Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger crowned most played song on UK radio and TV since 2000

Daily Record

13-07-2025

Liam and Noel Gallagher continue the Oasis Live '25 tour this weekend in Manchester as Don't Look Back In Anger is officially named the band's most-played song.
Oasis' iconic hit Don't Look Back in Anger has officially been named the band's most played song on UK radio and TV in the 21st century, according to music licensing company, Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).
The licensing company compiled a list of the top 10 most played songs by the band from the past 25 years. Following the band's highly anticipated reunion tour, which kicked off last week at Cardiff's Principality Stadium - marking their first performance together in nearly 16 years since their 2009 split.
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PPL, which licenses the use of recorded music across UK radio, TV and public venues, compiled the list using two decades' worth of airplay data. The result is a definitive chart of Oasis' most broadcasted songs since 2000.
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Coming in just behind Don't Look Back In Anger is the stellar hit Wonderwall, followed by She's Electric in third place. Roll With It and Little By Little round out the top five.
Also making the top 10 are The Importance of Being Idle, Whatever, Some Might Say, Live Forever and Champagne Supernova, which closes out the list.
Remarkably, six of the top 10 songs come from the band's legendary 1995 album (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, which remains the UK's fifth best selling album of all time, according to the Official Charts Company.
The PPL data also found that Oasis have built up more than seven years of cumulative airplay on UK radio and TV stations since 2000, with their songs being played, on average, 120 times per day across the country.
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Peter Leathem, chief executive of PPL, praised the band's cultural significance, saying: "Oasis are one of the most iconic, era-defining bands we have ever seen."
"They dominated the 1990s and 2000s, and for many, they personified those decades, but their timeless songs continue to resonate with audiences even long after their release," he continued.
He added: "With their reunion tour underway, this chart provides the perfect opportunity to look back in admiration at the enduring impact of their music throughout this century, and to celebrate one of the greatest British bands of all time."
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This comes after the band performed together at Cardiff's Principality Stadium last weekend for the first time in almost 16 years after their dramatic split in 2009, which was prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in France.
Noel and Liam Gallagher will continue their tour heading to their own city - Manchester - for five sold-out nights at Heaton Park. However their UK and Ireland tour has received some backlash from fans who were outraged after standard ticket prices jumped from £148 to £355.
In response, the UK Government and the Competition and Markets Authority pledged to review the issue.
The band's world tour, Oasis Live '25, will see the band perform at Manchester's Heaton Park, London's Wembley Stadium, Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium and Dublin's Croke Park throughout July, August and September before heading to Japan, South Korea, South America, Australia and North America.