The results of the Official Asian Network Chart have been released, marking an important moment for British Asian listeners and the South Asian music scene.
This vote marked 15 years of The Official Music Chart on BBC Asian Network and was the first ever Asian Music Chart to be compiled by The Official Charts Company.
During a special countdown show hosted by Asian Network’s Nikita Kanda and Haroon Rashid on BBC Asian Network, ‘Tum Hi Ho’ was announced as the winning song – by Mithoon & Arijit Singh.
Arijit Singh, the 38-year-old who sings the winning track, headlined London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend for his only European show of 2025, making him the first Indian artist to ever headline a UK stadium. After recently appearing with Ed Sheeran on the single Sapphire, Arijit has become far more popular in the Asian music scene, with the BBC reporting that one fan at the London show said: “His songs are so amazing and touching. He’s like the Ed Sheeran of India.”
Since the Asian Music Chart launched, it has mainstreamed tracks from British Asian talent like Naughty Boy and Joy Crookes, Bollywood bangers from Arijit Singh and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Punjabi power anthems from Diljit Dosanjh and AP Dhillon featured, amongst other tracks and artists.
CEO of The Official Charts Company, Martin Talbot, says “The British music scene has always been a brilliantly rich melting pot of influences from right across the globe and BBC Asian Network has always played an enormous part in that through its passionate promotion of south Asian music. We at the Official Charts have always been immensely proud of our role in celebrating this heritage and platforming of talent through the Official Asian Music Chart, so we are delighted to be collaborating with the Asian Network on this national poll of listeners’ favourite Number 1s to mark the chart’s 15th year.”
The full results of the chart were as follows:
- Tum Hi Ho – Mithoon & Arijit Singh (Aashiqui 2, 2013)
- One Pound Fish – £1 Fish Man (2012)
- Satisfya – Imran Khan (2013)
- Kala Chashma – Amar Arshi, Badshah & Neha Kakkar (Baar Baar Dekho, 2016)
- Naina – Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah & Raj Ranjodh (Crew, 2024)
Runner up, One Pound Fish Man, took to social media after hearing the results, saying to his fans: “Thank you so much to Asian Network Listeners for voting for my track. I am so happy to see that you all love this track, even today. It means so much to me. Thank you, thank you very, very much!”
The countdown is available to listen to now on BBC Sounds where viewers can also access interviews with some of the artists who have helped to shape the Asian music scene, alongside hearing some of the biggest number 1s the chart has seen over the past 15 years.
Ahmed Hussain, Head of Asian Network, says “For 15 years, The Official Asian Music Chart on Asian Network has championed the incredible talent and diversity of the British Asian and South Asian music scene, reflecting the evolving sounds of our communities from breakthrough artists to global icons. To celebrate this milestone, we’re inviting listeners to select their favourite track and join us in celebrating some of the fantastic music that has defined the past decade and a half.”
