As we inch closer to the end of this crazy year, we have realized that movies, music and dramas have remained our major source of entertainment to help us get through days of lockdown and boredom. In connection, Pakistan’s largest Pakistani music streaming platform — Patari Music — has listed down their #2020Rewind charts to mark what Pakistani songs and artist remained everyone’s favourite throughout the year during a pandemic.
Here are the Top 10 songs, bands and artists in each category. Have a look!
Most Searched Songs
Momina Mustehsan and Bilal Saeed’s Baari bagged the top position in the ‘Top 10 Searched Songs in 2020’. The two stars have also released the continuation of the song last month, titled Uchiyaan Dewaraan / Baari 2. Other songs in the list include Shafqat Amanat Ali for Alif’ Allah Aur Insan’s OST and classics like Aadat by Atif Aslam and Sajni by Jal.
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Most Streamed Songs
Shamoon Ismail established himself as the most popular artist as his song Rung bagged the top spot on the ‘Top 10 Streamed Songs in 2020’. Bilal and Momina’s Baari was in the runner-up position while the third spot was occupied again by Shamoon with Marijuana.
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Most Searched Artists
Ali Sethi dominated the Top 10 Searched Artists in 2020 and this was an obvious win. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan bagged the second spot while Shamoon made it to the third position here.
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Most Searched Bands
Strings topped the Top 10 Searched Bands in 2020′ and rightfully so! However, Auj and legendary band Junoon were the other two in the top three positions. Fans all-time favourites like Jal, Noori, Vital Signs, Bayaan and Khumariyan were also on the list, but Somewhatsuper was the only music band from a different genre.
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Most Streamed Young Superstars
Though many would have thought it would be Asim Azhar, the top position in ‘Top 10 Streamed Young Superstars’ was secured by Young Stunners followed by Shamoon Ismail and Abdullah Qureshi. Asim bagged 7th spot in the list.
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Most Streamed Albums
Bayaan’s album titled Suno got the first spot on the ‘Top 10 Streamed Albums in 2020’. Khwaab by Kashmir the band and Juice by Shamoon Ismail bagged the second and third place respectively.
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Most Streamed HipHop Artists
Young Stunner again topped the ‘Top 10 Streamed HipHop Artists’ list, while Talha Anjum and Faris Shafi secured them in the second and third spot respectively.
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