Top Music Sales in Bollywood – Last 60 years
Arranged in Descending Order by Years(in Decade)
| Music Hits 2000-2009 (Figures in Units) | |||
| 2000 | 2001 | ||
| Mohabbatein | 50,00,000 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | 35,00,000 |
| Dhadkan | 45,00,000 | Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai | 32,00,000 |
| Refugee | 35,00,000 | Raaz | 30,00,000 |
| Fiza | 25,00,000 | Lagaan | 28,00,000 |
| Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | 22,00,000 | Gadar Ek Prem Katha | 25,00,000 |
| Chori Chori Chupke Chupke | 20,00,000 | Ajnabee | 22,00,000 |
| Kya Kehna | 20,00,000 | Yaadien | 22,00,000 |
| Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge | 18,00,000 | Dil Chahta Hai | 20,00,000 |
| Josh | 18,00,000 | Tum Bin | 20,00,000 |
| Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya | 18,00,000 | Ek Rishtaa | 18,00,000 |
| Bichoo | 16,00,000 | Haan Maine Bhi Pyar Kiya | 18,00,000 |
| Mission Kashmir | 15,00,000 | Yeh Dil Aashiqana | 16,00,000 |
| Deewaane | 14,00,000 | Asoka | 15,00,000 |
| Kunwara | 13,00,000 | Nayak | 14,00,000 |
| Chal Mere Bhai | 12,00,000 | Lajja | 13,00,000 |
| 2002 | 2003 | ||
| Humraaz | 22,00,000 | Tere Naam | 30,00,000 |
| Saathiya | 20,00,000 | Andaaz | 25,00,000 |
| Devdas | 18,00,000 | Kal Ho Na Ho | 23,00,000 |
| Kaante | 18,00,000 | Koi Mil Gaya | 21,00,000 |
| Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | 16,00,000 | Qayamat | 21,00,000 |
| Dil Hai Tumhaara | 15,00,000 | Chalte Chalte | 18,00,000 |
| Jism | 15,00,000 | Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon | 16,00,000 |
| Dil Ka Rishtaa | 14,00,000 | LOC Kargil | 15,00,000 |
| Deewangee | 12,00,000 | Baghban | 14,00,000 |
| Khushi | 12,00,000 | Boom | 13,00,000 |
| Mujhse Dosti Karoge | 12,00,000 | Ishk Vishk | 12,00,000 |
| Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai | 11,00,000 | Plan | 12,00,000 |
| Kyaa Dil Ne Kaha | 10,00,000 | Kuch Na Kaho | 11,00,000 |
| Kuch To Hai | 9,00,000 | Khakee | 10,00,000 |
| Na Tum Jano Na Hum | 9,00,000 | Munnabhai MBBS | 10,00,000 |
| 2004 | 2005 | ||
| Veer Zaara | 30,00,000 | Aashiq Banaye Aapne | 20,00,000 |
| Bewafaa | 25,00,000 | Bunty Aur Babli | 19,00,000 |
| Dhoom | 22,00,000 | Rang De Basanti | 19,00,000 |
| Murder | 22,00,000 | Zeher | 18,00,000 |
| Main Hoon Na | 21,00,000 | Lucky No Time For Love | 18,00,000 |
| Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | 20,00,000 | Dus | 17,00,000 |
| Musafir | 18,00,000 | Kaal | 16,00,000 |
| Hum Tum | 16,00,000 | Aksar | 15,00,000 |
| Aitraaz | 15,00,000 | Barsaat | 15,00,000 |
| Fida | 14,00,000 | Bluffmaster | 14,00,000 |
| Swades | 13,00,000 | Dosti | 14,00,000 |
| Kisna | 12,00,000 | Kalyug | 14,00,000 |
| Lakshya | 11,00,000 | Salaam Namaste | 14,00,000 |
| Hulchul | 10,00,000 | Kyon Ki | 13,00,000 |
| Masti | 10,00,000 | Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya | 12,50,000 |
| 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Dhoom 2 | 20,00,000 | Om Shanti Om | 20,00,000 |
| Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna | 19,00,000 | Jab We Met | 19,00,000 |
| Fanaa | 17,00,000 | Partner | 18,00,000 |
| Salaam-E-Ishq | 16,50,000 | Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | 17,00,000 |
| Gangster | 16,00,000 | Welcome | 15,00,000 |
| Don | 15,00,000 | Namastey London | 14,00,000 |
| Krrish | 13,00,000 | Aap Kaa Surroor | 13,00,000 |
| Jaan-E-Mann | 12,50,000 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | 12,00,000 |
| 36 China Town | 12,00,000 | Cash | 12,00,000 |
| Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye | 12,00,000 | Heyy Babyy | 12,00,000 |
| Omkara | 11,50,000 | Chak De India | 11,00,000 |
| Guru | 11,50,000 | Life in a… Metro | 11,00,000 |
| Aryan | 10,00,000 | Taare Zameen Par | 11,00,000 |
| Lage Raho Munnabhai | 10,00,000 | Saawariya | 10,00,000 |
| Phir Hera Pheri | 10,00,000 | Ta Ra Rum Pum | 10,00,000 |
| 2008 | 2009 | ||
| Ghajini | 19,00,000 | ||
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | 19,00,000 | ||
| Singh Is Kinng | 18,00,000 | ||
| Dostana | 17,00,000 | ||
| Race | 17,00,000 | ||
| Bachna Ae Haseeno | 16,00,000 | ||
| Jannat | 16,00,000 | ||
| Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na | 15,00,000 | ||
| Tashan | 15,00,000 | ||
| Golmaal Returns | 14,00,000 | ||
| Karzzzz | 13,00,000 | ||
| Raaz – The Mystery Continues | 13,00,000 | ||
| Rock On! | 12,00,000 | ||
| Jodhaa Akbar | 11,00,000 | ||
| Kismat Konnection | 10,00,000 | ||
| Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units) | |||
| 1990 | 1991 | ||
| Aashiqui | 1,50,00,000 | Saajan | 70,00,000 |
| Sanam Bewafa | 35,00,000 | Phool Aur Kaante | 60,00,000 |
| Patthar Ke Phool | 25,00,000 | Sadak | 50,00,000 |
| Dil | 20,00,000 | Saudagar | 30,00,000 |
| Aaj Ka Arjun | 18,00,000 | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | 25,00,000 |
| Baaghi | 15,00,000 | Henna | 22,00,000 |
| Hum | 15,00,000 | Shola Aur Shabnam | 20,00,000 |
| Kishen Kanhaiya | 12,00,000 | Vishwatma | 20,00,000 |
| Ghayal | 10,00,000 | 100 Days | 18,00,000 |
| Swarg | 10,00,000 | Narsimha | 18,00,000 |
| 1992 | 1993 | ||
| Deewana | 45,00,000 | Dilwale | 55,00,000 |
| Beta | 30,00,000 | Darr | 35,00,000 |
| Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander | 25,00,000 | Khalnayak | 35,00,000 |
| Khiladi | 25,00,000 | Aankhen | 30,00,000 |
| Bol Radha Bol | 22,00,000 | Baazigar | 30,00,000 |
| Jeena Marna Tere Sang | 20,00,000 | Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi | 28,00,000 |
| Jigar | 20,00,000 | Roja | 28,00,000 |
| Sapne Saajan Ke | 20,00,000 | Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | 25,00,000 |
| Khuda Gawah | 18,00,000 | Lootere | 22,00,000 |
| Prem Deewane | 18,00,000 | Salaami | 22,00,000 |
| Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | 18,00,000 | Phool Aur Angaar | 20,00,000 |
| Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj | 15,00,000 | Dalaal | 20,00,000 |
| Tahelka | 15,00,000 | Rang | 20,00,000 |
| Yalgaar | 15,00,000 | Raja Babu | 18,00,000 |
| 1994 | 1995 | ||
| Hum Aapke Hain Kaun | 1,00,00,000 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | 90,00,000 |
| Mohra | 45,00,000 | Raja | 35,00,000 |
| 1942 A Love Story | 35,00,000 | Rangeela | 32,00,000 |
| Karan Arjun | 30,00,000 | Barsaat | 30,00,000 |
| Main Khiladi Tu Anari | 30,00,000 | Bewafa Sanam | 30,00,000 |
| The Gentleman | 30,00,000 | Bombay | 30,00,000 |
| Vijaypath | 30,00,000 | Coolie No1 | 28,00,000 |
| Khudaar | 28,00,000 | Hum Se Hai Muqabla | 25,00,000 |
| Imtihan | 28,00,000 | Akele Hum Akele Tum | 25,00,000 |
| Aatish | 25,00,000 | Gambler | 22,00,000 |
| Yeh Dillagi | 22,00,000 | Trimurti | 20,00,000 |
| Gopi Kishen | 20,00,000 | Haqeeqat | 20,00,000 |
| Suhaag | 20,00,000 | Ravanraaj | 20,00,000 |
| Teesra Kaun | 18,00,000 | Yaarana | 20,00,000 |
| Laadla | 15,00,000 | Haathkadi | 18,00,000 |
| 1996 | 1997 | ||
| Raja Hindustani | 1,10,00,000 | Dil To Pagal Hai | 1,25,00,000 |
| Papa Kehte Hain | 30,00,000 | Pardes | 60,00,000 |
| Agni Sakshi | 28,00,000 | Gupt | 50,00,000 |
| Jeet | 25,00,000 | Border | 45,00,000 |
| Saajan Chale Sasural | 25,00,000 | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | 35,00,000 |
| Auzaar | 22,00,000 | Ishq | 30,00,000 |
| Krishna | 22,00,000 | Yes Boss | 30,00,000 |
| Masoom | 22,00,000 | Aflatoon | 25,00,000 |
| Tere Mere Sapne | 22,00,000 | Sapnay | 25,00,000 |
| Judaai | 20,00,000 | Ziddi | 22,00,000 |
| Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi | 20,00,000 | Daud | 20,00,000 |
| Daraar | 18,00,000 | Mohabbat | 20,00,000 |
| Hindustani | 18,00,000 | Koyla | 18,00,000 |
| Hero No1 | 18,00,000 | Aur Pyar Ho Gaya | 15,00,000 |
| Judwaa | 18,00,000 | Mrityudaata | 15,00,000 |
| 1998 | 1999 | ||
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | 80,00,000 | Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai | 90,00,000 |
| Dil Se | 45,00,000 | Taal | 40,00,000 |
| Soldier | 35,00,000 | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | 35,00,000 |
| Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | 32,00,000 | Biwi No1 | 30,00,000 |
| Ghulam | 25,00,000 | Kachche Dhaage | 30,00,000 |
| Daag The Fire | 22,00,000 | Mann | 28,00,000 |
| Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | 22,00,000 | Baadshah | 25,00,000 |
| Major Saab | 22,00,000 | Hello Brother | 22,00,000 |
| Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai | 20,00,000 | Sirf Tum | 22,00,000 |
| Dulhe Raja | 20,00,000 | Badal | 20,00,000 |
| Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan | 18,00,000 | Jaanwar | 20,00,000 |
| Bandhan | 18,00,000 | Jaanam Sanjha Karo | 18,00,000 |
| Jeans | 18,00,000 | Hum Saath Saath Hain | 18,00,000 |
| Music Hits 1980-1989 | |
| Film | Year |
| Maine Pyar Kiya | 1989 |
| Love Story | 1980 |
| Ram Teri Ganga Maili | 1985 |
| Hero | 1983 |
| Ek Duke Ke Liye | 1981 |
| Qurbani | 1980 |
| Karz | 1980 |
| Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | 1988 |
| Betaab | 1983 |
| Pyar Jhukta Nahin | 1984 |
| Kranti | 1980 |
| Tridev | 1989 |
| Naseeb | 1981 |
| Souten | 1983 |
| Prem Rog | 1982 |
| Chandni | 1989 |
| Aasha | 1980 |
| Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai | 1981 |
| Kudrat | 1981 |
| Nikaah | 1982 |
| Tezaab | 1988 |
| Silsila | 1981 |
| Ram Lakhan | 1988 |
| Sanam Teri Kasam | 1982 |
| Saagar | 1985 |
| Music Hits 1970-1979 | |
| Film | Year |
| Bobby | 1973 |
| Yaadon Ki Baraat | 1973 |
| Johny Mera Naam | 1970 |
| Hum Kisise Kum Nahin | 1977 |
| Roti Kapada Aur Makaan | 1974 |
| Muqaddar Ka Sikander | 1978 |
| Amar Akbar Anthony | 1977 |
| Pakeezah | 1972 |
| Dharam Veer | 1977 |
| Laila Majnu | 1976 |
| Beimaan | 1972 |
| Haathi Mera Saathi | 1971 |
| Don | 1978 |
| Chor Machaye Shor | 1976 |
| Caravan | 1970 |
| Kati Patang | 1970 |
| Daag | 1973 |
| Sachaa Jhuta | 1970 |
| Sargam | 1979 |
| Sholay | 1975 |
| Loafer | 1973 |
| Dus Numbri | 1976 |
| Safar | 1970 |
| Sanyasi | 1975 |
| Kabhi Kabhi | 1976 |
| Aan Milo Sajna | 1970 |
| Jeevan Mrityu | 1970 |
| Julie | 1975 |
| Noorie | 1979 |
| Music Hits 1960-1969 | |
| Film | Year |
| Sangam | 1964 |
| Mere Mehboob | 1963 |
| Aradhana | 1969 |
| Jab Jab Phool Kile | 1965 |
| Waqt | 1965 |
| Upkar | 1967 |
| Teesri Manzil | 1966 |
| Aarzoo | 1965 |
| Mugha E Azam | 1960 |
| Bees Saal Baad | 1962 |
| Dosti | 1964 |
| Do Raaste | 1969 |
| Suraj | 1966 |
| Barsaat Ki Raat | 1960 |
| Taj Mahal | 1963 |
| Junglee | 1961 |
| Farz | 1967 |
| Guide | 1965 |
| Shagird | 1967 |
| Hum Duno | 1961 |
| Ek Musafir Ek Hasina | 1962 |
| Chaudvin Ka Chand | 1960 |
| Kashmir Ki Kali | 1964 |
| Mera Saaya | 1966 |
| Music Hits 1950-1959 | |
| Film | Year |
| Awaara | 1951 |
| Baiju Bawra | 1952 |
| Madhumati | 1958 |
| Shree 420 | 1955 |
| Nagin | 1954 |
| Naya Daur | 1957 |
| Anarkali | 1953 |
| Mother India | 1957 |
| CID | 1956 |
| Pyaasa | 1957 |
| Jaal | 1952 |
| Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje | 1955 |
| Albela | 1951 |
| Navrang | 1959 |
| Anari | 1959 |
Source : Boxofficeindia.com
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2Grdddddddddddddddddd List, now at least verbal dysentery( courtsey baba) will stop here
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7 3Kumar Sanu,going by the above data,has given his voice in the most hit and musically most successful albums of a full decade…the only phenomenon after Kishore Kumar!! Although in no way comparable to Kishore da!
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0 1Thanks Doga! Will study this properly tomorrow.
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3 1great work……..aashiqi proving to be greatest musical hit after 1980′s till now…..
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2 0can believe this till 2001-2002.
order may be correct but sale units way too high.
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2 0Ya..Sales have declined since 2000 onwards with the arrival of digital music
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1 1Internet dowloading and piracy has literally killed the music industry….
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3 3Not convince with sales of HUM(15 Lakhs) lesser than Khuda Gawah(18 Lakhs) and Aaj Ka Arjun (18 lakhs) … Music of HUM was rage in 1990 .. This figure doesn’t indicate that ..
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2 1Jumma Chumma De De (from Hum) popularity was unbelieveable. In fact it became the title of one of the earliest concerts- Jumma Chumma In London.
The popularity sales should be like this (obviously just my views based on what I saw and heard)
1) Hum (Jumma Chumma)
2) Aaj Ka Arjun (Gori Hai Kaiyaan)
3) Khuda Gawah (Main Tujhe qubool)
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1 1Hum had only 1 chartbuster song… other songs were boring…
Khuda Gawah had good songs… Tht movie was also good…Aaj Ka Arjun I dnt remember any songs from this mv .. but 1 song gori hai kalaiya…. and I dont like tht song…
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4 0That is a great list, lots of information, I still remember DTPH and Saajan were big big hits….
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4 3Now the question is — how many of these songs are original!
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0 0kaho naa pyaar hai is the biggest musical hit of last decade.much of the sales must have happened after the release.thats when hrithik mania was at its peak.
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2 0Raj – “Internet dowloading and piracy has literally killed the music industry….”
Another big reason has been FM. By the way these music companies are trying hard and, keeping in tunes with with modern trends they are finding new and innovative ways to monetize be it through caller tones, license arrangements with FM channels etc.
I wish we introduce the iTunes model for every song and movie in India where you dont necessarily buy an album but you may even buy a song as well.
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1 0so according to yakuja hum,khuda gaba,aaj ka arjun biggest musical hit of 90s .
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0 0Great post. And Music sale is really going down with each passing year.
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2 5If someone tells me Kumar Sanu was a “phenomenon” I will either drop dead or for my life just consider him as having same popularity as some “Baba” out there…
What a pathetic and constipated singer he was!
Sorry I cud not resist….
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0 3“Now the question is — how many of these songs are original!”
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“The first” and founder of “copycat generation” out there was RD Burman …he was biggest copycat ever !!!
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0 0Thanks for this info Doga. Surprised to see some not-so-great albums at the top in some years like Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Humraaz, Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Ghajini and Deewana.
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1 0even if music is crap , if the movie is a big hit.. music automaticaly becomes hit
Fact – If the songs are hit, it is not definately that the movie will also be hit.
If Movie is big hit , The songs & Music will also become hit [ no matter how crap the music is ]Exp – Ghajini, Dhoom 2, etc
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2 0“The first” and founder of “copycat generation” out there was RD Burman …he was biggest copycat ever !!! ”
Totally untrue. In his long and shining career, he used only two interantional tunes to based his compositions on: Chura Liya based on If it’s Tuesday It must be Belgium and Mehbooba based on Demis Rousous’s Say you Love me. Maybe a couple of others here and there. In compariosn, how many glorius originals!! From films like Teesri Manzil and Hare Rama Hare Krishna to Amar Prem and Aandhi.
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2 0@shalu .. “Surprised to see some not-so-great albums at the top in some years ”
Shalu .. audience in interiors were more inclined towards nadeem sharvan kind of music …. But some stuff here by BOI is pure funny ..
This is another garbage stuff by BOI .. Can you believe that in 2000 when music piracy was there, an ordinary stuff like Kya Kahna sold 20 lakhs, more than HUM(15 Lakhs) whose music was chart buster ..
BOI has maintained garbage stuff for box-office numbers of old movies and i can see same here in music as well ..
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1 0rITZZI…
Who in BW has not copied?
SJ, S D Burman, Even Salil da…If one copies Folk tune( Unknown to masses) its original and if one copies other songs( Known songs) its copy cat… But at then end See if one is able to put His signature on the song and given it different direction…
Nothing is original but recycled, so says gr8 Mahesh Bhatt
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0 0Yakuza, Kya Kahna selling more than Hum definitely doesn’t make sense!
Nadeem Shravan were very popular everywhere in their early days. I can totally believe Aashiqui and Saajan being on the top. I guess most music directors do their best work in the first few years of their careers.
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0 0Arise_Awake, Very true. The only music director who hasn’t yet been accused of copying is A. R. Rahman. Or has he too copied any songs?
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0 0shalu..
i have read way back he has also copied one song of Nusrat way back… may be we dont know SI folk music…
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0 1Yakuza, Kya Kahna selling more than Hum definitely doesn’t make sense!
cud it be because of increasing population and post liberalization prosperity leading to more music systems being sold. and mind u its just before internet piracy began full on. just a guess.
by the way rehman fans just count the rehman albums and add up the number of units sold. and then compare to nadeem shravan, himesh, annu malik etc
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3 2ATM Jatin lalit, Anand milind, Viju Shah, Rajesh Roshan & Nadeem Shravan are better composers than ar rehman
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1 0T series slashed rates of cassetes and cds with aashiqi and while venus followed, HMV who were ruling music company did not and i think Hum was HMV (not sure). so you are never going to sell as much with higher rates.
Also your romantic melodious tunes always sell more in india and Hum was not in this bracket while Saajan, Dilwale,Aashiqui, etc were.
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1 0Another thing that gives it away is that Dil was a blockbuster and only sold 20 lakhs but albums released after Aashiqi like Sanam Bewafa and Pathar Ke Phool which were no way as strong as Dil sold much more.
The music boom seems to have happened with Aashiqui, just like box office boom with HAHK.
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2 0@the one,
I think T series used to have audio casettes at 18 rupees whereas Venus was 24/26 and HMV was 35+ or may be 45.
People used to buy Aashiqui casettes because all songs were good and this was a whole cassette. Dil was sold more as a combination cassette – it had Ghayal on one side and Dil on the other side if I remember correctly. Similarly I think Hum was also sold more as a combination cassette.
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Ok why is Hum listed in 1990 should it not be on 1991 as it released in 1991?
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2 0“The music boom seems to have happened with Aashiqui,”
I think it all started with Lal Dupatta Mal mal ka and other smaller films like Jeena Teri Gali mei by TSeries..of course Asshiqui took it to another level. -
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3 01….RD Burman undoubtedely the creators of most hit songs in Indian film music history..His albums still sells and at times more than the new albums…His songs are most popular among the masses even now…His songs are even remixed now in movies….Movies are been made in dedication to his talent…He is for me BOSS of indian film music…
2..Kumar Sanu may not be a very talented singer but he was definitely a phenomenon in the period from 90-95….He had the most number of hit songs and in that regard he can only be compared with Kishore kumar and Md Rafi(Number of hit songs)
3..ARR though is fantastic music director,most of his albums sell slow among public..Nadeem -Shravan ,anu malik and Jatin lalit always sold more units than ARR in the 90′s (barring a few like dil se and Taal) …Even in now Pritam sells more than ARR..I am not trying to prove who is a better music director…I am just trying keep things in perpective as I have some experince when it comes to music sales… -
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1 1One thing I like about ARR is before ARR,the background score was not given due imortance .Even now most of the directors fail to understand that background music is a charachter in itself and can enhance the impac of the movie..Its ARR who started the trend of good background score….I mean the backgrund score in Roza,bombay and dilse were just fantastic and way ahead of the league…Its after ARR that RGV with his music directors gave it a new dimension…
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1 0Sputnik
Sanam Bewfa and Pathar Ke Phool are also 1991, albums may have released in 1990.
RKS those were also T Series. Gulshan Kumar changed it all, started with bhajan and shabads and saw something and just chaged it all. HMV had ruled before that for yonks i think.
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0 0the one,
“Sanam Bewfa and Pathar Ke Phool are also 1991, albums may have released in 1990″
Yeah you are right about Sanam Bewfa and Pathar Ke Phool release year.
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0 0Sputnik, Oh yes I remember now that a lot of audio cassettes were double albums. I wonder how the audio sales were mapped in those days. Maybe the single album cassettes were cheaper or something?
Raj, Can you shed some light on how audio cassette sales were mapped with double album cassettes? BTW, I agree 100% with your take on R. D. Burman and Rahman.
the one, Gulshan Kumar changed it all for sure, as rks said with films/albums like Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka and Ashiqui soon after. His cassettes were the cheapest in the market. He also gave singing breaks to lots of new singers like Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal etc. He totally revolutionalised the audio industry – that was the reason he was killed.
For all the good he did, he also used unfair means like getting his own singers to sing rehashed versions of current hit songs and releasing them as a different album. I remember he had done that with the whole album of HAHK and the Rajshris had taken him to court.
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2 0Disagree on Kumar Sanu being a bad singer or not a talented singer. He was the best in the early 90s. Now there are a lot of reasons why his career suffered.
1) He became arrogant after 1942 A Love Story. He had a foot in the mouth disease and he said some silly stuff about Rahman (may be he was trying to be in the good books of Nadeem Shravan).
2) I have seen his interview where he said that he asked for his standard remuneration (he was the highest paid singer back then) for songs of DDLJ and he was thrown out after 1 song.
3) Many of his good songs were not advertised on channels and some of them deliberately not played on the countdowns in the mid-late 90s.
4) Music companies were promoting singers – Venus started promoting Abhijeet. Kumar Sanu was with Tips and they basically gave the same type of songs (Soldier, JPKSHH) and got him typecast.
5) He had the acting bug and tried to become a hero in Bengali movie. He also tried to make a movie.All said and done he still has a lot of great songs that he sang.
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0 0Shalu,
“”Raj, Can you shed some light on how audio cassette sales were mapped with double album cassettes?”"
Actually,I have no idea about how they mapped sales in 90′s..But I believe,cassete companies always released single film album first and after some time,they used to release double film albums in one cassette..
Sputnik,
I agree about Kumar sanu…His arrogance did him …Also ,I think,his career coincided with the rise and fall of Nadeem -Shravan,Jatin-Lalit and anu Malik…These music directors used him very well in their compositions…
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0 0Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan are two singers who ended their own top Bollywood tenure due to more interest in regional films – Bengali and Bhojpuri.
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0 0Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan are two singers who ended their own top Bollywood tenure due to more interest in regional films – Bengali and Bhojpuri >>>>> is kumar sanu still active – whether hindi or regional? you may be surprised but udit narayan sang several bumper hit songs in telugu also, starting late 90′s and until first half of 00′s
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0 0I have argued a lot with Sputnik over Sanu. I think he was the force during early 90s when Nadeem Shravan (along with Anand Milind to some degree) defined film music. I was never a fan of his voice but I think more than arrogance, his voice range was the reason of fall. He was excellent in soft sonorous numbers but I think 2000 onwards music changed. I think Udit survived better.
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0 01. Kumar Sanu dominated even in the late 90′s…of course the space for him was getting constricted.
2. Kumar Sanu sings for the Bengali and Bhojpuri Cinema still.And udit Narayan hired Sanu for his bhojpuri film,i remember.
3. Music changed,so did singers and voices.
4. Sanu touches my soul,Udiit does not!
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0 0Kumar sanu has a good voice (sings nasal though) but I dont find it timeless.
Although some songs like “Ae kaash ke hum” are timeless
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1 0i may be wrong, but i have felt Kumar Sanu didn’t put much effort to be versatile. he is just naturally gifted and whatever he does/sings, it’s just easy for him.
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0 0“”"dit narayan sang several bumper hit songs in telugu also”"
Rama chilkamma ? He also sang some hit oriya numbers… -
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0 0” he is just naturally gifted and whatever he does/sings, it’s just easy for him.”
What better dan dat?/
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0 0@rks,
“I think more than arrogance, his voice range was the reason of fall. He was excellent in soft sonorous numbers but I think 2000 onwards music changed. I think Udit survived better.”
I think he had a good voice range – he has sung romantic songs, sad songs, loud numbers & comic or fun numbers too.
Yes music changed after the advent of Rahman – singers were no longer given all songs. Previously songs or an album were known by the singers. They were like the heroes/stars of the music album. Later on singers started getting 1 or 2 songs max per album. I think music composers want credit for their album and they don’t like the singers walking away with all the credit.
I had posted that live video of Sanu and Udit singing that Khaike Pan Banaras wala song and we had some discussion on it. Lets put up a poll as to who was better shall we?
@Saurabh,
“Kumar sanu has a good voice (sings nasal though) but I dont find it timeless.”
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha, Kuch Na Kaho, Jab se tum ko dekha hai Sanam, Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal, Saason ki Zaroorat, Jab Baat Bigad Jaye, Ek Khushi ki Talash mein hum, Jeeye to Jeeye Kaise, Taare Hain Baarati, Kathai Ankhonwali, Barsaat ke Mausam mein, Aankhon ki Gusthakiyan & many more – are these not timeless?He was not nasal in all songs. Yes he was nasal in quite a few songs but then as far as singing nasal goes there are many – Saigal, Kishore (in some songs), Mukesh, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Kailash Kher and your favorite Ghulam Ali too.
@moviefreak,
“i may be wrong, but i have felt Kumar Sanu didn’t put much effort to be versatile. he is just naturally gifted and whatever he does/sings, it’s just easy for him.”
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1 0I prefer Kumar Sanu over Udit Narayan…..
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0 0Rama chilkamma ? He also sang some hit oriya numbers >>>> interesting…did he leave any language? hehehe… yeah rama chilkamma was like the beginning for him (1998), a top hit song for a chiru film and from then onwards, every other movie had atleast one song by him.. for years.
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