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Home & Away is the most Googled TV show in Australia in 2012, Gangnam Style is the top trending search

Home & Away: most Googled TV show

Seven’s long-running drama Home & Away was the most searched TV show in Australia on Google this year, while Nine’s song contest The Voice was the top-trending TV show.

Korean pop sensation Gangnam Style was the top-trending search item, while Hurricane Sandy was the most searched news item.

Lara Bingle beat fellow model Miranda Kerr to be Australia’s top searched celebrity.

The full list of the most Googled items in Australia this year:

TV Shows (Most Searched)
1. Home and Away
2. Big Brother
3. The Voice
4. Masterchef
5. Game of Thrones
6. X Factor
7. My Kitchen Rules
8. Neighbours
9. The Biggest Loser
10. Modern Family

TV Shows (Trending)
1. The Voice
2. Big Brother
3. The Shire
4. The Block
5. Revenge
6. Puberty Blues
7. Game of Thrones
8. Underbelly
9. Badness
10. Alcatraz

Trending Searches
1. Gangnam Style
2. The Voice
3. One Direction
4. Whitney Houston
5. Olympics
6. Oz Lotto
7. Diablo 3
8. Hurricane Sandy
9. Kony
10. Morgan Freeman

Australian News Moments (Most Searched)      
1. Hurricane Sandy
2. Julian Assange
3. Felix Baumgartner
4. Transit Of Venus
5. Melbourne Earthquake
6. Misogynist
7. Hawaii Tsunami
8. Diamond Jubilee
9. Cruise Ship Sinking
10. Nasa Curiosity

How to…
1. love
2. kegel
3. rock
4. breastfeed
5. change
6. squat
7. twerk
8. hypnotize
9. handstand
10. bulk

What is…?
1. sopa
2. permeate
3. kony
4. scientology
5. yolo
6. icloud
7. instagram
8. imessage
9. spotify
10. slender

Images (Most Searched)
1. One Direction
2. Selena Gomez
3. Justin Bieber
4. Facebook cover photo
5. Miley Cyrus
6. swag notes
7. Tumblr
8. Louis Tomlinson
9. Niall Horan
10. troll face

Australian Celebrities (Most Searched)      
1. Lara Bingle
2. Miranda Kerr
3. Delta Goodrem
4. Keith Urban
5. Nicole Kidman
6. Chris Hemsworth
7. Kylie Minogue
8. Liam Hemsworth
9. Heath Ledger
10. Hugh Jackman

People (Trending)
1. Whitney Houston
2. Kate Middleton
3. Morgan Freeman
4. John Mccarthy
5. Usain Bolt
6. Michael Clarke Duncan
7. Lance Armstrong
8. Seal
9. Joseph Kony
10. Julian Assange

Celebrity Deaths (Most Searched)
1. Whitney Houston
2. Michael Clarke Duncan
3. Tony Scott
4. Davy Jones
5. Johnny Lewis
6. Al Freeman
7. Sage Stallone
8. Andy Williams
9. David Kelly
10. Gore Vidal

Global Celebrities (Trending)
1. Robin Gibb
2. Barry Gibb
3. Lara Bingle
4. Liam Hemsworth
5. Delta Goodrem
6. Emilie De Ravin
7. Keith Urban
8. Chris Hemsworth
9. Claire Holt
10. Bindi Irwin

Top Lyric Searches (Trending)
1. Payphone Lyrics
2. Lego House Lyrics
3. Some Nights Lyrics
4. One Thing Lyrics
5. Starships Lyrics
6. Super Bass Lyrics
7. Battle Scars Lyrics
8. International Love Lyrics
9. Take Care Lyrics
10. Titanium Lyrics

Songs (Trending)
1. Gangnam Style
2. Call Me maybe
3. Skinny Love
4. Payphone
5. Pumped Up Kicks
6. We Are Young
7. One thing
8. Party Rock Anthem
9. Starships
10. Project X Soundtrack

Local Attractions (Most Searched)
1. Mount Hotham, Victoria
2. Manly
3. Darling Harbour
4. Taronga Zoo
5. Great Ocean Road
6. Hunter Valley
7. Sydney University
8. Perisher
9. ANZ Stadium
10. Luna Park

Travel Destinations (Most Searched)
1. Bali
2. Fiji
3. Hawaii
4. Disneyland
5. Maldives
6. Thailand
7. Seminyak
8. Whitsundays
9. Vietnam
10. Nelson Bay

Australian Olympians (Most Searched)      
1. Stephanie Rice
2. Sally Pearson
3. Tomic Bernard
4. Lleyton Hewitt
5. James Magnussen
6. Cadel Evans
7. Lauren Jackson
8. Leisel Jones
9. Anna Meares
10. Liz Cambage

Athletes (Most Searched)
1. Lance Armstrong
2. Usain Bolt
3. Roger Federer
4. Stephanie Rice
5. John Mccarthy
6. Jeremy Lin
7. Jim Stynes
8. Lebron James
9. Sally Pearson
10. Rafael Nadal

Australian Sports Teams (Most Searched)
1. Sydney Swans
2. Essendon
3. Melbourne Storm
4. Carlton Football Club
5. Canterbury Bulldogs
6. Collingwood Football Club
7. Melbourne Victory
8. Australian Wallabies
9. Wests Tigers
10. Sydney Football Club

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