Consumer Escapes - List of Lists

My hand-written To Do list says "blog post" every day. Most days I get to it. On many others it gets shoved to the next day. That's my own list. Lately in perusing the web and print publications I've noticed an explosion of lists: Top 5 ways to get the best airplane seat, Top 100 Beatles songs, Top 100 Wines, etc...

In a blatant ploy for more readers my Labor Day aha was to create a list of the best lists. Sorry if this takes you back to a 1977 bestseller, but here goes:

10. Money Magazine's Top Places to Live
9.  Alexa Top U.S. Websites
8. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Safe Picks
7. AFI Top 100 Greatest Movies
6. New York Times 31 Places to Go in 2010
5. Top found grocery lists (funny stuff)
4. Maxim Hot 100 (not all of my Internet time is productive)
3. Thoroughbred Champions: Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century
2. Car and Driver 10 Best
and at #1 considering I have a high school sophomore and junior and college dominates all conversation U.S. News and World Report College Ranking