Alka Yagnik is one of the female artists with the most solo songs in Bollywood music history, having won seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer from 36 nominations and two National Film Awards. Today is no exception, as she added another feather to her cap.
Alka Yagnik’s army is slightly more powerful than BTS ARMY because the singer was the most globally streamed artist on YouTube last year. According to Guinness World Records, Alka Yagnik had 15.3 billion YouTube streams in 2022, with an average of 42 million per day. She is currently ranked first in YouTube’s global rankings for 2022, ahead of Bad Bunny (Puerto Rico), who received 14.7 billion streams and is ranked second.
South Korean superstars BTS received 7.95 billion streams, placing them sixth, while BLACKPINK received 7.29 billion streams, placing them eighth. Taylor Swift was ranked 26th with 4.33 billion streams, Drake was ranked 50th with 2.9 billion streams, and The Weeknd was ranked 13th with 5.7 billion. Udit Narayan ranks third with 10.6 billion global YouTube listens, while Arijit Singh ranks fourth with 10.2 billion streams. In terms of YouTube play counts, Kumar Sanu was the fifth most popular music artist, just ahead of K-pop sensation BTS. Khesari Lal Yadav, a Bhojpuri singer, came in seventh place, following BTS.
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Alka Yagnik becomes the most streamed artist on YouTube
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Late playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, known as the “Nightingale of India,” was ninth on the list, with Shilpi Raj rounding out the top ten.
Top 5 Hindi songs of Alka Yagnik:
- Hum Tum
Alka Yagnik’s voice is one of the most recognisable in Bollywood. She has recorded over 20,000 songs for albums and films over the course of her four-decade career. Alka Yagnik has won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer seven times.
2. Tumhi Dekho Naa
For her song Mere Angne Mein from the 1981 film Laawaris, she received a record 38 nominations. Her most recent nomination was for “Agar Tum Saath Ho,” which appeared in the 2015 film Tamasha. Her hit songs include Ae Mere Humsafar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Tip Tip Barsa Paani, Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai, and others.
3. Tip Tip Barsa Paani
Alka Yagnik made her debut in the music industry when she was 14 years old. She was the melody queen of the 1990s and is still a well-known singer today. Alka Yagnik’s melodious voice has been recorded in over 2000 songs in over 16 languages.
4. Chura Ke Dil Mera
Yagnik rose to prominence with the song “Ek Do Teen” from the film Tezaab, following minor success with songs for films such as Payal Ki Jhankaar (1980), Laawaris (1981), and Hamari Bahu Alka (1982). (1988)
5. Ek Do Teen:
