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Indian pop music, also known as Indi-pop or I-pop, [1] refers to pop music produced in India that is independent from filmi soundtracks for Indian cinema. Indian pop is closely linked to Bollywood, Tollywood, Pollywood, Kollywood and the Asian Underground scene of the United Kingdom. The variety of South Asian music from different countries are generally known as Desi music.

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History

Pop music originated in the South Asian region with the playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song " Ko Ko Korina " in 1966 [2] [3] [4] and has since then been adopted in India, Bangladesh, and lately Sri Lanka, and Nepal as a pioneering influence in their respective pop cultures. Following Rushdi's success, Christian bands specialising in jazz started performing at various night clubs and hotel lobbies in various Southeast Asian cities. They would usually sing either famous American jazz hits or cover Rushdi's songs. [5]

Pop music began gaining popularity across the Indian subcontinent in the early 1980s, with Pakistani singers Nazia and Zoheb Hassan forming a sibling duo whose records, produced by Biddu, sold as many as 60 million copies. [6] Biddu himself previously had success in the Western world, where he was one of the first successful disco producers in the early 1970s, with hits such as the hugely popular "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974). [7] [8] [9]

The term Indipop was first used by the British-Indian fusion band Monsoon in their 1981 EP release on Steve Coe's Indipop Records. [10] [11] Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982) anticipated the sound of acid house music, years before the genre arose in the Chicago house scene of the late 1980s, using the Roland TR-808 drum machine, TB-303 bass synthesizer, and Jupiter-8 synthesizer. [12] [13]

In the late 2000s, Indi-pop music faced increasing competition from filmi music. Major pop singers stopped releasing albums and started singing for movies. Recently, Indian pop has taken an interesting turn with the "remixing" of songs from past Indian movie songs, new beats being added to them.

I-pop is a new and emerging music genre in India, blending Indian sounds with global pop influences. It features a mix of Hindi, regional languages, and English lyrics, with themes ranging from romance to social issues. The term I-pop was first coined by Indian music producer and singer Shankar Mahadevan. Gaining popularity among youth, I-pop reflects a shift from traditional Bollywood music, driven by independent artists and digital platforms. Key contributors to the genre include groups like W.i.S.H. and First5. [14] [15] [16]

Lists

Best-selling albums

RankYearAlbumArtist(s)Sales (millions)Ref
11984 Young Tarang Nazia and Zoheb Hassan 40 [17] [18] [ self-published source ]
21995 Bolo Ta Ra Ra.. Daler Mehndi 20 [19] [20]
31995 Billo De Ghar Abrar-ul-Haq 16 [21] [22]
41981 Disco Deewane Nazia and Zoheb Hassan 14 [23]
51998" Mundian To Bach Ke " Panjabi MC 10 [24]
2002 Assan Jana Mall-o Mall Abrar-ul-Haq 10 [21]
71999Bay Ja Cycle Tay Abrar-ul-Haq 6.5 [21]
81997 Majajani Abrar-ul-Haq 6 [21]
Only One Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mahmood Khan6 [25]
101992Thanda Thanda Pani Baba Sehgal 5 [26]
1995 Made in India Alisha Chinai 5 [27]
121997Tum To Thehre Pardesi Altaf Raja 4 [28]
131993Tootak Tootak Toothian Malkit Singh 2.5 [29]
141996 Sunoh Lucky Ali 2 [30]
1997 Vande Mataram A. R. Rahman (featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)2 [31]
1998 Sifar Lucky Ali 2 [30]
2004 Me Against Myself Jay Sean 2 [32]
182004 Nachan Main Audhay Naal Abrar-ul-Haq 1.8 [21]
191999 Deewana Sonu Nigam 1.2 [33]
Oye Hoye Harbhajan Mann 1.2 [34]
201996 Naujawan Shaan 1

Music video streams

YearSongArtist(s)Language YouTube streams (millions)Ref
2020" Butta Bomma " Thaman S, Armaan Malik Telugu 820 [35]
"Brown Munde" AP Dhillon, Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon Punjabi 605 [36]
2019"Rowdy Baby" Yuvan Shankar Raja, Dhanush Tamil 1400 [37]
2017"Jai Deva Ganesha"Abhay Jain Hindi 29 [38]
"Lahore" Guru Randhawa Punjabi 750 [39]
"Bom Diggy" Zack Knight and Jasmin Walia Punjabi 720 [40] [41] [42]
"High Rated Gabru" Guru Randhawa Punjabi 1168 [43]
2014" Zaroori Tha " Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Hindi 1427 [44]
2015" Dheere Dheere " Yo Yo Honey Singh Hindi 625 [39]
2011" Why This Kolaveri Di " Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander Tamil 227 [45] [46]

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