# Vital articles

By [Sasa66608](https://paragraph.com/@sasa66608) · 2021-10-28

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_Main page:_ [_Wikipedia:Vital articles_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles)

Vital articles are lists of subjects for which the English Wikipedia should have corresponding high-quality articles. They serve as [centralized watchlists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:Vital_articles) to track the quality status of Wikipedia's most important articles and to give editors guidance on which articles to prioritize for improvement.

*   [Vital articles level 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/1) – 10 most important articles
    
*   [Vital articles level 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/2) – 100 most important articles
    
*   [Vital articles level 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles) – 1,000 most important articles
    
*   [Vital articles level 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/4) – 10,000 most important articles
    
*   [Vital articles level 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/5) – 50,000 most important articles

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