Artists from Pakistan
14 published artists from Pakistan, led by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shafqat Amanat Ali.
At a glance
14 published artists from Pakistan; 79 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists2 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 10 tier 3
- 14
- Release groups
- 398
- Studio albums
- 199
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 79
- Timeline events
- 149
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 50.9M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 28.2 years
- Full biographies
- 12
- Biography words
- 24,045
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (4 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 |
Genres in Pakistan
Top 8 genres by artist count. hip-hop is the most common, with 3 artists.
Covers from Pakistan
79 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Chain of Light
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2024
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vol. 2
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2019
Best Urdu Qawwalies
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2018
Romantic Moods
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2018
Tere Qurban Pyare Mohammad
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2018
Reformed
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2017
Bhule Bisre Geet Aur Ghazal
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2016
The Best of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vol. 2
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2015
Sultan of Sufi
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2014
Untouchable
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2013
Unheard Gems Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2012
The Best Of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 2010
Leaders
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has the most release groups (291); Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan the longest career (47 years); Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan the most awards (8).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 291 |
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 71 |
| Mehdi Hassan | 15 |
| Ali Zafar | 14 |
| Shafqat Amanat Ali | 5 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 47 |
| Mehdi Hassan | 30 |
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 24 |
| Ali Zafar | 22 |
| Shafqat Amanat Ali | 18 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 8 |
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 4 |
| Mehdi Hassan | 4 |
| Noor Jehan | 3 |
| Ali Zafar | 2 |
Related
Other countries with hip-hop artists, and the browse view for Pakistan.
hip-hop in other countries
- United States 1,186
- South Korea 89
- France 77
- Canada 68
- United Kingdom 65
- Italy 51
- Nigeria 46
- Germany 39
Most famous artists from Pakistan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistan · Person · born 1948
qawwali, ghazal
15.5M listeners · 60 wikis
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistan · Person · born 1974
Indian film music, qawwali, ghazal
22.3M listeners · 31 wikis
Shafqat Amanat Ali
Pakistan · Person · born 1965
rock music
13M listeners · 9 wikis
Noor Jehan
Pakistan · Person · born 1926
classical music, Indian film music, qawwali
32 wikis
Ali Zafar
Pakistan · Person · born 1980
pop music, electronic music, folk music
30 wikis
Mehdi Hassan
Pakistan · Person · born 1927
classical music
24 wikis
Komal Rizvi
Pakistan · Person · born 1981
9 wikis
Salman Ahmad
Pakistan · Person · born 1963
Sufi rock
8 wikis
Bilal Saeed
Pakistan · Person · born 1988
7 wikis
Ali Azmat
Pakistan · Person · born 1970
rock music
6 wikis
Adil Omar
Pakistan · Person · born 1991
pop music, psychedelic rock, hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, world music, alternative hip-hop, G-funk, electronica, psychedelic music, industrial music, synthwave
5 wikis
Fakhar-e-Alam
Pakistan · Person · born 1976
pop music, hip-hop, bhangra, Pakistani hip hop
3 wikis
