Top 10 Singers in India

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India is a country that has music fans of all genres and has a vast range of music tastes. In India, around 216 million music fans use various streaming platforms such as Gaana, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Music, Hungama etc. A beautiful line about the music is 'One good thing about music when it hits you, and you feel no pain' is said by Bob Marley, a Jamaican singer and songwriter.

Here, we will list the top 10 singers in India that are all-time favourites of Indians. Additionally, have won several awards and hold the record for the greatest number of playbacks to their songs. The list below contains singers after the 2000s, and however, there are some exceptions.

List Top 10 singers in India

If we want to start conservation of the top 10 singers in India, it may be a heated debate or argument because we all have our best singers in mind, and someone else does not have the same taste. We have so many versatile singers in our Indian music industry that it is impossible which one is best, and we can pick one, two, three or best ten from them because then it will be unjustified to all the other legends. Some of us may like the old genre singers, some may favour new stars, and some may also have a mixed choice. Therefore, it sometimes becomes difficult to pick a list of the best singers and leave out the rest.

All the singers we are mentioning down in the list below have the greatest number of playbacks and have won some prestigious and the greatest number of awards, and also, they are the first choice of most people. All of these singers are from Bollywood, and all of these have sung their songs in Hindi, but that doesn't mean they don't have their albums in any other language.

Following is the list of top 10 singers in India as per the recent trend and scenario in the music industry:

1. Kumar Sanu
2. AR Rehman
3. Mohit Chauhan
4. Sonu Nigam
5. Shreya Ghoshal
6. Krishnakumar Kunnath KK
7. Javed Ali
8. Arijit Singh
9. Jubin Nautiyal
10. Monali Thakur

In this article, we will discuss each of the singers in detail. We will also look at some of their famous songs, awards, and more about them. Moreover, we will have a brief overview of how much they charge for a show or song, and then we will conclude our article.

Following is a detailed description of the top 10 singers in India whose list we have mentioned above:

1. Kumar Sanu

Kuman Sanu is one of the most well-known singers of Bollywood, and every Indian appreciates him for his contribution to the music industry. We can say this by looking at his popularity, his songs and his shows. Additionally, his songs are in demand for movies. Kuman Sanu performed the greatest number of songs in a single day with a total of 28 songs, and he is awarded the Guinness book of world record for the same (Record of performing the greatest number of songs in a single day). Kumar Sanu remained consistent throughout his career, gained fame with the time, and his popularity increased as he released more of his songs and albums. The first award earned by Kumar Sanu is Filmfare awards in the category of Best Male Playback singer.

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Kumar Sanu to know more about him:

2. AR Rahman

It will not be wrong to say that AR Rahman is the God of Music, and surely there is no doubt in it. AR Rahman, whose birth name is Allahrakha Rahman, is a Hindi and Tamil film composer, singer, record producer and songwriter. AR Rahman is one of the few persons who won two Oscars on the same night (the two Oscars in the category of Best Original Score and Best Original song for Slumdog Millionaire). He made India proud on that day. AR Rahman remained consistent throughout his career, gained fame with the time, and his popularity increased as he released more of his songs and albums.

Now, we will have a look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and popular songs of AR Rahman to know more about him:

3. Mohit Chauhan

Mohit Chauhan is an Indian playback singer best known for his work (songs) in Hindi films. Today, he is one of the most popular singers in India. Mohit Chauhan has gained popularity over some time, and now, he is popular for his songs in the movies such as Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Barfi, Rockstar and many more.

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Mohit Chauhan to know more about him:

4. Sonu Nigam

Song Nigam, a name that no one forgets to mention in the list of best singers of all time. He is widely regarded as one of the best singers of his generation, and even today, he is considered one of the greatest singers. Sonu Nigam is one of those singers who, from a very young age, not only excelled as a playback singer in the movies & albums but has also played easily various genres. Sonu Nigam remained consistent throughout his career, gained fame with the time, and his popularity increased as he released more songs and albums. He has sung more than 2000 songs in over ten different languages (most of them are in Hindi and Punjabi).

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Sonu Nigam to know more about him:

5. Shreya Ghoshal

The first Indian female singer that made to our list is Shreya Ghoshal, as she is one of the best and well-known playback singers in India. Shreya Ghoshal made her singing debut in Bollywood by giving her voice in the song of Devdas (movie of 2002). Until now, she has released various soundtracks for many films in various Indian languages other than Hindi films. Shreya Ghoshal has won several awards, including six Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and nine south Filmfare awards, for many of her popular hits in the films.

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Shreya Ghoshal to know more about her music career:

6. Krishnakumar Kunnath KK

Many of you may not be aware of this legend as he is not that active on social media platforms and doesn't participate in reality shows. However, Krishnakumar Kunnath, also known as KK, is an Indian singer who is considered one of the best singers of all time. He has sung various heartbroken and romantic songs, which got so popular and gave him fame.

Krishnakumar Kunnath KK has sung in various movies such as Awarapan, Jannat, Tum Mile, and all these movies was a major success for the famous Indian actor Emraan Hashmi. Even once, Emraan Hashmi himself said that "KK plays an important part in my career," and he admires him. The "Tadap Tadap" song of KK got him a big break into the music industry and made him very popular in Bollywood and the Indian music industry. To date, he has sung more than 500 songs in Hindi and more than 200 songs in various languages (languages other than Hindi).

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK) to know more about him:

7. Javed Ali

Javed Ali is considered one of the most well-known singers of Bollywood. His popularity can be known by his songs, his shows and the demand for his songs in the movies. Javed Ali made his debut in the singing industry in 2000, but he gained popularity in 2007 when his song Ek Din Teri Raahon Mein. It was from the movie Naqaab in which Pritam Chakraborty gave the music. His other successful work came the next year (2008) when his song Jashn-e-Bahara from the Movie Jodhaa Akbar was released. Later, he also performed the Guzarish song from the Ghajini movie, which was loved by Indians and gained popularity.

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Javed Ali to know more about him:

8. Arijit Singh

If we are listing down singers, how can we complete our list without mentioning the name of Arijit Singh. He is considered one of the versatile and most popular singers of all time. The simplicity he maintains in his personal life is attractive, and it is what makes him most popular among the singers. Arijit Singh sings in Hindi movies, but he had many tracks in Bengali movies and Bengali language (which is his native language) solo tracks.

Arijit Singh is often called the "King of Playback Singing," and he has won many prestigious music awards, including the National Award. Additionally, he has 6 Filmfare awards along with other prestigious awards in his name. He worked for the Pritam (a well-known music composer in India), who gave him the first big break of his life. It happened in the early days of his singing career. Pritam gave Arijit Singh the biggest break of his life by giving him songs of the Murder 2 (2008 movie) in which he sang "Dil Sambhal Ja Zara", which became a massive hit, and it is very popular to date.

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Arijit Singh to know more about him:

9. Jubin Nautiyal

Jubin Nautiyal is the voice of many youngsters and a very charming singer in today's time. Jubin Nautiyal became much popular in a short period. However, he worked equally hard like other singers. He covered a very long and tough journey to be where he is right now, and he has gone through a lot. It is very unjustified if we complete our list of top 10 singers in India without including Jubin Nautiyal and the popularity & demand of his songs justifies our statement completely. His new song gets very popular as soon as it releases and all the youngsters love him for his lovely and romantic songs. All of us know Jubin Nautiyal for his mind-blowing singing performance, but very few know that he is also a music director and lyricist.

Some of the famous works of Jubin are in the Bollywood movies, such as Kaabil and Bajrangi Bhaijan. Jubin had a very strong inclination towards music and singing from a very young age (at the age of four), and the reason behind this was his father's love for singing.

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Jubin Nautiyal to look more into him:

10. Monali Thakur

The next female singer on our list is Monali Thakur, who will also complete our top 10 singers in India. Monali Thakur is one of the greatest female singers in India, and she is the voice behind the greatest hit 'Ye Moh Moh ke Dhaage' from the national award and many other accolades winning film 'Dum Laga ke Haisha.' One of the best-known tracks of Monali Thakur is 'Sawar loon', and she has even won the Filmfare award for the best female playback singer for the same track.

Now, we will look at the net worth, awards, the charge of a show and Popular songs of Monali Thakur to look more into her music career: