Just when you thought she had disappeared into relative obscurity, Britney Spears is back. On Yahoo's recently-released list of the top 10 searches of 2008, Britney Spears takes the cake. In this election year, Spears managed to beat out president-elect Barack Obama, who came in at number 3, as the most sought-after search topic of the past year.

The complete list:
1. Britney Spears
2. WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)
3. Barack Obama
4. Miley Cyrus
5. "RuneScape"
6. Jessica Alba
7. "Naruto"
8. Lindsay Lohan
9. Angelina Jolie
10. American Idol


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