Top 40 Artists Downloaded Via P2P Last Week

PayArtists monitored P2P to rank the 40 most popular artists based on number of downloads in a week. Some key trends:

• Hip Hop music is the most popular genre of downloaded music worldwide
• Lil Wayne was downloaded more than any other artist last week
• Classic artists like Dylan, the Beatles and Elvis remain in the Top 40

For the week September  4-10, 2010

1             Lil Wayne
2             Drake
3             Eminem
4             Diddy
5             Lady Gaga
6             Roberto Carlos
7             Tupac Shakur
8             Jay Z
9             Rihanna
10           Kanye West
11           Justin Bieber
12           Usher
13           Trey Songz
14           Bon Jovi
15           Bob Dylan
16           Katy Perry
17           Vicente Fernandez
18           Mariah Carey
19           Ludacris
20           Rick Ross
21           Fantasia
22           Beyonce
23           Sting
24           Neil Diamond
25           Elvis
26           50 Cent
27           Gucci Mane
28           Maroon 5
29           Black Eyed Peas
30           Santana
31           Akon
32           Christina Aguilera
33           Michael Jackson
34           Whitney Houston
35           Wisin & Yandel
36           Alicia Keys
37           Nicki Minaj
38           Jamie Cullum
39           The Beatles
40           Enrique Iglesias