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Dec 2, 2008 6:38 am US/Central
Britney Spears Tops Yahoo! Searches In 2008
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Singer Britney Spears accepts the best female video award for 'Piece of Me' on stage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios on Sept. 7, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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She did it again: Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo! for the fourth year in a row — her seventh time topping the list.
Click here for a slideshow of the top ten search terms.Spears bested World Wrestling Entertainment, Barack Obama, Miley Cyrus and the online game "RuneScape" as the five most-searched terms of 2008, the Web portal and search company announced Monday, a day before the singer released her new album "Circus."
Jessica Alba, the anime series "Naruto," Lindsay Lohan, Angelina Jolie and "American Idol" rounded out the top 10 list. To compile their year-end review, Yahoo editors analyze search queries based on "absolute volume and growth versus previous periods, to see which themes and trends bubble to the surface." Users and their search queries remain anonymous.
Spears also continues to be a ratings draw on television, too. The Saturday episode of the British talent show "The X Factor," which featured an appearance by Spears, attracted 12.6 million viewers, the show's biggest audience, The Guardian reported Monday. Ratings for the Sunday premiere of Spears' MTV special, "Britney: For the Record," weren't yet available.
YAHOO! TOP 10 OVERALL SEARCHES FOR 2008:1. Britney Spears
2. WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)
3. Barack Obama
4. Miley Cyrus
5. "RuneScape"
6. Jessica Alba
7. "Naruto"
8. Lindsay Lohan
9. Angelina Jolie
10. American Idol
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