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The country of 1.35 billion is getting its first official music chart, measuring data from radio and streaming services (though not from YouTube, for now).

 

Ask someone on the street in India what the No. 1 song in the country is, and you'll get a very different answer depending on where you are in the country of 1.35 billion people.

 

In Mumbai, the home of Bollywood, someone might say "Duniyaa" ("World"), from the hit Hindi film Luka Chuppi (Hide and Seek). In Chandigarh, the Punjab capital with the nation's biggest regional pop scene, it could be "Lambhergini" by duo The Doorbeen. In Chennai, where the Tamil movie business is, it might be "Rowdy Baby," actor-singer Dhanush's smash from his latest release, Maari 2.

 

By the end of 2019, Indians may finally have a definitive answer. As early as July, the Indian Music Industry, the trade organization that includes over 200 Indian record labels, will launch the country's first official music chart. The weekly, 50-position, all-genre list will be compiled by Barcelona-based music monitoring company BMAT and based on streams and radio airplay.

The chart is part of the IMI's "Vision 2022" plan to make India one of the world's top 10 music markets in revenue. It's currently ranked at No. 15, according to IFPI's Global Music Report 2019, with $156.1 million in revenue.

 

One platform missing on the IMI charts is YouTube, left out due to the prevalence of views paid for by Indian labels, an open local-industry secret. The IMI has not ruled out adding its data in the future; with over 265 million monthly active users, India is YouTube's largest streamer.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8508729/india-official-music-chart-streaming-radio-imi-launch

 

Shakira, and Priyanka coming for wigs

Oh thank god, finally 

OH SNAP

 

finally

Justice 4 Moroccan Bollywood hit maker Nora Fatehi and ha smash hit "Dilbar"  This chart should have existed a long time ago! Bollywood is a HUGE industry

 

 

Edited April 26, 20197 yr by IBeMe

Good 

Great, now we can see Indian GP stan which Bollywood hits.

1 hour ago, IBeMe said:

Justice 4 Moroccan Bollywood hit maker Nora Fatehi and ha smash hit "Dilbar"  This chart should have existed a long time ago! Bollywood is a HUGE industry

 

 

Original version with Miss Universe aka Sushmita Sen remains unbothered!

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Mokichi said:

Original version with Miss Universe aka Sushmita Sen remains unbothered!

 

 

 

won't ever be as good sistren  

Finally! And thankfully it won't just be Bollywood.

 

On 4/26/2019 at 12:49 PM, Mokichi said:

Original version with Miss Universe aka Sushmita Sen remains unbothered!

 

 

 

The original is way better.

God, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber are coming for 2354465 weeks at #1. I hope our faves can chart atleast.

T-series coming to end PewDiePie career 

 

hopefully parekh & singh can get a number one hit

Shakira is coming for wigs!! 

 

 

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This is awesome news tbh

 

On 4/26/2019 at 10:19 PM, Mokichi said:

Original version with Miss Universe aka Sushmita Sen remains unbothered!

 

 

 

 

On 4/26/2019 at 8:33 PM, IBeMe said:

Justice 4 Moroccan Bollywood hit maker Nora Fatehi and ha smash hit "Dilbar"  This chart should have existed a long time ago! Bollywood is a HUGE industry

 

 

we stan BOTH along with the Arabic version in this house

Taki Taki better be Top 10 on the charts debut week, with its 13x Platinum award

Western faves don't have a chance lmao

 

whew, this gay anthem BOP

 

4 hours ago, Calypso said:

Shakira is coming for wigs!! 

 

 

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This is awesome news tbh

 

 

we stan BOTH along with the Arabic version in this house

TastE  

They should consider releasing two different Chart. One for overall and one for international.

Not "based on radio play" when no English songs get airplay here Please have a separate International chart

16 hours ago, Extinctkid said:

God, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber are coming for 2354465 weeks at #1. I hope our faves can chart atleast.

 

YouTube shouldn't count for charts so it's fine. Can't wait to see if any non-Indian song makes it to the top.