MELBPOURNE, Australia (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia’s (PPCA) figures for 2009 Most Played Artists and Recordings have demonstrated the ongoing popularity of world’s biggest music acts, while at the same time representing a range of new artists. For the third consecutive year, P!nk tops the Top 50 Most Played Artist Report, and Jason Mraz has taken out top spot on 2009 Top 100 Most Played Recording Report with his former ARIA top 3 single, “I’m Yours”.
With P!nk topping the 2009 Top 50 Most Played Artist Report, #2 position was taken out by Kings Of Leon, with Katy Perry at three, Lady Gaga at four and Coldplay at number five. For the second consecutive year, The Veronicas were the top ranked Australian act, coming in at #9, with Jessica Mauboy placed at #10. One in four artists featured in the report was Australian, with a total of 13 local artists featured including newer names such as Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Sam Sparro and Wes Carr, and stalwarts such as INXS, Powderfinger and Eskimo Joe.
Ranking at number two on the 2009 Top 100 Most Played Recording Report behind Jason Mraz is megagroup Coldplay with their ARIA top 5 single “Viva La Vida”, followed by Kid Rock at three with “All Summer Long”, Kings Of Leon’s “Use Somebody” at four and “You Found Me” from The Fray at five. With over 20% of the top 100 coming from Australian acts, The Living End leads the way at #8 with “White Noise”, Sam Sparro lands at 15 with “Black / Gold” and Natalie Bassingthwaighte features on two tracks in the top 40, with “Someday Soon” at 37 and “Alive” at 40. P!nk and Kings Of Leon each have 4 different songs in the Top 100, with Jessica Mauboy, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears all placing three songs in the report.
Stephen Peach, CEO of PPCA, commented, “PPCA remains committed to ensuring recording artists are fairly remunerated for the use of their works in the broadcast environment, and it is very rewarding to see some of Australia’s most popular music acts featured in these reports. To see local artists hold their own on the Most Played Artist report and some of the newer names coming through in the Most Played Recording report is particularly gratifying. Congratulations to all the Australian musicians who appear in the 2009 PPCA Most Played reports on their inclusion.”
PPCA is a national non-profit organization authorized to grant licenses for the public playing of sound recordings or music videos. The Most Played results are taken from the extensive playlist and broadcast data collated by PPCA to distribute net license income to Licensors, Artists and to the PPCA Performers’ Trust foundation.
Most Played Artist Report
1 P!nk – USA
2 Kings Of Leon – USA
3 Katy Perry – USA
4 Lady Gaga – USA
5 Coldplay – GBR
6 Fall Out Boy – USA
7 Britney Spears – USA
8 Nickelback – CAN
9 Veronicas, The – AUS
10 Jessica Mauboy AUS
11 Beyonce – USA
12 U2 – IRL
13 Rihanna – BRB
14 Snow Patrol – GBR
15 Living End, The – AUS
16 Presets, The – AUS
17 Kelly Clarkson – USA
18 Pussycat Dolls, The – USA
19 Matchbox 20 – USA
20 Fray, The – USA
21 Maroon 5 – USA
22 Natalie Bassingthwaighte – AUS
23 Lily Allen GBR
24 Jordin Sparks – USA
25 T.I. – USA
26 Miley Cyrus – USA
27 INXS AUS
28 Linkin Park – USA
29 Jason Mraz – USA
30 MGMT – USA
31 Wes Carr AUS
32 Flo Rida – USA
33 Killers, The – USA
34 Powderfinger – AUS
35 Green Day – USA
36 Sam Sparro AUS
37 Gabriella Cilmi AUS
38 3 Doors Down – USA
39 Eskimo Joe AUS
40 Metro Station – USA
41 Newton Faulkner – GBR
42 Kid Rock – USA
43 Evermore – AUS
44 Sneaky Sound System – AUS
45 Leona Lewis – GBR
46 Foo Fighters – USA
47 The Script – IRL
48 Madonna – USA
49 Kevin Rudolf – USA
50 Chris Brown – USA
–by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers
