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Music licensing company PPL has released an official chart of the most played David Bowie tracks of the 21st Century to commemorate the legendary music icon, who died a few days ago.
The chart aggregates PPL’s exclusive UK airplay data of Bowie tracks that have been played in public and broadcast on TV and radio since 2000.
‘Let’s Dance’ tops the chart, whilst his hit duet with Queen, ‘Under Pressure’ comes in second. ‘Starman’, the inaugural story of Bowie’s alter-ego, Ziggy Stardust, takes third place.
The chart spans three decades of records, with the earliest, ‘Space Oddity’, reaching the No.6 spot. The eponymous space track from Bowie’s second album was released in 1969, whilst ‘Absolute Beginners’, that takes 19th place was released in 1986.
In the UK David Bowie received over 360 million seconds of TV and radio airplay throughout the 21st Century.
Below is PPL’s official chart of the Most Played Bowie Tracks.
1. Let’s Dance, David Bowie
2. Under Pressure, David Bowie and Queen
3. Starman, David Bowie
4. Ashes to Ashes, David Bowie
5. Rebel Rebel, David Bowie
6. Space Oddity, David Bowie
7. Life on Mars?, David Bowie
8. Changes, David Bowie
9. The Jean Genie, David Bowie
10. China Girl, David Bowie
11. Heroes, David Bowie
12. Modern Love, David Bowie
13. Young Americans, David Bowie
14. Golden Years, David Bowie
15. Sound and Vision, David Bowie
16. Fashion, David Bowie
17. Sorrow, David Bowie
18. Dancing in the Street, David Bowie and Mick Jagger
19. Absolute Beginners, David Bowie
20. Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie
Streams of Bowie’s music on Spotify instantly spiked 2700% worldwide upon news of his death.
The most-played Bowie tracks on Spotify to date are:
1.Under Pressure (65m plays)
2.Space Oddity (31m plays)
3.Life On Mars? (30m plays)
4.Heroes (21m plays)
5.Let's Dance (18m plays)
The news of Bowie’s passing was announced yesterday via his Facebook, "January 10 2016 - David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer… While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief."
