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The Best of Sherlock Holmes |
The Best Sherlock Holmes Stories - 1999 Poll
By Country
(sorted by each group's score)
| USA | UK | Canada | Japan | |||||||||||
| Rank | Title | % | Rank | Title | % | Rank | Title | % | Rank | Title | % | |||
| 1 | SPEC | 9.2% | 1 | SPEC | 10.1% | 1 | REDH | 8.9% | 1 | REDH | 13.8% | |||
| 2 | REDH | 8.7% | 2 | BRUC | 8.9% | 2 | SCAN | 8.2% | 2.1 | BLUE | 9.0% | |||
| 3 | SCAN | 8.0% | 3 | BLUE | 6.9% | 3 | SILV | 6.9% | 2.1 | SPEC | 9.0% | |||
| 4 | SILV | 7.2% | 4 | SILV | 6.6% | 4 | SPEC | 6.7% | 4 | SCAN | 8.1% | |||
| 5 | BLUE | 6.7% | 5 | REDH | 5.8% | 5 | BLUE | 6.1% | 5 | DANC | 7.7% | |||
| 6 | MUSG | 5.3% | 6 | SCAN | 5.5% | 6 | MUSG | 4.4% | 6 | MUSG | 6.3% | |||
| 7 | FINA | 4.8% | 7 | DEVI | 4.8% | 7 | FINA | 4.2% | 7 | EMPT | 5.4% | |||
| 8 | EMPT | 4.3% | 8 | FINA | 4.7% | 8 | COPP | 4.1% | 8 | TWIS | 4.6% | |||
| 9 | SIXN | 3.9% | 9 | CHAS | 4.6% | 9 | THOR | 3.8% | 9 | SIXN | 4.3% | |||
| 10 | DANC | 3.9% | 10 | MUSG | 3.6% | 10 | TWIS | 3.7% | 10 | THOR | 4.1% | |||
| 11 | BRUC | 3.4% | 11 | SOLI | 3.5% | 11 | DANC | 3.2% | 11.1 | COPP | 4.0% | |||
| 12 | TWIS | 2.2% | 12.1 | COPP | 3.4% | 12 | DEVI | 2.7% | 11.1 | SILV | 4.0% | |||
| 13 | NAVA | 2.1% | 12.1 | EMPT | 3.4% | 13.1 | EMPT | 2.6% | 13 | NORW | 2.7% | |||
| 14 | THOR | 2.1% | 14 | NAVA | 3.0% | 13.1 | SECO | 2.6% | 14.1 | BRUC | 2.3% | |||
| 15 | CHAS | 2.0% | 15 | SIXN | 2.8% | 15 | SOLI | 2.5% | 14.1 | SOLI | 2.3% | |||
| 16 | SECO | 1.9% | 16.1 | ILLU | 2.6% | 16 | BRUC | 2.4% | 16 | PRIO | 2.1% | |||
| 17 | PRIO | 1.9% | 16.1 | TWIS | 2.6% | 17 | LAST | 2.1% | 17 | FINA | 1.9% | |||
| 18 | DEVI | 1.9% | 18 | LAST | 2.3% | 18.1 | CARD | 2.0% | 18 | GREE | 1.1% | |||
| 19 | FIVE | 1.4% | 19 | BLAC | 1.8% | 18.1 | GREE | 2.0% | 19.1 | 3GAR | 1.0% | |||
| 20 | COPP | 1.4% | 20 | DANC | 1.5% | 20 | ABBE | 1.9% | 19.1 | ENGR | 1.0% | |||
| 21 | ABBE | 1.4% | 21 | PRIO | 1.4% | 21 | BLAC | 1.8% | 19.1 | NAVA | 1.0% | |||
| 22 | LAST | 1.3% | 22 | SECO | 1.3% | 22 | BOSC | 1.6% | 22.1 | CHAS | 0.7% | |||
| 23 | DYIN | 1.2% | 23.1 | NORW | 1.2% | 23 | SIXN | 1.5% | 22.1 | SECO | 0.7% | |||
| 24 | GREE | 1.2% | 23.1 | THOR | 1.2% | 24 | YELL | 1.3% | 24 | IDEN | 0.6% | |||
| 25 | SOLI | 1.1% | 25 | GREE | 1.1% | 25 | ILLU | 1.2% | 25.1 | CREE | 0.4% | |||
| 26 | NORW | 1.0% | 26.1 | CARD | 1.0% | 26.1 | LADY | 1.1% | 25.1 | GLOR | 0.4% | |||
| 27 | BOSC | 0.7% | 26.1 | REIG | 1.0% | 26.1 | NORW | 1.1% | 25.1 | MAZA | 0.4% | |||
| 28.1 | ILLU | 0.7% | 28 | ABBE | 0.8% | 26.1 | PRIO | 1.1% | 28.1 | BOSC | 0.3% | |||
| 28.1 | LION | 0.7% | 29 | DYIN | 0.7% | 29.1 | FIVE | 1.0% | 28.1 | FIVE | 0.3% | |||
| 30 | BLAC | 0.6% | 30 | LION | 0.6% | 29.1 | GLOR | 1.0% | 28.1 | YELL | 0.3% | |||
| 31 | CARD | 0.6% | 31.1 | LADY | 0.4% | 29.1 | SHOS | 1.0% | 31.1 | REIG | 0.1% | |||
| 32 | CROO | 0.6% | 31.1 | NOBL | 0.4% | 32.1 | CHAS | 0.9% | 31.1 | RESI | 0.1% | |||
| 33 | GLOR | 0.6% | 31.1 | RETI | 0.4% | 32.1 | DYIN | 0.9% | 33.1 | 3GAB | 0.0% | |||
| 34 | ENGR | 0.5% | 34.1 | CROO | 0.2% | 32.1 | ENGR | 0.9% | 33.1 | 3STU | 0.0% | |||
| 35 | IDEN | 0.5% | 34.1 | ENGR | 0.2% | 32.1 | SUSS | 0.9% | 33.1 | ABBE | 0.0% | |||
| 36 | 3GAR | 0.5% | 36 | 3GAR | 0.1% | 36 | NAVA | 0.7% | 33.1 | BERY | 0.0% | |||
| 37.1 | REDC | 0.4% | 37.1 | 3GAB | 0.0% | 37 | STOC | 0.4% | 33.1 | BLAC | 0.0% | |||
| 37.1 | SHOS | 0.4% | 37.1 | 3STU | 0.0% | 38.1 | CROO | 0.2% | 33.1 | BLAN | 0.0% | |||
| 39 | REIG | 0.4% | 37.1 | BERY | 0.0% | 38.1 | GOLD | 0.2% | 33.1 | CARD | 0.0% | |||
| 40 | WIST | 0.3% | 37.1 | BLAN | 0.0% | 38.1 | REDC | 0.2% | 33.1 | CROO | 0.0% | |||
| 41 | RESI | 0.3% | 37.1 | BOSC | 0.0% | 38.1 | RETI | 0.2% | 33.1 | DEVI | 0.0% | |||
| 42 | CREE | 0.3% | 37.1 | CREE | 0.0% | 42.1 | 3GAB | 0.0% | 33.1 | DYIN | 0.0% | |||
| 43 | NOBL | 0.3% | 37.1 | FIVE | 0.0% | 42.1 | 3GAR | 0.0% | 33.1 | GOLD | 0.0% | |||
| 44 | BERY | 0.3% | 37.1 | GLOR | 0.0% | 42.1 | 3STU | 0.0% | 33.1 | ILLU | 0.0% | |||
| 45.1 | RETI | 0.2% | 37.1 | GOLD | 0.0% | 42.1 | BERY | 0.0% | 33.1 | LADY | 0.0% | |||
| 45.1 | SUSS | 0.2% | 37.1 | IDEN | 0.0% | 42.1 | BLAN | 0.0% | 33.1 | LAST | 0.0% | |||
| 47 | LADY | 0.2% | 37.1 | MAZA | 0.0% | 42.1 | CREE | 0.0% | 33.1 | LION | 0.0% | |||
| 48 | YELL | 0.2% | 37.1 | MISS | 0.0% | 42.1 | IDEN | 0.0% | 33.1 | MISS | 0.0% | |||
| 49 | 3STU | 0.2% | 37.1 | REDC | 0.0% | 42.1 | LION | 0.0% | 33.1 | NOBL | 0.0% | |||
| 50 | GOLD | 0.2% | 37.1 | RESI | 0.0% | 42.1 | MAZA | 0.0% | 33.1 | REDC | 0.0% | |||
| 51 | BLAN | 0.1% | 37.1 | SHOS | 0.0% | 42.1 | MISS | 0.0% | 33.1 | RETI | 0.0% | |||
| 52 | MISS | 0.1% | 37.1 | STOC | 0.0% | 42.1 | NOBL | 0.0% | 33.1 | SHOS | 0.0% | |||
| 53 | MAZA | 0.1% | 37.1 | SUSS | 0.0% | 42.1 | REIG | 0.0% | 33.1 | STOC | 0.0% | |||
| 54 | STOC | 0.1% | 37.1 | VEIL | 0.0% | 42.1 | RESI | 0.0% | 33.1 | SUSS | 0.0% | |||
| 55 | VEIL | 0.0% | 37.1 | WIST | 0.0% | 42.1 | VEIL | 0.0% | 33.1 | VEIL | 0.0% | |||
| 56 | 3GAB | 0.0% | 37.1 | YELL | 0.0% | 42.1 | WIST | 0.0% | 33.1 | WIST | 0.0% | |||
Reference:
Randall Stock, "A Study in Sherlockians" The Baker Street Journal, December 1999, pp. 12-20. This version of Table 6 lists results for all the stories for these countries.
Notes
- Rankings followed by ".1" indicate a tie.
- Scores are expressed as a percentage of all points awarded by this group.
- Voters from Australia, Austria, Germany and Spain also took part in the 1999 poll. Their choices are reflected in the regional comparison of USA versus ROW.
Vers. 1.4x Original work
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Randall Stock. All Rights Reserved.