"At the Top of 2005"

Music:

Female Artist- Mariah Carey

Male Artist- 50 Cent

Group- Green Day

Movies:

Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

War of the Worlds and Batman Begins (tie)

Entertainers of the Year:

Male Artist- Jamie Foxx and Kanye West (tie)

Female Artist- Mariah Carey and Kelly Clarkson (tie)

Group-Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

Books:

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

Passion Marks by Lee A. Hayes

Tours:

U2

Destiny's Child

Gwen Stefani

Anger Management Tour: Eminem, 50 Cent, G-Unit and others

Biggest Breakups:

Brad Pitts and Jennifer Aniston

Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey

Destiny's Child

Power Couples:

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (Brangelina)

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (TomKat)

Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow

Catch Phrases:

"Hell to the Naw"

"Fresh Azimiz"

"Bush doesn't like Black People"

Proud Moments:

Michael Jackson, not jailed

Irv Gotti, not jailed

"Oprah turns 20"

Sad Moments:

Tsunami of Indonesia

Hurricane Katrina

President Bush... returns

Letdowns:

Lil Kim-jailed for lying

Aretha Franklin's obesity

President Bush

Kate Moss' drug habits

Big Tunes:

"We Belong Together" (Mariah Carey)

"Let Me Love You" (Mario) and "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson) {tie}

"Golddigger" (Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx)

"Candy Shop" (50 Cent feat. Olivia)

Big Shows on Television:

"Dancing With the Stars"

"Desperate Housewives"

"Everybody Hates Chris" and "America's Top Model " (tie)

"Noah's Arc" (LOGO) and "Being Bobby Brown" (tie)

New Artists:

John Legend

Fantasia

Omarion

Ciara

Huge Debuts:

"Everybody Hates Chris" (UPN)

"The Color Purple, the Musical" (Broadway, NYC)

John Legend

Deaths:

Rosa Parks, John H. Johnson, Luther Vandross, Ossie Davis, Richard Pryor, Shirley Chisholm, Shirley Horn, Johnnie L. Cochran, Obie Benson (Four Tops), Lamont Bentley (Moesha), Lyn Collins, Tyrone Davis, Constance Baker Motley, Edward Patten (Gladys Knight and the Pips), Brock Peters, Eugene Record, Nipsey Russell, George Scott (Blind Boys of Alabama), August Wilson, Ronald Winans, C. Delores Tucker, Peter Jennings, Johnny Carson

*all based on one's opinions