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HN Hall of Fame tracks 3,100 standout links
A new site catalogs 1,169 Hacker News Hall of Fame entries and 1,994 candidates using a clear multi-year induction rule.
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A new project, HN Hall of Fame, turns long-term Hacker News favorites into a browsable archive. The site lists 1,169 Hall of Fame links and 1,994 candidates, highlighting posts that kept resurfacing on HN over time rather than spiking once and disappearing.
The newest class is dated June 2026, with 5 links completing the site’s Hall rule in that batch. The project also surfaces score peaks for featured entries, with examples shown at 1,164, 586, 387, 241, 738, 936, 1,357, 382, 325, and 512 points, alongside another set including 635, 205, 272, 211, 276, 635, 560, 1,031, 962, 205, 205, 163, and 883 points.
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Induction is based on a specific formula:
- 5+ submissions
- 3+ distinct submitters
- 3+ active years
- 2 qualifying breakout events from different submitters at least 720 days apart
The site also links to its exact thresholds and limitations, making the selection criteria transparent. For longtime HN readers, it is essentially a database of links that repeatedly proved they had staying power.
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