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Bollywood has been topping music charts for long, but 2019 turned out to be the year of non-film songs with Vaaste by singers Dhvani Bhanushali and Nikhil D’Souza garnering over 600 million views on YouTube.
From Vaaste to Filhall – here’s a list of the top 10 Hindi songs of 2019:
VAASTE
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It was the recreated fast-paced song Dilbar from the 2018 movie Satyameva Jayate that helped Dhvani grab the spotlight. This year, she has churned out another hit with composer Tanishk Bagchi, this time the softer number “Vaaste”. Since its release in April this year, it has been viewed 654 million times on YouTube. Dhvani’s voice is well complemented by the vocals of Nikhil D’Souza.
FILHALL
The song created a buzz prior to its launch in November, thanks to its video stars. Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar paired with Kriti Sanon’s sister, Nupur Sanon, who was making her showbiz debut. It also brought together the makers of the iconic song Qismat – singer B Praak and lyricist-composer Jaani. No wonder why it has managed 429 million views in just a few weeks.
PACHTAOGE
This is another music video with Bollywood actors. Vicky Kaushal and Nora Fatehi won hearts of netizens for their natural chemistry. Pachtaoge, sung by Bollywood king Arijit Singh with lyrics by Jaani and music by B Praak, received 314 million views since its release in August.
PAAGAL
The dance number by rapper Badshah was mostly in news for the wrong reasons. In July, the label Sony Music India claimed that Badshah had become the first Indian artiste to reach 75 million views in 24 hours. Soon, #BadshahPaagalFakeViews started trending. All the attack only helped the song get more views. It has fetched 206 million views till now.
O SAKI SAKI
India’s evergreen admiration for Bollywood and its songs continues, so does the love for recreations. Koena Mitra, who featured in the original song “Saaki” (in the 2004 film, Musafir), was left unimpressed with the new version and called it “a mess”, but people flocked in huge numbers to make it a hit. The recreated version, sung by Tulsi Kumar, Neha Kakkar and B Praak and featuring Nora Fatehi, got 327 million views. It was Tanishk Bagchi again who gave a new spin to the song, originally composed by Vishal-Shekhar.