Amin Saayani's "binaca Geet Mala" And Laxmi-pyare., Laxmikant-Pyarelal's era .. 1963-1998 Options

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Laxmikant-Pyarelal have completely dominated the Weekly Countdown programme called “Binca Geet Mala”, the most popular and famous musical radio programme of it’s time. It's first broadcast was in 1953 by Radio Ceylon and it's host was the inimitable Ameen Sayani. The Binaca Geet Mala ranked the most popular Bollywood film songs according to sales in select shops in select cities.

In the third quarter of 1963, LP’s first ever songs Hasta Hua Nurani Chehara form Parasmani hit the “Binaca Geet Mala”. After that LP’s songs were regularly and prominently aired on “Binaca Geet Mala”. There used to be sixteen songs in each of the weekly “Binaca Geet Mala” programme, more than half the numbers of the songs were of LP.

There are certain weekly Binaca Geet Mala programmes in which more than 13 out of 16 songs of LP were broadcast when LP were on right on top of their carrier. Binaca Geet Mala used to broadcast annual (Vasrshik ) programme giving the orders of the top 32 songs of every year. In this programme also LP were having upper hand. Not only that, on an average, there used to be at least more than 15 songs used to be of LP, that too about 50 % of the songs in between top to first ten positions. The Binaca Geet Mala records shows that Laxmikant-Pyarelal have completely dominated this musical programme.

Here is the list of the songs of LP which were on top position in that particular year.

1967 Milan:- Sawan Ka Mahina
Mukesh & Lata Mangeshkar

1968 Shagird:- Dil Bil Pyar Vyar
Lata Mangeshkar

1969 Intquam:- Kaise Rahu Chup
Lata Manageshkar

1970 Do Raste:- Bindiya Chamake Gi
Lata Mangeshkar

1975 Roti Kapada Aur Makarn:-
Mehangai Mar Gai
Jani Babu Quwal & Lata, Mukesh, Narendra Chanchal

1980 Sargam:- Dafali Wale
Mohammad Rafi & Lata

1984 Hero:- Tu Mera Hero Hai
Anuradha Paudwal & Manhar

1986 Sanjog:- Yashoda Ka Nandlala
Lata Mangeshkar

1987 Naam:- Chitthi Aayi Hai
Pankaj Udhas

1989 Ram Lakhan:-
My Name Is Lakhan
Mohammed Aziz

1993 Khalnayak:- Choli Ke Peeche
Alka Ygnik & Ila Arun