Type of site | Record chart |
---|---|
Available in |
|
Owner | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) |
URL | www |
Launched | November 29, 2022 |
Current status | Active |
The MENA Chart is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) sanctioned music chart covering Middle Eastern and Northern Africa (MENA) countries.
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]
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | |||||
1 | November 29 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [3] | |
December 6 | [4] | ||||
December 13 | [5] | ||||
December 20 | [6] | ||||
December 27 | [7] | ||||
2023 | |||||
1 | January 3 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [8] | |
January 10 | [9] | ||||
January 17 | [10] | ||||
2 | January 24 | "Flowers" | Miley Cyrus | [11] | |
January 31 | [12] | ||||
February 7 | [13] | ||||
re | February 14 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [14] | |
February 21 | [15] | ||||
3 | February 28 | "Ader Akmel" | Ahmed Saad | [16] | |
March 7 | [17] | ||||
March 14 | [18] | ||||
re | March 21 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [19] | |
4 | March 28 | "Like Crazy" | Jimin | [20] | |
re | April 4 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [21] | |
April 11 | |||||
April 18 | |||||
5 | April 25 | "Ymken Kher" | Ramy Sabry | ||
May 2 | |||||
May 9 | |||||
6 | May 16 | "Asheq Majnoon" | Mahmoud Al-Turky | ||
May 23 | |||||
May 30 | |||||
June 6 | |||||
June 13 | |||||
June 20 | |||||
June 27 | |||||
July 4 | |||||
July 11 | |||||
7 | July 18 | "Mekhsmak" | Nawal | ||
8 | July 25 | "Seven" | Jungkook feat. Latto | ||
August 1 | |||||
re | August 8 | "Mekhsmak" | Nawal | ||
August 15 | |||||
August 22 | |||||
August 29 | |||||
September 5 | |||||
September 12 | |||||
September 19 | |||||
9 | September 26 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | ||
re | October 3 | "Mekhsmak" | Nawal | ||
10 | October 10 | "3D" | Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow | ||
October 17 | |||||
11 | October 24 | "Bleeding" | TalkinToys | [22] | |
October 31 | [23] | ||||
November 7 | [24] | ||||
12 | November 14 | "Standing Next to You" | Jungkook | [25] | |
November 21 | [26] | ||||
re | November 28 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | [27] | |
13 | December 5 | "Kalam Eneih" | Sherine | [28] | |
14 | December 12 | "RDY" | Ayed | [29] | |
December 19 | |||||
December 26 | |||||
2024 | |||||
15 | January 2 | "Kel Ahebek" | Fouad Abdulwahed | [30] | |
January 9 | [31] | ||||
January 16 | [32] | ||||
16 | January 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] | ||||
17 | March 26 | "Fri(end)s" | V | [42] | |
18 | April 2 | "Like That" | Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar | [43] | |
April 9 | [44] | ||||
re | April 16 | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | Tamer Ashour | [45] | |
April 23 | [46] | ||||
April 30 | [47] | ||||
May 7 | [48] | ||||
19 | May 14 | "Beykalemony" | Ramy Gamal | [49] | |
20 | May 21 | "Not Like Us" | Kendrick Lamar | ||
May 28 | [50] | ||||
21 | June 4 | "Espresso" | Sabrina Carpenter | [51] | |
22 | June 11 | "Houdini" | Eminem | ||
re | June 18 | "Espresso" | Sabrina Carpenter | ||
June 25 | |||||
July 1 | |||||
23 | July 8 | "Yamorr W Ma Yesalem" | Assala | ||
re | July 15 | "Not Like Us" | Kendrick Lamar | ||
July 22 | |||||
24 | July 29 | "Who" | Jimin | [52] | |
25 | August 5 | "Lammah" | Ayed | ||
August 12 | [53] | ||||
August 19 | |||||
August 26 | [54] | ||||
September 2 | [55] | ||||
September 9 | [56] | ||||
September 16 | [57] | ||||
September 23 | |||||
September 30 | |||||
October 7 | [58] | ||||
October 14 | |||||
October 21 | [59] | ||||
26 | October 28 | "Apt." | Rosé and Bruno Mars | [60] | |
November 4 | [61] | ||||
November 11 | [62] | ||||
27 | November 19 | "Awl Mara" | Hamza Al Muhmdawi | [63] | |
November 26 | [64] | ||||
December 3 | [65] | ||||
December 10 | [66] | ||||
re | December 17 | "Apt." | Rosé and Bruno Mars | [67] | |
re | December 24 | "Awl Mara" | Hamza Al Muhmdawi | [68] | |
December 31 | [69] | ||||
2025 | |||||
re | January 7 | "Awl Mara" | Hamza Al Muhmdawi | [70] | |
28 | January 14 | "Die With A Smile" | Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars | ||
January 21 | [71] |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | ||||
1 | September 26 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | |
2 | October 3 | "Ya Mohammad" | Rashed Al-Majed | |
re | October 10 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | |
3 | October 17 | "Kareh Nafsi" | Ayed | |
4 | October 17 | "Bleeding" | TalkInToys | |
October 24 | ||||
October 31 | ||||
November 7 | ||||
re | November 14 | "Kareh Nafsi" | Ayed | |
re | November 21 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | |
November 28 | ||||
5 | December 5 | "RDY" | Ayed | |
December 12 | ||||
December 19 | ||||
6 | December 26 | "Kel Ahebek" | Fouad Abdulwahed | |
2024 | ||||
6 | January 2 | "Kel Ahebek" | Fouad Abdulwahed | |
January 9 | ||||
January 16 | ||||
7 | January 23 | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | Tamer Ashour | |
January 30 | ||||
February 6 | ||||
February 13 | ||||
February 20 | ||||
February 27 | ||||
March 5 | ||||
March 12 | ||||
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | ||||
1 | September 26 | "Chaleya" | Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander | |
October 3 | ||||
2 | October 10 | "3D | Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow | |
re | October 17 | "Chaleya" | Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander | |
October 24 | ||||
3 | October 31 | "Greedy" | Tate McRae | |
November 7 | ||||
4 | November 14 | "Standing Next to You" | Jungkook | |
re | November 21 | "Chaleya" | Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander | |
re | November 28 | "Greedy" | Tate McRae | |
December 5 | ||||
5 | December 12 | "Arjan Vailly" | Manan Bhardwaj, Bhupinder Babbal | |
6 | December 19 | "Abrar’s Entry | Jamal Kudu" | Harshavardhan Rameshwar | |
December 26 | ||||
2024 | ||||
7 | January 2 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | |
8 | January 9 | "Water" | Tyla | |
re | January 16 | "Greedy" | Tate McRae | |
9 | January 23 | "Yes, And? | Ariana Grande | |
10 | January 30 | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | Tamer Ashour | |
February 6 | ||||
February 13 | ||||
February 20 | ||||
11 | February 27 | "Akhiyaan Gulaab" | Mitraz | |
March 5 | ||||
"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!. Written and produced by George Michael, it was released on 3 December 1984 via CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side via Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in several European countries. The song has been covered by many artists including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Whigfield, Crazy Frog and Billie Piper.
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California, during a heatwave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions. The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas.
The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released 11 original studio albums, 4 re-recorded albums, 5 extended plays (EPs), and 4 live albums. She has sold 114 million album-equivalent units worldwide, 57 million of which are certified in the United States. In terms of pure sales, she has tallied 46.6 million albums in the United States and 7 million albums in the United Kingdom. On the US Billboard 200, as of August 2024, she has accumulated 14 number-one albums—seven of which sold one million first-week copies, and 86 weeks at number one—more than any other solo act.
"Viva la Vida" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008). The lyrics contain historical and Christian references, and the track is built around a looping string section with a digitally processed piano, while other layers are gradually added.
"Stumblin' In" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, performed by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro. Originally released as a standalone single, it was later added to some editions of the Quatro album If You Knew Suzi... It was Norman's first single as a solo artist.
"Another Love" is a song by English singer-songwriter Tom Odell, released in October 2012 as his debut single and lifted from his debut extended play, Songs from Another Love (2012). It serves as the first single on his debut studio album Long Way Down (2013).
Swedish singer Zara Larsson has released four studio albums, six extended plays, 37 singles, 7 promotional singles and 36 music videos. Five of Larsson's singles, "Uncover", "Lush Life", "Never Forget You", "Ain't My Fault" and "Symphony" have topped the charts in Sweden. "Uncover" and "Lush Life" peaked in the top five in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark, and in the top ten in France.
"Hymn for the Weekend" is a single by the British rock band Coldplay from their seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams (2015), featuring uncredited vocals from American singer Beyoncé. It was written by the band's members, while the production was handled by Rik Simpson, Avicii, Digital Divide, and Stargate. An indie R&B track, the single's music video showcases the culture of India.
"Die for You" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his third studio album, Starboy (2016). The song was sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio on September 19, 2017, as the seventh single from the album. It was written by the Weeknd, Doc McKinney, Cirkut, Prince 85, Cashmere Cat, Dylan Wiggins, and Billy Walsh, and produced by the former five.
"Something Just Like This" is a song by American electronic music duo the Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay. It was released on February 22, 2017, as the second single from the former's debut album, Memories...Do Not Open, and as the lead single of the latter's thirteenth extended play, Kaleidoscope EP.
American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has released 3 studio albums, 1 live album, 1 video album, 2 extended plays (EPs), 36 singles, 1 promotional single, and 32 music videos. According to RIAA, she has sold 45.5 million digital singles and 5 million albums. IFPI crowned "Bad Guy" as 2019's biggest selling single globally, selling 19.5 million units in a year span. Eilish is regarded by various media outlets as the "Queen of Gen-Z Pop". At age 17, she became the youngest female artist in UK chart history to score a number-one album. As of October 2021, Eilish has accumulated 76.7 billion career streams worldwide. According to IFPI, Eilish was the 4th best-selling artist of 2019 and 5th best-selling artist of 2020.
"Cruel Summer" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Swift and Jack Antonoff produced the song, and they wrote it with St. Vincent. "Cruel Summer" is a synth-pop, industrial pop, and electropop song composed of synths, wobbling beats, and vocoder-manipulated vocals. The lyrics are about an intense romance during a painful summer.
"Under the Influence" is a song by American singer Chris Brown. It is the third track on the extended edition of his ninth studio album Indigo, which was released on October 4, 2019, by RCA Records. The song was composed by Brown along with Nigerian singer Davido, producer Kiddominant and Tiffany Mckie. "Under the Influence" became a sleeper hit in 2022, becoming viral on the TikTok platform. Afterwards, it was officially released as a single, roughly three years following its original release.
"Save Your Tears" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his fourth studio album, After Hours (2020). It was released to Dutch contemporary hit radio on August 9, 2020, as the album's fifth and final single. The song was written and produced by the Weeknd, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter, with Belly and DaHeala receiving additional writing credits.
Klaudjo Dhespo, known professionally as Toquel, is an Albanian rapper based in Greece.
"Enemy" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons and American rapper JID. It was released through Interscope Records and Kidinakorner on October 28, 2021, as the lead single of the soundtrack to the Netflix animated series Arcane, to which it also serves as the opening theme. The song was written by the artists alongside Justin Tranter and the producers Mattman & Robin. The song was also included on the band's fifth studio album Mercury – Act 1 (2021) and its reissue, Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (2022). The song became JID's first song to reach the top 5 in the US, and became the band's first song to reach the top 5 since the 2017 song "Thunder". In 2023, for the 35th anniversary of Alternative Airplay – where "Enemy" charted for 54 weeks, of which 9 were spent at the top spot – Billboard ranked the song as the 14th-most successful in the chart's history.
"Bones" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released through Interscope and Kidinakorner on March 11, 2022, as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Mercury – Acts 1 & 2. It was written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, and its producers Mattman & Robin.
"Calm Down" is a song by Nigerian singer Rema, from his debut studio album Rave & Roses (2022). It was released on 11 February 2022 through Jonzing World and Mavin as the album's second single. The song charted across Europe, reaching number one on the Belgian Ultratop 50, Dutch Top 40 and Dutch Single Top 100. In the United Kingdom, "Calm Down" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and spent 27 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten of the chart.
"Escapism" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Raye featuring the American rapper 070 Shake. It was released independently through Human Re Sources on 12 October 2022, as the third single from Raye's debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues (2023), and as a dual single with "The Thrill Is Gone". Both artists wrote the song with its producer, Mike Sabath. "Escapism" is an uptempo R&B, electropop, and hip-hop song with lyrics about escaping from reality and dealing with heartbreak.
"Creepin'" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin, Canadian singer the Weeknd, and British-American rapper 21 Savage. It was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio through Republic Records and Boominati Worldwide as the lead and only single from Metro's second studio album, Heroes & Villains, on January 27, 2023. It is a remake of "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004) by Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy, which is based on a sample of the Fugees' song "Ready or Not" (1996), and itself samples Enya's "Boadicea" (1987). Winans himself returned to contribute to the song as a backing vocalist along with Travis Scott. Diddy himself would also join the artists on a remix of the song on March 17, 2023.