Yahoo posted recently a report for the top searches in 2005. It's interesting to compare their results with the ones from WordTracker or
Google Zeitgeist.
Anyway, this are the top searches as reported by Yahoo for 2005 (using their search engine, of course):
| overall top searches | web | image | video |
| 1 | Britney Spears | Jessica Simpson | Britney Spears |
| 2 | 50 Cent | Paris Hilton | Anime |
| 3 | Cartoon Network | Britney Spears | Funny Videos |
| 4 | Mariah Carey | Lindsay Lohan | Jessica Simpson |
| 5 | Green Day | Angelina Jolie | 50 Cent |
| 6 | Jessica Simpson | Pamela Anderson | Jennifer Lopez |
| 7 | Paris Hilton | Jennifer Lopez | Shakira |
| 8 | Eminem | Hilary Duff | Mariah Carey |
| 9 | Ciara | Carmen Electra | Eminem |
| 10 | Lindsay Lohan | Anime | Lindsay Lohan |
| celebrity top searches | overall | females | males |
| 1 | Britney Spears | Britney Spears | 50 Cent |
| 2 | 50 Cent | Mariah Carey | Eminem |
| 3 | Mariah Carey | Jessica Simpson | Usher |
| 4 | Jessica Simpson | Paris Hilton | Nelly |
| 5 | Paris Hilton | Ciara | R, Kelly |
| 6 | Eminem | Lindsay Lohan | Bow Wow |
| 7 | Ciara | Jennifer Lopez | Michael Jackson |
| 8 | Lindsay Lohan | Kelly Clarkson | Howard Stern |
| 9 | Jennifer Lopez | Hilary Duff | The Game |
| 10 | Kelly Clarkson | Shakira | Mike Jones |
| sports top searches | overall | teams | athletes |
| 1 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Maria Sharapova |
| 2 | NASCAR | New York Yankees | Anna Kournikova |
| 3 | Major League Baseball | Boston Red Sox | Danica Patrick |
| 4 | NBA | Real Madrid | David Beckham |
| 5 | Maria Sharapova | Chicago Cubs | Allen Iverson |
| 6 | Dallas Cowboys | Manchester United | Serena Williams |
| 7 | Anna Kournikova | Houston Astros | Michael Jordan |
| 8 | Danica Patrick | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lance Armstrong |
| 9 | Ultimate Fighting Championship | Atlanta Braves | Ronaldinho |
| 10 | New York Yankees | Green Bay Packers | Kobe Bryant |
| products top searches | overall | cars | electronics |
| 1 | Digital cameras | Honda | iPod |
| 2 | Flowers | Toyota | Music downloads |
| 3 | iPod | Ford | PSP |
| 4 | Nike | Nissan | xBox 360 |
| 5 | Prom dresses | BMW | Digital camera |
| 6 | PSP | Mercedes | PlayStation 3 |
| 7 | xBox 360 | Chevrolet | XM Radio |
| 8 | Halloween costumes | Dodge | MP3 Player |
| 9 | Shoes | Lexus | Video games |
| 10 | Roses | Ferrari | Sirius Radio |
| news top searches |
| 1 | Tsunami | 6 | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
| 2 | Iraq | 7 | Hurricane Katrina |
| 3 | Michael Jackson trial | 8 | Cindy Sheehan |
| 4 | Natalee Holloway | 9 | President Bush |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 10 | Tom Cruise |
| entertainment top searches | movies | music | tv shows |
| 1 | Star Wars | Britney Spears | American Idol |
| 2 | Napoleon Dynamite | 50 Cent | The Simpsons |
| 3 | Batman Begins | Mariah Carey | Family Guy |
| 4 | Superman Returns | Green Day | Days of Our Lives |
| 5 | Spider-man | Eminem | Lost |
| 6 | Sin City | Ciara | The Apprentice |
| 7 | Dukes of Hazzard | Kelly Clarkson | Smallville |
| 8 | The Incredibles | Shakira | Desperate Housewives |
| 9 | Fantastic Four | Gwen Stefani | The OC |
| 10 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | My Chemical Romance | America's Next Top Model |
| international top searches |
| | Korea | | Australia |
| | Germany | | Canada |
| | Italy | | France |
