other pages that link to the page, and of course linking to Wikipedia. I’ve also added a Zeitgeist: Wikipedia page, showing the most frequently cited works and entries.

Here are the top 100 works, by Wikipedia citations, a catalog of pop-songs, decorated German soldiers, politicians, and… fungi!

25 Top-Cited books on Wikipedia

1. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums by David Roberts (3,889 citations)
2. Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 by Veit Scherzer (2,317 citations)
3. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits by Joel Whitburn (1,908 citations)
4. British parliamentary election results 1832-1885 by Fred W. S. Craig (1,747 citations)
5. Air Force Combat Units of World War II by Maurer Maurer (1,548 citations)
6. Dictionary of the Fungi by Paul M Kirk (1,464 citations)
7. The Text of the New Testament an Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual by Kurt Aland (1,276 citations)
8. Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (James, Andrew’s Disease of the Skin) by William D. James MD (1,247 citations)
9. Jane’s Encyclopedia of Aviation: Revised Edition (Jane’s Encyclopedia of Aviation) by Studio Editions Ltd. (1,186 citations)
10. Elections in Europe : a data handbook by Dieter Nohlen (1,174 citations)
11. New Zealand mollusca: Marine, land, and freshwater shells by A. W. B. Powell (1,135 citations)
12. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (2 volumes) by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1,129 citations)
13. Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 by Joel Whitburn (1,114 citations)
14. Handbook of British Chronology (Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks) by E. B. Pryde (1,040 citations)
15. The Directory of Railway Stations: Details Every Public and Private Passenger Station, Halt, Platform and Stopping Place by R. V. J. Butt (1,020 citations)
16. Port Vale Personalities: A Biographical Dictionary of Players, Officials and Supporters by Jeff Kent (949 citations)
17. Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan (944 citations)
18. Dermatology (2 Volume Set) by Jean L. Bolognia (938 citations)
19. British Parliamentary Election Results by F. W. S. Craig (911 citations)
20. Civil War High Commands by John Eicher (879 citations)
21. The encyclopedia of AFL footballers by Russell Holmesby (877 citations)
22. The Dinosauria by David B. Weishampel (860 citations)
23. Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships: 1906-1921 (Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships, Vol 2) by Randal Gray (817 citations)
24. Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments by Kurt Aland (803 citations)
25. The Ship of the Line: The Development of the Battlefleet, 1650-1850 (The Ship of the line) by Brian Lavery (778 citations)
26. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 by David Kent (760 citations)
27. Football League Players’ Records 1888 to 1939 by Michael A Joyce (747 citations)
28. Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships, 1860-1905 by Robert Gardiner (738 citations)
29. Japan Encyclopedia (Harvard University Press Reference Library) by Louis Frédéric (736 citations)
30. The Profile Method for Classifying and Evaluating Manuscript Evidence by Frederik Wisse (730 citations)
31. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1 by Roy W. McDiarmid (711 citations)
32. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates by Rif Winfield (647 citations)
33. The Great Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong (644 citations)
34. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (20 Volume Set) by Stanley Sadie (636 citations)
35. The Book of Golden Discs by Joseph Murrells (633 citations)
36. The science-fantasy publishers: A critical and bibliographic history by Jack L. Chalker (571 citations)
37. Air Force combat wings : lineage and honors histories, 1947-1977 by Charles A. Ravenstein (570 citations)
38. The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature by Michael Cox (559 citations)
39. Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: The Official Record of Minor League Baseball by Lloyd Johnson (548 citations)
40. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (3-Volume Set) by Alexander P. Kazhdan (541 citations)
41. The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem by Benny Morris (530 citations)
42. CRC Handbook: Chemistry & Physics by David R. Lide (525 citations)
43. Birmingham City by Tony Matthews (519 citations)
44. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948 by Walid Khalidi (517 citations)
45. The PFA Premier & Football League players’ records, 1946-2005 by Barry J. Hugman (512 citations)
46. The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson (491 citations)
47. Mammal species of the world : a taxonomic and geographic reference by Don E. Wilson (478 citations)
48. DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle by Daniel Wallace (478 citations)
49. The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition by Michael Teitelbaum (477 citations)
50. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera : A-D by Stanley Sadie (476 citations)
51. Fields of Praise by David B. Smith (474 citations)
52. The Great Indie Discography by Martin C. Strong (467 citations)
53. Irish Kings & High Kings: Irish Kings and High Kings (Four Courts History Classics) by F. J. Byrne (460 citations)
54. The Canadian directory of Parliament, 1867-1967 by James K. Johnson (449 citations)
55. Oxfordshire by Jennifer Sherwood (443 citations)
56. The Empire Ships: A Record of British-Built and Acquired Merchant Ships During the Second World War by W. H. Mitchell (437 citations)
57. Chronology of British History by Alan Palmer (423 citations)
58. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy Through 1968: A Bibliographic Survey of the Fields of Science Fiction, F by Donald Henry Tuck (414 citations)
59. Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon by Hardy Grüne (406 citations)
60. Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur (406 citations)
61. Michigan Place Names by Walter Romig (402 citations)
62. Squadrons of the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth, 1918-88 by James J. Halley (395 citations)
63. Who’s Who 2008: 160th annual edition (Who’s Who) by A&C Black (392 citations)
64. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by Lutz D. Schmadel (392 citations)
65. The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music by Stanley Sadie (385 citations)
66. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines by Bill Gunston (363 citations)
67. Cheshire: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) by Clare Hartwell (357 citations)
68. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World by James F. Clements (357 citations)
69. Collins guide to the sea fishes of New Zealand by Tony Ayling (354 citations)
70. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals by Douglas Palmer (353 citations)
71. Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine (2 Volume Set) by Irwin M. Freedberg (352 citations)
72. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer by DeLorme Publishing (349 citations)
73. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft by David Donald (346 citations)
74. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book by National Football League (338 citations)
75. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club by Roger Triggs (336 citations)
76. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book by Digby Smith (335 citations)
77. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn (334 citations)
78. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945 by Hansgeorg Jentschura (329 citations)
79. The Book of Sydney Suburbs by Gerald Healy (327 citations)
80. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, Eighth Edition by Tim Brooks (327 citations)
81. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition by Nathan Brackett (327 citations)
82. Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns by Chikafusa Kitabatake (327 citations)
83. Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present by Alex McNeil (322 citations)
84. Birds of Venezuela (Princeton Paperbacks) by Steven L. Hilty (322 citations)
85. The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Aircraft Built and Flown by William Green (320 citations)
86. Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role Playing Games by Lawrence Schick (317 citations)
87. Cassell’s Chronology of World History: Dates, Events and Ideas That Made History by Hywel Williams (316 citations)
88. The New Penguin Opera Guide (Penguin Reference Books) by Amanda Holden (314 citations)
89. The Oxford Companion to Chess by David Hooper (307 citations)
90. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers by Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (306 citations)
91. Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1922-1946 by Roger Chesneau (303 citations)
92. U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman (302 citations)
93. Blackpool: A Complete Record, 1887-1992 by Roy Calley (298 citations)
94. The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales by John Davies (296 citations)
95. Historic Spots in California by Mildred Brooke Hoover (295 citations)
96. The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae (Virgin Encyclopedias of Popular Music) by Colin Larkin (295 citations)
97. Indie Hits: The Complete UK Independent Charts 1980-1989 by Barry Lazell (292 citations)
98. Encyclopedia of Stoke City 1868-1994 by Tony Matthews (291 citations)
99. Billboard’s Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Whitburn (290 citations)
100. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera: 4 volumes by Stanley Sadie (289 citations)

See the rest on Zeitgeist: Wikipedia page.

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1. This is a 120% more than 2009.

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