Popularity of Moby’s Album in the Torrent Realm
In a remarkable turn of events within the realm of digital music distribution, Moby’s latest album, which was legally released online, has emerged as the most downloaded file among torrent users in 2013, according to Lenta with insights from TorrentFreak.
Throughout the year, the torrent containing Moby’s compositions was downloaded nearly 9 million times. This impressive figure can be attributed to the musician’s decision to make the file available for free, a move made in collaboration with BitTorrent.
Interestingly, Moby’s legal tracks surpassed the downloads of albums by popular artists such as Bruno Mars, Rihanna, and Justin Timberlake, whose music circulated online primarily through unauthorized channels. Among the pirated files, Bruno Mars holds the record with over 5.7 million downloads of his tracks.
Moreover, Moby’s compilation nearly doubled the download count of the final season of the acclaimed series “Game of Thrones,” which was labeled as the most “pirated” show of 2013. The episode file was illegally downloaded around 5 million times, highlighting the stark contrast between legal and illegal content consumption in the digital age.
