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This is a giant ranking of names that users search for on Yahoo! Japan between 1st January 2009 and 31st October 2009.

ayumi ranked in at #17 . She was #14 last year

whole list of results

Spoiler:

300. Tokyo03
299. Kato Natsuki
298. Matsushita Nao
297. Tsubaki Ayana
296. Stereo Pony
295. ZARD
294. Natsukawa Yui
293. Aso Taro
292. Yamada Takayuki
291. Hosoki Kazuko
290. Goto Mai
289. Ayako Imoto
288. Fujiwara Kayuri
287. Sugimoto Aya
286. Minamisawa Nao
285. Miki Ando
284. Misawa Mitsuharu
283. Nagasaka Tetsuo
282. hitomi
281. Goto Maki

280. Fujimoto Miki
279. Osawa Akane
278. Sakai Masato
277. Ju Jihun
276. Tanaka Miho
275. Sukima Switch
274. Haruna Ami
273. Ito Takahiro
272. Kazama Yumie
271. Yasu Megumi
270. Ito Misaki
269. Kumada Yoko
268. Dan Rei
267. Komori Jun
266. Honoka
265. Hara Mikie
264. Madonna
263. Elephant Kashimashi
262. Kago Ai
261. D-BOYS
260. Yada Akiko
259. Oda Kazumasa
258. Shibasaki Kou
257. Jaru Jaru
256. Miyuki Torii
255. Kururi
254. Watanabe Minayo
253. Southern All-Stars
252. Kaito Aiko
251. Murakami Haruki

250. Hatoyama Yukio
249. Bae Yong Joon
248. Yoshida Takuo
247. AI
246. Kawaruma Yukie
245. Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi
244. Hirosue Ryoko
243. Yuka
242. V6
241. IMALU
240. Ebihara Tomori
239. Shuchishin
238. ELLEGARDEN
237. Mizukawa Asami
236. KREVA
235. Fruit Punch
234. Nakashima Cathy
233. Oda Nobunaga
232. Kaho
231. Hirao Tsuyoshi
230. Ueno Juri
229. Kurusu Atsuko
228. Niyama Chiharu
227. Imawano Kiyoshiro
226. Kanbe Ranko
225. Ikuta Toma
224. Koide Keisuke
223. Noguchi Mika
222. Yazawa Eikichi
221. Thelma Aoyama
220. Sumire
219. Oshikiri Moe
218. Yaguchi Mari
217. Nishiyama Maki
216. Haruna Ai
215. Matsuda Seiko
214. Tokunaga Hideaki
213. Nightmare
212. Nishikido Ryo
211. Tsuchiya Anna
210. Morishita Yuri
209. Nakano Minako
208. Aoi Yu
207. Maki Yoko
206. Kobayashi Maya
205. Tanimura Nana
204. Kudo Shizuka
203. Kamenashi Kazuya
202. Asada Yoshimi
201. Sugano Miho

200. Nakamura Miu
199. Narimiya Hiroki
198. Mika
197. Spitz
196. Takuya
195. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
194. SPEED
193. Marie
192. Sousuke Takaoka
191. Shida Mirai
190. Okuda Junko
189. Arisa Sato
188. Inoue Kazuka
187. Chiaki
186. Shinoda Mariko
185. Shizuru
184. Nakagawa Shoichi
183. SCANDAL
182. Tairi Aira
181. Aiba Masaki
180. SHIHO
179. Oshima Mai
178. Uehara Miyu
177. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
176. Uchida Kyoko
175. RIP SLYME
174. Usuda Asami
173. Miura Shohei
172. BIGBANG
171. Suzuki Sachiko
170. Teppei Koike
169. Kawamura Kaori
168. Nao Kanetsugu
167. BoA
166. L'Arc-en-Ciel
165. Domoto Tsuyoshi
164. Tamaki Hiroshi
163. Shaku Yumiko
162. Yamasaki Shizuyo (Shizu-chan)
161. Takashima Aya
160. Tanaka Meiko
159. Itoya Mei
158. Oikawa Nao
157. Michiko Kichise
156. ORANGE RANGE
155. Okada Masaki
154. Yamada Yu
153. Nakajima Mika
152. Eita
151. Yamamoto Yusuke

150. Isoyama Sayaka
149. the GazettE
148. Kinbara Asuka
147. Hirako Risa
146. Take Yutaka
145. YUKI
144. Shonan Nokaze
143. Kuroki Meisa
142. Ninomiya Kazunari
141. Kanda Uno
140. Remioromen
139. Nishino Kana
138. Aibu Saki
137. Michibata Jessica
136. Ohno Satoshi
135. Nakayama Yuma
134. Fukada Kyoko
133. Natsume Miku
132. Shirota Yu
131. Karina
130. Yasuda Misako
129. Manabe Kaori
128. Kitano Kie
127. Iijima Ai
126. JUJU
125. Fuji Lena
124. Mihiro
123. HY
122. Matsumoto Jun
121. DREAMS COME TRUE
120. Tsuruno Takeshi
119. Akanishi Jin
118. Kuraki Mai
117. Aqua Timez
116. Mizobata Junpei
115. Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
114. Momoka Eri (Momoeri)
113. Henmi Emiri
112. Kimura Takuya
111. MAXIMUM THE HORMONE
110. CHATMONCHY
109. Ogura Yuko
108. Toda Erika
107. Shiina Ringo
106. Mariya Nichiuchi
105. Sakurai Sho
104. Kawashima Umika
103. Matsuyama Kenichi
102. Hokuto Akira
101. Seto Koji

The number in ( ) indicates last year's ranking within the top 20, if any.

100. Horikita Maki (-)
99. Darvish Yu (-)
98. Sugiura Taiyo (-)
97. Kano Sisters (-)
96. DAIGO (-)
95. X JAPAN (-)
94. Superfly (-)
93. Ihara Rin (-)
92. Yuuki Maomi (-)
91. flumpool (-)
90. Utada Hikaru (-)
89. Oguri Shun (-)
88. Otsuka Ai (-)
87. Sawajiri Erika (-)
86. Nagasawa Masami (-)
85. NEWS (-)
84. Aoi Sora (Aoi Sola) (-)
83. Okamoto Rei (-)
82. Morning Musume (-)
81. Kato Miliyah (-)
80. Kitano Makoto (-)
79. Masuwaka Tsubasa (-)
78. Yuzu (-)
77. Ishikawa Ryo (-)
76. misono
75. Kinoshita Yukina (-)
74. UVERworld (-)
73. Oshio Manabu (-)
72. Mizuki Nana (-)
71. Porno Graffiti (-)
70. Ichiro (-)
69. Wakatsuki Chinatsu (-)
68. Becky (-)
67. Miyazaki Aoi (-)
66. Hirano Aya (-)
65. Asada Mao (-)
64. Ayase Haruka (-)
63. Maeda Atsuko (-)
62. Yamashita Tomohisa (-)
61. Fujiwara Norika (-)
60. Yuriko Yoshitaka (-)
59. NON STYLE (-)
58. Satoda Mai (-)
57. Aragaki Yui (20)
56. SMAP (-)
55. Miura Haruma (-)
54. Ayaka (-)
53. Eikura Nana (-)
52. Komukai Minako (-)
51. BUMP OF CHICKEN (15)

50. Hoshino Aki (-)
49. GACKT (-)
48. Kanjani 8 (-)
47. Ueto Aya (-)
46. Minami Akina (-)
45. Namie Amuro (-)
44. Ichihara Hayato (-)
43. Ikimono Gakari (-)
42. Nokubo Naoki (-)
41. SID (-)
40. UNICORN (-)
39. Yamada Ryosuke (-)
38. GLAY (-)
37. Mukai Osamu (-)
36. RADWIMPS (-)
35. Hyang (-)
34. GReeeeN (-)
33. KAT-TUN (-)
32. Inoue Mao (-)
31. Koda Kumi (18)
30. Kimura Kaela (-)
29. Kobukuro (-)
28. AAA (-)
27. Hey!Say!JUMP
26. aiko (12)
25. Tomosaka Rie (8)
24. Suzanne (16)
23. Hannya (-)
22. Sasaki Nozomi (-)
21. Audrey (-)
20. Michael Jackson (-)
19. YUI (7)
18. Nakagawa Shoko (Shokotan) (2)
17. Ayumi Hamasaki (14)
16. PERFUME (17)
15. Fukuyama Masaharu (-)
14. Tsuji Nozomi (-)
13. Mr. Children (11)
12. Kamiji Yusuke (4)
11. B'z (6)
10. Mizushima Hiro (-)
9. Saeko Darvish (5)
8. Sakai Noriko (-)
7. Rinka (10)
6. AKB48 (-)
5. Kitagawa Keiko (-)
4. Sato Takeru (13)
3. EXILE (1)
2. TOHOSHINKI (-)
1. ARASHI (3)

Source - Unleashthegeek