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Madonna has been named the UK's most played artist of the decade by music licensing body PPL.

The 51-year-old superstar was followed by the Beatles in second place, Robbie Williams in third, Queen in fourth and Take That in fifth.

The chart, compiled for BBC Radio 2, was based on plays on television, radio, and in public places such as shops, pubs and clubs between 2000 and 2009.

Madonna - who had her first hit in 1984 with 'Holiday' - was the only solo female artist in the top ten.

Last year, PPL revealed that Snow Patrol's 'Chasing Cars' was the most played song of the decade, and that Procol Harum's 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' was the most played track in public places in the last 75 years.

Source: Digital Spy