Entertainment

THE PING REPORT

this week, you’re downloading all rihanna, all the time. sublime, too!

by faran krentcil

This year, we joined Ping, the iTunes social network that shows what music your friends (and enemies, presumably) are buying and playing.

We follow every iTunes member who follows us, and we keep tabs on what our entire network is buying and blasting through their headphones every week.

Here are the Top Albums that have been downloaded this week on the NYLON Ping Network:

It's Real by Real Estate

Ceremonials by Florence and the Machine

Surrender by Angels + Airwaves

Midnight City by M83

No Strings by Mayer Hawthorne

Into the Sun by The Parlor Mob

Break of Dawn by Goapele

Set the World Afire by Megadeth

Gold by Sublime

40oz. to Freedom by Sublime

And here are the Top Songs:

"The Drummer" by Niki and the Dove

"Promises" by Nero

"Shake It Out" by Florence and the Machine

"A Walk" by Tycho

"Tongue Tied" by Grouplove

"Lotus Flower" by Radiohead

"Princess of China" by Coldplay and Rihanna

"We Found Love" by Rihanna and Calvin Harris

"Bedroom Eyes" by Dum Dum Girls

If you think the NYLON team should pay attention to tracks other than the ones above, join Ping on iTunes (for free), follow "Nylon Magazine" and our editor-in-chief Marvin Scott Jarrett (he's on there as "Marvin Jarrett") and share your music with us!

Plus: See last week's Ping Report, featuring Adele.