Music licensing company PPL has produced a Top 20 chart of the most played tracks in the 21st century released by Apple Records to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the record company founded by The Beatles. Apple Records released its first ever single in the UK, The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’ on 30 August 1968.  

01) My Sweet Lord – George Harrison 1 

02) Imagine – John Lennon 1 
03) Hey Jude – The Beatles 1 
04) Let It Be – The Beatles 2 
05) Band on the Run – Paul McCartney and Wings 1 
06) Get Back – The Beatles 3 
07) Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles 4 
08) Something – The Beatles 5 
09) Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney and Wings 2 
10) Jet – Paul McCartney and Wings 3 
11) The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles 6 
12) Back in the U.S.S.R. – The Beatles 7 
13) Come Together – The Beatles 8 
14) Revolution – The Beatles 9 
15) Jealous Guy – John Lennon 2 

16) The Ballad of John and Yoko – The Beatles 10 
17) Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) – John Lennon 3 
18) While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles 11 
19) Those Were The Days – Mary Hopkin 1 
20) No Matter What – Badfinger 1 
Badfinger - No Matter What

 
The Beatles 11 
John Lennon 3 
Paul McCartney and Wings 3 
George Harrison 1 
Mary Hopkin 1 
Badfinger 1 
 

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