Most Popular Music Of 2020 In India, Which Got Us Through This Pandemic Year

Most Popular Music Of 2020 In India, Which Got Us Through This Pandemic Year

Monit Khanna
Monit Khanna
Updated on Dec 12, 2020, 15:10 IST- 2 min read
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This year has got to be one of the worst experienced by humanity. The COVID-19 pandemic locked us indoors while the pandemic continued to make the life of the people a total hell. 

During this time, we were forced to work from home, and every passing day was pushing our sanity on the edge. 

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But amidst this chaos, one thing that helped most of us keep our sanity was the music (at least it did for me). And now, Spotify and Apple Music have shared the listening trends of people throughout this godforsaken year. 

Spotify India’s Top Songs of 2020

Let’s start with Spotify. The most streamed artists on the platform this year were Arikit Singh, Tanish Bagchi, Neha Kakkar, followed by K-pop sensation BTS and Pritam. 

The most-streamed song on Spotify in India was Shayad, from Love Aaj Kal 2, sung by Arijit Singh and composed by Pritam. Second, on the list was ‘Falling’ by Trevor Daniel. Ghungroo by Arijit Singh & Shilpa Rao claimed the fourth spot and  Makhna by Asees Kaur and Tanishk Bagchi claimed the fifth song. 

Most streamed albums in India included Kabir Singh, Love Aaj Kal, BTS: Map of the Soul, Arijit Singh Broken Strings and Justin Beiber’s Changes

Top podcasts this year included  TED Talks Daily, The Ranveer Show, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, as well as Spotify India Original Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee and 7 Good Minutes Daily Self-Improvement Podcast with Clyde Lee Dennis.

Apple Music’s Top Songs of 2020

The most streamed song on Apple Music in India was The Box by Roddy Rich. The most streamed album was Please Excuse Me For being Antisocial by Roddy Rich. The most read lyrics were by WAP by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion. Most Shazamed song of the year was Dance Monkey - Tones And I. 

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In India, the top artists streamed on Apple Music started with Arijit Singh on top, followed by The Weeknd, Post Malone, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Sidhu Moose Wala, Diljit Dosanjh and hip-hop star Eminem.

Which songs and artists were your favourite this year? Let us know in the comments section below...