May 11, 2026 — "The Chart We Don't Have"
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Episode 529

ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand's Monday show opens the week by naming the problem the South Asian music industry hasn't wanted to talk about — we don't have a chart. No transparent, weekly, trusted ranking of what's actually moving. And now Billboard is on its way to India, which could be the moment that changes — if they get it right. Sammy makes the case for what a real chart needs and points out that until somebody builds one honestly, the closest thing to it is the Top 20 he counts down every Friday on this show. The hour spans the genre's geography: Diljit's Morni opens the show, carrying over from the weekend countdown's No1, then new music from Marathi singer Sanju Rathod (Bangles) and Tamil singer Dhee (Vari Vari) — showing the chart problem isn't just Hindi-Punjabi. Darshan Raval's Only Mine, Kanwar Gill and Fateh Doe's From the Bay (a tease into tomorrow's interview), Yashraj's Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai, Chani Nattan / Inderpal Moga / Miss Pooja on Canadian Dream, Phir Se from Arijit and Shashwat Sachdev, Karan Aujla, OAFF and Savera, Rashmeet Kaur, and more. Daniel Johnson stops by from the UN with today's news. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.

FEATURED MUSIC Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Bangles — Sanju Rathod Vari Vari — Dhee Only Mine — Darshan Raval From the Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe Bairan — Banjaare Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj Canadian Dream — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Miss Pooja Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev Superstar — Josh Brar Wang — Ranjit Bawa Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh Doobey — OAFF, Savera Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur Haaniya — Rumii FEATURED

GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute Daniel Johnson — UN News Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment

RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh
5:54 Bangles — Sanju Rathod
9:22 Vari Vari — Dhee
12:52 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue
14:16 Only Mine — Darshan Raval
19:02 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute
20:00 From the Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe
22:16 UN News Report with Daniel Johnson
27:38 Bairan — Banjaare
30:12 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj 32:58 Canadian Dream — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Miss Pooja
35:22 Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
41:19 Superstar — Josh Brar
44:12 Wang — Ranjit Bawa
47:40 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight
48:44 Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh
51:02 Doobey — OAFF, Savera
54:44 Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur
57:01 Sammy Closing Remarks 58:55 Haaniya — Rumii

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Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide.


"South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".