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 2026-07-11 snapshot, Bollywood held genre rank #15 with 1 fewer matched chart songs (15 → 14).
The signal is heavily concentrated: India alone contributes 93% of the 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 | Gehra Hua | Shashwat Sachdev | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Shashwat Sachdev |
| #5 | Mann Mera | Gajendra Verma | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #6 | Tum Ho Toh (From "Saiyaara") | Vishal Mishra | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #8 | Samjhawan | Jawad Ahmad | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood |
| #18 | Jaiye Sajana | Shashwat Sachdev | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Shashwat Sachdev |
| #32 | Shararat | Shashwat Sachdev | India | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Shashwat Sachdev |
| #34 | Ye Tune Kya Kiya | Pritam | India | Cached track metadata: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Pritam |
| #39 | Mashooqa | Pritam | India | Cached track metadata: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Pritam |
| #43 | Gehra Hua | Shashwat Sachdev | United Arab Emirates | Apple/iTunes: Bollywood; curated artist fallback: Shashwat Sachdev |
| #17 | Tu Thodi Der Aur Thehar Ja | Shreya Ghoshal | India | curated artist fallback: Shreya Ghoshal |
| #23 | Sitaare (From "Ikkis") | Arijit Singh | India | curated artist fallback: Arijit Singh |
| #29 | Zaalima | Arijit Singh | India | curated artist fallback: Arijit Singh |
| #36 | Mast Magan (From "2 States) | Arijit Singh | India | curated artist fallback: Arijit Singh |
| #45 | Deewaana Deewaana | A.R. Rahman | India | curated artist fallback: A.R. Rahman |
Countries contributing signal
| Country | Matched count |
|---|---|
| India | 13 matched chart songs |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 matched chart songs |
Artists carrying the signal
| Artist | Matched songs | Countries | Best local rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shashwat Sachdev | 4 | India, United Arab Emirates | #4 |
| Arijit Singh | 3 | India | #23 |
| Pritam | 2 | India | #34 |
| Gajendra Verma | 1 | India | #5 |
| Vishal Mishra | 1 | India | #6 |
| Jawad Ahmad | 1 | India | #8 |
| Shreya Ghoshal | 1 | India | #17 |
| A.R. Rahman | 1 | India | #45 |
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.