Top ten results for the four major search engines that reported their stats:
Ask Jeeves
1. Song lyrics
2. Dictionary
3. Free Ringtones
4. Games
5. Maps
6. Jokes
7. Driving Directions
8. Horoscopes
9. Baby Names
10. Prom Dresses
Google's 2003 Year-End Zeitgeist
1. britney spears
2. harry potter
3. matrix
4. shakira
5. david beckham
6. 50 cent
7. iraq
8. lord of the rings
9. kobe bryant
10. tour de france
Lycos Web's Most Wanted 2003
The Top 100 items of the year 2003 at Lycos, with last year's rank in parentheses.
1. KaZaA (2)
2. Britney Spears (4)
3. Dragonball (1)
4. Paris Hilton (-)
5. IRS (7)
6. Kobe Bryant (-)
7. Christmas (9)
8. NFL (6)
9. Pamela Anderson (10)
10. Brooke Burke (34)
Yahoo's Top Search Terms of 2003
1. KaZaA
2. Harry Potter
3. American Idol
4. Britney Spears
5. 50 Cent
6. Eminem
7. WWE
8. Paris Hilton
9. NASCAR
10. Christina Aguilera
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