Below are a few interesting tidbits taken from the site's web statistics during 2020 based upon most visits to these sections of the website.
An asterisk(*) denotes that a particular item was not in the top list last year.
Most Popular Books and TV Episodes of 2020
CASEFILES
Casefiles #1: Dead On Target (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=1)
Casefiles 35: The Dead Season (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=35)*
Casefiles #11: Brother Against Brother (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=11)
Casefiles #34: Final Cut (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=34)*
Casefiles #2: Evil, Inc. (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=2)
NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Double Crossing (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=1)
SuperMystery #2: A Crime for Christmas (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=2)
SuperMystery #30: Nightmare in New Orleans (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=30)
SuperMystery #5: The Last Resort (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=5)
SuperMystery #25: Secrets of the Nile (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=25)*
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
UB #1: Extreme Danger (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=1)
UB 7: Operation: Survival (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=7)*
UB #5: Rocky Road (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=5)
UB #11: Hurricane Joe (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=11)
UB #2: Running on Fumes (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=2)*
NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #2: Danger Overseas (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=2)
SuperMystery #1: Terror on Tour (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=1)
SuperMystery #4: Gold Medal Murder (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=4)
SuperMystery #5: Bonfire Masquerade (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=5)
SuperMystery #3: Club Dread (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=3)
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic Novel #9: To Die or Not to Die (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=9)
Graphic Novel #15: Live Free, Die Hardy! (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=15)*
Graphic Novel #2: Identity Theft (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=2)
Graphic Novel #1: The Ocean of Osyria (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=1)*
Graphic Novel #3: Mad House (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=3)
ADVENTURES
Adventure #1: Secret of the Red Arrow (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=1)
Adventure #5: Peril at Granite Peak (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=5)*
Adventure #20: Return to Black Bear Mountain (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=20)*
Adventure #16: Stolen Identity (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=16)
Adventure #19: Dungeons & Detectives (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=19)*
CLUE BOOKS
Clue Book #1: The Video Game Bandit (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluebooks.php?book_no=1)
Clues Book #5: Scavenger Hunt Heist (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluebooks.php?book_no=5)
Clues Book #2: The Missing Playbook (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluebooks.php?book_no=2)
Clues Book #8: The Time Warp Wonder (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluebooks.php?book_no=8)
Clues Book #10: The Great Pumpkin Smash (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluebooks.php?book_no=10)
SECRET FILES
Secret Files #1: Trouble at the Arcade (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=1)
Secret Files #3: Mystery Map (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=3)
Secret Files #2: The Missing Mitt (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=2)
Secret Files #11: Robot Rumble (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=11)*
Secret Files #8: Sports Sabotage (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=8)
MYSTERIES/DIGESTS
Mystery #1: The Tower Treasure (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=1)
Mystery #67: The Outlaw's Silver (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=67)*
Mystery #2: The House on the Cliff (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=2)
Mystery #124: Mystery with a Dangerous Beat (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=124)*
Mystery #190: Motocross Madness (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=190)
CLUES BROTHERS
Clues Brother #1: The Gross Ghost Mystery (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=1)
Clues Brother #17: The Bike Race Ruckus (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=17)
Clues Brother #2: The Karate Clue (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=2)
Clues Brother #11: The Monster in the Lake (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=11)
Clues Brother #3: First Day, Worst Day (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=3)
TELEVISION 1995
Episode #1: Jazzman (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV1995&season=1&episode=1)*
Episode #11: Love Birds (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV1995&season=1&episode=11)*
Episode #2: All That Glitters (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV1995&season=1&episode=2)*
Episode #10: The Debt Collectors (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV1995&season=1&episode=10)*
Episode #7: Say Cheese (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV1995&season=1&episode=7)*
TELEVISION 2020
Episode #1: Welcome to Your Life (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV2020&season=1&episode=1)*
Episode #2: Where the Light Can't Find You (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV2020&season=1&episode=2)*
Episode #7: A Figure in Hiding (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV2020&season=1&episode=7)*
Episode #3: Of Freedom and Pleasure (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV2020&season=1&episode=3)*
Episode #4: Secrets and Lies (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/television.php?series=TV2020&season=1&episode=4)*
Most Popular Wallpapers of 2020
CASEFILES (wallpapers found at the bottom of each casefile 1-36 page)
Casefile #1: Dead On Target (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=1)
Casefile #4: The Lazarus Plot (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=4)*
Casefile #30: The Deadliest Dare (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=30)*
Casefile #2: Evil, Inc. (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=2)*
Casefile #34 Final Cut (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=34)*
Most Popular Off-site Links of 2020
WEBSITES
The Hardy Boys Adventures (http://hardyboysseries.com)
The Hardy Boys Online (http://www.hardyboysonline.net)
the hardy boys unofficial home page (https://hardyboys.us/)
Simon and Schuster (https://www.simonandschuster.com/search/books/Author-Franklin-W-Dixon/_/N-1z13w4l/)
The Hardy Boys Series Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/HardyBoysSeries/)*
Most Popular Database Entries of 2020
CHARACTERS
Frank Hardy (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=1)
Joe Hardy (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=2)
Callie Shaw (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=15)
Aunt Gertrude Hardy (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=17)
Fenton Hardy (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=8)
Iola Morton (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=12)
Chet Morton (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=11)
Biff Hooper (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=10)
Vanessa Bender (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=3)
Laura Hardy (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=9)
PLACES and THINGS
Barmet Bay (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=353)
Lacey's Department Store (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=155)*
Hardy Van (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=853)
Hurricane Miranda (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=269)
Bayport (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=352)
American Teens Against Crime "ATAC" (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=1277)*
Hardy house (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=361)*
Most Popular Forum Topics of 2020
FORUM TOPICS MOST VIEWED
Reading Levels (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=312.0)
Free Casefiles (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=492.0)
Quotes (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=339.0)
Brotherly Moments (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=2145.0)*
Where is Bayport (https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=2617.0)*
With Covid and the new Television show things were a little more lively in 2020. And although the TV show came out late in 2020, you can start to see a little bit of its influence on the stats. It will be interesting to see if that influence continues into 2021.
A few notes of interest.
Aunt "Trudy" Gertrude Hardy became much more popular this year.
"Where is Bayport" also brought more traffic to the site.
The "Assassins" lost interest this year.
Interesting to see as always. Some of the old threads make sense to be popular again, like the question about Bayport's location with the rise of the new TV show. Other old threads seem to come back up out of nowhere. I'm glad things have been a bit more lively on the forums this last year though. Hopefully that will continue this year.