Top Listmania!(TM) Lists: All Categories

Amazon publishes a list of "Top Listmania Lists," but it's not entirely clear how these lists are rated. Ratings don't seem to be based on helpful votes or number of times read -- at least not entirely. I suspect they are rated largely according to their conversion rates -- how likely readers are to actually purchase items from the list. That would certainly make sense from Amazon's point of view, and come to think of it, mine too.

For the most part these lists supply additional information beyond just the automatic pictures, prices, and links to product pages. Whether you find this information credible or not is your call, but apparently others have found it helpful, and that is a big plus!

1. Some Cookbooks for a Creole or Cajun Kitchen
2. My favorite Bond movies!
3. Nick Hornby and Company!
4. Doctor Who - Sixth Doctor (Baker Seasons 21-23)
5. The Poetry of Ryokan
6. Cool Passions I Profess
7. Recommended Tanka Poetry Books
8. Kanshi
9. Refined Kabbalah
10. Japanese Poetry
11. Buddhism & Women - The Feminine
12. The U.S. invasion of Vietnam
13. Ryokan's poetry
14. Haiku
15. Zen Buddhism: Old-Style
16. Japanese Novels and Stories in Good English
17. Doctor Who - Third Doctor (Pertwee Seasons 7-11)
18. Koto and Shakuhachi
19. Doctor Who - Seventh Doctor (McCoy Seasons 24-26)
20. Fun books about Chickens
21. Top Ten UNIT Operations (Doctor Who)
22. Issa - Haiku Poet
23. Doctor Who - Fifth Doctor (Davison Seasons 19-21)
24. Historical Fiction set in Asia (includes India)
25. Off the Beaten Path in Historical Fiction
26. Beautiful Kyoto
27. Dharma Bum Inspiration
28. Candlemaking Mysteries by Tim Myers
29. Hanshan - Cold Mountain Poems
30. Appreciation for Sanford Goldstein
31. HK Fantasy
32. Best Books I've Read This Year
33. Buson - Haiku Poet and Painter
34. Some Great Burton Watson Books
35. Heroic Friendships
36. Wandering Through Japan
37. Basho - Haiku Master
38. Intellectual Apothecary
39. The Psychedelicon
40. Great SciFi Books Harriet Klausner has NOT reviewed!
41. Inspiring sci-fi and fantasy (yes, it does exist!)* under construction
42. Qumran Cave
43. Samurai - Origins to Warring States Part I
44. Sweet ,Romantic DVDS
45. Explorer Series - Complete*
46. The Art of Andrey Tarkovsky
47. my favorite music
48. Welcome Oscar
49. A Few Good Catholic Titles
50. Amazon Shorts: GOLD-DUSTED-GATEWAYS into Star-Studded Minds.
51. Doctor Who - Second Doctor (Thoughton Seasons 4-6)
52. A little perfume goes a long way...
53. Hemmingsonia!
54. Czech books
55. Autumn
56. Doctor Who - First Doctor (Hartnell Seasons 1-4)
57. Horror Books That Shouldn?t Be Missed
58. Faith Scrapbooking
59. Book Video Trailers!!!!!!!
60. HUMOR IN MANY LANGUAGES
61. Self, Soul & Consciousness; Physics, Philosophy & Biology of
62. Books to Read Aloud to a Kid an Adult Can Love, Too
63. Reading Films is Fun--Spanish Language Films
64. "Rockin Good Stories, Good Wine, and Great Food"
65. My Favorite Ambleside Online "Extras" List 1
66. Doctor Who on DVD -- The New Series
67. Doctor Who: The Handbooks
68. Cifford Pickover
69. Infinite Wealth of Knowledge and Networks
70. Vernon Joynson
71. I Feel Better Because of.......poems?
72. Mystery in History
73. Book clips, book videos, book trailers
74. Not Your Typical Board Games
75. 25 Mucho Fantastic Horror Stories
76. What I've read in 2007 (to be updated)
77. Stranded on a Deserted Isle With Just 5 Books
78. The most underrated Doctor Who stories
79. Third Set of The New Adventures (Virgin Doctor Who novels)
80. LOVE HAS STRANGE WAYS
81. A CLASSICAL SCHOLAR : MICHAEL GRANT (As Author&Translator)
82. The Old Testament
83. Rainbow Water
84. Space-Age Cocktail Music
85. Be a (Thinking) Conservative
86. Best Doctor Who on DVD
87. I really DO love Lucy!
88. The Thinking Man's Guide to 30 Best Japanese Films on DVD
89. Ghost Toasties Part II
90. Historical Romances I've read and loved
91. Great Music accompanied by Oscar Peterson
92. Star Trek Movies--Best to Worst
93. Not too cool for school--movies about school
94. Kojeve and the End of History; Primary &some Secondary Texts

Amazon's Most Wished-For Electronics

In addition to their Gift Guides, Amazon.com publishes a series of "Most Wished-For" items, taken from customer's wish lists. Their gift guides generally parallel these wish-lists pretty closely, but sometimes there are significant differences.

Not too surprisingly, these Most Wished for Electronics tend to be a little more expensive than their "most gifted" counterparts.

1. Apple 16 GB iPod touch
2. Apple 4 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Silver (3rd Generation)
3. Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)
4. Apple 80 GB iPod classic (Black)
5. Apple 8 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Black (3rd Generation)
6. Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
7. Canon PowerShot A570IS 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
8. Apple 8 GB iPod touch
9. Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
10. Canon PowerShot SD850 IS 8.0 MP Digital Elph Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
11. Zune 80 GB Digital Media Player Black (2nd Generation)
12. Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)
13. Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
14. Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom
15. TomTom One, 3rd Edition 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator
16. Apple 80 GB iPod classic Silver (6th Generation)
17. Apple 160 GB iPod classic (Black)
18. Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (Black)
19. Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
20. Canon PowerShot A560 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
21. Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
22. Apple 8 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Blue (3rd Generation)
23. Sony Cybershot DSCW55 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Black)
24. Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
25. Western Digital WDXMS1200TN Passport 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive
26. Toshiba HD-A3 720p/1080i HD DVD Player
27. Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot
28. Western Digital WDG1U5000 My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive
29. Canon PowerShot A720IS 8MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
30. Western Digital WDXMS2500TN Passport 250 GB USB Portable Hard Drive
31. Garmin StreetPilot c340 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
32. Magellan Maestro 3100 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
33. Western Digital 160GB 2.5-inch Passport USB Portable Hard Drive
34. Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
35. Apple 30 GB iPod AAC/MP3 Video Player Black (5.5 Generation)
36. Apple 1 GB iPod shuffle Purple (3rd Generation)
37. SanDisk SDMX4-2048-A70 Sansa e250 2 GB MP3 Player with microSD Expansion Slot
38. Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
39. Samsung LNT4661F 46" 1080p LCD HDTV
40. Garmin nüvi 200 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
41. Canon PowerShot SD870IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
42. Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player (Black)
43. Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router
44. Sony DCR-DVD108 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom
45. Nikon D40x 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
46. Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (White)
47. Apple 1 GB iPod shuffle Silver (3rd Generation)
48. Sony Cybershot DSCW55 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Pink)

Featured Brands

• Apple Computer
• Canon
• Garmin
• Linksys
• Magellan
• Nikon
• Pure Digital Technologies, Inc.
• Samsung
• SanDisk
• Sony
• TomTom
• Toshiba
• Western Digital
• Zune

Amazon's Most Wished-For Video Games

In addition to their Gift Guides, Amazon.com publishes a series of "Most Wished-For" items, taken from customer's wish lists. Their gift guides generally parallel these wish-lists pretty closely, but sometimes there are significant differences. While these Most Wished for Video Games are substantially similar to the "most gifted" category this list places considerably more empahasis on the Nintendo Wii, which was in short supply at local retailers during the Christmas rush.

Please note when ordering these items that many games have been ported to more than one gaming platform, so you should double-check to ensure that you are getting the right game for your system.

1. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
2. Assassin's Creed (XBox 360)
3. Mass Effect (XBox 360)
4. Wii Nunchuk Controller (Wii)
5. Wii Charge Station (Wii)
6. Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training (Wii)
7. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
8. Halo 3 (XBox 360)
9. BioShock (XBox 360)
10. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
11. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
12. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)
13. The Orange Box (XBox 360)
14. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PlayStation 3)
15. PlayStation 3 80GB Motorstorm Pack (PlayStation 3)
16. Assassin's Creed (PlayStation 3)
17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
18. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo DS)
19. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
20. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
21. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PlayStation 3)
22. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
23. PlayStation 3 40GB Spider-Man Movie Pack (PlayStation 3)
24. Mario Kart (Nintendo DS)
25. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (Nintendo DS)
26. Carnival Games (Wii)
27. Wii Classic Controller (Wii)
28. The Orange Box (PC)
29. Nintendo DS Lite Onyx Black (Nintendo DS)
30. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PlayStation 3)
31. PlayStation 3 Wireless Sixaxis Controller (PlayStation 3)
32. Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XBox 360)
33. Crysis (PC-DVD)
34. Super Paper Mario (Wii)

Featured Brands

• Activision
• Electronic Arts
• Global Star
• LucasArts Entertainment
• Microsoft
• Nintendo
• Nintendo of America
• NYKO Technologies
• Sony
• Sony Computer Entertainment
• Square Enix
• UBI Soft

Amazon's Most Wished-For Cosmetics

In addition to their Gift Guides, Amazon.com publishes a series of "Most Wished-For" items, taken from customer's wish lists. Their gift guides generally parallel these wish-lists pretty closely, but sometimes there are significant differences.

Their Most Wished For in Beauty list is a good example: It appears that all Bare Escentuals products, and several other brands are now sold exclusively through Sephora, which may effect the terms of Amazon's Free Shipping offer (although Sephora is currently offering free shipping on orders of $50 or more)

If Santa didn't bring you the beauty & cosmetic items you were hoping for consider these popular products, just in time for that New Year's Eve soirée.

1. Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation
2. Bare Escentuals Get Started Eyes ($94 Value)
3. Bare Escentuals Get Started Kit - Fairly Light/Light ($181 Value)
4. Bare Escentuals Get Started Kit - Medium Beige/Medium ($181 Value)
5. Burt's Bees Head To Toe Starter Kit
6. Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil
7. Bare Escentuals Smoky "V" Eye Tutorials ($54 Value)
8. Bare Escentuals Classic Rock Flawless Diamond 9-Piece Color Collection ($145 Value)
9. Marc Jacobs Daisy
10. Vera Wang Princess
11. Dior Diorshow Mascara
12. Philosophy Hope in a Jar
13. Sephora Brand Face & Eye Travel Tool Kit
14. O.P.I. Russian Collection
15. Bare Escentuals Buffing Brushes The Essential Collection ($87 Value)
16. Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
17. Imju Fiberwig Fiberwig
18. Bare Escentuals Wearable Lip Kit ($40 Value)
19. Bare Escentuals Beyond the Basics ($110 Value)
20. Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Multi-Tasking Face
21. Stila Gift of Glaze
22. philosophy cinnamon buns shampoo, body wash, and bubble bath
23. philosophy amazing grace perfumed shampoo and shower gel
24. Urban Decay Eyeshadow
25. HAPPY For Women By CLINIQUE eau de parfum
26. Sephora Brand Slim Pencil - Eye
27. Philosophy All Stars
28. DuWop Lip Venom
29. philosophy amazing grace 4 piece pampering gift set
30. Benefit Cosmetics Eye Bright
31. The Body Shop Bath Pillow
32. Bare Escentuals Wearable Eye Kit - Meet The Plums
33. Dior J'adore
34. Sephora Brand Luminous Trio
35. Bare Escentuals bareVitamins Prime Time
36. Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Eyeshadow
37. Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Essential Brow Kit
38. Bare Escentuals Wearable Eye Kit - Meet The Browns
39. Bare Escentuals 100% Pure Moxie ($154 Value)
40. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
41. DKNY Be Delicious
42. Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Liner Shadow
43. OPI Classics
44. L.A.M.B. Fragrance By Gwen Stefani

Featured Brands

• Bare Escentuals
• BeneFit
• Burt's Bees
• CLINIQUE
• Dior
• DKNY
• Dolce & Gabbana
• DuWop LLC
• Gwen Stefani
• Imju Fiberwig
• Marc Jacobs
• O.P.I.
• perfumania
• Philosophy
• Sephora
• Stila
• Urban Decay
• Vera Wang