Another No.1 for Britney Spears

Teen pop sensation Britney Spears has finished the 2000 in poll position as the most popular search term entered into portals…

Teen pop sensation Britney Spears has finished the 2000 in poll position as the most popular search term entered into portals Yahoo and Lycos.

According to CNET News , the American teeny-bopper also took seventh place on the Altavista search engine following closely on the heels of 'sex', 'MP3', 'Yahoo', 'Hotmail' and 'Chat.'

Yahoo's top 10 list, tracked by its Buzz Index, listed Britney Spears in first place, followed by children's game "Pokemon,", as well as Napster, Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Lopez.

Lycos' end of the year results were similar, with Britney Spears at No. 1.

  • AltaVista: sex, MP3, Yahoo, Hotmail, chat, Pokemon, Britney Spears, Napster, games, Warez.
  • Lycos: Britney Spears, Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, WWF, N'Sync, Pamela Anderson, tattoos, Napster, Jennifer Lopez, Summer Olympics.
  • Yahoo: Britney Spears, Pokemon, Napster, WWF, Eminem, N'Sync, Pamela Anderson, Dragon Ball Z, Jennifer Lopez, Backstreet Boys.
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