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The Indian Music Charts Podcast

by Amit Gurbaxani and Akhila Shankar
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About the show

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 episodes

  • How sequels are driving streams of the originals’ hits

    July 28, 2026 · 25 min

    Every time a song from a sequel to a hit Bollywood film is released, it draws intense--and often--unfavourable comparisons to the original's tunes. More recently, these sequels’ new and remixed songs are also drawing listeners back to the…

  • How can we shake up stagnant charts?

    July 1, 2026 · 30 min

    The charts have been unusually static this year so far. The big hits have been sticking around for several months while catalogue tracks are increasingly making their way into the top ten, leaving little room for newer music to break…

  • What does the loss of Spotify’s viral charts mean for India’s music industry?

    May 19, 2026 · 30 min

    Last week, Spotify shocked the music industry by discontinuing its Viral Songs chart. In India, it was among the few places that put a spotlight on upcoming music acts, and served as a discovery tool for both listeners and A&Rs. In this…

  • Has BTS’ ‘Arirang’ underperformed in India compared to overseas? ft. K-Pop in India Podcast

    April 14, 2026 · 33 min

    Last month witnessed the long-awaited return of BTS with the release of their new album ‘Arirang’. While the comeback effort broke streaming records globally, lead single “Swim”, somewhat surprisingly, did not follow earlier hits such…

  • Why are the charts influencing festival line-ups?

    March 10, 2026 · 26 min

    Pre-pandemic, India’s handful of multi-genre music festivals focused on independent musicians in the traditional sense of the term. In the recent past, as the lines between indie and mainstream have blurred, there’s a lot more pop on…

  • Is India going to the world or is the world coming to India?

    February 10, 2026 · 33 min

    While we constantly hear about the potential of Indian music to cross over into the rest of the world, what’s relatively less spoken about is how the rest of the world is increasingly trying to cross over into India. From foreign…

  • What are our predictions for 2026?

    January 13, 2026 · 34 min

    As is now tradition, our first episode of the New Year is about the trends we’re expecting to see over the next 12 months. We’re predicting that the supposedly distinct segments of Bollywood and independent music will integrate more than…

  • Year-End Special: What 2025’s top songs say about the state of our music industry

    December 16, 2025 · 39 min

    If it’s December, then there will be a special episode in which we look at the Top 50 songs of the year and discuss the genres, artists, languages and labels that dominated the music charts. We talk about how deep catalogue tracks had a…