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Bollywood Hits

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by Apple Music Bollywood

Bollywood’s catchy, vibrant music can be found everywhere in Mumbai—on the radio, in the streets and in the cinemas. Driving India’s Hindi musical exports are dance-ready beats, skilfully played instrumentals and the nation’s best playback singers. Arijit Singh tops Bollywood Hits this week with “Chann” from Udta Teer. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Punjabi Hits

by Apple Music Punjabi

Punjabi bhangra, pop and hip-hop makes the world go around. The music resonates far beyond India’s borders, with Canada, UK, Australia and other diasporic communities fuelling its popularity. With a buoyant sonic aesthetic at their core, these songs encompass pride, love and life’s peaks and valleys, fitting any mood. This week, “Ni Sohniye” by Harkirat Sangha leads the way in Punjabi Hits. This playlist is updated regularly so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Tamil Hits

by Apple Music Tamil

Films offer an ambitious canvas for Tamil Nadu’s music A-listers and guests to push the envelope, cutting the distance between time-tested Carnatic traditions and bold, synth-powered mixtures. Meanwhile, Southern India’s indie stars meld honeyed vocals and breakbeats, and rappers bring the versatility and the vibes. Updated weekly, these current and recent Tamil hits provide the connecting thread.

Tamil Dance

by Apple Music Tamil

Break out your best dance moves—we’ve lined up a genre-bending array of carefully curated Tamil earworms designed to get you swaying. Traditional instrumentation meets modern-day electronic sounds in the latest scintillating Tamil releases, updated weekly—if you like what you hear, add it to your library.

Anirudh Ravichander Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Anirudh Ravichander found fame with the quirky, viral single “Why This Kolaveri Di?” and received critical acclaim for his work on David and Maan Karate. His film scores and viral sensations mash up traditional South Indian instruments and melodies with danceable rhythms, hip-hop swagger, big bass drops and metal-inspired attitude. Ravichander’s songs are the sound of modern Tamil cinema: bursting with colour, melodrama and escapism, respectful of the vibrant heritage but unafraid to shake up the status quo.

Emraan Hashmi Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Emraan Hashmi's films have been known for their cracking soundtracks, and our hand-picked playlist recalls some of his best. Nikhil D'Souza gets intimate in an electro-pop ballad from Crook, and Amit Trivedi's large-scale vocals play against finger snaps and strummed guitars in an indelible love song from Mr. X—all the best to capture Hashmi's unique blend of earnestness and laid-back charm.

Telugu Hits

by Apple Music Telugu

A deluge of talent has been flooding onto the Telugu music scene. Artists breaking through to the upper echelons include confident new singers and seasoned composers, who can always be relied on to come up with fresh bangers perfect for singing (or dancing) along. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Work Out with Bollywood

by Apple Music Bollywood

Make your exercise session a singing, dancing, high-energy production.

Malayalam Hits

by Malayalam

These are the best of Malayalam's latest, both from Mollywood film soundtracks and dubbed Malayalam tracks from the rest of India's vibrant cinemas. Slow heartbreakers swell into dreamy, romantic numbers and fun, pop-inspired action hooks from the films' most climactic scenes. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Bollywood Chill

by Apple Music Bollywood

While pomp, glamour and lively celebration are often at the centre of the Bollywood sound, composers have also steered into calmer and cosier spaces. Comforting as well as heartbreaking ballads; and stripped-down songs of resilience and love point to the versatility of the minds behind the music. This collection of chilled Bollywood tracks is updated regularly. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Kishore Kumar Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Singer, actor, composer, lyricist, director, script writer, comedian—there were very few things that Kishore Kumar couldn’t do. Kumar was one of the greatest playback singers of the Indian film industry and was the first Hindi playback singer to yodel, as well as being one of the few singers who took risks and experimented with different styles of music. His voice was like a breath of fresh air and he could handle comedy, despair, love and passion with an equal amount of ease. Listen to our collection of timeless songs sung by this legendary singer of the Indian music industry.

Bollywood Romance

by Apple Music Bollywood

These epic-sounding themes hail from Bollywood’s greatest love stories. Here, Hindi cinema’s most romantic moments are transformed into sounds that seem to come from a dream. The captivating melodies, seductive rhythms and heavenly choruses range span from Indipop to local genres and traditions. Regularly updated, this selection features soundtrack motifs that have made generations of fans sigh and swoon. If you like a track, add it to your library.

Karan Aujla Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

After years steadily building a reputation as the go-to lyricist for Punjabi mainstays like Jazzy B, Bohemia and Jassie Gill, Karan Aujla stepped into his own in 2018. Teaming up with singer Gurlej Akhtar, he broke through with “Don’t Worry”—they would later reunite for hits like “Red Eyes” and “Haan Haige Aa”—and it established rousing conviction as his calling card across a raft of party anthems and forthright cuts. Whether it’s with buoyant, shimmering hip-hop (“Na Na Na”) or icy trap (“Black Money”), Aujla holds forth on the importance of perseverance in his booming croon.

HIT SONGS ENGLISH

by Digster

Listen to the best English Songs right here! | Cover: Sabrina Carpenter. Viral Tracks, International hits, hottest new songs, latest releases, English Vibes, Best English songs, Best Reel Songs.

Harris Jayaraj Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Harris Jayaraj pushed himself to accomplish at the highest levels from an early age. His father—a guitarist and composer—began his Carnatic training when Jayaraj was just six. After scoring the highest marks in Asia for his 4th grade exam at Trinity College of Music in London, he launched a stellar music career as a guitarist, and A. R. Rahman and Mani Sharma came knocking. Jayaraj debuted as a composer with Minnale, winning a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and achieving an even more impressive feat: ending Rahman's nine-year-long winning streak.

Tamil Workout

by Apple Music Tamil

Pump up the volume and work up a sweat with this on-fire Tamil playlist.

Bollywood Love Songs

by Apple Music Love

KK Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Tamil Romance

by Apple Music Tamil

Matters of the heart, captured in song. If you hear something you like, add it to your playlist.

’90s Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Romantic themes grew ever stronger through the '90s in Bollywood, and music fans were offered a wealth of soundtracks for lovers—witness the enduring appeal of songs from Hum Apke Hain Kaun, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Bombay and Rangeela. With prolific singers Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan at the helm, this was an era dedicated wholly and swooningly to pure romance.

2010s Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

In the 2010s, Telugu film composers continued the tradition of inviting vocalists from across India to add a distinct, language-transcending touch—from singer-composer Anirudh Ravichander (more known for his work on Tamil soundtracks) to pop heartthrob Armaan Malik and playback star Amit Mishra. The likes of Devi Sri Prasad and Thaman S. floated rock, club-friendly electronic music and modern pop arrangements. And breaking talent included Sid Sriram, who climbed to the top with his Carnatic-trained harmonising that fuelled several indelible cross-genre hits.

’90s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

By the 1990s, technology was drawing bridges to and from Tamil music. New ways to produce sounds in the studio became the catalyst for a prolific streak from South India’s beloved playback singers, with composers delivering hits that not only strengthened folklore but also foreshadowed modern storytelling.

Ultimate Tamil

by Apple Music Tamil

Bursts of percussive rhythms, quick-fire choruses and smoothly flowing orchestral melodies make this compilation of new and recent Tamil hits hard to resist. Widely celebrated music gurus, singers and rising stars all have a place here, bringing fresh perspectives to a cascade of pop, EDM, jazz and traditional sounds. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Whether a comedy or a drama, the music and voices of Bollywood films have always had their constants: a desire to move the feet and the soul, and a drive to change with the times. These instant classics of the 20th and 21st centuries bolster traditional Sufi devotionals and bhangra dance breaks with Western instrumentals and classical flourishes. Alongside these powerful fusions are songs influenced by international pop and hip-hop, befitting India's ties with both its own medley of cultures and its diaspora.

Punjabi Workout

by Apple Music Punjabi

Here’s where you’ll find big-energy Punjabi hits to fuel your next workout. This playlist is updated regularly. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Bollywood Throwback

by Apple Music Bollywood

Bollywood music is famed around the world for heightening audiences’ emotions and adding depth to scenes, characters and stories in Indian films. These frequently colourful and upbeat tunes can move a plot along or simply entertain. Their sound and style has evolved over the decades, with composers building around folk and classical traditions as well as jazz, disco, reggae and rock influences. You’ll hear them all in this nostalgia trip and historical journey. This playlist is updated regularly so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

2000s Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

It was perhaps inevitable that Hindi film soundtracks would attain a worldwide audience in the 2000s. As Bollywood broke out of India and collaborations became commonplace, film soundtracks reflected this global exposure with added R&B, rock and dance elements. Here's Bollywood in its most modern avatar.

Arijit Singh: Love Songs

by Apple Music Bollywood

Diljit Dosanjh Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

The face and voice of Punjabi regional cinema since 2003, singer/composer/actor Diljit Dosanjh was born into a Sikh family whose musical heritage is often reflected in the two-sided mrdanga or pakhawaj drums that drive his music. He's a Punjabi everyman with a voice that can be devotionally strident (check out the heavy "Gobind De Lal”), but also possesses pop star fervour on club tracks like "Happy Birthday", a rollicking blend of Auto-Tuned vocals and sinuous keyboards.

Ultimate Bollywood

by Apple Music Bollywood

Bollywood produces thousands of films each year, and with only a fraction of these breaking big in India and abroad, there's a wealth of music beyond the hits. Unheralded cuts by household names, hip-hop and dance pop from new upstarts and more are waiting to be discovered. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Arijit Singh Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

One of the most distinctive male voices of contemporary Bollywood, Arijit Singh brings an intimate, husky timbre to breezy acoustic-driven pop and swelling, cinematic numbers marked by romantic strings and ethereal synths. While the playback singer's wheelhouse is the soul-stirring love ballad that marks many a heartfelt movie moment, Singh is a versatile performer who's as adept at poetic paeans as he is club thumpers, boisterous bhangra tracks, Punjabi folk and Arabic pop flavoured with his memorable vibrato.

2010s Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

The best Bollywood tracks from the decade beginning 2010.

Tamil in Spatial Audio

by Apple Music Tamil

The ornate and lively poetry so often at play in Tamil music—which is known for its dynamic movie soundtracks—is frequently elevated in the modern day by stellar musical compositions with string arrangements, EDM, folk rhythms and rock. You can hear every note and every crescendo in minute detail in this playlist, courtesy of Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. Curated by our editors, experience Tamil musical brilliance in pristine, immersive sound.

2000s Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

Composers such as Harris Jayaraj and Mani Sharma shaped the sound of Telugu music in the 2000s, while a broader trend saw Bollywood voices such as Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal singing in Telugu. The music blurred boundaries with genres as well, with high-energy songs being paired with memorable dance sequences as visuals.

New in Punjabi

by Apple Music Punjabi

Each week, our editors round up the best new Punjabi tracks. You’ll find them all right here. We update this playlist regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Ilaiyaraaja Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

One of the most influential musicians in Indian film history, Ilaiyaraaja is the only artist to have scored over 1,000 films. The multitalented musician won four Indian National Film Awards by fusing traditional Indian instruments with full symphony orchestration. The result is an unmatched level of artistry, particularly for background scoring, though he branched out into other genres after the turn of the century. His most iconic work features in our collection of his career highlights.

2000s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Take a trip back to when maestros like A.R. Rahman were earning their stripes, pioneering in Tamil songs that took folk and traditional music and blended it with rock, hip-hop and electronic sounds. These hits took listeners into a new musical world that still inspires with its lyrical and sonic diversity.

Afro House 2026

by Future House Music

Developed in South Africa, Afro House blends kwaito, tribal, deep and soulful house music!

A.R. Rahman Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Since bursting onto the scene for his sweeping, romantic soundtrack to Roja in 1992, A.R. Rahman has dominated the Indian film music industry. Some of the Chennai native’s most memorable works—and awards—have come from his Tamil film soundtracks such as Minsara Kanavu and Maryan, while perhaps the biggest highlight of his Tamil career was Bombay and its unforgettable single “Kannaalaney”, which sold 12 million copies worldwide. Only Rahman’s very best Tamil work has made it to our playlist.

Top 30 Dance Bollywood

by Filtr

Continue the New Year fervour with the biggest party chartbusters of the year. Featuring Badshah, Nucleya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arijit Singh, Guru Randhawa, Benny Dayal, Neha Kakkar, and more. So, get your party started with the biggest dance hits.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Essentials

by Apple Music

Continuing the 600-year-old qawwali tradition in his family, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has been widely credited with introducing Sufi music to an international audience. Popularly known as Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, Khan has been hailed by many as one of the greatest singers ever recorded. He possessed a tremendous vocal range and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours without a break. His hypnotic and powerful voice has inspired a new generation of qawwali lovers who still swear by his name, despite his death in 1997. We relive Khan's legacy with this collection of his best work.

Today's Hits

by Apple Music Hits

The time is now: Diese Musik ist gerade in aller Munde und in allen Ohren. Von Pop bis Hip-Hop in all seinen Facetten, von Electronic über Wave-Nostalgie und Indie-Vibes bis hin zu Singer-Songwriting – in dieser Playlist findest du die musikalischen Phänomene unserer Zeit. Die Playlist wird regelmäßig neu für dich zusammengestellt, speichere deine persönlichen Favoriten also am besten sofort.

The Travel Playlist (Bollywood)

by Music Aloud

A Bollywood playlist to keep you company on your long drives and trips!

Bollywood in Spatial Audio

by Apple Music Bollywood

Like India itself, Bollywood is a feast for the senses—and its music is the richest part of the spread. When listening to Bollywood music in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, it’s like you’re there with all of your favourite acting and singing stars—feeling every soaring note, chorus and nuance of emotion expressed on screen and in song. On this playlist curated by our editors, you can experience it all in pristine, immersive sound.

Bollywood Shaadi Hits

by Apple Music Bollywood

Ever since film-makers like Karan Johar and Sooraj Barjatya made weddings an integral part of Bollywood films in the 1990s, Bollywood style has influenced real-life Indian marriage ceremonies, from lavish decor and outfits to mehndi and sangeet. Meanwhile, shaadi songs can brighten any magical occasion and are perfect for a sangeet, a cocktail night and pre-nuptial parties. Put these Hindi film hits on and watch everyone head to the dance floor.

Punjabi Hits: Best of 2025

by Apple Music Punjabi

Every year, Punjabi music grows stronger on a global scale. Take Punjabi-Canadian star AP Dhillon, whose pop and hip-hop output—not to mention collabs—led the way in 2025. From “Afsos” with Anuv Jain to “Thodi Si Daaru” with Shreya Ghoshal, Dhillon channelled both angst and calm in his singles, cementing his status as apex hitmaker.

Viral Tamil

by Apple Music Tamil

Here’s where you’ll find the best Tamil tracks making the rounds online, from folk-driven stomps to genre-breaking fusion and beyond. This playlist is updated weekly—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

Telugu Romance

by Apple Music Telugu

Romantic balladry and folksy love anthems are a staple of Telugu film music. The revered S. P. Balasubrahmanyam is the silvery voice behind a few decades' worth of hits, but his mantle has now deservedly passed to modern troubadours such as Nikhil D'Souza, Sagar and Rahul Nambiar. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

The Weeknd Essentials

by Apple Music R&B

Nobody makes feeling bad sound as good as The Weeknd. Even the singer’s sunniest tracks (“Can’t Feel My Face”, “Starboy”) feel anchored by darkness—the sense that pleasure is pain and beauty decays and you can’t have the night without the morning after. The brainchild of Toronto singer Abel Tesfaye, the project took off in 2011 with a string of mixtapes that forged cavernous, falsetto-driven R&B with narratives drenched in drugs, sex and other regrettable decisions—a sound both sensuous and detached, feather-light and dead heavy. His music has become a symbol of hedonism pushed to bleak excess, with songs—“The Hills”, “Often”, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”, “After Hours”—whose narrators can’t seem to say no even if they’ll hate themselves for it later. And though the sound has gotten a little brighter over time (“In Your Eyes”, “Take My Breath”), the prevailing mood remains heavy, even unsettling—the ride you want more of even when you’ve had too much.

’80s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja is inseparable from ’80s Tamil music. Hailed as a genius, many of his film songs from the era found acclaim, aided by powerhouse singers such as S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Romantic, patriotic and influenced by music of the West, these songs—and those inspired by them—soon became an unforgettable soundtrack to life in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Chill

by Apple Music Tamil

Explore popular Tamil music’s laid-back side in lilting love songs, emotional ballads and calming compositions. Harmonious easy listening, balmy summer pop and nuanced South Indian R&B drift together in a shimmering soundtrack to relaxation. This playlist is updated every fortnight, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Breaking Tamil

by Apple Music Tamil

From pop, rock and Desi hip-hop earworms to revamped devotional songs and synth-woven love ballads, these are the top new tracks from sought-after Tamil singers, composers and breakout stars. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Punjabi Hits: 2025

by Apple Music Punjabi

The hits and only the hits—this collection brings together great songs from the top of the charts.

Sai Abhyankkar Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Kumar Sanu Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

The son of renowned classical singer Pashupati Bhattacharya, Kedernath Bhattacharya, a.k.a. Kumar Sanu, followed in the footsteps of his father at a very young age. Eventually Sanu became fascinated with Bollywood music and Kishore Kumar and decided to explore his fortunes as a playback singer. He moved to Mumbai and, after years of struggle, got his big break with Aashiqui. The movie made him an overnight star—the Padma Shri winner has been unstoppable ever since.

Viral Punjabi

by Apple Music Punjabi

Here’s where you’ll find the best Punjabi tracks making the rounds online. Just like your feed, this playlist is constantly being updated—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

Viral Hits

by Apple Music

Internet und Social Media haben Popmusik unberechenbar gemacht: Hier werden immer wieder Songs und Acts erfolgreich, die niemand auf dem Zettel hatte. Längst haben Künstler:innen online eigene Wege gefunden, ihre Musik heiß laufen zu lassen. Unsere Redaktion scannt, was gerade viral geht, und sammelt die Fundstücke in dieser regelmäßig aktualisierten Playlist – speichere deine Favoriten also am besten gleich ab.

Cheema Y Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

Malayalam Romance

by Malayalam

Romance is always in the air—and there’s no better way to celebrate than with these essential Malayalee chart-busters. Updated fortnightly, this playlist has the freshest cinematic hits for all romantic moods, taking in lovelorn ballads and ultra-catchy tunes for courtship.

Michael Jackson Essentials

by Apple Music Pop

Mit unzähligen Hits und Tanzeinlagen von einem anderen Stern hielt Michael Jackson über vier Jahrzehnte die Welt in Atem. Aus dem niedlichen Jungen, der gemeinsam mit seinen Brüdern als The Jackson Five umwerfenden Motown-Soul spielte, entwickelte sich im Laufe der Jahre der unumstrittene „King of Pop“, der nicht nur 1982 mit „Thriller“ das meistverkaufte Album aller Zeiten veröffentlichte, sondern mit seinen bahnbrechenden Musikvideos und elektrisierenden Live-Shows auch unsere heutige Vorstellung eines Popstars erst definierte. Hier findest du die besten Songs dieses einzigartigen Künstlers.

Mohd. Rafi Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

’90s Malayalam Essentials

by Malayalam

In the 1990s, romantic songs and dance cuts dominated Kerala’s musical landscape. You can hear plenty of that in timeless songs led by iconic singers like K.S. Chithra and K.J. Yesudas, plus boundary-pushing music composers from Raveendran to Ilaiyaraaja.

Bollywood Hits: Best of 2024

by Apple Music Bollywood

Bollywood delivered plenty of earworms and spectacular songs in 2024—and showed us why there’s only one Arijit Singh. The singer dominated the year, along with several other hitmakers in Hindi film soundtracks.

Bollywood Romance Videos

by Apple Music Bollywood

All the feels are on display in this collection of the most romantic Bollywood moments. India's finest composers and playback singers provide musical sustenance for a visual feast of luxurious locations, sultry dances and emotional melodrama.

Halloween Essentials

by Apple Music

Draußen ist es dunkel, nur ein paar Kürbisgesichter flackern von den Fensterbänken. Es raschelt im Laub, Kinder springen hervor, fordern Süßes oder Saures. Und im gemütlich geheizten Wohnzimmer? Steigt die große Halloween-Party. Wir haben die passende Playlist dafür zusammengestellt. Von Hardrock über Pop bis zu Soundtrack-Songs: Alle haben sie eine Grusel-Schlagseite, die auch dir einen Schauer über den Rücken jagen wird!

Anirudh Ravichander Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

Ultimate Telugu

by Apple Music Telugu

Spin back recent Telugu favourites and under-the-radar album cuts. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Pritam Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Pritam Chakraborty used to play guitar in college and later in the satirical Bangla band Chandrabindoo, but he perfected the art of a catchy hook while working on jingles for a leading Mumbai ad agency. His Bollywood breakthrough came in 2001 with Tere Liye; ever since, Pritam has delivered back-to-back musical hits with an accent on romantic comedies. Known for his amicable and relaxed demeanour, this talent dynamite has a dizzying array of hit soundtracks—ranging from the whimsical Barfi! to Dhoom's dance floor bangers and the charming love songs of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Sidhu Moose Wala Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

Rapper/singer Sidhu Moose Wala had his finger on the pulse of Punjabi pop. Teaming up with producers such as Byg Byrd, he served up album PBX 1 (2018), a heady mix of gangsta rap swagger, old-school skits and bhangra hooks. But the artist also possessed beautifully expressive vocals, propelling romantic tracks like “Aj kal Ve” from 2020 smash Snitches Get Stitches. Singing a heartfelt tribute to his mother, venturing into Punjabi soundtracks, or featuring in powerhouse collabs such as single “Bambiha Bole” with singer/actor Amrit Maan, Moose Wala had countless musical tricks up his sleeve.

’90s Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

With more cross-genre experiments than ever before, Telugu music in the 1990s surged with refreshing energy. Fluid basslines that borrowed from jazz, galloping and sometimes easy-going Indian rhythms, plus sublime vocals on songs about love—and changing worldviews—gave these songs a distinctive fingerprint.

Kannada Essentials

by Kannada

Popular, modern and movie music by Kannadigas has made international waves over the past few decades. Rooted in classical and folk styles, Kannada tunes first evolved into adventurous pop and swing before taking on multiple electronic, rock and hip-hop elements. Often turning to Bollywood voices such as Sonu Nigam and Udit Narayan, composers have a knack of pulling the heartstrings during heroic anthems and songs of devotion and love.

Viral Malayalam

by Malayalam

Here’s where you’ll find the best Malayalam tracks making the rounds online, from rap to folk fusion and beyond. This playlist is updated weekly—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

Yo Yo Honey Singh Essentials

by Apple Music Indian Independent

If the trajectory of Hirdesh Singh’s musical journey is anything to go by, it pays to innovate. By masterfully blending hip-hop and bhangra, the man better known as Yo Yo Honey Singh has become one of India’s most successful musicians. Born in Punjab and educated in the UK, he prefers to perform in his native Punjabi language. Close adherence to his roots has made him a favourite of Bollywood soundtracks as well as an in-demand producer. His own cuts imbues Western styles with Indian flavour, from the R&B of “Dheere Dheere” to the club-ready pop of “Brown Rang”.

Dhanda Nyoliwala Essentials

by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap

Haryana-born, Australia-raised rapper Dhanda Nyoliwala carries his hometown of Nyoli with him in his name and in his music, often invoking Haryanvi culture like he’s never too far from home. Nyoliwala’s songs are equal parts hard-hitting, revelatory and braggadocious—just to make enough noise that the world sits up and takes notice of this bandana-waving MC in the vanguard of a global Haryanvi hip-hp movement.

2010s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

The ’10s saw a series of viral Tamil hits win legions of fans across India. Chennai’s greatest asset, filmi powerhouse A. R. Rahman, reached new romantic highs with the swooning, ’90s-laced soundtrack to Kaatru Veliyidai (2017), earning him a National Film Award for Best Music Direction. But the decade was also marked by young film composer Anirudh Ravichander’s meteoric rise. He debuted with a bang—the soundtrack to 3 (2011) included the folk-fuelled Tanglish smash “Why This Kolaveri Di”—and he followed up with a barrage of rap, rock and koothu-powered bangers featuring the likes of Dhanush.

Bollywood Rewind

by Apple Music Bollywood

If you’re after just the hits, this is where you’ll find them: a handpicked selection of Bollywood's biggest songs of the past few years. Our editors update this playlist regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Phonk

by Apple Music

A massive hit with online gym and drift videos, phonk thrives on a highly bassy and warped, chiptune- and cowbell-driven smorgasbord of sounds that sometimes barely echoes the genre’s lineage in ’90s southern hip-hop and trap. These new and recent essentials shine a light on the producers driving digital phonk—and variants like aggressive, drift, house phonk and beyond. They alternate high-octane, electronics-heavy mixtures and moody, low-lit atmospheres strewn with choppy vocals and distorted rhymes. This is the perfect soundtrack to an ingenuously synthesised, thrill-seeking ride.

Chill House

by Apple Music Dance

Es muss nicht immer auf die Zwölf sein: Diese aktuellen EDM-Tracks und -Remixe lassen es entspannt angehen. Mit luftigen Beats und starken Melodien schlagen sie die Brücke zwischen Clubfloor und Couch und liefern den idealen Sound für die Afterhour. Diese Playlist wird regelmäßig neu für dich zusammengestellt – speichere deine persönlichen Favoriten also am besten sofort.

Sanjith Hegde Essentials

by Kannada

In 2017, when he was barely out of his teens, singer-composer Sanjith Hegde performed in Indian reality TV singing competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and garnered an army of fans in Karnataka as a result. Although he didn’t place in the final three, he won plenty of hearts—and this popularity and talent sent him to Sandalwood. With a distinct voice that quivers as well as soars, Hegde has often represented youthful themes and styles in film soundtracks, with his solo material an outlet for groovy, soulful pop. His Kannada songs particularly shine as they showcase his versatility, clarity and passion.

New Music Daily

by Apple Music

Auf der Suche nach frischer Musik? Ob Rap, Pop oder Dance, ob von aufstrebenden Talenten oder etablierten Stars: Das Musik-Biz schläft bekanntlich nie, und mit unserer schnellsten Playlist bleibst du immer am Ball. Sie wird ständig aktualisiert – speichere deine Favoriten also am besten gleich ab.

Himesh Reshammiya Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

AP Dhillon Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

Singer, songwriter, rapper and producer AP Dhillon has garnered a huge fan base with his deft combination of sophisticated pop, smooth R&B and catchy hip-hop. The Gurdaspur-born artist—real name Amritpal Singh Dhillon—released his first track in 2019, and followed with a string of radio-friendly hits that centre his understated vocals. From 2020’s upbeat collab “Brown Munde” to 2022’s blissfully sunny “Summer High”, he’s taking Punjabi pop in new, meaningful directions.

Breaking Bollywood

by Apple Music Bollywood

Music from Bollywood films is ever-surprising, and everything from classical and hip-hop to a bevy of electronic sub-genres are among its influences. A rap interlude ensconced within a patriotic paean is just as likely to be heard as a club-friendly banger moonlighting as an earnest romantic ballad. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Viral Telugu

by Apple Music Telugu

Here’s where you’ll find the best Telugu tracks making the rounds online, from film songs to indie favourites and more. This playlist is updated weekly—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

Telugu Dance

by Apple Music Telugu

These joyous, widescreen celebrations of love and life meld South Indian classical heritage with energetic percussion, pacey vocals and chunky basslines. This playlist is updated weekly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Anuv Jain Essentials

by Apple Music Pop

Telugu Workout

by Apple Music Telugu

Exercising is a cinch when you’re vibing to these anthemic, fast-paced Telugu sounds. Between blockbuster soundtracks’ marquee singles and the latest, hottest dance anthems, these pulsating rhythms are certain to keep you on your toes. This playlist is updated every fortnight, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Puneeth Rajkumar Essentials

by Apple Music

Global Pop

by Apple Music Pop

The world’s biggest hits all in one place. This playlist is refreshed regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Drake Essentials

by Apple Music Hip-Hop

Drake officially became the voice of a generation with 2011’s sumptuous Take Care, a career-defining magnum opus that earned a prized slot in Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums list. Was he an R&B singer who rapped or a rapper who sang? Was he really that sad, or just exploiting a cultural preference for male vulnerability? Adding to the slipperiness of it all, any given Drake project might incorporate dreamy house and club music into his comfort zone of rap, pop and R&B with equal conviction. Even after cementing his prowess as an MC many times over, Drake still retains the capacity to surprise. His 2015 earworm “Hotline Bling” radiated universal cool without breaking a sweat, while 2024’s “Push Ups” arrived during his fleeting beef with Kendrick Lamar yet applies lasting heat to its minimalistic prowl. Drake is now such a part of the firmament that his slightest move can trigger aftershocks far beyond his immediate reach.

Shah Rukh Khan Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

The poster boy for romance: his energy is contagious while his dimpled smile charms women at will. A Bollywood outsider with unconventional looks, he defied the odds to earn the moniker 'King Khan'. Whether it is dancing atop a moving train in “Chaiyya Chaiyya” or delivering an intense performance in “Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai”, he's a true master of his craft. Enjoy his royal collection right here.

Pure Focus

by Apple Electronic

Permanente Erreichbarkeit und Reizüberflutung – es ist nicht leicht, im Alltagsstress cool zu bleiben. Hier sorgen Indietronic-Acts und Ambient-Produzenten mit entspannten Downbeat-Sounds für maximalen Durchblick und volle Konzentration. Diese Playlist wird regelmäßig neu für dich zusammengestellt – speichere deine persönlichen Favoriten also am besten sofort.

Seedhe Maut Essentials

by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap

Rapper Encore ABJ and emcee-producer Calm—two friends from the Delhi hip-hop circuit—announced their arrival as Seedhe Maut with a powerful resolve, teaming up with producer Sez on the Beat for “Seedhe Maut Anthem” in 2017. Since then they’ve moved away from English in favour of Hindi as their language of choice while retaining their firepower flow on verses packed with Indian pop-culture references. They also more than hold their own in collabs with the likes of Prabh Deep (their labelmate on Azadi Records), electro-pop artist Ritviz and rap star MC STAN as they make every bar count.

Pure Workout

by Apple Music Fitness

Diese Musik reißt dich förmlich vom Hocker. Die Songs aus verschiedenen Genres strahlen eine enorme Energie aus und sind daher bestens für dein Workout geeignet. Egal, was du in Angriff nimmst – Training im Fitnessstudio oder einen Spaziergang im Wald –, die Rhythmen begleiten dich und halten dich in Bewegung. Unsere Redakteur:innen aktualisieren die Playlist regelmäßig. Wenn du etwas hörst, das dir gefällt, füge es direkt deiner Mediathek hinzu.

Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Talk about pressure. When you’re the son of the most acclaimed composer in South Indian film music, the bar is set high—but this wild talent is more than up to the task. In-demand composer Yuvan Shankar Raja has delivered hit after hit in a range of South Indian languages. So we felt that fans of his Tamil songs deserved a special playlist all their own. Our in-depth collection features Yuvi’s most innovative compositions in Tamil.

A. R. Rahman Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Music composer and vocalist A. R. Rahman is an icon of the Indian music and film industry: he has been featured on Time magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people, won two Oscars and received the Padma Bhushan award in 2010 from the Indian government. In his work, Rahman integrates Indian classical and folk with modern pop, funk and electronic music, a blend reflected in Hindi tracks like Sukhwinder Singh’s “Chaiyya Chaiyya” and his own R&B-inflected “Rehna Tu”. Meanwhile, “Nadaan Parinde” reveals his knack for epic stadium-rock anthems.

Taylor Swift Essentials

by Apple Music Pop

Der 1989 in Pennsylvania geborene Jungstar Taylor Swift hat das typische Country-Gewand längst gegen eine kommerzielle Pophülle getauscht. Die Veröffentlichung ihres Debütalbums 2006 war nur der Startschuss einer radikal erfolgreichen Karriere, denn mit jedem Folgealbum kam die junge Taylor Swift dem Thron des Pop-Olymps immer ein Stück näher, bis sie auf diesem 2010 als bereits etablierte Künstlerin endlich Platz nahm. Seitdem avancierten Swifts Songs zur festen Nummer-Eins-Ingredienz der Charts. Ihre Songs mit ihren großen Songwriter-Qualitäten brennen sich mit dieser Playlist garantiert fest in dein Gedächtnis.

Shubh Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

There are few acts with a strike rate as good as Canadian-Punjabi hip-hop star Shubh, who’s been scoring smashes right off the bat since 2021. His is a hit formula of effortless swag, clever lyricism, burnished beats and a laid-back flow that makes the sharpest bars land with understated ease. Whether he’s drawing on influences from pop, reggae or R&B, the singer, rapper and songwriter delivers it all with a distinct sonic stamp. Shubh doesn’t release music at the breakneck pace of his contemporaries—but as this collection of chart-toppers demonstrates, he’s always valued quality over quantity.

Lata Mangeshkar Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

It’s impossible to imagine Indian cinema without the crystalline, four-octave voice of Lata Mangeshkar. Since her breakthrough as a playback singer (dubbing songs for the characters onscreen) in the late 1940s, Mangeshkar, who died in February 2022 at the age of 92, recorded thousands of songs over the following decades, making her one of Bollywood's most prolific and revered female artists and earning her the nickname “the Nightingale of India”. While she was particularly active during the ’50s and ’60s, when local music had not yet experienced massive Western influence and was rooted in the traditional Indian styles of ghazal and bhajan, she worked extensively through the 2000s, and in 2001 was honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Explore her extraordinary range in this playlist of some of her finest work.

100

Best of 2016 English

by Ola

Top 100 Playlists

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100 playlists

	Playlist	Curator
1	Bollywood Hits by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	100
2	Punjabi Hits by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	98
3	Tamil Hits by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	96
4	Tamil Dance by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	94
5	Anirudh Ravichander Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	92
6	Emraan Hashmi Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	90
7	Telugu Hits by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	88
8	Work Out with Bollywood by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	86
9	Malayalam Hits by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	84
10	Bollywood Chill by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	82
11	Kishore Kumar Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	80
12	Bollywood Romance by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	78
13	Karan Aujla Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	76
14	HIT SONGS ENGLISH by Digster	Digster	—	74
15	Harris Jayaraj Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	72
16	Tamil Workout by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	70
17	Bollywood Love Songs by Apple Music Love	Apple Music Love	—	68
18	KK Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	66
19	Tamil Romance by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	64
20	’90s Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	62
21	2010s Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	60
22	’90s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	58
23	Ultimate Tamil by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	56
24	Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	54
25	Punjabi Workout by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	52
26	Bollywood Throwback by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	50
27	2000s Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	48
28	Arijit Singh: Love Songs by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	46
29	Diljit Dosanjh Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	44
30	Ultimate Bollywood by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	42
31	Arijit Singh Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	40
32	2010s Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	38
33	Tamil in Spatial Audio by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	36
34	2000s Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	34
35	New in Punjabi by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	32
36	Ilaiyaraaja Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	30
37	2000s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	28
38	Afro House 2026 by Future House Music	Future House Music	—	26
39	A.R. Rahman Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	24
40	Top 30 Dance Bollywood by Filtr	Filtr	—	22
41	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Essentials by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	20
42	Today's Hits by Apple Music Hits	Apple Music Hits	—	18
43	The Travel Playlist (Bollywood) by Music Aloud	Music Aloud	—	16
44	Bollywood in Spatial Audio by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	14
45	Bollywood Shaadi Hits by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	12
46	Punjabi Hits: Best of 2025 by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	10
47	Viral Tamil by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	8
48	Telugu Romance by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	6
49	The Weeknd Essentials by Apple Music R&B	Apple Music R&B	—	4
50	’80s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	2
51	Tamil Chill by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
52	Breaking Tamil by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
53	Punjabi Hits: 2025 by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
54	Sai Abhyankkar Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
55	Kumar Sanu Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
56	Viral Punjabi by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
57	Viral Hits by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
58	Cheema Y Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
59	Malayalam Romance by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	0
60	Michael Jackson Essentials by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
61	Mohd. Rafi Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
62	’90s Malayalam Essentials by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	0
63	Bollywood Hits: Best of 2024 by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
64	Bollywood Romance Videos by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
65	Halloween Essentials by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
66	Anirudh Ravichander Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
67	Ultimate Telugu by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
68	Pritam Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
69	Sidhu Moose Wala Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
70	’90s Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
71	Kannada Essentials by Kannada	Kannada	—	0
72	Viral Malayalam by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	0
73	Yo Yo Honey Singh Essentials by Apple Music Indian Independent	Apple Music Indian Independent	—	0
74	Dhanda Nyoliwala Essentials by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	—	0
75	2010s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
76	Bollywood Rewind by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
77	Phonk by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
78	Chill House by Apple Music Dance	Apple Music Dance	—	0
79	Sanjith Hegde Essentials by Kannada	Kannada	—	0
80	New Music Daily by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
81	Himesh Reshammiya Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
82	AP Dhillon Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
83	Breaking Bollywood by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
84	Viral Telugu by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
85	Telugu Dance by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
86	Anuv Jain Essentials by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
87	Telugu Workout by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
88	Puneeth Rajkumar Essentials by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
89	Global Pop by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
90	Drake Essentials by Apple Music Hip-Hop	Apple Music Hip-Hop	—	0
91	Shah Rukh Khan Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
92	Pure Focus by Apple Electronic	Apple Electronic	—	0
93	Seedhe Maut Essentials by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	—	0
94	Pure Workout by Apple Music Fitness	Apple Music Fitness	—	0
95	Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
96	A. R. Rahman Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
97	Taylor Swift Essentials by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
98	Shubh Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
99	Lata Mangeshkar Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
100	Best of 2016 English by Ola	Ola	—	0

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