The Indian Music Charts Podcast
By Amit Gurbaxani and Akhila Shankar
The Indian Music Charts Podcast is hosted by music journalist/charts geek Amit Gurbaxani and content marketeer/data nerd Akhila Shankar. On the show, Amit and Akhila use India's music charts as a springboard for a larger discussion on the Indian music business, listener trends and where the industry is heading next. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
Latest episode
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How Did Stree 2 Achieve A 100% Strike Rate? ft. Neha Malhotra
The soundtrack to this year's highest-grossing Hindi film so far, horror comedy Stree 2 has accomplished what no other OST has in recent times: each of its four tracks has reached the top ten. In this episode, we speak to Neha Malhot… -
How Did "Big Dawgs" Become India's Big Crossover Hit? ft. Rohan Venkatesh
With "Big Dawgs" by rapper Hanumankind and producer Kalmi entering the charts in over a dozen countries, it's become one of the first Indian releases to cros… -
All About Music Special: Transition from Fan to Fandom (ft. Chaar Diwaari, Natasha Mahtani, Owen Roncon, Dhruvank Vaidya)
On this special episode that was recorded live at the All About Music conference in Mumbai on August 7, 2024, we interview a panel comprising singer and rapper Chaar Diwaari; the head of music and podcasts at Spotify India, Dhruvank Vaidya; … -
I have a viral hit. What next?
With "Aasa Kooda" spending another week in the top three, Tamil pop singer Sai Abhyankar has done what few other acts have in the recent past: follow-up a viral smash with another bonafide hit. This week, we discuss what he did differently to achieve… -
How does the current I-Pop wave differ from the '90s Indi-pop era?
With Karan Aujla landing both pop and Bollywood hits on the charts this week, we look at how the recent growth of Indian commercial pop music or I-Pop differs from the 1990s Indi-pop era that preceded it. Among the things we discuss is the w… -
Half-Yearly Special: Bollywood's big comeback, Pop pops across languages
We're six months into the year, which means it's time for a look at the trends of 2024 so far. Taking a close look at the songs that reached top ten of Spotify Weekly Top Songs India chart from the start of January to the en… -
What does it take for an international track to crack the Indian charts? ft. Anand Srinivasan
As Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" rises into the top 40 this week, marking the highest position for an international English-language track so far this year, we get special guest, Anand Srinivasan, the vice presiden… -
Why are films' OTT releases helping their songs make the charts?
Until recently, a film song would break through on the charts either ahead of or around its parent movie's release in cinemas. These days, like this week's chart topper, tracks are entering and reaching new peaks soon after t… -
How did Malayalam become Indian music's fastest-growing language?
Since Spotify launched in India at the end of February 2019, the listenership of music in Malayalam has grown a whopping 5,300% globally. With tracks from the blockbuster 'Aavesham' dotting the charts, we examine the hows and… -
How do I-Pop labels devise their music streaming strategies?
In a country with over half a dozen international and local music streaming services, marketing a track requires a multi-pronged approach On this week's episode, we speak to the founder of Artiste First, the label behind surprise hit…
