The Official MENA Chart
Type of site | Record chart |
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| Owner | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) |
| URL | www |
| Launched | November 29, 2022 |
| Current status | Active |
The Official MENA Chart (Arabic: قائمة أفضل أغاني مينا الرسمية, romanized: Qāʾimat Afḍal Aghānī Mīnā r-Rasmiyya) is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) sanctioned music chart covering Middle Eastern and Northern Africa (MENA) countries.
Background
[edit]The chart was announced by IFPI on November 29, 2022. It includes data from 13 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. The data is collected by the Spanish BMAT Music Company and is released every Tuesday.[1] Four more charts were launched in October 2023, tracking the national song performance in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. A second regional chart was introduced for North Africa.[2]
Charts
[edit]Saudi Arabia
[edit]| No. | Artist(s) | Title | Issue date | Wks. at number one | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||
| 1 | Majid Al Mohandis | "Janant Galbi" | 26 September 2023 | 1 | |
| 2 | Rashed Al-Majed | "Ya Mohammad" | 3 October 2023 | 1 | |
| re | Majid Al Mohandis | "Janant Galbi" | 10 October 2023 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ayed | "Kareh Nafsi" | 17 October 2023 | 1 | |
| 4 | TalkInToys | "Bleeding" | 24 October 2023 | 4 | |
| re | Ayed | "Kareh Nafsi" | 21 November 2023 | 1 | |
| re | Majid Al Mohandis | "Janant Galbi" | 28 November 2023 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ayed | "RDY" | 5 December 2023 | 3 | |
| 6 | Fouad Abdulwahed | "Kel Ahebek" | 2 January 2024 | 4 | |
| 2024 | |||||
| 7 | Tamer Ashour | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | 30 January 2024 | 8 | |
| 8 | V | "Fri(end)s" | 26 March 2024 | 1 | |
| re | Tamer Ashour | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | 9 April 2024 | 5 | |
| 9 | Ramy Gamal | "Beykalemony" | 7 May 2024 | 4 | |
| re | Tamer Ashour | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | 4 June 2024 | 5 | |
| 10 | Assala | "Yamorr W Ma Yesalem" | 9 July 2024 | 4 | |
| 11 | Ayed | "Lammah" | 6 August 2024 | 16 | |
| 12 | Hamza Al Muhmdawi | "Awl Mara" | 26 November 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | |||||
| re | Ayed | "Lammah" | 28 January 2025 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ayed | "Aijrah" | 11 February 2025 | 1 | |
| re | Ayed | "Lammah" | 18 February 2025 | 2 | |
| 14 | Kendrick Lamar | "Not Like Us" | 4 March 2025 | 2 | |
| 15 | Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars | "Die With a Smile" | 19 March 2025 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Official MENA Chart launches – Calm Down by Rema region's first-ever #1". IFPI. November 29, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "IFPI launches four new music charts in Egypt". IFPI. October 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.