To mark 15 years of The Official Asian Music Chart, BBC Asian Network have launched their Ultimate Asian Music Chart No.1 Vote, in collaboration with The Official Charts Company, to find the nation’s number one chart song.
The Official Asian Music Chart marked an important moment for British Asian listeners and the South Asian music scene and was the first ever Asian Music Chart to be compiled by the Official Charts Company. Since its launch, it has seen mainstream 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.
Announced this morning (Tuesday 12 August) on Asian Network Breakfast, voting opened at 8am and will close at midday on Monday 1 September.
Choosing from a list of the top 50 biggest selling tracks that have made it to number 1 since March 2010, members of the public can now participate online, casting up to five votes, to vote for their Ultimate Asian Music Chart No.1.
Listeners can also tune into a special live countdown show from 7am on Friday 12 September on Asian Network and BBC Sounds where Asian Network DJs will be joined by special guests and the winner of the Ultimate Asian Music Chart No.1 will be revealed.
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.”
Martin Talbot, CEO of The Official Charts Company, 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.”
To get involved and vote for your Ultimate Asian Music Chart No.1, please visit bbc.co.uk/ultimatevote.
