Posts Tagged ‘high school musical’

You’ve heard me prattle on and on about all of the top trends over the past year. Americans have Ba-rocked the vote, shopped for their favorite Jonas brothers memorabilia and showed their support for Britney’s comeback, turning pop culture obsessions into possessions on eBay.

We put our math hats on and decided to get the lowdown on the numers, identifying exactly what Americans were most fascinated by in 2008. You can read the full press release here.

But here is a sneak peek—my picks for America’s top 10 pop culture obsessions of 2008  include:
1.    Nintendo Wii – 2,056,866 related items sold
2.    Xbox 360 – 1,297,903 related items sold
3.    Apple’s iPod Touch – 281,361 related items sold
4.    Hannah Montana – 223,139 related items sold
5.    Apple’s iPhone 3G – 212,837 related items sold
6.    Brett Favre – 199,832 related items sold
7.    Barack Obama – 111,546 related items sold
8.    High School Musical Cast – 109,813 related items sold
9.    Guitar Hero III – 98,159 related items sold
10.  Madonna – 96,511 related items sold

Get the full scoop here!

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If there was a contest for the Most Popular young man super-star and eBay was the judge, Zac Efron would blow Chace Crawford out of the water. Despite the fact that these dudes are total doppelgangers, the eBay audience can tell them apart. Zac is winning the tween popularity contest with 467 related-items to Chace’s lowly 13-related items. Zac has a litany of tchotchkes attributed to his name including High School Musical memorabilia, Hairspray headshots, even a “sleeps with Zac Efron pillowcase.” As far as Chace is concerned, it does not look like many of the ladies are chasing him online. There are some cheescake posters, and some homemade crafts, but that’s about it. However, when the new season of Gossip Girl premieres Chace may have a chance.

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With all of the hype surrounding Camp Rock, I predict that High School Musical may graduate to persona non grata status. The buzz surrounding this new Disney epic is deafening. It has not even premiered and already, there are over 200 Camp Rock-related items on eBay. Just how massive is this thing gonna be? Well, if the premiere in NYC was any indication, it’s going to be huge. The streets were packed with screaming, devoted fans. Not only does the film star the uber-popular Jonas Brothers, it also features the new tween queen, Demi Lovato. It’s like the Beatles all over again—throngs of girls were waiting outside of the Jonas Brothers’ hotel in an attempt to claw at their favorite bro. On a personal note, I think that Camp Rock is going to rule. I love camp and I love dancing in unison so it seems as though this movie was made for me…and all of the other 12-year old girls (at heart!) across the nation.

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