Singer songwriter P!nk takes the top spot for the UK’s most-played female artists of the 21st century according to airplay data from PPL.

British music copyright collective PPL announced P!nk as the most-played female artists so far, this century in the UK, beating some of the most iconic women in music such as Madonna, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Lady Gaga. This comes as PPL launch their new chart, using exclusive airplay data from UK radio stations and television channels, to celebrate the fourth National Album Day this Saturday. Find the full top 20 below.

National Album Day is a fantastic platform to showcase the importance of the album format and PPL is proud to be part of the celebrations this year with our chart of the century’s most played female artists. This chart brings together an incredible array of talent who have recorded some of the UK’s favourite music, including a number of the biggest and most influential albums of all time.

Peter Leathem, Chief Executive Officer, PPL