The Lycos 50
These were the 50 most popular Lycos user searches for the week ending September 16, 2000. For more on how we create this list, see our FAQ.

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1   The Olympics
Medal mania1|9
2   Dragonball
Anime hit 5|57
3   Britney Spears
Teen singer 2|57
4   Pokemon
Still strong 3|57
5   Big Brother
'Reality' show 4|11
6   Halloween
October hottie 11|6
7   Football
Fall favorite 6|9
8   The NFL
Pigskin pros 7|8
9   Napster
Music player 9|29
10   Emmy Awards
TV's big night x|1
11   Geena Davis
Daring dress-wearer x|1
12   Eminem
Pasty rapper 16|21
13   Tattoos
Body art fad 13|57
14   The WWF
Pro wrasslers 15|57
15   'N Sync
Top boy band 12|57
16   Pam Anderson
Pinup queen 17|57
17   Las Vegas
Sin City USA 18|57
18   Anna Kournikova
Tennis teen 10|16
19   Harry Potter
Wizard of lit 20|12
20   Firestone Recall
Tire troubles 14|7
21   Scooters
Rolling fad 19|8
22   Jennifer Lopez
'The Cell' star 27|57
23   Final Fantasy
Video game 21|55
24   Christina Aguilera
Next Britney? 25|38
25   The Bible
Ancient text 24|54
26   Al Gore
The Veep 39|2
27   The Simpsons
Bart's clan 34|37
28   Science Fair Projects
Student research 37|2
29   Nascar
Auto racers 28|34
30   Marijuana
Famous weed 29|37
31   Cindy Margolis
Famous fembot 23|5
32   Skateboarding
Gnarly hottie 35|27
33   George W. Bush
GOP candidate 36|2
34   Diablo II
Hot vid game 22|16
35   NASA
Space station work 43|2
36   Digimon
Japanimation hit 32|5
37   Sailor Moon
Cartoon princess 26|40
38   Gundam Wing
Sci-fi cartoon 30|28
39   Baseball
Playoffs approaching 40|32
40   Nelly
Rapper du jour 41|6
41   Christmas
Amazingly early 46|2
42   Golf
Season ending 45|26
43   Backstreet Boys
#2 boy band 48|57
44   Cliff Notes
Homework helper 44|2
45   Carmen Electra
'Scary Movie' gal 38|16
46   South Park
Crude 'toon 42|4
47   Bob Knight
Rowdy coach x|1
48   The Sims
'Sim City' sequel 47|2
49   Textbooks
College fave 33|3
50   Star Wars
Back on list x|1

 
 
 with Fritz Holznagel
The Lycos 50 Daily Report
 The things you're searching for.September 21, 2000 

This Week's Guest Host: Eileen Wilde

The Search for The Simpsons

What is the most popular TV show according to Web users?

Well, it's not some flash-in-the-pan like Survivor, Millionaire, or the beyond boring Big Brother. They may rise quickly to the top, but their reign is short (Survivor's numbers have plummeted since the final episode).

No, the answer is: The Simpsons!

Although the new season hasn't even begun, The Simpsons remain solidly on the Lycos 50 at #27 after 37 weeks on the list.

Here's a breakdown of last week's Simpsons-related searches with the percentage of all queries (sans searches for just "The Simpsons") received by each:

33% Simpsons sounds
25% Simpsons pictures
13.6% Simpsons wallpaper
10.4% Simpsons episodes
7.7% Simpsons screensavers
7.3% Simpsons quotes
3% Simpsons movies

Bratty Bart, once the star of the show, has been eclipsed by his fumbling father: 33% of Simpsons picture searches are for Homer. Homer sound clips are also popular, including queries for his famous "D'oh!"

Even Krusty the Clown and Mama Marge beat out little Bart.

Other famous Simpsons: Jessica Simpson (singer), and O.J. Simpson.



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    1.  Mia Hamm
    2.  David Beckham
    3.  Michael Owen
    4.  Brandi Chastain
    5.  Ronaldo
    6.  Paolo Maldini
    7.  Zinedine Zidane
    8.  Maradona
    9.  Roberto Baggio
    10. Harry Kewell


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