Thursday, December 31, 2009
Design Of A Decade (2000-2009)
Today is not only the last day of the year, but the decade. I can't believe ten years of this century have already passed. Since I love lists, I decided to compile a 'best of' the decade to put a cap on things. I use the term 'best' loosely since some of the people listed below are monsters (you can decide who I mean, lol) and some of the music and artists are awful but for better or worse, they defined the decade no one knows what to call.
Top Stories Of The Decade
The methodology: The analysis factored in the number of citations over the course of the decade on the Internet, the blogosphere, including social media, as well as the top 50,000 print and electronic media sites.
(Rank News Story/Comment)
1. Rise of China – The biggest story of the decade, outdistancing the No. 2 Internet story by 400%.
2. Iraq War — The buildup, the invasion, the hunt for the WMDs, and the Surge were top in print and electronic media outlets.
3. 9/11 Terrorist Attacks – The 9/11 Terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC seemed to set the tone for the new decade.
4. War on Terror – President George W. Bush’s response to 9/11.
5. Death of Michael Jackson – A remarkably high ranking considering that MJ’s death occurred in the final year of the decade.
6. Election of Obama to US presidency – The rallying cries of ‘hope’ and ‘Yes, we can!’ resulting in the historic election of an African-American to the US presidency.
7. Global Recession of 2008/9 – The on-going world economic restructuring as opposed to the initial ‘economic meltdown’ or ‘financial tsunami’.
8. Hurricane Katrina — New Orleans was devastated when the levies collapsed; scenes of death and destruction shocked millions the world over.
9. War in Afghanistan – Now in its eighth year with an expansion into neighboring Pakistan.
10. Economic Meltdown/Financial Tsunami – The initial shock of witnessing some 25% of the world’s wealth melting away seemingly overnight.
Technology Of The Decade: It's stunning how so many daily (and I'm sure, essential) things people use all came to fruition in just the last 10 years.
1. Social Networking: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Blogging
2. Digital Revolution: iPod, iPhone, iTunes
3. Google Search (technically launched in 1998 but an ‘aughts mainstay)
4. Texting, IM speak
5. Video Games Advancement: The Wii, Xbox 360, PS3
6. Video Revolution: YouTube, Skype
7. Craigslist
8. Twitter
9. Blu-Ray
10. Wikipedia
Important/Influential People Of The Decade (for better or worse)
Politics/World:
George Bush
Dick Cheney
Osama Bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
Barack Obam
Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi
Al Gore
Entertainment:
Oprah Winfrey
J.K. Rowling
J.J. Abrams
Simon Cowell
Rupert Murdoch
Mark Burnett
Michael Jackson
Mery; Streep
Johnny Depp
Eminem
Beyonce
Technology:
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Finance:
Warren Buffett
Alan Greenspan
Bernie Madoff
Ben Bernanke
Suze Orman
Sports:
Tiger Woods
Michael Phelps
Roger Federer
Tom Brady
Danicka Patrick
Bestselling Albums of the Decade:
1. The Beatles: 1 - 11,499,000
2. ‘N SYNC: No Strings Attached - 11,112,000
3. Norah Jones: Come Away With Me - 10,546,000
4. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP - 10,204,000
5. Eminem: The Eminem Show - 9,799,000
6. Usher: Confessions - 9,712,000
7. Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory - 9,663,000
8. Creed: Human Clay - 9,491,000
9. Britney Spears: Oops!...I Did It Again - 9,185,000
10. Nelly: Country Grammar - 8,461,000
Top Songs:
1. “We Belong Together” Mariah Carey
2. “Yeah!” Usher f/ Lil’ Jon & Ludacris
3. “Low” Flo Rida f/ T-Pain
4. “How You Remind Me” Nickelback
5. “I Gotta Feeling” The Black Eyed Peas
6. “No One” Alicia Keys
7. “Boom Boom Pow” The Black Eyed Peas
8. “Let Me Love You” Mario
9. “Golddigger” Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx
10. “Apologize” Timbaland f/ OneRepublic
Top Musical Artists:
1. Eminem (32.2 million CDs sold)
2. Usher
3. Nelly
4. Beyonce
5. Alicia Keys
6. 50 Cent
7. Nickelback
8. Britney Spears
9. Destiny’s Child
10. Jay-Z
Best Selling Digital Singles of the Decade:
1. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain: "Low" - 5,214,000 million downloads
2. Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis: "Just Dance" - 4,690,000
3. Jason Mraz: "I'm Yours" - 4,619,000
4. Timbaland feat. OneRepublic: "Apologize" - 4,439,000
5. The Black Eyed Peas: "Boom Boom Pow" - 4,349,000
6. Soulja Boy Tell'em: "Crank That" - 4,315,000
7. Lady Gaga: "Poker Face" - 4,200,000
8. Coldplay: "Viva la Vida" - 4,140,000
9. Taylor Swift: "Love Story" - 4,005,000
10. Katy Perry: "Hot N Cold" - 3,945,000
Top Movies: (no wonder they make sequels)
1. The Dark Night $533 million
2. Shrek 2 $441
3. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest $423
4. Spider Man $403
5. Transformers 2 $402
6. Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith $380
7. Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King $377
8. Spider Man 2 $373
9. Passion Of The Christ $370
10. Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers $340
Top Rated TV Programs: (Shows you how fragmented TV is now… almost all the shows are from early in the decade when viewership was bigger)
1. Friends
2. Survivor
3. Joe Millionaire (gross)
4. ER
5. American Idol
6. Grey’s Anatomy
7. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
8. Frasier
9. Everybody Loves Raymond
10. Spin City
Top Grossing Tours: (That’s a lot of pot smoking going on, haha)
1. Dave Matthews Band 529.1 million
2. Celine Dion 522.2
3. Kenny Chesney 455.6
4. Bruce Springsteen 444.3
5. The Rolling Stones 426.9
6. U2 391.0
7. Madonna 325.3
8. Eagles 313.4
9. Elton John 286.4
10. Jimmy Buffett 285.8
Top Selling DVDs:
1. Mamma Mia! (Really?! lol)
2. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
4. Planet Earth
5. The Dark Knight
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
7. The Bourne Ultimatum
8. Star Wars Trilogy
9. Band Of Brothers
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Top Viral Videos:
1. Soulja Boy: Crank That 360 million views (that’s a lot of wasted time, lol.)
2. Twilight Movie Trailer 274.6
3. Beyonce: Single Ladies 244.6
4. Mariah Carey: Touch My Body 237.4
5. Susan Boyle (Britain's Got Talent) 221.1
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