Home Lifestyle Art & Culture Official UAE Chart launches on Sept 27; here are the top 20 chartbusters The new chart – the first of its kind in the UAE – now provides music fans, artists and industry alike the definitive weekly ranking of the top streaming tracks in the country by Gulf Business September 27, 2023 Image: Supplied/ IFPI IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide, has announced the track Chaleya by Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Arijit Singh and Anirudh Ravichander as the first ever No 1 track in the new Official UAE Chart launched on September 27. The track comes for the hit Bollywood movie Jawan. The song is one of six featuring Indian artists in the top 20, part of a rich variety in musical style reflecting the diverse population of the UAE. Arijit Singh said: “It is so beautiful to see Chaleya become the first-ever Official UAE #1! I want to congratulate everyone who has been a part of the journey. A special thanks to everyone who streamed the song and I hope to see you all in November.” IFPI has today launched four new charts in the Middle East and North Africa region, in addition to the @offmenachart, the Official Egypt Chart, Official Saudi Arabia Chart, Official UAE Chart and Official North Africa Chart – a first ever for each country https://t.co/H3uR9BGCUR — IFPI (@IFPI_org) September 27, 2023 First chart of its kind The new chart – the first of its kind in the UAE – now provides Emirati music fans, artists and industry alike the definitive weekly ranking of the top streaming tracks in the country. The chart will be released every Wednesday on the Official MENA Chart website and announced on the Official MENA Chart social media channels along with chart insights for that week. The chart benefits from IFPI’s world-leading charts methodology and includes streaming consumption data from all the leading music services in that country including Anghami, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify and YouTube. The chart is prepared by BMAT. The launch of the new Official UAE Chart comes as part of a wider expansion of the charts footprint in this region, with official charts for Egypt, Saudi Arabia and North Africa also announced today. Frances Moore, IFPI CEO, said: “We’re very pleased to announce the launch of the first ever UAE Chart. The country has a unique musical heritage and now its own chart, which is great for its music fans and artists alike. “The chart will give an accurate picture of music consumption in the UAE and also showcase its diverse population and musical tastes.” The first Top 20 in the Official UAE Chart is as follows: Position Track Artist 1 Chaleya Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Arijit Singh, Anirudh Ravichander 2 Paint The Town Red Doja Cat 3 Heeriye Jasleen Royal, Arijit Singh 4 Guli Mata (feat. Rajat Nagpal) Saad Lamjarred, Shreya Ghoshal 5 Strangers Kenya Grace 6 Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya Anirudh Ravichander, Vishal Dadlani, Shilpa Rao 7 Calm Down Rema 8 Neela Nilave Kapil Kapilan, Sam C S, Manu Manjith 9 Seven Jung Kook, Latto 10 Slime You Out (feat. SZA) Drake 11 Sprinter Dave, Central Cee 12 Slow Dancing V 13 Cruel Summer Taylor Swift 14 fukumean Gunna 15 Popular The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Madonna 16 What Jhumka? Pritam, Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Ranveer Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya 17 Janant Galbi Majid Almohandis 18 Snooze SZA 19 People Libianca 20 Greedy Tate McRae Tags IFPI MENA Music Official UAE Charts trending songs tunes UAE You might also like UAE’s non-oil business activity picks up in April, S&P Global says e& Group refutes report of potential United Group deal UAE leaders mourn passing of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed UAE announces remote work for public sector workers, MoHRE advises flexible work for private sector