single.php

<div class="popular_posts">	
   <h3 id="popular_heading">Popular Posts </h3>
	<?php global $post;
	  $args = array( 'numberposts' => 5, 'offset'=> 1, 'category' => 1 );
	  $myposts = get_posts( $args );
	  foreach( $myposts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
	  <div class="popular_thumbnail">
	     <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?><br /><?php the_title(); ?></a>
	    <?php pp_setPostViews(get_the_ID()); echo pp_getPostViews(get_the_ID());; ?>
	</div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</div>