MENA Chart explained

MENA Chart
Owner:International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
Type:Record chart
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.

Background

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]

Number Ones

Middle East and North Africa

No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)
2022
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="5"1November 29"Calm Down"[3]
December 6[4]
December 13[5]
December 20[6]
December 27[7]
2023
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"1January 3"Calm Down"Rema[8]
January 10[9]
January 17[10]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"2January 24"Flowers"Miley Cyrus[11]
January 31[12]
February 7[13]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2"reFebruary 14"Calm Down"Rema[14]
February 21[15]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"3February 28"Ader Akmel"Ahmed Saad[16]
March 7[17]
March 14[18]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" reMarch 21"Calm Down"Rema[19]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 4March 28"Like Crazy"Jimin[20]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"reApril 4"Calm Down"Rema[21]
April 11
April 18
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"5April 25"Ymken Kher"
May 2
May 9
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="9"6May 16"Asheq Majnoon" Mahmoud Al-Turky
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 7July 18"Mekhsmak"Nawal
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2"8July 25"Seven"Jungkook feat. Latto
August 1
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="7"reAugust 8"Mekhsmak"Nawal
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 9September 26"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" reOctober 3"Mekhsmak"Nawal
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2"10October 10"3D"Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow
October 17
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"11October 24"Bleeding"TalkinToys[22]
October 31[23]
November 7[24]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2"12November 14"Standing Next to You"Jungkook[25]
November 21[26]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" reNovember 28"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis[27]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 13December 5"Kalam Eneih"Sherine[28]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3" 14December 12"RDY"Ayed[29]
December 19
December 26
2024
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3" 15January 2"Kel Ahebek"Fouad Abdulwahed[30]
January 9[31]
January 16[32]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="9" 16January 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]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 17March 26"Fri(end)s"V[42]

Saudi Arabia

No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)
2023
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center"1September 26"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center"2October 3 "Ya Mohammad"Rashed Al-Majed
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center"reOctober 10"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center"3October 17"Kareh Nafsi"Ayed
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="4"4October 17"Bleeding"TalkInToys
October 24
October 31
November 7
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center"reNovember 14"Kareh Nafsi"Ayed
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2"reNovember 21"Janant Galbi"Majid Al Mohandis
November 28
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"5December 5"RDY"Ayed
December 12
December 19
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center"6December 26"Kel Ahebek" Fouad Abdulwahed
2024
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="3"6January 2 "Kel Ahebek" Fouad Abdulwahed
January 9
January 16
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="8" 7January 23"Haygeley Mwgoa3"Tamer Ashour
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 5
March 12

United Arab Emirates

No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)
2023
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2" 1September 26"Chaleya"Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander
October 3
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 2October 10"3DJungkook feat. Jack Harlow
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2" reOctober 17"Chaleya"Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander
October 24
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2" 3October 31"Greedy"Tate McRae
November 7
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 4November 14"Standing Next to You"Jungkook
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" reNovember 21"Chaleya"Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Kumaar, Anirudh Ravichander
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2" reNovember 28"Greedy"Tate McRae
December 5
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 5December 12"Arjan Vailly"Manan Bhardwaj, Bhupinder Babbal
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2" 6December 19"Abrar’s Entry Jamal Kudu"Harshavardhan Rameshwar
December 26
2024
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 7January 2"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Mariah Carey
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 8January 9"Water"Tyla
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" reJanuary 16"Greedy"Tate McRae
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" 9January 23"Yes, And?Ariana Grande
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="4" 10January 30"Haygeley Mwgoa3"Tamer Ashour
February 6
February 13
February 20
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align="center" rowspan="2" 11February 27"Akhiyaan Gulaab"Mitraz
March 5

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official MENA Chart launches – Calm Down by Rema region’s first-ever #1. IFPI. November 29, 2022. September 23, 2023.
  2. Web site: IFPI launches four new music charts in Egypt. IFPI. October 2023. March 13, 2024.
  3. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. November 29, 2022. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20221129191615/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. November 29, 2022. dead.
  4. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. December 6, 2022. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20221206150815/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. December 6, 2022. dead.
  5. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. December 13, 2022. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20221214125726/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. December 14, 2022. dead.
  6. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. December 20, 2022. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20221220191349/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. December 20, 2022. dead.
  7. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. December 27, 2022. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20221228112109/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. December 28, 2022. dead.
  8. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 3, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230103183918/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 3, 2023. dead.
  9. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 10, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230110191904/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 10, 2023. dead.
  10. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 17, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230117190745/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 17, 2023. dead.
  11. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 24, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230124175509/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 24, 2023. dead.
  12. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 31, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230131184256/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 31, 2023. dead.
  13. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 7, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230207183549/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. February 7, 2023. dead.
  14. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 14, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230214181901/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. February 14, 2023. dead.
  15. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 21, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230221184902/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. February 21, 2023. dead.
  16. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 28, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230301092658/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 1, 2023. dead.
  17. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 7, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230307160656/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 7, 2023. dead.
  18. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 14, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230314154904/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 14, 2023. dead.
  19. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 21, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230321165247/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 21, 2023. dead.
  20. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 28, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230328174719/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 28, 2023. dead.
  21. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. April 4, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20230328174719/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 28, 2023. dead.
  22. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. October 24, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231025052944/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. October 25, 2023. dead.
  23. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. October 31, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231101164507/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. November 1, 2023. dead.
  24. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. November 7, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231108185440/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. November 8, 2023. dead.
  25. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. November 14, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231117191049/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. November 17, 2023. dead.
  26. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. November 21, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231123192823/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. November 23, 2023. dead.
  27. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. November 28, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231201193606/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. December 1, 2023. dead.
  28. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. December 5, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231208114033/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. December 8, 2023. dead.
  29. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. December 12, 2023. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20231213170112/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. December 13, 2023. dead.
  30. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 2, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240104022654/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 4, 2024. dead.
  31. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 9, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240110034854/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 10, 2024. dead.
  32. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 16, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240121192601/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 21, 2024. dead.
  33. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 13, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240124210418/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 24, 2024. dead.
  34. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. January 30, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240131230834/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. January 31, 2024. dead.
  35. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 6, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240208063837/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. February 8, 2024. dead.
  36. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 13, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240215151354/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. February 15, 2024. dead.
  37. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 20, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240226071649/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. February 26, 2024. dead.
  38. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. February 27, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240228210300/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. February 28, 2024. dead.
  39. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 5, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240307115315/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 7, 2024. dead.
  40. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 12, 2024. March 16, 2024. https://archive.today/20240316200129/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 16, 2024. dead.
  41. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 19, 2024. April 4, 2024. https://archive.today/20240319213938/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. March 19, 2024. dead.
  42. Web site: This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20. March 26, 2024. April 4, 2024. https://archive.today/20240402105414/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. April 2, 2024. dead.

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