◦ ARTISTS
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Every artist that has appeared on BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, 1Xtra or 6 Music since the archive began.
UNIQUE ARTISTS
241,774
TOTAL PLAYS
7,135,214
PLAYED ONCE EVER
98,945
41% of artists
Top 10 artists · all time
BY PLAY COUNT
241,774 artists
Drake
26,004
Rihanna
19,949
Beyonce
19,883
Coldplay
16,367
Ed Sheeran
14,963
David Bowie
14,450
Kanye West
14,442
Taylor Swift
14,088
Calvin Harris
12,643
Kendrick Lamar
12,518
Arctic Monkeys
12,449
The Beatles
12,282
Stormzy
12,264
The Weeknd
12,117
Disclosure
11,398
Usher
11,069
Florence + The Machine
10,717
Chris Brown
10,665
Stevie Wonder
10,595
Dua Lipa
10,390
Katy Perry
10,141
Dave
10,010
Justin Timberlake
9,954
Bruno Mars
9,910
Jorja Smith
9,859
Jay-Z
9,762
Adele
9,684
J Hus
9,668
Skepta
9,576
The Rolling Stones
9,576
Wiley
9,374
The 1975
9,159
Ariana Grande
8,973
Chase & Status
8,795
Nicki Minaj
8,668
Rudimental
8,529
Madonna
8,467
Wretch 32
8,451
Little Mix
8,249
AJ Tracey
8,145
Burna Boy
8,142
Oasis
8,097
Little Simz
8,014
Foals
7,965
Harry Styles
7,942
George Ezra
7,905
Tinie Tempah
7,896
Kings of Leon
7,783
Doja Cat
7,716
The Killers
7,711
Post Malone
7,683
Lady Gaga
7,612
Dizzee Rascal
7,547
Sean Paul
7,502
Alicia Keys
7,286
RAYE
7,268
Wizkid
7,243
Blondie
7,168
Foo Fighters
7,158
Blur
7,147