Janet Jackson and her wardrobe malfunctions was the top web search topic of 2004, according to Lycos. Although Janet Jackson and her peek-a-poo breast held the number one spot on "The Lycos 50" for only two weeks, she generated more search activity in those two weeks than any other search topic, making her the top search of 2004. The search for Jackson's exposure was more popular than the combined searches for Paris Hilton and Britney Spears .
Other interesting tidbits: This year's most-searched band, Evanescence. The most-search news event: The War in Iraq, particularly after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the beheadings of American contractors Nick Berg and Paul Johnson were released online.
Making its first-ever appearance on the top 10 list of most-searched terms for the year, and the number one fad of 2004, is poker. And the "the overall trend we witnessed, and one still gaining, is retro-cool."
Read the list of the top 100 search terms at 50.lycos.com
