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Landmark works: Punjabi music: bhangra, Punjabi pop, and hip hop

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Amplifier (music)

"Amplifier" is a 2009 Punjabi pop song by the Netherlands-based Dutch-Pakistani singer Imran Khan, the first single from his debut album Unforgettable, which has passed one billion YouTube views.

BacTHAFU*UP

BacTHAFU*UP, also released as B.T.F.U, is the debut studio album by Punjabi singer and rapper Karan Aujla, produced by Tru Skool and released in 2021.

Brown Munde

Brown Munde is a 2020 Punjabi hip-hop single by AP Dhillon, Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon, and Gminxr that topped the UK Asian chart and became Spotify India's most-streamed song of 2021.

Diamonds from Heera

Diamonds From Heera is a 1986 album by the British bhangra group Heera. Directed by Deepak Khazanchi, it is regarded as an early example of Punjabi pop.

Magic Touch

Magic Touch is a 1991 six-track remix album on which Birmingham producer Bally Sagoo remixed Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawwali vocals over house and hip-hop rhythms.

Moosetape

Moosetape is a 32-track studio album by Punjabi artist Sidhu Moose Wala, self-released in May 2021; in 2023 it became the first Indian album to pass 1 billion Spotify streams.

Oye Hoye

Oye Hoye is a Punjabi pop album by singer Harbhajan Mann, released in 1999 by T-Series. It topped Punjabi music charts and sold 1.2 million cassettes by 2000.

Proper Patola

"Proper Patola" (ਪ੍ਰਾਪਰ ਪਟੋਲਾ) is a Punjabi-language song by Diljit Dosanjh featuring Badshah, first released in 2013 and remade for the 2018 film Namaste England, topping the UK Asian chart.

Soch

"Soch" (ਸੋਚ) is a 2013 Punjabi romantic song by Harrdy Sandhu, written by Jaani and composed by B Praak, the first hit for all three.