Remember last year when we stumbled upon that map which made a virtual fireworks display from the names of songs being played all over the country in real time? Today's computerized cartography is even more global in its ambition, though less animated in execution. Meet today's procrastination quota at gracenote.com/map, which shows a snapshot of top artists and albums in all of your favorite countries! The Flash-based site uses data from the Gracenote Media Database, so while it is a self-selecting sample (the internet/iPod savvy), still it's fun to see Pink Floyd and Celine Dion in Iran's Top 5 artists (after Hayedey and Godgoosh, but you already knew that). It's not quite as much fun to see that Linkin Park seem to be our greatest musical export, nabbing To 10 honors in Pakistan, China, Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Paraguay, and Canada. Wait there's more! Linkin Park's #1 in India, Kazakhstan, and the Russian Federation. The United States is broken down by state; J.K. Rowling is so hott right now.
Represent that world town.
