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January 2005 Zeitgeist

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. britney spears

     3. paris hilton

     4. christina aguilera

     5. pamela anderson

     6. angelina jolie

     7. brad pitt

     8. games

     9. carmen electra

   10. dictionary


Technology Queries
January 2005

     1. wallpaper

     2. chat

     3. mp3

     4. firefox

     5. bittorrent tracker

     6. kazaa

     7. ipod

     8. ringtones

     9. skype

   10. adaware


Google News Queries
Countries in the News
January 2005

     1. france

     2. china

     3. india

     4. iraq

     5. iran

Sports in the News
January 2005

     1. nfl

     2. australian open

     3. cricket

     4. football

     5. nba

Names in the News
January 2005

     1. angelina jolie

     2. brad pitt

     3. bill clinton

     4. jennifer aniston

     5. michael jackson

Tsunami-Related Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. tsunami pictures

     3. flutkatastrophe

     4. maremoto

     5. raz de maree


Google Image Search Queries
Popular Nature Queries
January 2005

     1. beach

     2. sunset

     3. hawaii

     4. ocean

     5. surf

Popular Music Groups
January 2005

     1. green day

     2. linkin park

     3. blink 182

     4. evanescence

     5. metallica

Popular Female Singers
January 2005

     1. britney spears

     2. christina aguilera

     3. jennifer lopez

     4. beyonce

     5. avril lavigne

Popular Male Singers
January 2005

     1. usher

     2. tupac

     3. bob marley

     4. nelly

     5. kurt cobain


Australia
Automobile-Related Queries - Jan. 2005

     1. cars

     2. holden

     3. ferrari

     4. car sales

     5. toyota

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. qantas

     3. australian open

     4. virgin blue

     5. chad michael murray

     6. maria sharapova

     7. one tree hill

     8. oliver james

     9. the incredibles

   10. cricket

Popular Tennis Players
January 2005

     1. maria sharapova

     2. anna kournikova

     3. andy roddick

     4. marat safin

     5. lleyton hewitt


Canada
Popular Actresses
January 2005

     1. hilary duff

     2. lindsay lohan

     3. carmen electra

     4. angelina jolie

     5. jennifer lopez

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. hilary duff

     3. inuyasha

     4. air canada

     5. chad michael murray

     6. ashlee simpson

     7. lavalife

     8. westjet

     9. simple plan

   10. future shop

Popular TV Shows
January 2005

     1. south park

     2. spongebob

     3. winnie the pooh

     4. friends

     5. desperate housewives


Brazil

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. detran

     3. hello kitty

     4. carnaval

     5. receita federal

     6. avril lavigne

     7. prouni

     8. linkin park

     9. smallville

   10. harry potter

China 

Popular Queries
January 2005
    1. 如何申请icp许可证 (ICP online business license information)
    2. 功夫 ("Kong Fu" movie)
    3. 天下无贼 ("A World Without Thieves" movie)
    4. 周杰伦 (pop singer Jay Chou)
    5. 刘德华 (Andy Lau)
    6. 吴晶晶 (Jingjing Wu, Olympic diving Gold medalist)
    7. 沉默的证人 ("The Silence of the Witness" TV series)
    8. 春节 (Spring Festival)
    9. 春联 (Spring Couplets)
  10. 印度洋海啸 (Indian Ocean tsunami)
Denmark 

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. hunde

     3. heste

     4. ofir

     5. de gule sider

     6. ronaldinho

     7. beyonce

     8. fodbold

     9. politi

   10. ekstrabladet


France

New Year-Related Queries
January 2005

     1. carte de voeux

     2. calendrier

     3. bonne annee

     4. nouvel an

     5. nouvel an chinois

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. sncf

     2. mappy

     3. tsunami

     4. meteo

     5. musique

     6. emploi

     7. fleurs

     8. vendee globe

     9. soldes

   10. ronaldinho

Gastronomy-Related Queries - January 2005

     1. cuisine

     2. recettes de cuisine

     3. restaurant

     4. vin

     5. recette galette des rois


Germany
Popular German Women
January 2005

     1. heidi klum

     2. jeanette biedermann

     3. sara connor

     4. barbara schöneberger

     5. sibel kekilli

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. george bush

     3. firefox

     4. schnappi

     5. rudolph moshammer

     6. saturn

     7. angelina jolie

     8. wikipedia

     9. ikea

   10. flutkatastrophe

Popular German Stores
January 2005

     1. saturn

     2. ikea

     3. media markt

     4. aldi

     5. tchibo


Finland 

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. iltasanomat

     3. iltalehti

     4. runescape

     5. aki sirkesalo

     6. kissa

     7. irc-galleria

     8. avoimet työpaikat

     9. nalle puh

   10. aapeli

India

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. indian railways

     3. sania mirza

     4. trisha

     5. aishwarya rai

     6. anara gupta

     7. ignou

     8. bollywood

     9. ndtv

   10. australian open


Italy
Popular TV Shows
January 2005

     1. smallville

     2. amici di maria de filippi

     3. campioni il sogno

     4. striscia la notizia

     5. il ristorante

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. maremoto

     3. calciomercato

     4. lotteria italia

     5. vietato fumare

     6. digitale terrestre

     7. valentino rossi

     8. meteo

     9. berlusconi

   10. auschwitz

Popular Actresses
January 2005

     1. angelina jolie

     2. jennifer lopez

     3. monica bellucci

     4. sarah michelle gellar

     5. nicole kidman


Ireland
Popular Men
January 2005

     1. robert holohan

     2. brad pitt

     3. damien rice

     4. howard hughes

     5. david beckham

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. ryanair

     2. tsunami

     3. aer lingus

     4. eircom

     5. rte

     6. sky news

     7. budget travel

     8. buy and sell

     9. dictionary

   10. vodafone

Popular Women
January 2005

     1. paris hilton

     2. britney spears

     3. angelina jolie

     4. pamela anderson

     5. christina aguilera


Japan
Popular Males
January 2005

     1.

オレンジレンジ (orange range)

     2.

ペ・ヨンジュン (bae yong joon)

     3.

鮎川純太 (junta ayukawa)

     4.

木村拓哉 (takuya kimura)

     5.

波田陽区 (yoku hata)
Popular Queries
January 2005

     1.

地図 (map)

     2.

mixi

     3.

翻訳 (translation)

     4.

インリン (ynling)

     5.

壁紙 (wallpaper)

     6.

及川奈央 (nao oikawa)

     7.

安田美沙子 (misako yasuda)

     8.

長谷川京子 (kyoko hasegawa)

     9.

辞書 (dictionary)

   10.

占い (fortune telling)
Popular TV Programs
January 2005

     1.

冬のソナタ (winter sonata)

     2.

ごくせん (gokusen)

     3.

義経 (yoshitsune)

     4.

水曜どうでしょう (suiyo dodesho)

     5.

あいのり (ainori)


The Netherlands
Popular Car Brands
January 2005

     1. ferrari

     2. mercedes

     3. lamborghini

     4. porsche

     5. bmw

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. mieke de boer

     3. inga schrama

     4. britney spears

     5. carnaval

     6. ajax

     7. usher

     8. brad pitt

     9. the grudge

   10. angelina jolie

Popular Animals
January 2005

     1. honden

     2. dolfijnen

     3. katten

     4. tiger

     5. panda


Korea

Popular Queries
January 2005

    1.

연예인X파일 ("Celebrity X-file" TV series)

    2.

쾌걸춘향 ("Refreshing Girl Chunyang” TV series)

    3.

프리스타일 ("Freestyle")

    4.

이효리 (Lee Hyori)

    5.

슬픈연가 ("Sad Love Story" TV series)

    6.

해신 ("Sea God" TV series)

    7.

김태희 (Kim Tae-hee)

    8.

한가인 (Han Gah-in)

    9.

권상우 (Kwon Sang-woo)

  10.

한채영 (Han Chae-young)
New Zealand 

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. trademe

     2. tsunami

     3. nzdating

     4. air new zealand

     5. real estate

     6. qantas

     7. angelina jolie

     8. avg

     9. freedom air

   10. brad pitt


Spain
Popular Sports
January 2005

     1. futbol

     2. tenis

     3. atletismo

     4. natacion

     5. rugby

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. marca

     2. tsunami

     3. paginas amarillas

     4. infojobs

     5. el mundo

     6. minijuegos

     7. el corte ingles

     8. loteria nacional

     9. renfe

   10. real madrid

Popular Food-Related Queries - January 2005

     1. recetas de cocina

     2. cocina

     3. vino

     4. restaurantes

     5. comida


Norway 

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. britney spears

     2. tsunami

     3. eminem

     4. brad pitt

     5. the grudge

     6. manchester united

     7. olsen twins

     8. robbie williams

     9. mars

   10. dagbladet

Russia

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1.

Цунами (tsunami)

     2.

windows xp

     3.

icq

     4.

oхрана (security)

     5.

23 февраля (February 23, Army and Navy Day)

     6.

Татьянин День(Tatiana's Day)

     7.

Рождество (Christmas)

     8.

Льготы (social benefits)

     9.

День Святого Валентина (Valentine's Day)

   10.

Бюро переводов (translation agency)
Sweden

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. aftonbladet

     3. britney spears

     4. paris hilton

     5. blocket

     6. dc++

     7. lunarstorm

     8. hundar

     9. expressen

   10. lexikon


United Kingdom
Popular TV Queries
January 2005

     1. little britain

     2. bbc news

     3. cbbc

     4. bbc sport

     5. big brother

Popular Queries
January 2005

     1. tsunami

     2. little britain

     3. games

     4. cars

     5. multimap

     6. paintball

     7. dictionary

     8. currency converter

     9. ryanair

   10. inland revenue

Popular Men
January 2005

     1. brad pitt

     2. usher

     3. david beckham

     4. michael jackson

     5. johnny depp


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Updated: March 9, 2005

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