The Lycos 50
These were the 50 most popular Lycos user searches for the week ending March 11, 2000. For more on how we create this list, see our FAQ.

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1   Pokemon
Still the champeen1|30
2   Mardi Gras
Peaks at #2 9|5
3   Dragonball
Top cartoon 2|30
4   Britney Spears
Pop music princess 3|30
5   The WWF
Pro wrasslin' league 5|30
6   Pam Anderson
Longtime web pinup 6|30
7   Jennifer Lopez
Grammy gown a hit 4|30
8   The IRS
April 15 nears 7|15
9   Tattoos
Why so darn hot? 08|30
10   Las Vegas
The new Tinseltown 10|30
11   'N Sync
New album 11|30
12   Nascar
Auto racing league 17|7
13   Backstreet Boys
Your #2 boy band 14|30
14   Marijuana
Your #1 weed 15|10
15   Taxes
Rites of spring 18|3
16   Prom Dresses
Coming on strong 21|9
17   Final Fantasy
Video game series 16|28
18   Korn
Alterna-band 20|29
19   St. Patrick's Day
Anti-snake holiday 37|2
20   Sailor Moon
Cartoon princess 31|13
21   The Simpsons
Resurgently popular 23|10
22   Gundam Wing
Japanese cartoon x|1
23   Napster
Trendy music player 26|2
24   The Bible
Classic text 29|27
25   Lent
Religious season x|1
26   Christina Aguilera
Teen singer 24|11
27   South Park
Crude 'toon 27|30
28   Baseball
Spring training time 33|5
29   DVD
Hot video format 35|26
30   Mariah Carey
Pop songstress 28|25
31   Blink 182
Highest rank ever 38|4
32   William Shakespeare
Classic playwright 30|10
33   Tupac Shakur
Late rap star 32|9
34   The Iditarod
Sled dog race x|1
35   DMX
Happenin' rapper 25|6
36   Anna Kournikova
Tennis-playing pinup 19|3
37   Jenny McCarthy
Doesn't play tennis 34|12
38   Carmen Electra
Ex-'Baywatch' star 41|5
39   Sisqo
Ex-'Dru Hill' member x|1
40   Lolo Ferrari
Late French star x|1
41   The Census
Decennial tally x|1
42   Jennifer Lopez's Dress
Third nutty week 13|3
43   Science Fair Projects
Student hottie 39|10
44   Madonna
Croons "American Pie" 44|6
45   Metallica
Long-lived rock band 42|16
46   Cindy Margolis
Pinup gal x|1
47   Sable
Former pro wrassler 46|4
48   NASA
Space jockeys 40|30
49   Shania Twain
Country star 43|29
50   Star Wars
Movie franchise x|1

 
 
 with Fritz Holznagel
The Lycos 50 Daily Report
 The things you're searching for.March 17, 2000 

Search Me, I'm Irish!

Who are the hottest Irish names in North America?

In honor of St. Patrick's Day weekend, we scoured last week's top 50,000 search terms for celebs with prominent Irish surnames. And the most-searched-for celebs are...

O'CONNOR
#1: Author Flannery O'Connor
Runner-up: Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor

CASSIDY
#1: Pop singer David Cassidy
Runner-up: American outlaw Butch Cassidy

FITZGERALD
#1: Author F. Scott Fitzgerald
Runner-up: Jazz virtuoso Ella Fitzgerald

FOX
#1: Britpop singer Samantha Fox
Runner-up: Cancer activist Terry Fox

KELLY
#1: Actress/princess Grace Kelly
Runner-up: Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly

LYNCH
#1: Film director David Lynch
Runner-up: Actress Kelly Lynch

MURPHY
#1: Comedian/actor Eddie Murphy
Runner-up: Woo-woo golf author Michael Murphy

RYAN
#1: Star Trek actress Jeri Ryan
Runner-up: Actress Meg Ryan

BARRY
#1: Humorist Dave Barry
Runner-up: Actress Drew Barrymore (honorary Barry)

SULLIVAN
#1: Composers Gilbert & Sullivan
Runner-up: Educator Anne Sullivan



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