The Lycos 50
These were the 50 most popular Lycos user searches for the week ending April 15, 2000. For more on how we create this list, see our FAQ.

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1   Pokemon
Still the champeen1|35
2   Dragonball
Top cartoon 2|35
3   The IRS
Federal tax folks 5|20
4   Britney Spears
Pop music princess 3|35
5   Taxes
April 15 arrives 10|8
6   Easter
Coming on Sunday 11|4
7   The WWF
Pro wrasslin' league 4|35
8   Tattoos
Springtime hottie 7|35
9   'N Sync
New album a hit 6|35
10   Pam Anderson
Web's fave pinup 8|35
11   Gundam Wing
Hot new cartoon 12|6
12   Marijuana
Controversial weed 15|15
13   Las Vegas
Party town 16|35
14   Baseball
Boys of summer 14|10
15   Napster
Trendy music player 22|7
16   Jennifer Lopez
Latin singing star 13|35
17   Star Wars
Now out on video 21|3
18   Prom Dresses
Dropping slightly 17|14
19   Nascar
Car racing league 18|12
20   Final Fantasy
Video game series 19|33
21   The Simpsons
Cartoon family 26|15
22   William Shakespeare
400 years & counting 29|15
23   Backstreet Boys
Your #2 boy band 20|35
24   Korn
Alterna-band 24|34
25   The Death Penalty
Interest still rising 37|5
26   DMX
Hot rapper/actor 30|11
27   Gnutella
Napster knockoff x|1
28   The Bible
Boost from Easter 31|32
29   The NFL
Draft week frenzy x|1
30   South Park
Crude 'toon 27|35
31   Sisqo
'Thong Song' guy 35|6
32   Blink 182
Scatological band 28|9
33   Sailor Moon
Cartoon princess 25|18
34   Golf
The original hackers 32|4
35   The Holocaust
WW2-era topic 42|2
36   Elian Gonzalez
Cuban immigrant x|1
37   World War 2
Homework topic x|1
38   Skateboarding
Kids love it 34|5
39   Christina Aguilera
Hit single on charts 33|16
40   Spring Break
Fading fast 23|5
41   Mariah Carey
Pop diva 36|30
42   Tupac Shakur
Late rap star 38|14
43   Rap Lyrics
As heard on MTV 39|4
44   Metallica
Hard-rockin' band 40|21
45   Prom Hairstyles
Big night essential 50|2
46   The NBA
Playoffs arrive 43|2
47   Adolf Hitler
WWII dictator 45|2
48   Titanic
88th anniversary x|1
49   The Sims
'Sim City' sequel 48|3
50   Anna Kournikova
Tennis pinup 41|8

 
 
 with Fritz Holznagel
The Lycos 50 Daily Report
 The things you're searching for.April 24, 2000 

One to Watch: Gladiator

We think we've spotted the first hit of the summer movie season, judging by user searches. And the movie is:

GLADIATOR

Sure, you say, that's only because the previews are showing now. But dig this: user searches for "Gladiator" have increased tenfold since January -- gradually at first, and then suddenly doubling last week. People are getting worked up about this movie. (And if you can't get worked up about Russell Crowe slugging it out against baddies in the Colisseum, you're just not summer movie material.)

We still have three weeks to go before the film's May 5 debut, but last week Gladiator got as many searches as perennial Web favorite Hello Kitty. Gladiator vs. Hello Kitty -- now there's a matchup people might pay to see.



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