Arijit Singh dominated the year among male singers quite easily.  Aashiqui 2 is to Arijit what Rockstar was for Mohit Chauhan. Only difference being that Arijit wasn't as popular as Mohit was before that album.  'Tum hi ho' had success and awards written all over it for him. Also, his other songs from album especially my fav 'Milne hai mujhse aayi' was on my repeat mode list. Then, there was another track that I loved, 'Ilahi' from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani that went un-noticed among other hits, one of those hits being 'Kabira' sung by him only. Be it 'Laal ishq', 'Dilliwali Girlfriend''Kabhi jo baadal barse' or 'Beparwah' (whose full version I haven't got yet if there is one), he had good songs coming throughout the year. Whether he prefers quality over quantity, will be something to see in next 1-2 years.

Shilpa Rao topped the female singers this year, with her song at no.3, she was just too good in 'Mann Marziyaan'.


There were plenty of new singers or not yet famous singers whose songs I liked a lot more than the ones we are used to listen to always, K.Mohan's 'Barbaadi', Falak Shabir's 'Saajna' and Saba Azad's 'Dil ki toh lag gayi' to name a few.

While among female singers, Sunidhi and Shreya didn't really dominate though their songs, still there in my top25.

The likes of once my favs, Kay Kay and Sonu Nigam gave only one song each in top 100, sadly.

Sneha Khanwalkar who was the star of last year for me, completely misses this time, did she even sing or compose anything and if she did it was definitely not noteworthy. Another voice that I missed was Suman Sridhar.


Special mention to Three Kills (David) and Dhoom3 Overtrue themes, that I totally loved.



TOP 25 SONGS :


1. Tum hi ho - aashiqui 2



Was there a choice really to choose no.1 ? Not for me atleast.  Arijit Singh totally nailed this romantic track with his voice that is so addictive. Among Mithoon's best compositions, keeping it light and simple. Love the post 2:31 part.
tera mera rishta hai kaisa, ek pal door gawaara nahi.. tere liye har roz hai jeete, tujhko diya mera waqt sabhi.


2. Barbaadi - aurangzeb



This song may not even feature in top100 of many people, but I loved it madly.  Vocals of K.Mohan, the song shows the turmoil a person is going through in his life. Very well composed by Ram Sampath who doesn't over-use instruments and lets the lyrics and singer dominate instead.
zara zara sa tujh mein jeeke marta hoon main, tere shaakho par hai mere sookhe sookhe se sapne.


3. Mann marziyaan - lootera



Always been admirer of Shilpa Rao's singing instead being part of regular Shreya and Sunidhi fan club.  This song testifies why Shilpa is different and yet so good to listen to. Amit Trivedi's brilliant composition, his vocals at start and a steady soft plus emotional feel in the lyrics.
sikkon jaisi hai uchaali mann marziyaan, mann marziyaan.. ziddi ki maari, bholi bhaali … mann marziyaan, mann marziyaan.


4. Saajna - i, me aur main



There's been plenty of Pakistan singers making their name in our hindi film industry, the new entry Falak Shabir whose youtube famous song 'kaisi yeh judai hai' hasn't yet released officially in movie. But, his first song for hindi film hits right note instantly. Saajna is a re-worked and better version of his own private album composition. Another great emotional romantic and kinda of sadistic song, specially love the lyrics. Its early to say if he would be as good as Atif or Rahat or Mustafa, but he for sure has started brilliantly.
tu haathon mein toh hai mere, hai kyun nahi lakeeron mein.. yeh kaisa tera ishq hai. Saajnaaaa.


5. Milne hai mujhse aayi - aashiqui 2



A song where the guy has kinda of given up on himself and wants someone to notice and bring him back to right path. This song didn't get fame due to other songs in album which became big hits.  Arijit sung it very well, specially both antaras which I love most in the song.
toota hua saaz hoon main, khud se hi naraaz hoon main.. seene mein jo kahin pe dabi hai, aisi koi awaaz hoon main.


6. Yaaram - ek thi daayan



When a Sunidhi Chauhan sung song appeals, then it has to be awesomely composed track first of all. Yaaram is one of that, and Sunidhi keeps her pitch perfectly low surprisingly and letting the song magic not fade at all. Clinton Cerejo joins in the next stanza for male part, which is in a way reply to 1st part of song and he does so well specially the final part when his voice echoes and the music gets louder from being very light.  Also, a very innovative composition from Vishal Bharadwaj, while Gulzar lyrics I would say not completely lovable as the singer and composer get the better of the song.
hamara dil, pyar mein haara.. bechara dil.. hamara dil, kunwara dil.


7. Badtameez dil - yeh jawaani hai deeewani



It was one hell of a crazy song, be it visuals or the way Benny Dayal sung it. Full on energy, pacy and a very addictive tune. Love the start, is it trumpet used (i am not good at recognizing instruments). I liked how they used 'gilli aa aa' of the classic number 'yeh jawaani hai deeewani haan meri rani'. Special mention to how wonderfully its choreographed in movie and performed by Ranbir. Only weak part in the song comes when you hear female vocals, maybe they could had kept it completely male oriented but still it doesn't affect the song much.
poori duniya ka gol gol chakkar leke, main duniya ko maara dhakka.


8. Zinda - bhaag milkha bhaag



Prasoon Joshi's lyrics are so inspirational in this song, right from the first line 'zinda hai toh pyaala poor bhar le'.  Siddharth Mahadevan sung it brilliantly, but its the S-E-L's composition and Prasoon's lyrics that makes it so much lovable. Whenever I listen to this song, it tries to inspire me even if its for the length of this song. Easily falls into the evergreen songs like Ruk jaana nahi, chak lein de etc.  Only complain I had was why there was only 1 antara, and not two. Some good songs are too short.
hichkiyon mein kya hai marna… poora mar le. 


9. Ghum huye - david



Another song where the guy feels lost and wants to return back. Initally this song didn't gel well with me until I saw the movie where the 1st shot comes of this song and well after that this song just grew on me badly. The lyrics are awesome, so is the singing by Siddharth Basrur, but its the composition that made me fall in love with it, the lost feeling in the tunes was so imaginable and still is.
ho dhoondhein unhi raahon ko, ho raastein jahan khoye the hum. 


10. Alvida - d day



Confession - I started liking this song only when I began making this 100 songs list. It simply clicked all of a sudden, and so much that its now no.10 song in the list, also above Dhuan which I loved most. Some songs just require a certain mindset and mood, and then you don't resist listening them repeatedly.  Nikhil D'souza and Shruti Hassan have lended their voices in this soft emotional song, with Sukhwinder giving some high pitch lines. Composition is fantastic from S-E-L, and so are the lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar. Specially love Nikhil's vocals in the song.
teri yaadon ko sehlaata hoon, pal mein banke bikharta hoon. 


11. Kamli - dhoom 3



When you think of the song, its Katrina Kaif's awesome strip dance comes to mind straightaway. But, if Sunidhi didn't sing it so well, Katrina won't have made that much of impact. One of the most addictive song from last year for me, just couldn't help listening it repeatedly. Although its not a low pitch song, yet what was good here is Sunidhi didn't go too loud which on occasions she goes singing such songs, plus there are parts where she changes pitch so effectively. Till date, I haven't understood meaning of many words but the craze for this song hasn't ended despite that.
bekhudi mein tu khudi ka zariya zariya, mere yaara. 


12. Sun raha hai - aashiqui 2



This song is like saans of Jab tak hai jaan, I got problem in main line 'sun raha hai na tu, ro raha hoon main' like I had with 'saans mein teri, saans mili toh.. mujhe saans aayi' .. Both these lines appear so cliche or something I feel affected my love for these songs. But their antaras are so good that you just have to accept that the song is worth listening to or maybe pay attention to once the mukhra ends. The alaap after 'apne karam ki kar adaayein' was so so long but very good, specially when you hear with film in theatre, almost gave me goosebumps. Sandeep Nath as lyricist has done good job apart from messing up on those 2 lines. Awesomely sung by Ankit Tiwari, specially 1st antara which is my most fav.
manzilein ruswa hai, khoya hai raasta… aaye le jaaye, itni si iltejaa. 


13. Shikayatein - lootera



Another gem of a song from amit trivedi. Special mention to Amitabh Bhattacharya lyrics, all through the song you can't stop admiring him. Some of the themes used in this song were my favs from the film, love the one that comes during 'Ek jeet tu hai' and one at the right end of song.
ek jeet tu hai, ek haar main hoon.. haar jeet jode jo taar main hoon.


14. Nagaada sang dhol - ram leela



And enters Shreya Ghoshal song finally in my list. She was just outstanding in this one, what impressed me specially was her voice modulation throughout the song, how well she changed it. Not a religious person, but if I was, then this would had been among my fav navratri songs. Special mention to the use of gujrati lines which complimented the song very well.
baagon mein bola, bola re bola… morey badla re dil ka bhoogol.


15. Dil ki toh lag gayi - nautanki saala



Interestingly, this is a female song sung for a male. Saba Azad voice is hard to not love (only reason her version of dhoom machale failed was more to do with composition), very much the love I have for Suman Sridhar's voice. Both these singers add that extra sensuousness into the song. Also, notice how the lyricist plays with words around like 'ladki, takatak hot hai with tequila shot hai'. A very well composed humorous sad song, and Saba's voice makes you hear it again and again. For me it was the best song of album, above saadi galli.
cinemaa ki tu hai aah, mogambo khush hua.


16. Kabira - yeh jawaani hai deewani



What a pairing it was, Tochi Raina and Rekha Bharadwaj, and the song did turned out to be great. A song that's trying to tell that the guy has got himself so lost in his dreams that he has taken himself away from his close ones. In a way its a lighter version of naadan parindey. Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics once again worth applauding.
ban liya apna paigambar, tar liya tu saat samandar… phir bhi sookha mann ke andar, kyun reh gaya.


17. Shubh aarambh - kai po che



There's that feel good factor with this song, whenever I listen it. Another gujrati based song, sung by Shruti Pathak and Divya Kumar. Love raas racheelo line and the background theme that runs after it. Very good composition from Amit Trivedi.
haan mazza hai zindagi, nasha hai zindagi, dheere dheere chadhegi ho, dua de zindagi, bata de zindagi… baat apni banegi ho. 


18. Bandhay - david



Sung by modern mafia, its a fun peppy track, with few funny inserts of a guy at places like 'sorry', 'get out' etc. Its the instruments used that makes this song full of energy and probably shake a leg to, specially the 2nd stanza.  Love the 'la la la la' chorus. Easily a song you would listen continuously.
bandhay mera raja, tera time aa gaya.. par tujhko na pata, tujhe rehna hai lapatta. 


19. Ram chahe leela - ram leela



Now, here's a song where whole credit goes to the singer Bhoomi Trivedi. Composition is nice, lyrics are okay, its only her vocals that give something special to this song. I fell in love with song pretty late, during Jan award shows, when this song would play a lot and actresses would perform on this song. Even hated choreography of this song, yet as audio track I can listen it repeatedly for the way she has sung it.
lage saare dushman, dikhe sabmein chor…teri balcony mein baitha ek mor, moron ki hai mistake, ram-leela badnaam.


20. Ankahee - lootera



Another of Amit Trivedi's brilliant composition, only complaint was why only 1 antara (very much like Vishal Shekhar did in 'Dua', Shanghai). The highlight of the song is the instrumentation, specially the opening prelude and then the ending one. Beautifully penned down and sung by Amitabh Bhattacharya, its a painful romantic song that touches the heart.
patte jo shaakhon se toote… bewajah toh nahi roothe, hai sabhi. 


21. Dil ka mizaaj ishqiya - dedh ishqiya



There's a pleasant feel when you listen this song, like I say about films how crucial the 1st scene is to determine how good film would be, similarly here the first few secs of song sometimes are enough for you to be totally involved. I would had preferred slightly lower pitch used when Rahat sings 'aisa hi hai yeh' and similar lines in other stanzas. Totally love when he does the harkat of 'ishq ishq ishq ishq ishqiya'. Gulzar-Vishal Bharadwaj combo produces yet another song worth remembering after 'Dil toh bachcha hai jee from Ishqiya, and I still won't be able to choose my favorite among both.
ulajhne ki isko yun aadat nahi… magar bewafaai sharafat nahi.. yeh jazbaati hoke chalak jaata hai.


22. Yun hi re - david



I don't know if its thunderstorms or fire-crackers at the start of song, but I love that they started like that followed by that instrumental tune that I madly loved. Plus the chorus of singers singing 'yun hi re, yun hi re, mile rahe hum.. tujhi mein, tujhi mein.. range rahe hum' is so romantic, infact the whole arrangement of song along with Anirudh-Sweta complementing each other so well, gives that feeling of being in love the song has in it. Excellent work by Aniruddh as composer.
apni chahat aur kuch hai, ishq ki kuch aur hai… tere mere bas mein kya hai, ho raha hai jo likha hai. 


23. Khoon choos le - go goa gone



A song that every school/college/uni/office goer would had enjoyed and related to totally. How much everyone hate Mondays, and we want Saturdays and Sundays to just never end. We don't wanna wake up on the Monday morning. All this is so brilliantly penned down by Amitabh Bhattacharya, and Sachin-Jigar makes it a hilarious composition that starts with 'ay le, phir aa gaya tu face utha ke.. dum lega kya meri jaan kha ke'. 'Main nahi jaana, main nahi jaana' totally had me laughing thinking of days when I felt same but had to go and leave sweet bed.
sukoon ke shikaari, somwaar.


24. Laal ishq - ram leela



If there was a possibility to re-do a song for separation of Salman-Aishwarya in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam then this song could fit in very nicely. Laal Ishq is like slow version of 'Tadap Tadap', a broken lover telling tale of his love. Once again Arijit Singh has sung it flawlessly, and a typical Sanjay Leela Bhansali's composition that reminds of his old works yet doesn't fail to impress. Liked that the song ended on the sound of temple bells.
apna naam badal dun, ya tera naam chupa dun… bas ek rahe mera kaam ishq, mera kaam ishq. 


25. Dhuaan - d day



I have to admit its the background theme with which the song begins that made me love this song. The lyrics are good, so is the composition but that theme is the major ups of the song.
maangna nahi bas dena hai jinki zubaan, loot kar jinhe humne baandha hai yeh sama. 




26 TO 100 SONGS -----


26. Andha ghoda race mein dauda - chashme baddoor 
27. Dilliwali girlfriend - yeh jawaani hai deewani 
28. Botal khol - prague
29. Hum na tode - boss
30. Mera yaar - bhaag milkha bhaag
31. Raghupati raghav rajaram - satyagraha
32. Tu hi junoon - dhoom 3
33. Gulabi - shuddh desi romance 
34. Ae zindagi gale laga le - prague
35. Saadi galli aaja - nautanki saala
36. Murshid khele holi - d day
37. Dharpakad - special 26
38. Party all night - boss
39. Lahu munh lag gaya - ram leela
40. Malang - dhoom 3
41. Tum hi ho (female) - aashiqui 2
42. Ilaahi - yeh jawaani hai deewani
43. Ambarsariya - fukrey
44. Slowly slowly - go goa gone
45. Slow motion angreza - bhaag milkha bhaag
46. Gandi baat - r rajkumar
47. Balam pichkaari - yeh jawaani hai deewani
48. Banarasiya - raanjhanaa
49. Bachchan - bombay talkies
50. Tu hi tu - nautanki saala



51. Bezubaan - any body can dance
52. Meethi boliyan - kai po che
53. Aaja nindiya - aatma
54. Titli - chennai express
55. Manjaa - kai po che
56. Saree ke fall sa - r rajkumar
57. O rangrez - bhaag milkha bhaag
58. Dhating naach - phata poster nikla hero
59. Charon taraf - john day
60. Mann mera - table no 21
61. Babaji ki booti - go goa gone 
62. Mera mann kehne laga - nautanki saala
63. Chanchal mann atti random - shuddh desi romance
64. Love ki ghanti - besharam
65. Ghagra - yeh jawaani hai deewani
66. Maston ka jhund - bhaag milkha bhaag
67. Naa jaane - i, me aur main
68. Kabhi jo baadal barse - jackpot
69. Hum jee lenge - murder 3
70. Mor bani thanghat kare - ram leela
71. One two three four - chennai express
72. Ang laga de - ram leela 
73. Mujh mein tu - special 26
74. Zinda hoon yaar - lootera
75. Sun raha hai (female) - aashiqui 2



76. Piya milenge - raanjhanaa
77. Aye dil bata - ishq actually 
78. Bhula dena - aashiqui 2
79. Dil ka jo haal hai - besharam
80. Beparwah - shahid
81. Rab di - david
82. Dhoom machale - dhoom 3
83. Bismillah - once upon a time in mumbaai dobara
84. Jeene laga hoon - ramaiya vastavaiya
85. Early morning - chashme baddoor
86. Mat maari - r rajkumar
87. Chahun main ya naa - aashiqui 2
88. Rooh mein - club 60
89. Piya aaye na - aashiqui 2
90. Totey udh gaye - ek thi daayan
91. Capuchino - i, me aur main
92. Main senti hoon - mere dad ki maruti
93. Lautungi main - ek thi daayan
94. Ghanchakkar babu - ghanchakkar
95. Monta re - lootera
96. Kap kap - prague 
97. Sawaar loon - lootera
98. Tu mun shudi - raanjhanaa
99. Sadda dil vi tu - any body can dance
100. Dil tu hi bata - krrish 3 


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