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THE PING REPORT

taylor swift makes her first appearance - plus, is phantogram going for world domination?!

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:For the One by Waters No Strings by Mayer Hawthorne Ceremonials by Florence and the Machine Footsteps in the Dark by Cat Stevens Surrender by Angels & Airwaves The Christmas Album by The Glee Cast Run the World by Heather Morris (Glee) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn SoundtrackNeedle & Thread by Matt Duke Elizaveta by Elizaveta

And here are the top songs... "Mona Lisa" by Atlas Sound "16 Years" by Phantogram "Neutron Wireless Crystal" by Swimming "Promises" by Nero "The Drummer" by Niki & the Dove "We Found Love" by Rihanna + Calvin Harris "Surrender" by Angels & Airwaves "Don't Move" by Phantogram "An Infinite Regression" by Animals As Leaders "Ours" by Taylor Swift 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 Florence Welch + Lana del Ray