Yahoo! 2012 YEAR IN REVIEW
The standout news & pop obsessions gleaned from your search habits
1. Elections
2. iPhone 5
3. Kim Kardashian
4. Kate Upton
5. Kate Middleton
6. Whitney Houston
7. Olympics
8. Political Polls
9. Lindsay Lohan
10. Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez: After a nine-year absence, Jennifer Lopez reappeared in Top Searches in 2011, when the singer-actress became a judge on "American Idol." This year included a new movie, tour, album, and beau. (David Wolff-Patrick/WireImage)
Jennifer Lopez displayed remarkable staying power. She debuted in the Top 10 back in 2002, and then rebounded in 2011 after throwing in her fortunes with "American Idol." Even potentially devastating news—her divorce from Marc Anthony—carried a whiff of I-am-woman-hear-me-roar (and her rebound with the much younger beau Casper Smart didn't hurt). With a schedule packed with albums and movies, Lopez announced that she had quit "Idol."
Irrelevant?? LOL...All this after Idol
