Indian classical music artists

16 published Indian classical music artists, led by Lata Mangeshkar, A. R. Rahman and Asha Bhosle.

At a glance

16 published Indian classical music artists; 125 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists3 tier 1 · 5 tier 2 · 8 tier 3: 16
Release groups: 912
Studio albums: 199
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 125
Timeline events: 339
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 143.4M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 44.1 years
Full biographies: 13
Biography words: 37,356

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (4 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1940s	1
1950s	2
1960s	2
1970s	3
1980s	4
1990s	2

2 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Indian classical music artists. India leads with 10.

India 10

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Indian classical music. The most shared is Indian film music, with 7 artists in both.

Covers from Indian classical music

125 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Aurat
Lata Mangeshkar · 2018
Meera Bhajans
Lata Mangeshkar · 1968
Songs of Rabindranath
Lata Mangeshkar · 1944
Caravan
Lata Mangeshkar
Raunaq
A. R. Rahman · 2014
Connections
A. R. Rahman · 2011
Rhythm
A. R. Rahman · 2000
Vande Mātaram
A. R. Rahman · 1997
Set Me Free
A. R. Rahman · 1991
Meraj E Ghazal
Asha Bhosle · 2018
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Asha Bhosle · 2016
82
Asha Bhosle · 2016

Leaders

A. R. Rahman has the most release groups (399); Lata Mangeshkar the longest career (81 years); A. R. Rahman the most awards (268).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
A. R. Rahman	399
Ravi Shankar	163
Lata Mangeshkar	101
Asha Bhosle	74
Mohammed Rafi	48

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Lata Mangeshkar	81
Asha Bhosle	68
Ravi Shankar	68
Manna Dey	63
Mohammed Rafi	60

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
A. R. Rahman	268
Ravi Shankar	42
Lata Mangeshkar	24
Mohammed Rafi	22
Asha Bhosle	15

Most famous Indian classical music artists

Lata Mangeshkar

India · Person · born 1929

world music, Indian film music, Hindustani classical music, Indian classical music, bhajan

19.1M listeners · 87 wikis

A. R. Rahman

India · Person · born 1966

pop music, pop rock, dance music, electronic music, soft rock, electronic dance music, classical music, folk-pop, world music, Carnatic music, Indian classical music, experimental music

46.7M listeners · 66 wikis

Asha Bhosle

British Raj · Person · born 1933

pop music, world music, Indian film music, Hindustani classical music, qawwali, ghazal, Indian classical music, Indian rock, bhajan, Indian folk music

16.2M listeners · 60 wikis