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 MENA Chart is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) sanctioned music chart covering Middle Eastern and Northern Africa (MENA) countries.
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 song performance in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. A second regional chart was introduced for North Africa. [2]
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. | |
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2022 | |||||
1 | November 29 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [3] | |
December 6 | [4] | ||||
December 13 | [5] | ||||
December 20 | [6] | ||||
December 27 | [7] | ||||
2023 | |||||
1 | January 3 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [8] | |
January 10 | [9] | ||||
January 17 | [10] | ||||
2 | January 24 | "Flowers" | Miley Cyrus | [11] | |
January 31 | [12] | ||||
February 7 | [13] | ||||
re | February 14 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [14] | |
February 21 | [15] | ||||
3 | February 28 | "Ader Akmel" | Ahmed Saad | [16] | |
March 7 | [17] | ||||
March 14 | [18] | ||||
re | March 21 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [19] | |
4 | March 28 | "Like Crazy" | Jimin | [20] | |
re | April 4 | "Calm Down" | Rema | [21] | |
April 11 | |||||
April 18 | |||||
5 | April 25 | "Ymken Kher" | Ramy Sabry | ||
May 2 | |||||
May 9 | |||||
6 | May 16 | "Asheq Majnoon" | Mahmoud Al-Turky | ||
May 23 | |||||
May 30 | |||||
June 6 | |||||
June 13 | |||||
June 20 | |||||
June 27 | |||||
July 4 | |||||
July 11 | |||||
7 | July 18 | "Mekhsmak" | Nawal | ||
8 | July 25 | "Seven" | Jungkook feat. Latto | ||
August 1 | |||||
re | August 8 | "Mekhsmak" | Nawal | ||
August 15 | |||||
August 22 | |||||
August 29 | |||||
September 5 | |||||
September 12 | |||||
September 19 | |||||
9 | September 26 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | ||
re | October 3 | "Mekhsmak" | Nawal | ||
10 | October 10 | "3D" | Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow | ||
October 17 | |||||
11 | October 24 | "Bleeding" | TalkinToys | [22] | |
October 31 | [23] | ||||
November 7 | [24] | ||||
12 | November 14 | "Standing Next to You" | Jungkook | [25] | |
November 21 | [26] | ||||
re | November 28 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | [27] | |
13 | December 5 | "Kalam Eneih" | Sherine | [28] | |
14 | December 12 | "RDY" | Ayed | [29] | |
December 19 | |||||
December 26 | |||||
2024 | |||||
15 | January 2 | "Kel Ahebek" | Fouad Abdulwahed | [30] | |
January 9 | [31] | ||||
January 16 | [32] | ||||
16 | January 23 | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | Tamer Ashour | [33] | |
January 30 | [34] | ||||
February 6 | [35] | ||||
February 13 | [36] | ||||
February 20 | [37] | ||||
February 27 | [38] | ||||
March 5 | [39] | ||||
March 12 | [40] | ||||
March 19 | [41] | ||||
17 | March 26 | "Fri(end)s" | V | [42] | |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | |
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2023 | ||||
1 | September 26 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | |
2 | October 3 | "Ya Mohammad" | Rashed Al-Majed | |
re | October 10 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | |
3 | October 17 | "Kareh Nafsi" | Ayed | |
4 | October 17 | "Bleeding" | TalkInToys | |
October 24 | ||||
October 31 | ||||
November 7 | ||||
re | November 14 | "Kareh Nafsi" | Ayed | |
re | November 21 | "Janant Galbi" | Majid Al Mohandis | |
November 28 | ||||
5 | December 5 | "RDY" | Ayed | |
December 12 | ||||
December 19 | ||||
6 | December 26 | "Kel Ahebek" | Fouad Abdulwahed | |
2024 | ||||
6 | January 2 | "Kel Ahebek" | Fouad Abdulwahed | |
January 9 | ||||
January 16 | ||||
7 | January 23 | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | Tamer Ashour | |
January 30 | ||||
February 6 | ||||
February 13 | ||||
February 20 | ||||
February 27 | ||||
March 5 | ||||
March 12 | ||||
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | |
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2023 | ||||
1 | September 26 | "Chaleya" | Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander | |
October 3 | ||||
2 | October 10 | "3D | Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow | |
re | October 17 | "Chaleya" | Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander | |
October 24 | ||||
3 | October 31 | "Greedy" | Tate McRae | |
November 7 | ||||
4 | November 14 | "Standing Next to You" | Jungkook | |
re | November 21 | "Chaleya" | Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander | |
re | November 28 | "Greedy" | Tate McRae | |
December 5 | ||||
5 | December 12 | "Arjan Vailly" | Manan Bhardwaj, Bhupinder Babbal | |
6 | December 19 | "Abrar’s Entry | Jamal Kudu" | Harshavardhan Rameshwar | |
December 26 | ||||
2024 | ||||
7 | January 2 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | |
8 | January 9 | "Water" | Tyla | |
re | January 16 | "Greedy" | Tate McRae | |
9 | January 23 | "Yes, And? | Ariana Grande | |
10 | January 30 | "Haygeley Mwgoa3" | Tamer Ashour | |
February 6 | ||||
February 13 | ||||
February 20 | ||||
11 | February 27 | "Akhiyaan Gulaab" | Mitraz | |
March 5 | ||||
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