diff --git a/pylast.py b/pylast.py
index 4a7bd29..02ea3c1 100644
--- a/pylast.py
+++ b/pylast.py
@@ -415,8 +415,31 @@ class _Network(object):
     # geo.getMetros
     # geo.getTopArtists
 
+    def get_geo_top_artists(self, country, limit=None, cacheable=True):
+        """Get the most popular artists on Last.fm by country.
+        Parameters:
+        country (Required) : A country name, as defined by the ISO 3166-1 country names standard
+        limit (Optional) : The number of results to fetch per page. Defaults to 50.
+        """
+        params = {"country": country}
+
+        if limit: params["limit"] = limit
+
+        doc = _Request(self, "geo.getTopArtists", params).execute(cacheable)
+
+        artists = doc.getElementsByTagName("artist")
+        seq = []
+
+        for artist in artists:
+            name = _extract(artist, "name")
+            listeners = _extract(artist, "listeners")
+
+            seq.append(TopItem(Artist(name, self), listeners))
+
+        return seq
+
     def get_geo_top_tracks(self, country, location=None, limit=None, cacheable=True):
-        """Get the most popular tracks on Last.fm last week by country
+        """Get the most popular tracks on Last.fm last week by country.
         Parameters:
         country (Required) : A country name, as defined by the ISO 3166-1 country names standard
         location (Optional) : A metro name, to fetch the charts for (must be within the country specified)
diff --git a/test_pylast.py b/test_pylast.py
index 2f3318e..e8d84dd 100755
--- a/test_pylast.py
+++ b/test_pylast.py
@@ -896,6 +896,17 @@ class TestPyLast(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(event.get_venue().location['city'], "Reading")
 
 
+    def test_geo_get_top_artists(self):
+        # Arrange
+        # Act
+        artists = self.network.get_geo_top_artists(country = "United Kingdom", limit = 1)
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertEqual(len(artists), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(type(artists[0]), pylast.TopItem)
+        self.assertEqual(type(artists[0].item), pylast.Artist)
+
+
     def test_geo_get_top_tracks(self):
         # Arrange
         # Act
@@ -904,6 +915,7 @@ class TestPyLast(unittest.TestCase):
         # Assert
         self.assertEqual(len(tracks), 1)
         self.assertEqual(type(tracks[0]), pylast.TopItem)
+        self.assertEqual(type(tracks[0].item), pylast.Track)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':