PC World: Yahoo called 2009 a year America needed to escape and cope, and this behavior was reflected in people's rush online to search for the latest updates about topics from "foreclosures" and "unemployment" to Michael Jackson and the reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8.
Music legend Michael Jackson won out as the top overall search in 2009, knocking Britney Spears from the number one spot for the first time in four years. Jackson died June 25.
