30. The Games 100--This annual list by GAMES magazine gives us insight into what games people are playing, or what games they should be playing.
No. 1: Dvonn (in 2003)
29. The Forbes 400--This annual list by Forbesmagazine tells us who has the cash.
No. 1: Bill Gates (for the ninth year in a row)
28. The U.S. News and World Report college rankings--Every high school kid going to college looks at this. Of course, I went to the school that ranked lowest in these rankings of the three schools that I applied to (all of which accepted me).
No. 1: Princeton (in 2003)
27. The NBA's 50 Greatest PlayersBetter than any other sport, and way better than baseball, the NBA knows how to promote itself. This list celebrated the 50th anniversary of the NBA. At the time Shaquille O'Neal was considered controversial, as he was still a relatively young pup without a ring.
No. 1: Kareem (alphabetically), whether you file him under Abdul-Jabbar or Alcindor.
26. People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People--Gossip rag People gives us some non-objective rankings of the "most beautiful people," giving us a mix of old standards, up-and-comers, and a few non-conventional choices to make us think that this isn't quite the exercise in shallowness that it is.
No.1: While there is no official No. 1, Halle Berry was the cover model of the 2003 issue.
25. The New York Times Best-seller List--It's what people are allegedly reading.
No. 1: For the current week, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (hardcover fiction), Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton (hardcover non-fiction), The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston (hardcover advice), East of Eden by John Steinbeck (paperback fiction), Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand (paperback non-fiction), Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins (paperback advice).
24. The Syllabus of Errors--Pius IX ordered this 1864 compilation of "errors" of modernist, liberal thought that was seen at the time as the greatest threat to Catholic principles.
No. 1: 1. There exists no Supreme, all-wise, all-provident Divine Being, distinct from the universe, and God is identical with the nature of things, and is, therefore, subject to changes. In effect, God is produced in man and in the world, and all things are God and have the very substance of God, and God is one and the same thing with the world, and, therefore, spirit with matter, necessity with liberty, good with evil, justice with injustice.—Allocution "Maxima quidem," June 9, 1862.
23. VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit WondersWell, I had to pick one VH-1 list. Better than the 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Better than the 100 Greatest Love Songs. This look at a lot of schlock is appropriately hosted by William Shatner. If you hate the RIAA, this is a good download list.
No. 1: "Macarena" by Los Del Rio.
22. Richard Nixon's enemies list--It makes you wonder what George W. Bush's enemies list looks like.
No. 1: Arnold Picker, a fundraiser for presidential candidate Edmund Muskie, on the original 1971 list
21. The Time 100--Millenium fever set off a lot of list-mania. One excellent example was Time's list of the greatest people of the century. Most amusing was an attempt by Turks to get Kemal Ataturk number one in an on-line vote.
No. 1: Albert Einstein
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