fan favorites
Most beloved choices
Fan favorites are the players, characters, songs, or other elements that audiences love most.
The term appears across sports, entertainment, and media to describe whatever draws the strongest popular support: The director brought back several fan favorites for the sequel.
Often contrasted with critical favorites or commercial successes—something can top charts without becoming a fan favorite, and vice versa.
- crowd-pleasersReliably popular entertainment choices
- belovedOne who is treasured
- popularWidely admired by many
- hitsBlows or successes
- classicsWorks of lasting value
top picks · all-time greats · blockbusters · cult · cheering · applause · nostalgia · fan service · iconic · legendary · comfort food · devotees · obsessed · fandom · stan · trending · viral · binge-worthy
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- book listsbook lists, reading lists, bestsellers, must-reads, reading list
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
- TV peoplenews anchor, newscaster, presenter, reporter, talk show host
- desirablesmust-haves, essentials, picks, finds, gems
- selectionspicks, selections, curated, hand-picked, shortlist
fan favoritesreviled
Harshly criticized, deeply hated
detested · loathed · unpopular · disliked · polarizing
fan favoritesdeep cuts
Obscure songs by artists
hidden gems · obscure · overlooked · forgotten · underrated
favorites, fans, fanned, fanning, fanatic, fanatical, fanatically, fanaticism, favor