Amazon Music has just unveiled its year end charts and the list of artists who have topped 2023, in its Best of the Year campaign.

December is the month that brings with itself a chance to look back at the year that was, and Amazon Music is doing just that. From fan favourites to chart toppers, Best of the Year showcases the playlists, tracks and artists that won over 2023 on Amazon Music. 

Chaleya from ‘Jawan’ was the top track of 2023 across India on Amazon Music and Shilpa Rao also emerged as the Top Artist this year. More than 80% of Amazon Music customers stream music in Hindi. Tere Vaaste from ‘Zara Hatka Zara Bachke’, starring Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan was the top song in Hindi.

Flowers by Miley Cyrus was the top international song and Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa were the Top International Artists this year in India.

In regional languages, Softy by Karan Aujla took the top spot in Punjabi music whereas, Hukum from the Rajinikanth starrer ‘Jailer’, and Na Roja from ‘Kushi’, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Samanthatopped the Tamil and Telugu charts respectively.

Renowned composer Anirudh Ravichander, who composed the music for Shah Rukh Khan’s mega-blockbuster ‘Jawan’and also Rajnikanth’s hit ‘Jailer’, was the most popular Tamil artist of 2023, while Thaman S was the Top Artist in Telugu. AP Dhillon, Karan Aujla and Diljit Dosanjh are the most streamed artists in Punjabi Music and 63% of Hindi Listeners were streaming Punjabi music this year on Amazon Music.

When Chai Met Toast and MC Square were the top Indie and Hip-Hop artists of 2023. The Stories of Mahabharata, Finshots Daily & Be A Man, Yaar.Nikhil Tanejaemerged as the top Podcast in 2023.

Speaking about topping the Amazon Music charts for Best of the Year, chartopper Shilpa Rao said, “I am very happy and overwhelmed for being one of the artists whose music has reached many people. It’s a tough journey to make it from someone's ears to their hearts through music, and that's something that we all find a lot of happiness in doing every single day, every year and all our lives. It's been quite a year of turmoil globally and right now we need music to bring us together as human beings, bring peace to mankind, bring love, bring empathy, and I think music always stands for that. So I am very grateful for all the love that I have received from every listener wherever they are. Wishing every one of them a great new year, and hoping that the next year brings us a lot of peace and love and respect for each other, thank you!”

You can now catch Amazon Music’s Best of the Year songs, artists and podcasts on the Best of 2023 playlists on https://music.amazon.in/