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This is a great idea for a thread. Assuming that everybody can choose five different soap characters, I would love to see a list of the 100 characters who get the most votes among all of the SON members.

Here are my top five, in no particular order:

Mac Cory (AW)

Rachel Cory Hutchins (AW)

Viki Lord Davidson (OLTL)

Victor Newman (Y&R)

Jo Tourneur (SFT)

Note that some of these characters are not actually on my list of the top five favorite characters of all time. However, in terms of greatness, I honestly believe that these characters are the five greatest of all time.

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Iris Cory, AW

Donna Love, AW

Drucilla Winters, Y&R

Sonny Corinthos, GH

Jasper Jacks, GH

Alexis Davis, GH

Stefan Cassadine, GH

Laura Webber, GH

Dr. Lesley Webber, GH

Audrey Hardy, GH

Anna Devane, GH/AMC

Erica Kane, AMC

Victoria Lord Davidson, OLTL

John Dixon, ATWT

Katherine Chancellor, Y&R

Susan Stewart, ATWT

Edward Quartermaine

Lily Walsh, ATWT

Carly Benson Jacks, GH

Dr. Monica Quartermaine, GH

Dr. Alan Quartermaine, GH

Brooke English, AMC

R.N. Bobbie Spencer, GH

Barbara Ryan, ATWT

Asa Buchanan, OLTL

Palmer Cortlandt, AMC

Nikki Reed Newman, Y&R

Victor Newman, Y&R

Rachel Cory, AW

Adam Chandler, AMC

Lucinda Walsh, ATWT

Luke Spencer, GH

Tad Martin, AMC

Stephanie Forrester, B&B

Jill Foster Abbott, Y&R

Jackson Montgomery, AMC

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