Looking for a some kind of list or lists for the largest/most popular
cities in the USA for dating singles.  At least a top 5 or 10...and
recent.

Hello.

Forbes Magazine puts out an annual list of the top cities for singles.

Here are Forbes' Top Ten (overall)

1. Austin
2. Denver-Boulder
3. Boston
4. Washington-Baltimore
5. Atlanta
6. San Francisco-Oakland
7. Los Angeles
8. New York
9. Raleigh-Durham
10. Dallas-Fort Worth 
source:
Forbes Special Report
Best Cities For Singles
June 5, 2003 
http://www.forbes.com/home/2003/06/04/singleland.html

Also see:
Forbes' ranking based on number of other singles:
http://www.forbes.com/singles2003/singles.html?passListId=3&passYear=2003&passListType=Misc&searchParameter1=&searchParameter2=&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%252Bnumberfield4%252C%252Bnumberfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=singles_rank&category1=&category2=&passKeyword=
Forbes' ranking based on nightlife:
http://www.forbes.com/singles2003/nightlife.html?passListId=3&passYear=2003&passListType=Misc&searchParameter1=&searchParameter2=&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%252Bnumberfield3%252C%252Bnumberfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=nightlife_rank&category1=&category2=&passKeyword=
Forbes' raking based on cost of living single:
http://www.forbes.com/singles2003/cost.html?passListId=3&passYear=2003&passListType=Misc&searchParameter1=&searchParameter2=&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%252Bnumberfield6%252C%252Bnumberfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=cost_rank&category1=&category2=&passKeyword=

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America Online (AOL) put together its own list last year, supposedly
based on "quality" rather than "quantity."

1. Sacramento
2. Richmond, Va.
3. Nashville, Tenn.
4. San Jose
5. Cincinnati
6. Chicago
7. Washington, D.C.
8. Miami, Fla.
9. Denver
10. Albuquerque, N.M.

source:
"Sacramento best city for singles, AOL says"
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2002/02/04/daily8.html

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MSN has another list:
"America's Best Cities for Dating 2003
1. State College, PA
2. East Lansing, MI
3. West Hollywood, CA
4. Berkeley, CA
5. Hempstead, NY
6. New Brunswick, NJ
7. Chapel Hill, NC
8. West Lafayette, IN
9. Atlanta, GA
10. Washington, D.C."
source:msn.com
http://houseandhome.msn.com/Move/BestCitiesforDating2003.aspx?newguid=992BC933CCED40459901960021C5A2D0

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search strategy:
"for singles," cities, ranked, best
"cities for singles"
" cities for dating"

I hope this helps.

great, thanks.