The end of the year is a time to reflect on events over the past 12 months. A handful of search engines did just that, releasing the top searches for the year. Recaps from the Google Zeitgeist; America Online; Yahoo Search; Ask.com; Lycos Top 50; and Dogpile highlight the trends that came and went throughout 2005.
| Most Popular Internet Dogpile Search Terms, 2005 |
| Top 10 |
Top Celebrities |
| 1 |
Music lyrics |
1 |
Paris Hilton |
| 2 |
Paris Hilton |
2 |
Carmen Electra |
| 3 |
Google |
3 |
Pamela Anderson |
| 4 |
eBay |
4 |
Jessica Simpson |
| 5 |
Yahoo |
5 |
Britney Spears |
| 6 |
MapQuest |
6 |
50 Cent |
| 7 |
Games cheat |
7 |
Lindsey Lohan |
| 8 |
Games |
8 |
Jennifer Lopez |
| 9 |
Dogs |
9 |
Green Day |
| 10 |
Top 100 baby names |
10 |
Eminem |
| Best of the Top 50 |
Top Offbeat |
| 1 |
Poetry |
1 |
Names and their meanings |
| 2 |
Funny jokes |
2 |
Inuyasha |
| 3 |
Tattoos |
3 |
Obituaries |
| 4 |
1 |
4 |
Funny pictures |
| 5 |
Radio stations |
5 |
Interview questions |
| 6 |
Weather |
6 |
Wedding vows |
| 7 |
Jennifer Aniston Sedu hairstyles |
7 |
Catholic churches |
| 8 |
Walmart |
8 |
Dragons |
| 9 |
Search engines |
9 |
Napoleon Dynamite |
| 10 |
MySpace |
10 |
Real estate |
| Source: Dogpile, 2005 |
|
| Top AOL Searches, 2005 |
| Overall |
Video Searches |
| 1 |
Lottery |
1 |
50 Cent |
| 2 |
Horoscopes |
2 |
Paris Hilton |
| 3 |
Tattoos |
3 |
Tsunami |
| 4 |
Lyrics |
4 |
Madonna |
| 5 |
Ringtones |
5 |
Angelina Jolie |
| 6 |
IRS |
6 |
Jessica Simpson |
| 7 |
Jokes |
7 |
Ciara |
| 8 |
American Idol |
8 |
Pamela Anderson |
| 9 |
Hairstyles |
9 |
American Idol |
| 10 |
NASCAR |
10 |
Star Wars |
| Movies |
News Stories |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
1 |
Natalee Holloway |
| 2 |
Star Wars: Episode III |
2 |
Tsunami |
| 3 |
Napoleon Dynamite |
3 |
Hurricanes |
| 4 |
Dukes of Hazzard |
4 |
Pope John Paul II |
| 5 |
Fantastic Four |
5 |
Gas prices |
| 6 |
War of the Worlds |
6 |
Live 8 |
| 7 |
Lord of the Rings |
7 |
Terri Schiavo |
| 8 |
Batman Begins |
8 |
Earthquakes |
| 9 |
White Noise |
9 |
Rosa Parks |
| 10 |
Constantine |
10 |
Bird flu |
| Source: America Online, Inc., 2005 |
|
| Top Yahoo Searches, 2005 |
| Web |
Image |
| 1 |
Britney Spears |
1 |
Jessica Simpson |
| 2 |
50 Cent |
2 |
Paris Hilton |
| 3 |
Cartoon Network |
3 |
Britney Spears |
| 4 |
Mariah Carey |
4 |
Lindsay Lohan |
| 5 |
Green Day |
5 |
Angelina Jolie |
| 6 |
Jessica Simpson |
6 |
Pamela Anderson |
| 7 |
Paris Hilton |
7 |
Jennifer Lopez |
| 8 |
Eminem |
8 |
Hilary Duff |
| 9 |
Ciara |
9 |
Carmen Electra |
| 10 |
Lindsay Lohan |
10 |
Anime |
| Video |
News |
| 1 |
Britney Spears |
1 |
Tsunami |
| 2 |
Anime |
2 |
Iraq |
| 3 |
Funny videos |
3 |
Michael Jackson trial |
| 4 |
Jessica Simpson |
4 |
Natalee Holloway |
| 5 |
50 Cent |
5 |
Afghanistan |
| 6 |
Jennifer Lopez |
6 |
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
| 7 |
Shakira |
7 |
Hurricane Katrina |
| 8 |
Mariah Carey |
8 |
Cindy Sheehan |
| 9 |
Eminem |
9 |
President Bush |
| 10 |
Lindsay Lohan |
10 |
Tom Cruise |
| Source: Yahoo Inc., 2005 |
|
| Top Lycos Searches, 2005 |
| Search Terms |
Fads |
| 1 |
Paris Hilton |
1 |
Poker |
| 2 |
Pamela Anderson |
2 |
iPod |
| 3 |
Britney Spears |
3 |
RuneScape |
| 4 |
Poker |
4 |
Blackjack |
| 5 |
Dragonball |
5 |
Free credit report |
| 6 |
Jennifer Lopez |
6 |
Yoga |
| 7 |
WWE |
7 |
Rate your professor |
| 8 |
Pokémon |
8 |
Texas Hold ‘Em |
| 9 |
PlayStation |
9 |
Freecycle |
| 10 |
Hurricane Katrina |
10 |
Crochet |
| News Stories |
Television Shows |
| 1 |
Hurricane Katrina |
1 |
The Simpsons |
| 2 |
Tsunami |
2 |
Teen Titans |
| 3 |
War in Iraq |
3 |
American Idol |
| 4 |
Petra Nemcova |
4 |
Smallville |
| 5 |
Hurricane Rita |
5 |
Big Brother |
| 6 |
September 11th |
6 |
South Park |
| 7 |
Pope John Paul II |
7 |
Lost |
| 8 |
Peter Jennings |
8 |
Family Guy |
| 9 |
Rosa Parks |
9 |
Survivor |
| 10 |
Gas prices |
10 |
Charmed |
| Source: Lycos Inc., 2005 |
|
| Google Zeitgeist: Most Popular Searches, 2005 |
| Top Google.com Gainers, 2005 |
| 1 |
MySpace |
| 2 |
Ares |
| 3 |
Baidu |
| 4 |
Wikipedia |
| 5 |
orkut |
| 6 |
iTunes |
| 7 |
Sky News |
| 8 |
World of Warcraft |
| 9 |
Green Day |
| 10 |
Leonardo da Vinci |
| Top Google News Searches, 2005 |
| 1 |
Janet Jackson |
| 2 |
Hurricane Katrina |
| 3 |
tsunami |
| 4 |
Xbox 360 |
| 5 |
Brad Pitt |
| 6 |
Michael Jackson |
| 7 |
American Idol |
| 8 |
Britney Spears |
| 9 |
Angelina Jolie |
| 10 |
Harry Potter |
| Top Froogle Searches, 2005 |
| 1 |
iPod |
| 2 |
digital camera |
| 3 |
MP3 player |
| 4 |
iPod mini |
| 5 |
PSP |
| 6 |
laptop |
| 7 |
Xbox |
| 8 |
iPod shuffle |
| 9 |
computer desk |
| 10 |
iPod nano |
| Source: Google, 2005 |
|
| Top Ask Jeeves Searches, 2005 |
| News |
Celebrity |
| 1 |
President Bush |
1 |
Usher |
| 2 |
Iraq |
2 |
Hillary Duff |
| 3 |
Hurricane Katrina |
3 |
Lindsay Lohan |
| 4 |
Tsunami |
4 |
Eminem |
| 5 |
Michael Jackson |
5 |
Nelly |
| 6 |
Britney Spears |
6 |
Jesse McCartney |
| 7 |
Natalee Holloway |
7 |
Orlando Bloom |
| 8 |
American Idol |
8 |
50 Cent |
| 9 |
Xbox 360 |
9 |
Beyoncé |
| 10 |
Angelina Jolie |
10 |
Paris Hilton |
| Sports |
| 1 |
NFL |
6 |
Soccer |
| 2 |
NBA |
7 |
NASCAR |
| 3 |
Tour de France |
8 |
Tiger Woods |
| 4 |
Allen Iverson |
9 |
MLB |
| 5 |
Lance Armstrong |
10 |
Tony Hawk |
| Entertainment |
| Music |
Movies |
| 1 |
Usher |
1 |
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
| 2 |
Mariah Carey |
2 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
| 3 |
50 Cent |
3 |
The Pacifier |
| 4 |
Hillary Duff |
4 |
Batman Begins |
| 5 |
Eminem |
5 |
Madagascar |
| Source: Ask.com, 2005 |
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