Nice to see 3 albums of Rahman sir in the Top 10.. :-) Rgds, Vinodh
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Vinod Raju" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Top Ten albums of the week [Click here to add this article to My Clips] > <http://www.indiafm.com/my/index.php?mode=my_clip_add&clip_id=3966&clip_\ > category=f> > > By Joginder Tuteja, June 9, 2008 - 15:48 IST > > Rank Last week Film Plusses Minuses 1 2 Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa Rahman > proudly sits at the top of the charts this week! Even though the film is > still around a month away, the music of JTYJN has peaked and should now > sustain at the top of the charts for next few weeks at least. 'Pappu' > has done the trick though there are still quite a few aces up the > sleeves for Rahman and company in the film's soundtrack. None 2 1 > Jannat After reigning at the top for weeks, 'Jannat' finally makes way > for another album to take over the throne. However, it is still giving > quite some competition to JTYJN and one can expect Pritam to continue > having his place in the sun till the arrival of 'Kismat Konection', the > music of which is carrying good reports. Wish Kamran Ahmed's version of > 'Lambi Judai' was a part of the film as well 3 3 Race Unshakable at the > position that 'Race' is continuing to hold, it is befitting the status > of the highest selling album of the year so far. Pritam's own 'Jannat' > may catch up with the numbers though in next few months. None 4 4 Khuda > Kay Liye 'Bandya' and 'Allah' are classics and they have been the > reasons for the album's bumper success as well. However, the title song > is a gem as well and deserves to find a better reach through extensive > word of mouth. None 5 5 Ada Staying on in Top-5 in spite of near to > negligible promotion, 'Ada' is spinning some good magic for the lovers > of Rahman. While 'Hawa Sun Hawa' is the track for which promotion is > currently on, the ones to look forward to are 'Gum Sum', 'Gulfisha' and > 'Meherbaan'. 'Ada' is a mixed bag with half the songs being quite good > while the remaining half being average. Nothing is below the mark > though. 6 6 Tashan 'Tashan' is hanging on but just about. A week more > and it may fear an exit from the charts, since quite a few newer albums > are trying to make their presence felt. Considering the poor fate of the > film, it is quite a feat that the music has been able to achieve by > staying on for so long. YRF would have to re-look at their 'minimal > promotion' of music strategy, especially after the reception to music of > 'Tashan' 7 10 Haal E Dil Highest gainer of the week gone by, 'Haal E > Dil' has jumped by 3 spots and in the process has made short the > competition from the likes of 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic' and new release > 'Love Story 2050'. In addition to all the composers who have done a > fantastic job in the album, Pritam's 'Fashion' has done the trick and > become instant chartbuster. The film primarily stars newcomers which > would mean that the music of 'Haal E Dil' would take time to make it's > presence felt in a big way 8 New Love Story 2050 Harman Baweja can > start smiling even more. Within a week of the release of the music of > his debut film, the music has debuted in the charts. It may not be > classified as a smash hit debut in the charts per se but is still decent > enough to grow en route to the film's 4th July release. At the moment, > the name Anu Malik doesn't carry enough weight to enable an album take > an earth shattering opening at the stands. 'Love Story 2050' would have > to wait a little before the music picks up in a big way. 9 7 Jodhaa > Akbar Dropping by a couple of spots, 'Jodhaa Akbar' is now showing signs > of retiring from the charts. Enjoying a superb journey over the months > gone by, the music has won over all odds and a similar response is now > expected from the DVDs of the film which are expected to be out soon. > None 10 9 Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic Oops, there isn't much that seems to > be happening for this Shankar Ehsaan Loy soundtrack. After making a > modest entry in the charts in the week gone by, 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda > Magic' hasn't shown much improvement and has barely survived. It is good > though that the album's best song, 'Pyaar Ke Liye Kabhi Socha Hai Kya' > has finally been unveiled on the music channels. Is it the 'Tashan' > effect which is keeping audience away from the music of this Yash Raj > film? > > Source: Music Festival, MGF Mall > > > > http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/06/09/3966/index.html > <http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/06/09/3966/index.html> >
