What X is talking about today: July 31, 2026
ariana leads X on July 31, 2026. Pitchfork published a July 31 review of Ariana Grande's eighth album petal, scoring it 6.5 out of 10, and a dense run of track-title trends from LIKE I DO through NEVER GET OVER ME fills ranks #4 to #13 around the same album conversation. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 topics (as_of 2026-07-31T06:01:33 UTC) for type X (Twitter) Trending. The July 31 published top 15 replaces yesterday's entire AEW Dynamite and Yankees at White Sox surname block. New versus July 30: every published item on this list, including Spain (#2), #RaisingKanan (#3), Spider-Man (#6), Morocco (#7), and Ceuta (#15).
Top trending topics on X: July 31
ariana: An X trending topic on July 31. The shorthand tracks Ariana Grande as Pitchfork's July 31, 2026 petal review (6.5/10) and other album write-ups circulate. It is a new #1 versus July 30, when #AEWDynamite led the board.
Spain: An X trending topic on July 31. Spain tags rose with July 30 and July 31 coverage of thousands of migrants entering the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, with at least 9 deaths reported and troops deployed. New versus the July 30 top 15.
#RaisingKanan: An X trending hashtag on July 31. Power Book III: Raising Kanan airs Season 5 Episode 7, Penultimate Means Second to Last, on Starz on July 31, 2026, at 8 pm ET. Episode-night chatter puts the tag at #3.
LIKE I DO: An X trending topic on July 31. The phrase tracks as a petal album track title inside the July 31 Ariana Grande review wave. No separate non-album news trigger was widely reported for July 31, 2026.
BIG FEELINGS: An X trending topic on July 31. The title matches a petal album cut cited in July 31 Ariana Grande album coverage, including Rolling Stone and Variety reviews.
Spider-Man: An X trending topic on July 31. Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens wide in the United States on July 31, 2026, after Thursday preview tallies near $50M to $75M. Opening-day posts keep the franchise name at #6.
Morocco: An X trending topic on July 31. Morocco tags cluster with the Ceuta border surge dated July 30 and July 31, 2026, as migrants crossed from Moroccan territory into the Spanish enclave.
Duran: An X trending topic on July 31. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.
BAD THING: An X trending topic on July 31. The phrase maps to petal's Bad Thing (Bunny Hop) track, which Pitchfork and Variety named in July 31 Ariana Grande album reviews.
BUNNY HOP: An X trending topic on July 31. The subtitle of petal's Bad Thing (Bunny Hop) appears as its own trend string inside the same July 31 album discourse.
KISS ME: An X trending topic on July 31. The phrase tracks as a petal album track title in fan and review chatter around July 31, 2026. No separate non-album trigger was widely reported.
OH WELL: An X trending topic on July 31. Pitchfork and Rolling Stone both highlight petal's Oh Well in July 31 Ariana Grande coverage, matching this trend string.
NEVER GET OVER ME: An X trending topic on July 31. Variety and Rolling Stone cite Never Get Over Me among petal tracks in July 31 reviews, explaining the multi-word trend.
Deebo: An X trending topic on July 31. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.
Ceuta: An X trending topic on July 31. The Spanish North African enclave trended after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco around July 30 and July 31, 2026, with at least 9 deaths and Spain sending about 60 troops. New versus July 30.
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What changed on X since yesterday
Compared with the July 30, 2026 X daily post, the board flipped from wrestling and baseball surnames to music reviews and migration tags.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | ariana (now #1); Spain (now #2); #RaisingKanan (now #3); petal track cluster LIKE I DO through NEVER GET OVER ME (ranks #4 to #13); Spider-Man (now #6); Morocco (now #7); Ceuta (now #15) |
| Theme swap | AEW Dynamite and Yankees at White Sox player surnames left the published top 15 |
| Drop-offs from July 30 top 15 | #AEWDynamite (was #1); Ali Sanchez through Eric Lauer baseball cluster; Arike; #WhiteSox |
What today's X trends reveal
Album-cycle music talk and a Mediterranean migration story replaced midweek wrestling and baseball spam. The clearest dated drivers on July 31 are Pitchfork's petal review (6.5/10) seeding ariana plus eight track-title strings, and Ceuta coverage dated July 30 to July 31 that lifts Spain, Morocco, and Ceuta together.
Spider-Man at #6 and #RaisingKanan at #3 add opening-day film and Starz episode spikes. Across the published top 15 of 50 API rows, none of July 30's baseball surnames remain.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on July 31, 2026, using type X (Twitter) Trending and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/twitter-trends.
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Related trend reports
- Previous day: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/x-trending-july-30-2026
- Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/twitter-trends
- Evergreen guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-tools-for-social-listening-2026