MENA Chart

Last updated
MENA Chart
Type of site
 Record chart
Available in
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
Owner International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
URL www.theofficialmenachart.com
LaunchedNovember 29, 2022;16 months ago (2022-11-29)
Current statusActive

The MENA Chart is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) sanctioned music chart covering Middle Eastern and Northern Africa (MENA) countries.

Contents

Background

The chart was announced by IFPI on November 29, 2022. It includes data from 13 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. The data is collected by the Spanish BMAT Music Company and is released every Tuesday. [1] Four more charts were launched in October 2023, tracking song performance in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. A second regional chart was introduced for North Africa. [2]

Number Ones

Middle East and North Africa

No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
2022
1November 29"Calm Down" Rema [3]
December 6 [4]
December 13 [5]
December 20 [6]
December 27 [7]
2023
1January 3"Calm Down" Rema [8]
January 10 [9]
January 17 [10]
2January 24"Flowers" Miley Cyrus [11]
January 31 [12]
February 7 [13]
reFebruary 14"Calm Down" Rema [14]
February 21 [15]
3February 28"Ader Akmel"Ahmed Saad [16]
March 7 [17]
March 14 [18]
reMarch 21"Calm Down" Rema [19]
4March 28"Like Crazy" Jimin [20]
reApril 4"Calm Down" Rema [21]
April 11
April 18
5April 25"Ymken Kher" Ramy Sabry
May 2
May 9
6May 16"Asheq Majnoon"Mahmoud Al-Turky
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
7July 18"Mekhsmak"Nawal
8July 25"Seven" Jungkook feat. Latto
August 1
reAugust 8"Mekhsmak"Nawal
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
9September 26"Janant Galbi" Majid Al Mohandis
reOctober 3"Mekhsmak"Nawal
10October 10"3D" Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow
October 17
11October 24"Bleeding"TalkinToys [22]
October 31 [23]
November 7 [24]
12November 14"Standing Next to You" Jungkook [25]
November 21 [26]
reNovember 28"Janant Galbi" Majid Al Mohandis [27]
13December 5"Kalam Eneih" Sherine [28]
14December 12"RDY"Ayed [29]
December 19
December 26
2024
15January 2"Kel Ahebek"Fouad Abdulwahed [30]
January 9 [31]
January 16 [32]
16January 23"Haygeley Mwgoa3" Tamer Ashour [33]
January 30 [34]
February 6 [35]
February 13 [36]
February 20 [37]
February 27 [38]
March 5 [39]
March 12 [40]
March 19 [41]
17March 26"Fri(end)s" V [42]

Saudi Arabia

No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)
2023
1September 26"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis
2October 3"Ya Mohammad" Rashed Al-Majed
reOctober 10"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis
3October 17"Kareh Nafsi"Ayed
4October 17"Bleeding"TalkInToys
October 24
October 31
November 7
reNovember 14"Kareh Nafsi"Ayed
reNovember 21"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis
November 28
5December 5"RDY"Ayed
December 12
December 19
6December 26"Kel Ahebek"Fouad Abdulwahed
2024
6January 2"Kel Ahebek"Fouad Abdulwahed
January 9
January 16
7January 23"Haygeley Mwgoa3" Tamer Ashour
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 5
March 12

United Arab Emirates

No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)
2023
1September 26"Chaleya" Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander
October 3
2October 10"3D Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow
reOctober 17"Chaleya" Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander
October 24
3October 31"Greedy" Tate McRae
November 7
4November 14"Standing Next to You" Jungkook
reNovember 21"Chaleya" Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander
reNovember 28"Greedy" Tate McRae
December 5
5December 12"Arjan Vailly" Manan Bhardwaj, Bhupinder Babbal
6December 19"Abrar’s Entry | Jamal Kudu" Harshavardhan Rameshwar
December 26
2024
7January 2"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey
8January 9"Water" Tyla
reJanuary 16"Greedy" Tate McRae
9January 23"Yes, And? Ariana Grande
10January 30"Haygeley Mwgoa3" Tamer Ashour
February 6
February 13
February 20
11February 27"Akhiyaan Gulaab" Mitraz
March 5

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