◦ 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
244,144
TOTAL PLAYS
7,200,448
PLAYED ONCE EVER
100,111
41% of artists
Top 10 artists · all time
BY PLAY COUNT
244,144 artists
Drake
26,264
Beyoncé
20,175
Rihanna
20,124
Coldplay
16,466
Ed Sheeran
15,069
David Bowie
14,525
Kanye West
14,442
Taylor Swift
14,308
Calvin Harris
12,778
Kendrick Lamar
12,627
Arctic Monkeys
12,544
Stormzy
12,399
The Beatles
12,366
The Weeknd
12,212
Disclosure
11,497
Usher
11,166
Florence + The Machine
10,786
Chris Brown
10,730
Stevie Wonder
10,658
Dua Lipa
10,507
Katy Perry
10,216
Jorja Smith
10,151
Dave
10,082
Justin Timberlake
10,027
Bruno Mars
10,024
Jay-Z
9,837
J Hus
9,833
Adele
9,725
The Rolling Stones
9,676
Skepta
9,611
Wiley
9,375
The 1975
9,252
Ariana Grande
9,189
Chase & Status
8,927
Nicki Minaj
8,688
Madonna
8,601
Rudimental
8,573
Wretch 32
8,486
Little Mix
8,297
Oasis
8,219
AJ Tracey
8,197
Burna Boy
8,184
Harry Styles
8,146
Little Simz
8,071
Foals
7,990
George Ezra
7,948
Tinie Tempah
7,930
Kings of Leon
7,801
Doja Cat
7,779
The Killers
7,755
Post Malone
7,742
Lady Gaga
7,681
Dizzee Rascal
7,597
Sean Paul
7,584
RAYE
7,402
Alicia Keys
7,322
Wizkid
7,270
Blondie
7,219
Blur
7,209
David Guetta
7,201