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MSNBC.com's 25 Top Rated stories of 2005

Ever wonder which stories on the site got top accolades from our users? Wait no more! Here are the Top 25 highest-rated stories on the site.
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Our "Dateline" story on people's memories of slain Beatle John Lennon was the Top Rated feature on MSNBC.com.Sands / AP file

One of the unique facets of MSNBC.com is that readers can tell us — and other users — how much they like our stories by using our Top Rated feature.

Ever wonder which stories on the site got overall top accolades? Wait no more! Here are the Top 25 highest-rated stories on the site. (We're not quite sure why so many are from November — perhaps readers were in generous mood with the approach of the holidays! It's also a reminder that this is not so much a scientific survey as a popularity contest.)

Full disclosure: Since the Top Rated feature only started in June of this year, the headline should strictly read “The Top Rated Stories of the Last Six Months of 2005.” For a complete year’s ratings, we look forward to seeing you at the same time and place next year.

  1. (“Dateline,” Nov. 14)
  2. (Nov. 11)
  3. (Nov. 21)
  4. (Nov. 3)
  5. (Dec. 15)
  6. (Nov. 10)
  7. (Dec. 14)
  8. (Nov. 30)
  9. (Oct. 16)
  10. ("Hardball," Nov. 23)
  11. (Oct. 1)
  12. (Nov. 10)
  13. (Sept. 19)
  14. (Sept. 29)
  15. (Dec. 8)
  16. (Nov. 3)
  17. (Nov. 26)
  18. (Nov. 29)
  19. (Dec. 6)
  20. (Oct. 5)
  21. (Nov. 11)
  22. (Nov. 15)
  23. (Sept. 1)
  24. (Newsweek, Oct. 17)
  25. ("Dateline," Aug. 22)