Britney Spears Heads Most Searched For Artist

I’ve compiled Overture.com list of the most searched for musicians in January and by a huge margin, Britney Spears headed the pack. With over 2.5 million searches, the singer dwarfed runner up Jennifer Lopez (525,492 searches). Others on the list include Shakira at #3, *NSYNC at #9, and Mariah at #13. For a complete list, read on.

Searches done in January 2002

Count Search Term

1) 2,590,234- Britney Spears

2) 525,492- Jennifer Lopez

3) 464,681- Shakira

4) 343,492- Ja Rule

5) 323,915 Aaliyah

6) 318,180- Linkin Park

7) 115,588- Tupac (+ 150,403- (2pac) + 46,391 (Tupac Shakur))

8) 298,210- Lil Bow Wow

9) 294,724- *NSYNC

10) 276,940- Michael Jackson

11) 240,146- Christina Aguilera

12) 224,828- Nelly

13) 213,379- Mariah Carey

14) 209,869- Madonna

15) 204,580- Mandy Moore

16) 202,198- Backstreet Boys

17) 197,134 Usher

18) 194,392- Creed

19) 183,536- Slipknot

20) 182,653- Pink