The year in song in 2013 certainly was a treat for Hindi music fans. With songs ranging to straight-up classical influences, to songs with a Southern tinge plus the new grooves that hit high notes of hard rock, dub step, hip-hop, and punk-rock there was something for everyone. 2013 had some wonderful musical moments and they were not all on the big screen. This year we thought we would change it up a bit and not only highlight the best songs of the movies, we also wanted to shine the light on some of the brilliant performances that took place on MTV’s Coke Studio and MTV Unplugged. So take a dekho at our list of the 50 best songs of 2013.
50. Aiyo Ji – Satyagraha – Salim Merchant & Shraddah Pandit- Salim-Sulaiman
49. Dum Mast Kalander – David – Rekha Bharadwaj – Mikey Mccleary
48. Zariya – AR Rahman – Ani Choying Drolma, Farah Siraj- Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3
47. Raske Bhare Tore Naina – Satyagraha – Shafqat Amanat Ali & Arita Chakraborty – Aadesh Shrivastav
46. Bismillah – Kailash Kher & Munawar Masoom – Salim – Sulaiman – Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3
45. Teri Jhuki Nazar – Murder 3 -Shafqat Amanat Ali-Pritam
44. Saawan Bairi – Commando – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan-Mannan Shah
43. Murshid Khele Holi – D-Day – Munawar Masoom & Javed Ali & Shankar Mahadevan- Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy
42. Bachchan– Bombay Talkies – Sukhwinder Singh-Amit Trivedi
41. Lat Lag Gayee – Race 2 – Benny Dayal & Shalmali Kholgade – Pritam
40. Kare Mann Bhajan – Salim-Sulaiman – Salim – Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3
39. Tu Hai – Besharam – Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal – Lalit Pandit
38. Naina – Gori Tere Pyaar Mein -Kamal Khan & Neeti Mohan – Vishal Shekhar
37. Piya Se Naina – Ram Sampath – Sona Mohapatra – Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3
36. Sadda Dil Vi Tu (Ga Ga Ga Ganpati) – ABCD Any Body Can Dance – Hard Kaur – Sachin and Jigar
35. Har Kisi Ko – Boss – Nikhil D’Souza- Chirantan Bhatt
34. Be Intehaan – Race 2 – Atif Aslam & Sunidhi Chauhan – Pritam
33. Malang – Dhoom 3 – Siddharth Mahadevan & Shilpa Rao – Pritam
32. Khumaar – Papon – Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3
31. Bhula Dena – Aashiqui 2 – Mustafa Zahid- Jeet Gangulli
30. Bheege Naina – Enemmy – Keshav – Gourov Dasgupta
29. Khud Se – Madras Cafe – Papon – Shantanu Moitra
28. Shikayatein – Lootera – Mohan Kanan & Amitabh Bhattacharya – Amit Trivedi
27. Tanhayee – Sonu Niigaam- MTV Unplugged Season 3
26. Yun Hi Re – David – Anirudh and Swetha Mohan – Anirudh
25. Yaaram – Ek Thi Daayan – Sunidhi Chauhan & Clinton Cerejo – Vishal Bhardwaj
24. Manmarziyan – Lootera – Shilpa Rao &Amitabh Bhattacharya & Amit Trivedi – Amit Trivedi
23. Duhaai – ABCD Any Body Can Dance – Madhav Krishna – Sachin-Jigar
22. Khari Khari – Amit Trivedi, Kavita Seth & Kutle Khan – Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3
21. Manjha –Kai Po Che -Amit Trivedi-Amit Trivedi
20. Yeh Tune Kya Kiya – Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaraa – Javed Bashir – Pritam
19. Balam Pichkari – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – Vishal Dadlani, Shalmali Kholgade – Pritam
18. Saadi Gali – Nautanki Sala – Ayushmann Khurrana & Neeti Mohan – Ayushmann Khurrana
17. Ram Chahe Leela – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela – Bhoomi Trivedi – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
16. Piya Milenge – Raanjhanaa – Sukhwinder Singh & KMMC Sufi Ensemble – A R Rahman
15. Slowly Slowly – Go Goa Gone – Jigar Saraiya & Talia Bentson – Sachin -Jigar
14. Duaa – Arjit Singh – MTV Unplugged Season 3
13. Gulabi – Shuddh Desi Romance – Jigar Saraiya & Priya Saraiya- Sachin-Jigar
12. Sun Raha Hai Tu – Aashiqui 2 – Ankit Tiwari – Ankit Tiwari
11. Alvida – D-day – Nikhil D’Souza, Sukhvinder Singh, Shruti Hassan, Loy Mendonsa -Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
10. Bezubaan – ABCD Any Body Can Dance – Mohit Chauhan, Priya Panchal; Rap by Deane Sequeira, Tanvi Shah – Sachin-Jigar
9. Zinda – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag– Siddharth Mahadevan – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
8. Titli – Chennai Express – Chinamayee & Gopi – Vishal Shekhar
7. Raanjhanaa Hua Main Tera – Raanjhanaa – Jaswinder Singh & Shiraz Uppal – AR Rahman
6. Sawaar Loon – Lootera – Monali Thakur – Amit Trivedi
5. Ambarsariya – Fukrey – Sona Mohapatra – Ram Sampath
4. Title track – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – Arif Lohar & Rock Version: Siddharth Mahadevan – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
3. Kabira (both versions) – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – Rekha Bhardwaj & Tochi Raina and Harshdeep Kaur & Arjit Singh – Pritam
2. Nagada Sang Dhol – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela – Shreya Ghoshal & Osman Mir – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
1. Tum Hi Ho – Aashiqui 2 – Arijit Singh- Mithoon
You can check them all out here on our Playlist!