Drake is rank 1 on the X board dated 2026-09-16T08:01:28.677561, a full turnover versus September 15's Monday Night Football list, after the rapper streamed the hourlong Fear of Missing Out film Tuesday night. Variety dated the premiere September 15. Chatsworth is new at 2 after KNBC's NewsChopper4 crash. #dwts is new at 3 for night two of the Season 35 premiere. Dropped: Broncos, Bo Nix, Chiefs, Kenneth Walker, Mahomes, #WWERaw, #Emmys, Sean Payton, Penta, and Roman.

Top trending topics on X: September 16

1. Drake: Canadian rapper who premiered FOMO, described as self-funded surrealism, on Tuesday with guests including Don Toliver, Sexyy Red, Yeat, and an Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas" remix. Rolling Stone and Variety covered the delayed 9 p.m. ET stream. get_growth on google search shows 7D +13.33% (15.0 on 2026-09-05 to 17.0 on 2026-09-12) and 30D -15.0% (20.0 to 17.0). New at 1.

2. Chatsworth: San Fernando Valley neighborhood where KNBC's helicopter crashed just before 7 p.m. Tuesday near 9151 Mason Ave. while covering a Metro bus collision. FOX 11 and BBC dated the wreck September 15-16. get_growth on google search shows 7D -21.62% (74.0 to 58.0) and 30D 0.0% at 58.0, a pre-crash series that does not capture Tuesday night. New at 2.

3. #dwts: Dancing with the Stars Season 35 two-night premiere. ABC7 said Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman were eliminated Tuesday after a 12/30 salsa. Night two (women, including Julia Stiles and Jenna Dewan) airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+. get_growth on google search for DWTS shows 7D -53.85% (39.0 to 18.0) and 30D +260.0% (5.0 to 18.0). New at 3.

4. #FOMO: Hashtag for Drake's Fear of Missing Out film and the "pray for Gaza" bar that HipHop-N-More dated September 16. Jang reported a 2027 world-tour tease the same night. New at 4.

5. Eliana: KNBC aerial reporter Eliana Moreno, named by the Los Angeles Times as one of two people killed in NewsChopper4. New at 5.

6. Mexico: Country tag as returned by the API (raw string México). TV Azteca's La Granja VIP Segunda Temporada, which debuted September 6, kept Spanish-language traffic on the board alongside #LaGranjaVIPMX. New at 6.

7. #LaGranjaVIPMX: TV Azteca reality tag. TV Azteca reported Kunno nominated then rescued by audience votes; Enstarz dated a Manelyk-Niurka argument September 15. New at 7.

8. George Marciniw: KNBC helicopter pilot named with Moreno in Los Angeles Times coverage of the Chatsworth crash. New at 8.

9. Mets: New York Mets host the Baltimore Orioles at Citi Field on Wednesday, September 16, at 7:10 p.m. for Mexican Heritage Night. New York Latin Culture listed a limited-edition Mexican Mets jersey on the special ticket. New at 9.

10. KNBC: NBC4 Los Angeles, which confirmed NewsChopper4 as its aircraft by 8:55 p.m. Tuesday and issued a joint statement with Telemundo 52. New at 10.

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What changed on X since yesterday

• New: all 10 topics. Drake and #FOMO are the music pair; Chatsworth, Eliana, George Marciniw, and KNBC are the crash cluster.
• Dropped: Broncos (1), Bo Nix (2), Chiefs (3), Kenneth Walker (4), Mahomes (5), #WWERaw (6), #Emmys (7), Sean Payton (8), Penta (9), Roman (10).
• No rank holdovers. Full turnover versus the 2026-09-15T08:01:40.464169 MNF board.

What today's X topics reveal

Tuesday night's entertainment drop and a local TV disaster replaced Week 1 football. Drake's film and #FOMO are one story. Chatsworth, Eliana, Marciniw, and KNBC are the other. The X Twitter Trending API split those crash names across four ranks instead of collapsing them.

dwts is the remaining U.S. live-TV tag on a two-night premiere. Mexico and #LaGranjaVIPMX are a Spanish-language reality cluster that had no analogue on yesterday's NFL list.

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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for analysts, editors, and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. Growth figures on ranks 1-3 used get_growth with source google search and windows 7D and 30D. The matching data source page is X Twitter Trending API.

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