Twitter | Twitter Index: The Weeknd's 'Echoes Of Silence' Drops

Canadian RB artist "The Weeknd" has released his third mixtape under the title " Echoes of Silence ."

"The Weeknd's music isn't made for the average person," tweet Twitterers as they post their micro-reviews on the microblogging site. The first track is a cover of Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana."

" Echoes Of Silence is definitely better than [his second mixtape] Thursday, but I don't know if the Weeknd will ever top [his first mixtape] House Of Balloons" and "my 'problem' (if you can call it that) with The Weeknd is he made House Of Balloons so dope that it's hard to fully enjoy these other tapes" post Tweeps.

A wave of violence has swept through Baghdad , Iraq on December 22, report Twitter users. "40 dead and at least 149 wounded in Baghdad bombings, a health official tells Reuters" tweets @breakingnews while @AP updates are saying, "Iraq's health ministry says toll from wave of Baghdad bombings climbs to 49 dead, 167 injured."

The hashtag "#whatyouwant" is third on Twitter's list of most talked about topics, "#WereHereForYouSelena" is fourth and American singer "Ray J" is ninth.

Microbloggers are providing short recaps of their year with first place term "#whatayear" while Spanish speaking Twitter users reminisce about their childhood with third place term "#YoALos11" (Spanish for "Me at 11").

Christmas plans are also a subject of discussion. Tweeps are using their 140 characters to post about what they will eat, wear or do on Christmas day.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on December 22 at 7:30 AM GMT are: