Music licensing company PPL has named Coldplay as the most listened-to British band of the 21st century.
A London pop rock band, featuring a frontman Kris Martin, together with Gajem Berimenom, Johnny Buckland i Villa Champion, received 40.000 more airplays on UK radio and TV than classic rockers Queen, who took second place.
Coldplay's most played song is the 2008 number one hit "Viva La Vida", followed by their other hits "Paradise", "Clocks", "Something Just Like This" and "Adventure Of A Lifetime".
The band enjoyed enduring popularity and during the summer became the first to headline the Glastonbury Festival five times. It was founded in 1996, and since releasing its debut album “Parachutes” in 2000, it has had a total of nine chart-topping albums. It was from that album that the track "Yellow" stood out, which brought them their first Grammy award.
Their second album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (2002) was released to good reviews and won several awards including the album of the year award from the popular British music weekly "NME", while the project "X&Y" is the best selling album in the world in 2005.
During their career, the band won over 200 awards in various categories, including nine Grammy Awards (out of 35 nominations), as well as nine Brit Awards, then seven Billboard Music Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards.
"This country has produced some of the most successful bands of all time, so compiling this list is the perfect way to mark this year's National Album Day," said the PPL CEO. Peter in the summer.
The table with artists from the last 60 years is a reminder of the strength and depth of British music through the decades, and Coldplay is a fitting holder of the first place - few can claim to have been such a presence on British radio and television since 2000.
In third place is the boys band Take That, while the female group Little Mix is in fourth place, and the legendary Beatles are only in fifth. Manchester rockers Oasis can boast sixth place, while pop-disco trio Bee Gees is in seventh place. Welsh group Stereophonics is in eighth place, while pop duo Eurithmics is ninth. Rounding off the list are the Rolling Stones in tenth place.
The chart uses data from PPL licenses which allow recorded music to be used on radio, TV and in public places such as shops, bars, restaurants, gyms, offices and warehouses in the UK.
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