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PPL Charts news

We release themed charts to celebrate music milestones, mark special occasions and reflect notable trends in UK music. These charts, compiled using data we collect on recorded music broadcast on radio and TV, offer a closer look at the musical landscape.

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Dua Lipa named most played artist of 2024 in the UK 

Noah Kahan claims most played track of 2024 with ‘Stick Season’, while country music makes waves in the UK.
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Charli xcx appoints PPL for international royalties collection

We reveal Charli xcx’s most played songs across UK radio and TV this century.
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‘Could You Be Loved’ tops list of Bob Marley’s most played tracks in 21st Century

To mark Bob Marley's 80th birthday, we reveal the reggae legend's most played tracks in the UK.
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Leona Lewis’s ‘One More Sleep’ is the UK’s most played modern Christmas track

New airplay data analysis from PPL reveals which festive songs released in the 21st century have become part of the festive season.
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Coldplay crowned most played British group of the 21st century 

To celebrate National Album Day 2024, we reveal the top 20 most played British groups since 2000.
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Glastonbury 2024 headliners clock up 21 years of airplay in the 21st Century

As Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA prepare to hit the Pyramid Stage, exclusive data from PPL shows popularity of this year's Glastonbury headliners on the UK’s airwaves.
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Ed Sheeran is most played UK artist for the seventh time in nine years

We reveal the UK's Most Played charts for 2023, with Ed Sheeran securing the title of Most Played Artist of the year in the UK.
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Kylie Minogue’s most played songs in the UK in the 21st century
1Xtra's Top 21 Songs of the Last 21 Years

1Xtra’s Top 21 Songs of the Last 21 Years
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PPL reveals the most played tracks this century for Glastonbury’s headliners

As the UK’s largest music festival gets under way, PPL has revealed the top 10 most played songs this century in the UK by each of the three headliners due to light up Glastonbury - Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses, and Elton John.
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Ed Sheeran named the UK’s most played artist for the sixth time in eight years
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Ed Sheeran crowned 2021's most played artist and ‘Bad Habits’ the most played track

PPL announces its Most Played Charts of 2021, with Ed Sheeran ranked the most played artist of the year in the UK and his smash hit ‘Bad Habits’ the UK’s most played track.
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