Genre signal report
Bollywood genre signal report
The vast popular music family centered on India's Hindi-language film industry. This page explains the latest chart evidence behind the genre ranking rather than treating the genre as a fixed country label.
Why this genre appears in the ranking
It is a core genre in South Asian and diaspora charts, yet global pop taxonomies tend to flatten it into generic film music.
Week-over-week movement and spread
Versus the 2026-08-22 snapshot, Bollywood climbed from genre rank #16 to #14 with 4 more matched chart songs (13 → 17). A rank gain here means stronger relative representation among current charting songs, not a claim about total listening.
The signal is heavily concentrated: India alone contributes 94% of the 17 matched songs. This reads as a domestic or language-market genre first, with limited cross-border chart presence this week.
Matched chart songs
| Local rank | Song | Artist | Country | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 | Tera Mera Rishta - New Version | Mithoon | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #7 | Gehra Hua | Shashwat Sachdev | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Shashwat Sachdev |
| #9 | Mann Mera | Gajendra Verma | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #10 | Tum Ho Toh (From "Saiyaara") | Vishal Mishra | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #12 | Tere Liye | Atif Aslam | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #13 | Samjhawan | Jawad Ahmad | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #16 | Darkhaast | Mithoon | India | Cached track metadata: Bollywood |
| #23 | Tera Mera Rishta - New Version | Mithoon | United Arab Emirates | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #25 | Tera Mera Rishta | Pritam | India | Cached track metadata: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Pritam |
| #45 | Ye Tune Kya Kiya | Pritam | India | Cached track metadata: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Pritam |
| #46 | Jaiye Sajana | Shashwat Sachdev | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Shashwat Sachdev |
| #49 | Mashooqa | Pritam | India | Cached track metadata: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Pritam |
| #22 | Tu Thodi Der Aur Thehar Ja | Shreya Ghoshal | India | curated artist fallback: Shreya Ghoshal |
| #30 | Zaalima | Arijit Singh | India | curated artist fallback: Arijit Singh |
| #33 | Sitaare (From "Ikkis") | Arijit Singh | India | curated artist fallback: Arijit Singh |
| #41 | Mast Magan (From "2 States) | Arijit Singh | India | curated artist fallback: Arijit Singh |
| #50 | Shararat | Shashwat Sachdev | India | curated artist fallback: Shashwat Sachdev |
Countries contributing signal
| Country | Matched count |
|---|---|
| India | 16 matched chart songs |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 matched chart songs |
Artists carrying the signal
| Artist | Matched songs | Countries | Best local rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mithoon | 3 | India, United Arab Emirates | #5 |
| Shashwat Sachdev | 3 | India | #7 |
| Pritam | 3 | India | #25 |
| Arijit Singh | 3 | India | #30 |
| Gajendra Verma | 1 | India | #9 |
| Vishal Mishra | 1 | India | #10 |
| Atif Aslam | 1 | India | #12 |
| Jawad Ahmad | 1 | India | #13 |
Genre scores are generated from charting songs and their metadata evidence. A song can contribute to more than one genre when the available metadata supports multiple labels.