who is the most pirated artist near you?

BBC news have got Musicmetric's data about who gets pirated where in the UK, as well as data about other countries piractical choices!

In the UK it is by postal code, the most pirated near me is Ed Sheeran!

Data collected by monitoring firm Musicmetric, and seen exclusively by the BBC, has given some insight into patterns of illegal downloading across the UK.

Using this tool, you can find out who, according to the research, is the most pirated artist near you - as well as learn which other acts are particularly popular nearby.

Top 20 sharing countries

The United States tops the bill as the country with the most illegal shares, with the UK in second position.

Here we show the top 20 downloading countries, the total number of torrent downloads over the past six months and the most popular shared artist in each country.

1
United States
96,868,398 total shares
Most popular artist
Drake

2
United Kingdom
43,314,568 total shares
Most popular artist
Ed Sheeran

3
Italy
33,226,258 total shares
Most popular artist
Laura Pausini

4
Canada
23,953,053 total shares
Most popular artist
Kanye West

5
Brazil
19,677,596 total shares
Most popular artist
Billy Van*

6
Australia
19,104,047 total shares
Most popular artist
Hilltop Hoods

7
Spain
10,306,829 total shares
Most popular artist
Pablo Alboran

8
India
8,965,271 total shares
Most popular artist
Billy Van

9
France
8,400,869 total shares
Most popular artist
Sexion d'assaut

10
Philippines
8,351,260 total shares
Most popular artist
Maroon 5

11
Mexico
7,522,865 total shares
Most popular artist
Jesse y Joy

12
Netherlands
6,671,428 total shares
Most popular artist
Birdy

13
Portugal
5,597,198 total shares
Most popular artist
Pablo Alboran

14
Poland
5,059,204 total shares
Most popular artist
Gotye

15
Greece
4,919,567 total shares
Most popular artist
Billy Van

16
Hungary
4,470,948 total shares
Most popular artist
Pitbull

17
Chile
4,210,641 total shares
Most popular artist
Los Bunkers

18
Romania
4,152,252 total shares
Most popular artist
Billy Van

19
Sweden
4,074,594 total shares
Most popular artist
Laleh

20
Belgium
3,880,900 total shares
Most popular artist
Goyte

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Leave a Comment

abittooimey 17th-Sep-2012 10:07 pm (UTC)

Bob Marley near me.
I hate Ed Sheeran.

chvnel 17th-Sep-2012 10:08 pm (UTC)

omg why?

in_styles 18th-Sep-2012 07:06 am (UTC)

wow what a flop

moob 17th-Sep-2012 10:08 pm (UTC)

"The most illegally shared artist near you is
Ed Sheeran" lmao rip

"People here also share Rainbow a lot compared to the UK average" idk who that is

ectypes 17th-Sep-2012 10:08 pm (UTC)

fuck ed sheeran.

still not over him singing pink floyd at the olympics closing ceremony. fuck that.

_scarlett_icons 17th-Sep-2012 10:08 pm (UTC)

Who is Billy Van......

mors_amor 17th-Sep-2012 10:25 pm (UTC)

Came here to ask the same.

butterbuns 17th-Sep-2012 10:37 pm (UTC)

mte

dedradawn 17th-Sep-2012 11:41 pm (UTC)

Exactly what I was wondering.

wolfparties 18th-Sep-2012 01:58 am (UTC)

yep same thing i came here to ask

starbucksmocha 18th-Sep-2012 03:36 am (UTC)

HM. I shall WIKI this.
Apparently a dead guy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Van
"William Allan Van Evera, (1934 – 8 January 2003), known by the stage name Billy Van, was a Canadian comedian, actor and singer."
IMDB:
Trivia
Has two daughters, Tracy and Robyn, from previous marriages.

Van's picture is on the Canadian Comedy Wall of Fame at the CBC broadcast centre in Toronto, along with those of Al Waxman, Wayne & Shuster and Don Harron

After his triple bypass heart surgery in 1998, he was semi-retired but continued to do voice-over work for commercials and animated programs

Van was in show business from the age of 12 and back in the 1950s he and his four brothers formed a singing group that toured Canada and Europe

Announcer for Colt45 beer commericals in the United States, 1970s

Had his own production company, "Billy Van Productions".

ORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR IT COULD BE THIS GUY:
http://www.youtube.com/user/lilbizquit?feature=results_main