1: The 50 Biggest Movies of 2008

Building throughout the year this whimsical list of wild surmise about forthcoming films was our strongest overall performer of the year in any category, drawing huge audiences week after week.

2: Turkeys! The 100 Worst Movies of 2008

Drawing together the most scathing reviews from our critics over the past twelve months this list is a roll-call of Hollywood’s most embarrassing misfires of 2008. It’s also the fastest-rising story we’ve ever seen with well over a million page views in its first month.

3: The 50 Biggest Movies of 2009

Every success deserves a sequel, and this followup to the all-conquering 2008 movies list has already attracted considerable interest. Will any of the predictions bear fruit? We’ll know next December.

4: Top 100 Olympic athletes

Demonstrating that it’s not just the Arts and Entertainment team that can compile rundowns of their favourite things, our sports pundits selected this ultimate collection of sporting heroes.

5: The End the best movie endings ever from ET to Casablanca

This collection of cinematic climaxes was a strong contender, providing entertainment from its July launch date right through to the end of the year.

6: The Top 50 'wish you’d been there' moments

What if you had a time machine and could set it to take you back to any point in football history? Which matches, which moments, would you choose - so you could proudly say, years later, "I was there"?

7: The 50 worst famous football fans

A rogue’s gallery of supporters more famous for sins committed after the referee’s whistle sounded for full time.

8: 10 bizarre sights in Google Street View

Since its publication in June 2007 this doughty performer has been a stalwart of our most-read charts and may well be the most read Times story ever.

9: University top 200 in full

Demonstrating that our lists don’t have to be mere frivolous entertainment, here is a run down of the most admirable seats of learning to which students might aspire.

10: The 100 Best Films of 2008

A retrospective list, unlike the preview at the top of this chart, collating the movies our critics enjoyed the most in 2008.

11: The 100 best films of 2007

…And immediately below that, its older brother, a collection of the more glowing reviews from 2007.

12: The 100 greatest Wimbledon players ever

To coincide with the world’s most famous rain-blighted tennis tournament, a rundown of the finest seeds ever to step onto Centre Court.

13: Britain’s best 50 days out

As flying abroad loses its appeal, this appraisal of staycationer’s delights is sure to remain a hardy perennial in our internet traffic reports

14: The Greatest US Presidents The Times US presidential rankings

A pleasing meld of education and entertainment as our political commentators rank the finest Presidents since Washington.

15: The End II the worst movie endings ever from Grease to Blade Runner The natural companion piece to the Number 5 piece provided no amall amusement to its many readers.

16: The 100 greatest singers of all time

Arousing deep passions in our readers this necessarily subjective rating of vocal talent sparked debate that rages still in our comments section

17: 10 Books Not To Read Before You Die

In a modified extract from his book, Richard Wilson offers a playful antithesis to all those ‘Essential Reading’ lists

18: University league table 2007

Dating back to June 2006 this list has been a valuable resource for students, and parents of students, for almost three years,

19: UKs Top 10 fish and chips shops

A surprise success for what seem rather a niche article this celebration of our national dish – or one of our national dishes – inspired much debate and supplemental research among our readers.

20: The 20 greatest car chases in movie history

As it began, so it ends with a tongue-in cheek look at that most irresponsible and entertaining of movie clichés.