The Indian Music Industry (IMI) is a trust that represents the recording industry distributors in India. It was founded on 28 February 1936, as Indian Phonographic Industry (IPI). It is the 2nd oldest music industry organisation in the world that was involved in protecting copyrights of music producers and supporting growth of music entertainment industry. In 1994, it was renamed as Indian Music Industry (IMI) and represented India at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). It is also registered with the West Bengal Societies Registration Act. All major music labels in India are part of this association.

IMI has its registered office in Kolkata and Administrative office in Mumbai working on the protection of the rights of music producers and preventing music piracy. It has also been instrumental in launching the IMMIES music awards in collaboration with MTV.

The Indian music industry is largely dominated by Indian film soundtracks, which account for nearly 80% of the country's music revenue, followed by Indi-pop. As of 2014, the largest Indian music record label is T-Series with up to 35% share of the Indian market, followed by Sony Music India (the largest foreign-owned label) with up to 25% share, and then Zee Music Company (which has a partnership with Sony). As of 2017, 216million Indians use music streaming services such as YouTube, Hungama, Gaana and JioSaavn. T-Series has the world's most-viewed and the second most-subscribed YouTube channel.

History The industry was dominated by cassette tapes in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1990, India had annual cassette sales of 180million units, including both legitimate and pirate sales. This made it the world's second largest cassette market, after the United States. By 1998, the industry had annual earnings of ().

In the early 2000s, 49million cassettes (including 16million pirate tapes) were sold every month. Later in the 2000s, the industry transitioned to online streaming, bypassing CD and digital downloads.

Criteria of certification levels

The Indian Music Industry has constituted different, awards to encourage and promote music. The approved scheme of gold/platinum disc standards effective for sound recordings of member companies released in one calendar year is as below:

Sales of all types of carriers, whether vinyl records, audio cassettes, compact discs, MP3 compact discs, music videos (i.e. excluding home videos) or any other existing or future type of carrier is considered on the basis of one unit. If a sound recording contains a combination of two program, any program over half of its total duration can be weighted at 50%, of the sales of the sound recording of that program. Any program comprising less than half of the total duration of the sound recording will not be counted for the purpose of certification. Sales in domestic markets only will be considered for the calculation of sales of sound recording. The time-limit for achieving above sales in any category is one year from the release of the recording in India. Applications should be accompanied by a copy certified by the member's chartered accountant stating the date of release & the number of units sold, along with a letter from the managing director or CEO.

Record charts

International Top 20 Singles

IMI launched International Top 20 Singles chart, the first official music industry recognised record chart in India, on 21 June 2021. It ranks best-performing international singles in India based on streaming data from Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify. The data is collected and aggregated by BMAT Music Innovators and chart is reviewed by IMI Charts committee. The first number-one song for the chart dated 21 June 2021, was "Butter" by BTS.

Certification levels

India has separate scales for music recording certifications. Certifications are usually based on sales, like some other Asian countries. Like many other Asian countries, domestic repertoire accounts for the majority of the Indian music market. Like many other countries, sales requirements of music recording in India reduced due to music piracy, declining sales, and the rise of online streaming.

Current The following are the current certification levels, as of 2019.

Release type Singles Albums Gold Platinum Gold Platinum Hindi films 120,000 240,000 75,000 150,000 Regional films 60,000 120,000 40,000 80,000 Pop/Basic 60,000 120,000 15,000 30,000 Devotional 50,000 100,000 10,000 20,000 Classical/Folk 10,000 20,000 5,000 10,000 International 60,000 120,000 12,000 30,000

Single and album units are measured in terms of Track Equivalent (TE) and Album Equivalent (AE) units, respectively, which are equivalent to the following media units.

Media unit(s) Digital track download(s) 1 10 Digital album download 1 Physical album sale 1 CRBT 2 20 Track streams 100 1,000 Video streams 300 3,000

Previous Prior to the inclusion of music streaming in IMI certifications, the following certification levels were in use between 2007 and 2013.

+ Between 2007 and 2013 Release type Gold Platinum Hindi Films 200,000 400,000 Regional Films 50,000 100,000 Regional Basic 25,000 50,000 National Basic 50,000 100,000 Classical/Non-Classical 15,000 30,000 International 4,000 6,000

The following certification levels were in use between 2000 and 2007.

+ Between 2000 and 2007 Release type Gold Platinum Hindi Films 500,000 1,000,000 Regional Films 100,000 200,000 Regional Basic 60,000 120,000 National Basic 100,000 200,000 Classical/Semi-Classical 20,000 40,000 International 10,000 20,000 International 20,000 40,000

The following certification levels were in use up until 2000.

+ Up until 2000 Release type Gold Platinum Hindi films 500,000 1,000,000 Indian pop 120,000 200,000 Foreign 30,000 60,000

Highest-certified singles in India + List of highest-certified singles in India, according to IMI's accreditations Accreditation Certified unitsTitlePerformer nationalityArtistYearreleased71× Platinum8,520,000 "Señorita" Canada, US Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello 201951× Platinum6,120,000 "Heat Waves" UK Glass Animals 201846× Platinum 5,520,000 "Believer" US Imagine Dragons 201720× Platinum2,400,000 "Love Nwantiti" Nigeria CKay 202014× Platinum1,680,000 "Runaway" Norway Aurora 201513× Platinum1,560,000 "Calm Down" Nigeria Rema 2022

Best-selling albums

Top ten + Rank Year Album Music director(s) Lyricist(s) Singer(s) Sales Source(s) 11990Aashiqui Nadeem–Shravan Sameer, Madan Pal, Rani Malik Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan, Nitin Mukesh 20,000,000 1995 Bolo Ta Ra Ra.. Jawahar Wattal Daler Mehndi Daler Mehndi 20,000,000 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Jatin–Lalit Anand Bakshi Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle, Abhijeet, Manpreet Kaur, Pamela Chopra 20,000,000 21995 Billo De Ghar Abrar-ul-Haq Abrar-ul-Haq Abrar-ul-Haq 16,000,000 31995 Bombay A. R. Rahman Vairamuthu, Mehboob, Veturi A. R. Rahman, Remo Fernandes, Suresh Peters, Swarnalatha, K. S. Chithra, Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Annupamaa 15,000,000 41981 Disco Deewane Zoheb Hassan, Biddu Nazia Hassan, Zoheb Hassan, Anwar Khalid, Faruq Qaiser Nazia Hassan, Zoheb Hassan 14,000,000 51997 Dil To Pagal Hai Uttam Singh Anand Bakshi Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle, Hariharan 12,500,000 61994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Raamlaxman Ravinder Rawal, Dev Kohli Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Udit Narayan, Sharda Sinha, Shailendra Singh 12,000,000 7 1996 Raja Hindustani Nadeem–Shravan Sameer Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Suresh Wadkar, Sapna Awasthi, Alisha Chinai, Sapna Mukheree, Bela Salukhe 11,000,000

By decade Decade Year AlbumLanguage Music director(s) Lyricist(s) Singer(s) Sales Source(s)1930s1939 Aadmi Hindi Marathi Master Krishnarao Munsi Aziz Shanta Hublikar, Ram Marathe, Sundara Bai, Shahu Modhak 1940s1949 Barsaat Hindi Shankar Jaikishan Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Ramesh Shashtri, Akhilesh, Jalal Malahabadi Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh 1950s1951 Awaara Hindustani Shankar Jaikishan Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri Shamshad Begum, Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi 1960s1964 Sangam Hindustani Shankar Jaikishan Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri Vyjayanthimala, Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, Mohammed Rafi 1970s1973 Bobby Hindustani Laxmikant–Pyarelal Anand Bakshi, Vitthalbhai Patel Lata Mangeshkar, Narendra Chanchal, Shailendra Singh, Manna Dey 1,000,000 1975 Sholay Hindustani R. D. Burman Anand Bakshi, Salim–Javed Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar, Hema Malini, R. D. Burman 1,000,000 1980s1983Young Tarang Hindustani Zoheb Hassan, Biddu Nazia Hassan, Zoheb Hassan, Sehba Akhtar, Amit Khanna Nazia Hassan, Zoheb Hassan 40,000,000 1990s1990Aashiqui Hindi Nadeem–Shravan Sameer, Madan Pal, Rani Malik Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan, Nitin Mukesh 20,000,000 1995 Bolo Ta Ra Ra.. Punjabi Jawahar Wattal Daler Mehndi Daler Mehndi 20,000,000 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Hindi Jatin–Lalit Anand Bakshi Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle, Abhijeet, Manpreet Kaur, Pamela Chopra 20,000,000 2000s2000 Mohabbatein Hindi Jatin–Lalit Anand Bakshi Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Ishaan 5,000,000 2010s2010 Komaram Puli Telugu A. R. Rahman Chandrabose A. R. Rahman, Vijay Prakash, Tanvi Shah, Shweta Mohan, Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal 760,000

References

External links IMI Loudetone Music