(FORTUNE Magazine) – As any teenager can tell you, keeping track of popular opinion is daunting. That's why we--the people who brought you the Business Confidence Index--are proud to introduce the FORTUNE Hype Index, a subjective look at what people are talking about. Note to the Fed: See if Destiny's Child will record a song called "Greenspan." It will do wonders for your rep.

--Jason Tanz

1 eBay Stock takes off faster than bidding on limited-edition 'N Sync dolls.

2 Environment Arsenic and carbon dioxide sully W.'s green rating until Earth Day.

3 Survivor The show fades, but Destiny's Child's Survivor LP keeps name in the news.

4 Greenspan Ascetic monks never saw this much backlash. Time for a rate cut.