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Number indicates rank in file, e.g. "123456" and "password" at the top. A snapshot of the passions of those in the era between AOL floppies and AOL CD-ROMs, setting up that secret word they'll reuse again and again. From the file 10_million_password_list_top_1000000.txt found in various git repos around The Internet. From the top 1000, somewhat thoroughly perused.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
beatles (531)	4
prince (238)	3
elvis (982)	3
rush2 (405)	3
slipknot (309)	2
nirvana (357)	2
slayer (217th line in file)	1
blink182 (473)	1
peaches (330)	1
hendrix (986)	1
eminem (421)	0
pantera (556)	0
metallica (557)	0
marley (732)	0
pearljam (834)	0

― bendy, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 11:51 (six years ago)

"rush2" is actually "rush2112"! Clever Rush fans mixing the alphas and numerics for security.

― bendy, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 11:58 (six years ago)

"omytvc15" at 76289

― bendy, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 11:58 (six years ago)

lazy blink182 fans had alphanumeric security handed to them without further effort. "sum41" at 115219.

― bendy, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 12:00 (six years ago)

crickets cuz ILXORs all busy changing their passwords from "pantera"

― bendy, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 17:27 (six years ago)

Changing it to 'Pantera_Pro-V'...

― just another country (snoball), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 18:40 (six years ago)

and just why doesn't metallica offer hair care products, anyway?

― Un Poco Loco Moco (rushomancy), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 18:46 (six years ago)

I remember being in the high-school locker room and overhearing a younger guy say to his buddies: "I figured out the perfect vanity plate: PANTERA! It's exactly 7 letters!"

― stan by me (morrisp), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 18:51 (six years ago)

I'd have to go with pylon, since you can type it all with your right hand.

― pplains, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 19:10 (six years ago)

four weeks pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Friday, 16 August 2019 00:01 (six years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Saturday, 17 August 2019 00:01 (six years ago)

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