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Most-Traded Music, Movies and TV Shows of 2007

Shop Boyz, Heroes , Resident Evil excite most P2P users

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(Newser) – Forget box office numbers and Billboard charts: Wired reveals what people were really into last year by probing the action on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The year's most-traded files: Songs:

  1. Shop Boyz, "Party Like A Rock Star"
  2. Akon, "I Wanna Luv U"
  3. Sean Kingston, "Beautiful Girls"
Movies:
  1. Resident Evil: Extinction
  2. Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End
  3. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

TV Shows:

  1. Heroes
  2. Prison Break
  3. Top Gear
Music Artists:
  1. T.I.
  2. T-Pain
  3. Akon
Click the link to see the top 10 lists and learn why online sensation Radiohead didn't crack a single one.

Justin Timberlake performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Hotel and Casino on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Las Vegas. Songs by Timberlake were among the most frequently downloaded files from p2p services in 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Justin Timberlake performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Hotel and Casino on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Las Vegas. Songs by Timberlake were among the most frequently downloaded files from...   (Associated Press)
This undated photo released by Disney Enterprises shows actors Johnny Depp, left, as Jack Sparrow and Orlando Bloom in a scene from
This undated photo released by Disney Enterprises shows actors Johnny Depp, left, as Jack Sparrow and Orlando Bloom in a scene from "Pirates of Caribbean At World's End," one of the most frequently exchanged...   (Associated Press)
Actor Masi Oka, the tech geek/rudimental superhero on
Actor Masi Oka, the tech geek/rudimental superhero on "Heroes," poses on the show's set Monday, March, 19, 2007, in Los Angeles. Heroes was among the most popular shows to download from p2p services...   (Associated Press)
Rapper Chris
Rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges appears onstage during MTV's "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007 in New York. Ludacris was one of the most popular artists exchanged...   (Associated Press)
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