Over the past 24 hours, both iTunes and Last.fm have put out lists of the most popular music on their respective services, based on the number of downloads and listens. Here’s a side-by-side look at how the two compare:
Top Track
iTunes
1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
2. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
3. Flo Rida - Low
4. Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl
5. Rihanna - Disturbia
6. Lil Wayne - Lollipop
7. Jordin Sparks - No Air
8. Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine
9. Sarah Bareilles - Love Song
10. Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
Last.fm
1. Coldplay – "Viva La Vida"
2. Coldplay – Violet Hill
3. MGMT – Time To Pretend
4. MGMT – Electric Feel
5. Coldplay – Life In Technicolour
6. Coldplay – Cemeteries of London
7. Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
8. Coldplay – 42
9. Coldplay – Strawberry Swing
10. MGMT – Kids
Top Album
iTunes
1. Coldplay - Viva la Vida
2. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static
3. Juno (Soundtrack)
4. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
5. Sara Bareilles - Little Voice
6. Once (Soundtrack)
7. Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal.
8. OneRepublic - Dreaming Out Loud
9. Across the Universe (Soundtrack)
10. Leona Lewis - Spirit
Last.fm
1. Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
2. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
3. Portishead – Third
4. Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV
5. The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
6. The Kooks – Konk
7. Death Cab for Cutie – Narrow Stairs
8. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
9. Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static
10. Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Best New Artist
iTunes
1. Santogold
2. Lady Antebellum
3. Flo Rida
4. Hercules and Love Affair
5. Katy Perry
6. Glasvegas
7. The Cool Kids
8. Jazmine Sullivan
9. Esperanza Spalding
10. The Parlor Mob
Last.fm
1. MGMT
2. The Ting Tings
3. Sara Bareilles
4. Fleet Foxes
5. Katy Perry
6. The Last Shadow Puppets
7. Foals
8. Bon Iver
9. Does It Offend You, Yeah?
10. Santogold