India Songs
{{short description|Weekly song chart in India published by Billboard}}
{{Update|date=July 2024}}
The India Songs is a record chart in India for songs. It has been compiled by Billboard and Luminate since February 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Cusson |first=Michael |date=2022-02-15 |title=India Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/india-songs-hotw/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard website (UTC). The chart consists of 25 songs.{{Cite magazine |date=2022-02-14 |title=Billboard Expands International Footprint With 'Hits of the World' Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-hits-of-the-world-weekly-chart-announcement-1235031189/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |magazine=Billboard}}
The first number-one song on the chart was "Srivalli" by Sid Sriram on the issue dated February 19, 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Cusson |first=Michael |date=2022-02-15 |title=India Songs: Week of February 19, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/india-songs-hotw/2022-02-05/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Methodology
The chart tracks songs' performance from Friday to Thursday, and is made available on Tuesday morning. The chart includes 25 songs, ranked based on streaming data, and digital sales provided by MRC Data.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=Billboard unveils 'Hits of the World' charts |url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/billboard-unveils-hits-of-the-world-charts/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Industry Observer |language=en-AU}}
Artist achievements
=Most number-one singles=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Total songs | Artist | class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 2 | Sidhu Moose Wala | align="center" | |
=Most weeks at number one=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Total weeks | Artist |
|---|---|
| align="center" | 32 | Sidhu Moose Wala |
| align="center" | 9 | Sid Sriram |
| align="center" | 6 | Ananya Bhat |
| align="center" | 5 | Hariharan |
| align="center" | 2 | Kaala Bhairava |
=Most single-week entries=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Entries | Artist | Date | class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| June 18, 2022 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| Sidhu Moose Wala | June 11, 2022 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| Sidhu Moose Wala | July 2, 2022 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| Sidhu Moose Wala | June 25, 2022 |
Song milestones
= Most weeks at number one =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| {{abbr|No.|Number}} of weeks
! Song ! Artist ! Release year !Language |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 11
| "295" | 2022 |Punjabi |
| "Mehbooba"
| 2022 |Kannada |
| "Shree Hanuman Chalisa"
| 2022 |Hindi{{Br}}Sanskrit |
| 9
| "Srivalli" | 2022 |Telugu |
| 2
| "Komuram Bheemudho" | 2022 |Telugu |
List of number-one songs
| class="wikitable"
!# !Reached number one !Artist(s) !Single !Weeks at !Language !References |
| 1
|February 19, 2022 |"Srivalli" |align="center"|9 |Telugu | align="center"| {{Cite magazine |last=Cusson |first=Michael |date=2022-02-15 |title=Billboard India Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/india-songs-hotw/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} |
| 2
|April 23, 2022 |align="center"|5 |Awadhi |
| 3
|May 7, 2022 |"Mehbooba" |align="center"|6 |Kannada |
| 4
|May 21, 2022 |"Komuram Bheemudho" |align="center"|2 |Telugu |
| 5
|June 11, 2022 |rowspan="2"|Sidhu Moose Wala |align="center"|14 | rowspan="2" |Punjabi |
| 6
|June 18, 2022 |"295" |align="center"|18 |
| 7
|August 6, 2022 |"Kesariya" |align="center"|3 |Hindi |
| 8
|August 27, 2022 |Nakash Aziz and Sunidhi Chauhan |"Ra Ra Rakkamma" |align="center"|1 |Kannada |
| 9
|September 3, 2022 |"Pink Venom" |align="center"|1 |Korean{{Br}}English |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.billboard.com/charts/india-songs-hotw/}}
{{Billboard charts}}