2026 Annual Index

Hall of Shame.

Locations ranked by total verified shushings, weighted for severity, sourced from over twelve thousand citizen reports.

  1. 1

    Public Libraries

    The reigning champion. Undefeated since the printing press.

    3,104

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  2. 2

    Yoga & Meditation Studios

    Where breath is sacred and small talk is sacrilege.

    1,998

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  3. 3

    Movie Theaters

    You know what you did with the candy wrapper.

    1,602

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  4. 4

    Quiet Cars (Amtrak)

    It's named that. It's named that on purpose.

    1,411

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  5. 5

    Funerals

    Read the room. The room is grieving.

    902

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  6. 6

    Standardized Testing

    Your pencil is too loud. Yes, your pencil.

    740

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  7. 7

    The Apple Store

    A glass cathedral of muted disappointment.

    618

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  8. 8

    Brunch (post-mimosa)

    Increasingly common. Tribunal monitoring closely.

    587

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  9. 9

    Silent Retreats

    Self-explanatory. And yet.

    412

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  10. 10

    Your Friend's Podcast Recording

    She is trying. Let her try.

    301

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