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Charli XCX: What are her biggest songs?

Charlie XCX live on stageImage source, Getty Images
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Charli XCX's music is played 54 times a day according to PPL

It may have started as a Brat summer...but the love for Charli XCX's music continues all year round.

In March, Charli XCX collected five Brit awards including the biggest ones of all – Best Artist, Best Album, and even Song of the Year.

But now another of her songs has something to shout about.

Research has shown that her songs are played 54 times a day on UK radio and TV and her most-played song? It's the single I Love It.

Charli XCX performing live on stage with Taylor Swift during the Eras tour Image source, Getty Images
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Charli also performed live on stage with Taylor Swift during the Eras tour

Hit single 'I Love It' was co-written by and features Charli XCX, but was released in in 2012 by Swedish pop-duo Icona Pop.

According to stats from the licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited - which makes sure artists are paid for their work - the song accounts for 22% of the artist's airtime.

Second in the list is her solo single Boom Clap from 2014.

The data also reveals that some of her most-played hits so far are collabs, including I Love It, but also Fancy with Iggy Azalea and Beg For You, featuring pop star Rina Sawayama.

Of course, it's worth remembering that her older songs have also been around longer, so they've had more chance to be played out.

CharliXCX at the Grammy Awards in February 2025Image source, Getty Images

Charli XCX has been making music since she was a teenager where she posted it online.

But the release of her chart-topping sixth studio album, Brat, shot her to fame last June.

Since then the album has been nominated for the Mercury Prize last year, and Charli XCX has won three Grammys and several Brit Awards.

The term "Brat" became widely used, and was named Collins Dictionary Word of the Year 2024.

Whilst what's next for the singer is unknown, with stats like these it's likely she still has more big hits to come!