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Site Taps Into Twitterers' Playlists

We Are Hunted's top 99 gives different view of what's popular now

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(Newser) – Are the Billboard music charts just too yesterday’s-news for you? Do you need to know which songs people are listening to the most, right this red-hot minute? Luckily, the website We Are Hunted has figured out how to mine Twitter feeds to find out what’s playing the most, and has concoted an illustrated list, reports ReadWriteWeb.

The grid of 99 songs is updated live, fueled by a “semantic engine” that checks whether Twitterers are just mentioning a song, or actually seem to be listening to it. And the list isn’t the same as the web’s most-mentioned songs: Thanks to Twitter, the Doors, Pink Floyd, and the Cure are back on the charts.

Green Day's newest album isn't getting as many listens as the band's old hit
Green Day's newest album isn't getting as many listens as the band's old hit "Wake Me Up When September Ends." At least, among those who Twitter.   (AP Photo)
Radiohead's track Karma Police isn't new by any stretch of the imagination, but it's in the ears of a lot of Twitter users.
Radiohead's track Karma Police isn't new by any stretch of the imagination, but it's in the ears of a lot of Twitter users.   (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)
Remember Nirvana? Twitterers do;
Remember Nirvana? Twitterers do; "Come as You Are" was the 14th most popular song on the social networking site as of noon ET today.   (Getty Images)
A screen shot of We Are Hunted's Twitter hot list.
A screen shot of We Are Hunted's Twitter hot list.   (WeAreHunted.com)
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By combining this data with the insights from our global charts, we calculate the live Twitter chart. More than just a count of artist mentions, the We Are Hunted Twitter chart reflects which artists are being played most. - We Are Hunted's Nick Crocker

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