For the sixth time in eight years, Sheeran has topped the PPL’s list of the UK’s most played artists, encompassing streaming, radio, broadcast and public places
For the sixth time in eight years, Ed Sheeran has been named the UK’s most played artist of the year by the music company Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).
The figures for 2022 reflect the most-heard music in the UK in real terms: as well as streaming, radio and broadcast, the PPL licenses the use of recorded music in public places and public performance venues.
Ed Sheeran
Dua Lipa
David Guetta
Harry Styles
Elton John
George Ezra
Coldplay
Calvin Harris
Becky Hill
Taylor Swift
Harry Styles – As It Was
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Jax Jones and MNEK – Where Did You Go?
Elton John and Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (Pnau remix)
George Ezra – Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)
Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott – Where Are You Now
George Ezra – Green Green Grass
Ed Sheeran – Overpass Graffiti
Ed Sheeran – Shivers
David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson – Crazy What Love Can Do
