diff --git a/pylast/__init__.py b/pylast/__init__.py
index f7fe250..c4cabd7 100644
--- a/pylast/__init__.py
+++ b/pylast/__init__.py
@@ -404,6 +404,32 @@ class _Network(object):
 
         return seq
 
+    def get_top_tracks_by_tag(self, tag, limit=None, cacheable=True):
+        """Returns the top tracks by tag as a sequence of TopItem objects.
+        Parameters:
+            tag (Required) : A country name, as defined by the ISO 3166-1
+            limit (Optional) : The number of results to fetch per page.Defaults to 50.
+        """
+
+        params = {"tag":tag}
+
+        if limit:
+            params["limit"] = limit
+
+        doc = _Request(self,"tag.getTopTracks",params).execute(cacheable)
+        seq = []
+                        
+        for node in doc.getElementsByTagName("track"):
+            title = _extract(node,"name")
+            artist = _extract(node,"name",1)
+            track = Track(artist,title,self)
+            weight = _number(_extract(node, "playcount"))
+            
+            seq.append(TopItem(track,weight))
+
+        return seq
+
+
     def get_geo_events(
             self, longitude=None, latitude=None, location=None, distance=None,
             tag=None, festivalsonly=None, limit=None, cacheable=True):
diff --git a/tests/test_pylast.py b/tests/test_pylast.py
index 8962ef3..c67dee0 100755
--- a/tests/test_pylast.py
+++ b/tests/test_pylast.py
@@ -985,6 +985,17 @@ class TestPyLast(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(tracks[0], pylast.TopItem)
         self.assertIsInstance(tracks[0].item, pylast.Track)
 
+    def test_tag_get_top_tracks(self):
+        # Arrange
+        # Act
+        tags = self.network.get_top_tracks_by_tag(
+            tag="happy", limit=1)
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertEqual(len(tags), 1)
+        self.assertIsInstance(tags[0], pylast.TopItem)
+        self.assertIsInstance(tags[0].item, pylast.Track)
+
     def test_metro_class(self):
         # Arrange
         # Act