The Indian Music Charts Podcast

On this week's episode, which happens to be our season finale, we look at key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on July 21. We discuss the Indian music industry's need for an official all-genre chart similar to the US's Billboard Hot 100, what such a ranking might look like if it were available today, and why labels, artists and assorted stakeholders stand...

On this week's episode, we look at key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on July 14 and talk about the making of the week's highest new entry with a special guest. Chaitanya Kataria, the co-founder and CEO of Gully Gang Entertainment, takes us behind the scenes of the composition and release of the highly anticipated DIVINE-Sidhu Moosewala collaboration \"Chor...

On this week's episode, we look at key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on July 7 and discuss what makes a pop star in India today, with special guest Jay Mehta, the managing director of Warner Music India. We talk about how two big artists with tracks in the top ten*, King and Darshan Raval,* have shaped their careers, the secrets behind their success and the fa...

On this week's episode, we look at key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on June 30 and talk about whether a controversy can affect a track's success. We discuss the impact of a police complaint against the video for the week's highest new entry and how the consequences of deviating from widely accepted societal norms can vary from region to region and gen...

This week, we present a special episode during which we talk about three major trends we've gleaned from Weekly Top Songs India chart over the past six months. We discuss why Punjabi hip-hop is going strong as the hottest genre of the moment, why no international tracks reached the top ten and whether Bollywood music has truly bounced back.

On this week\'s episode, we look at key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on June 16 and talk about whether artists should publicly express their political viewpoints. We discuss why a controversial post had a relatively small impact for an act behind a big mover in the top ten and explore how the repercussions for being outspoken can vary for musicians working in dif...

We are taking a break from regular programming this week to revisit the archives. Earlier this year we sat down with Roochay Shukla (Sr. Marketing Manager, Outdustry). On this bonus episode, we dive into the different factors that can help indie artists transition to mainstream stars. Spoiler alert: Playlisting on DSPs is only a small part of the equation. The original episode was published in Jan...

On this week's episode, we talk about key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on June 2 and discuss why the term \"non-film\" is problematic. We look at how a prominent new entry on this week's survey exemplifies how \"non-film\" is an inadequate label for a genre that's often closely connected with film music. We also examine why such a name is detrimental...

We highlight key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on May 26 and discuss why Hindi film directors and music composers need to stop playing safe, what led to this moment and what it would take for film music to find its groove back.

On this week\'s episode, we talk about key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on May 19 and discuss why electronic music DJ-producers aren\'t as big on streaming platforms as they are on the touring circuit. We discuss the EDM sub culture\'s unique relationship to live music and what strategies EDM artists adopt to find streaming success.

We highlight key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on May 12. On this week’s discussion - how far a celeb co-sign can boost a song\'s listenership with a deep dive on the Mass Appeal release, ‘Obsessed’ by Riar Saab and Abhijay Sharma.

On this week\'s episode, we talk about key movements on the Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart published on May 5, and discuss how much of an impact reality TV talent shows have on participants\' short and long-term success.

We launch a new season and format where we highlight key movements on Spotify\'s Weekly Top Songs India chart. This week, we discuss the survey published on April 28 and talk about how a case of streaming fraud caused the chart topper to go missing from the rankings for a couple of days.

In this segment, we discuss whether releasing an album hurts the prospects of its tracks becoming hit singles.

In this segment, we discuss a proposed new law in Canada and its hypothetical implementation in India

In this segment, we discuss the pros and cons of deals with major labels, many of which have recently launched indie music divisions

n this segment, we discuss how sometimes, the chart topper isn't always the most popular song of a country. We also get a short history lesson about the US Billboard Charts and how they work.

 In this segment, we discuss the trend of songs becoming shorter and whether the length of a track has any impact on its stream count.

In this segment, we talk about the right release strategy for an artists and the relative merits of dropping an audio and video simultaneously, going audio-first or audio-only.