| Variable | Correlation | Years | Sys. Score |
| Popularity of the 'call me maybe' meme | r=0.97 | 11yrs | 410 |
| Popularity of the 'gangnam style' meme | r=0.97 | 11yrs | 410 |
| Average number of comments on Numberphile YouTube videos | r=0.96 | 11yrs | 407 |
| Total comments on Numberphile YouTube videos | r=0.95 | 11yrs | 406 |
| Total views on Vihart's YouTube videos | r=0.95 | 11yrs | 406 |
| Air pollution in Bowling Green, Kentucky | r=0.95 | 11yrs | 402 |
| Kerosene used in Benin | r=0.98 | 10yrs | 402 |
| Gasoline pumped in Bermuda | r=0.97 | 10yrs | 400 |
| Popularity of the first name Trevon | r=0.95 | 11yrs | 368 |
| Total comments on Vihart's YouTube videos | r=0.95 | 11yrs | 346 |
| Popularity of the 'bad luck brian' meme | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 346 |
| Google searches for 'Titanic' | r=0.95 | 11yrs | 341 |
| Air pollution in Elizabethtown, Kentucky | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 341 |
| Air pollution in Lexington, Kentucky | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 341 |
| The number of movies Christopher Lee appeared in | r=0.91 | 11yrs | 341 |
| Geothermal power generated in Ethiopia | r=0.95 | 10yrs | 340 |
| Google searches for 'why is the sky blue' | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 340 |
| Google searches for 'titanic' | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 340 |
| Popularity of the first name Jaylen | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 335 |
| Popularity of the first name Reese | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 335 |
| Kerosene used in Namibia | r=0.96 | 10yrs | 328 |
| US bank failures | r=0.91 | 11yrs | 322 |
| Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Availability heuristic | r=0.91 | 11yrs | 318 |
| Kerosene used in Malawi | r=0.95 | 10yrs | 317 |
| Master's degrees awarded in Education | r=0.92 | 10yrs | 317 |
| GMO use in cotton | r=0.91 | 11yrs | 316 |
| Air pollution in Somerset, Kentucky | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 311 |
| Google searches for 'Gangnam Style' | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 308 |
| Petroluem consumption in Syria | r=0.95 | 10yrs | 307 |
| Popularity of the 'overly attached girlfriend' meme | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 306 |
| Popularity of the first name Jenifer | r=0.92 | 11yrs | 304 |
| The average number of likes on Numberphile YouTube videos | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 302 |
| Air pollution in Bowling Green, Kentucky | r=0.94 | 11yrs | 301 |
| Google searches for 'how to trap a spider' | r=0.92 | 11yrs | 296 |
| Popularity of the 'scumbag steve' meme | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 294 |
| Popularity of the first name Jaleel | r=0.92 | 11yrs | 294 |
| Total likes of Numberphile YouTube videos | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 292 |
| Brick cheese consumption | r=0.89 | 10yrs | 287 |
| xkcd comics published about romance | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 285 |
| Total likes of Vihart's YouTube videos | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 282 |
| Popularity of the first name Imani | r=0.91 | 11yrs | 282 |
| West Nile Virus Cases | r=0.89 | 11yrs | 282 |
| US household spending on vehicle insurance | r=0.9 | 11yrs | 282 |
| Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for data dredging | r=0.87 | 11yrs | 282 |
| GMO use in cotton | r=0.86 | 11yrs | 279 |
| The distance between Neptune and Mercury | r=0.87 | 11yrs | 279 |
| Popularity of the 'planking' meme | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 274 |
| How geeky Tom Scott's YouTube video titles are | r=0.92 | 11yrs | 271 |
| Jet fuel used in Belarus | r=0.95 | 10yrs | 267 |
| Air pollution in Elizabethtown, Kentucky | r=0.91 | 11yrs | 266 |
| Popularity of the 'im on a boat' meme | r=0.93 | 11yrs | 264 |
| Volume of wheat used in the United States as animal feed | r=0.86 | 10yrs | 262 |
| Associates degrees awarded in Education | r=0.86 | 10yrs | 262 |
| Liquefied petroleum gas used in Israel | r=0.92 | 11yrs | 254 |
| Popularity of the 'y u no' meme | r=0.91 | 11yrs | 251 |
| Air pollution in Paducah, Kentucky | r=0.9 | 11yrs | 225 |
| Jet fuel used in Saint Vincent/Grenadines | r=0.9 | 10yrs | 220 |
| Popularity of the first name Tyron | r=0.9 | 11yrs | 220 |
| Air pollution in Lexington, Kentucky | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 212 |
| Liquefied petroleum gas used in Syria | r=0.9 | 10yrs | 210 |
| Popularity of the first name Shaniah | r=0.9 | 11yrs | 210 |
| Air pollution in Owensboro, Kentucky | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 202 |
| Total comments on minutephysics YouTube videos | r=0.86 | 11yrs | 202 |
| Popularity of the first name Tiana | r=0.89 | 11yrs | 199 |
| Air pollution in Owensboro, Kentucky | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 192 |
| Popularity of the 'one does not simply' meme | r=0.9 | 11yrs | 190 |
| Popularity of the first name Darrien | r=0.89 | 11yrs | 189 |
| Popularity of the first name Unique | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 178 |
| Popularity of the 'bazinga' meme | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 176 |
| Hydopower energy generated in Algeria | r=0.89 | 10yrs | 171 |
| Popularity of the first name Cinthia | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 168 |
| Popularity of the 'success kid' meme | r=0.86 | 11yrs | 164 |
| Jet fuel used in Liberia | r=0.9 | 10yrs | 160 |
| Popularity of the first name Rosario | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 158 |
| The number of movies Sean Connery appeared in | r=0.82 | 11yrs | 158 |
| Master's degrees awarded in Library science | r=0.84 | 10yrs | 155 |
| Gasoline pumped in Syria | r=0.9 | 10yrs | 150 |
| Popularity of the first name Aliya | r=0.88 | 11yrs | 148 |
| Popularity of the first name Chynna | r=0.87 | 11yrs | 136 |
| Kerosene used in Tanzania | r=0.87 | 10yrs | 135 |
| Popularity of the first name Makala | r=0.87 | 11yrs | 126 |
| Petroluem consumption in Israel | r=0.85 | 11yrs | 123 |
| Popularity of the first name Keara | r=0.87 | 11yrs | 116 |
| Google searches for 'why isnt 11 pronounced onety one' | r=0.81 | 11yrs | 108 |
| Popularity of the first name Yahaira | r=0.87 | 11yrs | 106 |
| Geothermal power generated in Austria | r=0.9 | 7yrs | 104 |
| Google searches for 'Stand-Up Maths' | r=0.85 | 11yrs | 96 |
| Popularity of the first name Hanna | r=0.86 | 11yrs | 94 |
| Biomass power generated in Malaysia | r=0.85 | 10yrs | 90 |
| Popularity of the first name Dante | r=0.86 | 11yrs | 84 |
| Petroluem consumption in Afghanistan | r=0.86 | 10yrs | 78 |
| Air quality in Bowling Green, Kentucky | r=-0.95 | 11yrs | 70 |
| How 'hip and with it' Extra History YouTube video titles are | r=0.85 | 11yrs | 70 |
| Jet fuel used in Libya | r=0.86 | 10yrs | 68 |
| Total views on minutephysics YouTube videos | r=0.83 | 11yrs | 58 |
| Popularity of the 'trollface' meme | r=0.85 | 11yrs | 47 |
| Air pollution in Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky | r=0.84 | 11yrs | 46 |
| How geeky MrBeast's YouTube video titles are | r=0.82 | 11yrs | 46 |
