IFPI launches four new music charts in MENA covering Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and North Africa. These Official charts went live at the end of November last year giving music fans, record labels and artists an official ranking on the top streaming tracks in countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
In addition to the Official MENA regional chart, the four new charts will be – the Official Egypt Chart, Official Saudi Arabia Chart, Official UAE Chart, and Official North Africa Chart (which covers Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia). In each country it is the first time ever that official rankings are being made available.
IFPI will share each of the four market charts weekly, available on Wednesday, with the Official MENA Chart still released each Tuesday. The charts will be released on the Official MENA Chart website and announced on the Official MENA Chart social media channels together with that week’s chart insights. The website is available in English, French and Arabic.
The new charts benefit from IFPI’s world leading charts methodology and include music streaming data from all the major streaming companies in the region: Anghami, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify and YouTube.
The charts capture data from 13 markets covering more than 300 million people. The rolling out of the new charts reflects the continued growth across the entire region with recorded music revenues rising by 23.8% in 2022 (source: IFPI Global Music Report 2023).
