Britney Spears More Popular Than Miley Cyrus and Jessica Alba

Mon, 01 December 2008 23:16:13 ET

Britney Spears sits on number one position in Yahoo! most-searched terms of 2008, beating Miley Cyrus and Jessica Alba.

Of the billions of searches carried out on the portal Yahoo!, singer Britney Spears has taken number one position in the most-searched terms of 2008. She has beaten celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Jessica Alba. The Web portal and search company announced the top ten overall searches on December 1 to BBC, a day before the singer launched her new album "Circus".

Vera Chan, senior editor of Yahoo! Buzz stated that Spears tops Yahoo! searches because of her "redemption tales". "She was number one last year for all the wrong reasons, and this year for all the right reasons," Chan told the BBC. "People like redemption tales. You can't have a public meltdown that big and not have people follow you". The senior editor continued saying, "This was the kind of life it would have taken someone 50 years to live and she did it in 27. Welcome to the 21st Century."

Spears has bested World Wrestling Entertainment, Barack Obama, Miley Cyrus and online game "RuneScape" in the five most-searched terms of 2008. Meanwhile, the sixth place is grabbed by actress Jessica Alba. Japanese manga cartoon series "Naruto" has taken number 7 position, actress Lindsay Lohan has held number 8 and actress Angelina Jolie has stood at number 9. The last position belongs to reality TV talent show "American Idol".

Yahoo! Top 10 Overall Searches For 2008: