Top 75 RD Burman Hindi Albums

[prem]

Souravin, the RD boss of this forum, and I spent two weeks putting together what we consider is RD Burman’s top 75 Hindi albums. In the 75, there is 1 non film album too. There were a lot of discussions and lots of to and fro before we could come up with the final list.

Below is our top 75 RD Hindi albums

1942 A Love Story
Aa Gale Lag Ja
Aandhi
Aap Ki Kasam
Apna Desh
Ali Baba aur 40 Chor
Ajnabee
Amar Prem
Anamika
Bade Dilwala
Baharon Ke Sapne
Bombay To Goa
Baseraa
Bemisaal
Buddha Mil Gaya
Caravan
Dil Padosi Hai
Darling Darling
Do Chor
Duniya
Ghar
Ghungroo Ki Awaaz
Gol Maal
Gomti Ke Kinare
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Harjaee
Heera Panna
Hum Kissise Kum Nahin
Humshakal
Ijazzat
Jawani Diwani
Joshila
Jurmana
Kasme Vaade
Kati Patang
Kaalia
Kher Khel Mein
Kushboo
Kinara
Kudrat
Libaas
Love Story
Manzil
Masoom
Mehbooba
Mela
Mere Jeevan Saathi
Namak Haram
Namkeen
Padosan
Paraya Dhan
Parichay
Parinda
Pukar
Pyar Ka Mausam
Raampur Ka Lakshman
Raja Rani
Rocky
Saagar
Sanam Teri Kasam
Satte Pe Satta
Seeta Aur Geeta
Shaan
Shakti
Shalimar
Sholay
Sitamgar
Sitara
Teesri Manzil
The Burning Train
The Great Gambier
The Train
Yaadon Ki Baraat
Yeh Vada Raha
Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai

 

[prem]

Soundtracks that were considered but somehow did not make it to the list were

Abdullah
Abhilasha
Balika Badhu
Bande Haath
Jheel Ke Us Paar
Mahaan
Manoranjan
Namumkin
Ratnadeep
Samadhi

 

[TD150]

Was listening to Betaab, also one of his best music I consider.

 

[Fiftyfifty]

75 is too big a number for those like me who can afford only 5 LPs (at current prices). Tell us the top 10

 

[prem]

Betaab, while tunes are good, lost out because of Shabbir singing quality. We felt it was below par.

Everybody will have their own favourites. And we completely understand that.

 

[prem]

75 is too big a number for those like me who can afford only 5 LPs (at current prices). Tell us the top 10

Everybody will have their own top 10. Which is why we arranged it alphabetically.

To enjoy RD’s music, you can always stream.

 

[Yelamanchili manohar]

75 is too big a number for those like me who can afford only 5 LPs (at current prices). Tell us the top 10

By the same measure...I'd rather only know which is his one best

 

[prem]

If I had to buy only one, it would be Amar Prem

 

[Yelamanchili manohar]

Souravin, the RD boss of this forum, and I spent two weeks putting together what we consider is RD Burman’s top 75 Hindi albums. In the 75, there is 1 non film album too. There were a lot of discussions and lots of to and fro before we could come up with the final list.

Below is our top 75 RD Hindi albums

1942 A Love Story
Aa Gale Lag Ja
Aandhi
Aap Ki Kasam
Apna Desh
Ali Baba aur 40 Chor
Ajnabee
Amar Prem
Anamika
Bade Dilwala
Baharon Ke Sapne
Bombay To Goa
Baseraa
Bemisaal
Buddha Mil Gaya
Caravan
Dil Padosi Hai
Darling Darling
Do Chor
Duniya
Ghar
Ghungroo Ki Awaaz
Gol Maal
Gomti Ke Kinare
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Harjaee
Heera Panna
Hum Kissise Kum Nahin
Humshakal
Ijazzat
Jawani Diwani
Joshila
Jurmana
Kasme Vaade
Kati Patang
Kaalia
Kher Khel Mein
Kushboo
Kinara
Kudrat
Libaas
Love Story
Manzil
Masoom
Mehbooba
Mela
Mere Jeevan Saathi
Namak Haram
Namkeen
Padosan
Paraya Dhan
Parichay
Parinda
Pukar
Pyar Ka Mausam
Raampur Ka Lakshman
Raja Rani
Rocky
Saagar
Sanam Teri Kasam
Satte Pe Satta
Seeta Aur Geeta
Shaan
Shakti
Shalimar
Sholay
Sitamgar
Sitara
Teesri Manzil
The Burning Train
The Great Gambier
The Train
Yaadon Ki Baraat
Yeh Vada Raha
Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai

Thanks a lot for taking the time out to compile and post the above list

 

[Yelamanchili manohar]

If I had to buy only one, it would be Amar Prem

Definitely one of my favorites too

 

[prem]

My personal top 10 would be

Aandhi
Amar Prem
Caravan
Ghar
Hum Kissise Kum Nahin
Kati Patang
Mere Jeevan Saathi
Padosan
Teesri Manzil
Yaadon Ki Baarat

 

[oracle1974]

Souravin, the RD boss of this forum, and I spent two weeks putting together what we consider is RD Burman’s top 75 Hindi albums. In the 75, there is 1 non film album too. There were a lot of discussions and lots of to and fro before we could come up with the final list.

Below is our top 75 RD Hindi albums

1942 A Love Story
Aa Gale Lag Ja
Aandhi
Aap Ki Kasam
Apna Desh
Ali Baba aur 40 Chor
Ajnabee
Amar Prem
Anamika
Bade Dilwala
Baharon Ke Sapne
Bombay To Goa
Baseraa
Bemisaal
Buddha Mil Gaya
Caravan
Dil Padosi Hai
Darling Darling
Do Chor
Duniya
Ghar
Ghungroo Ki Awaaz
Gol Maal
Gomti Ke Kinare
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Harjaee
Heera Panna
Hum Kissise Kum Nahin
Humshakal
Ijazzat
Jawani Diwani
Joshila
Jurmana
Kasme Vaade
Kati Patang
Kaalia
Kher Khel Mein
Kushboo
Kinara
Kudrat
Libaas
Love Story
Manzil
Masoom
Mehbooba
Mela
Mere Jeevan Saathi
Namak Haram
Namkeen
Padosan
Paraya Dhan
Parichay
Parinda
Pukar
Pyar Ka Mausam
Raampur Ka Lakshman
Raja Rani
Rocky
Saagar
Sanam Teri Kasam
Satte Pe Satta
Seeta Aur Geeta
Shaan
Shakti
Shalimar
Sholay
Sitamgar
Sitara
Teesri Manzil
The Burning Train
The Great Gambier
The Train
Yaadon Ki Baraat
Yeh Vada Raha
Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai

One notable film missing from this list according to me: Saveray Wali Gaadi

 

[prem]

The purpose of this list is to just serve as a starting point. I am sure everybody will have their own favourites. You can add/delete to make your own list.

There are other titles like Sunny, Rahi Badal Gaye, Arjun, Jaise Ko Taisa, Betaab, etc which might feature in someone else’s top 75 list.

 

[Yelamanchili manohar]

One of my other favorites from this era is Guide, and Teen Deviya. Not sure if it was RD Burman or not.

 

[prem]

Those two are SD Burman albums. Both are amazing soundtracks.

 

[Fiftyfifty]

Those two are SD Burman albums. Both are amazing soundtracks.

Add Bombai ka babu, Tere Ghar ke Samne, Jewel Thief and Prem Pujari to these two - all SD Burman for Navketan

 

[prem]

I will be starting a separate thread for SD, SJ, LP, Madan Mohan, etc.

 

[Fiftyfifty]

My introduction to RDB was through Bhoot Bungla, Teesri Manzil and Baharon ke sapne. The last two figure in the above list. Bhoot Bungla was impressive too, if only for it's freshness, despite one track being a straight lift from Chubby Checker

 

[sachinchavan 15865]

Souravin, the RD boss of this forum, and I spent two weeks putting together what we consider is RD Burman’s top 75 Hindi albums. In the 75, there is 1 non film album too. There were a lot of discussions and lots of to and fro before we could come up with the final list.

Below is our top 75 RD Hindi albums

1942 A Love Story
Aa Gale Lag Ja
Aandhi
Aap Ki Kasam
Apna Desh
Ali Baba aur 40 Chor
Ajnabee
Amar Prem
Anamika
Bade Dilwala
Baharon Ke Sapne
Bombay To Goa
Baseraa
Bemisaal
Buddha Mil Gaya
Caravan
Dil Padosi Hai
Darling Darling
Do Chor
Duniya
Ghar
Ghungroo Ki Awaaz
Gol Maal
Gomti Ke Kinare
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Harjaee
Heera Panna
Hum Kissise Kum Nahin
Humshakal
Ijazzat
Jawani Diwani
Joshila
Jurmana
Kasme Vaade
Kati Patang
Kaalia
Kher Khel Mein
Kushboo
Kinara
Kudrat
Libaas
Love Story
Manzil
Masoom
Mehbooba
Mela
Mere Jeevan Saathi
Namak Haram
Namkeen
Padosan
Paraya Dhan
Parichay
Parinda
Pukar
Pyar Ka Mausam
Raampur Ka Lakshman
Raja Rani
Rocky
Saagar
Sanam Teri Kasam
Satte Pe Satta
Seeta Aur Geeta
Shaan
Shakti
Shalimar
Sholay
Sitamgar
Sitara
Teesri Manzil
The Burning Train
The Great Gambier
The Train
Yaadon Ki Baraat
Yeh Vada Raha
Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai

That’s about one-fourth of the films RD composed for. Appreciable effort, but which of these wouid make your top 10 or 20?

What could also help, is a line on two on what you like in each of them. That way we’d be able to understand your criteria/considerations, because when it comes to art appreciation, things are largely subjective.

Also, what can also draw upon your vast knowledge and collection is to point out which formats and versions you’d recommend for each album.

 

[prem]

Sachinchavan15865, I have already posted my top10. It’s there in this thread. As you rightly said it’s all subjective. I was hoping this would serve as a starting point for those who want to compile their own preferred list. A lot depends on which era you were born. If you were born in 70s, I would expect a higher percentage of titles from the 80s.

Also this list has been made in collaboration with Souravin. On this forum, he’s the most knowledgable when it comes to RD compositions. He pretty much owns all RD releases, in some format or the other. His knowledge and experience was invaluable in compiling this list. Left to just Souravin, he may have replaced 3-4 titles with his other preferences. Left to me, I too would have replaced 3-4 titles with my own preferences.

Being born in the 60s, I would have preferred Abdullah, Abhilasha and Manoranjan to Pukar, Kaalia and Parinda But that’s just me

For all the 75 titles, I would prefer vinyl to any other format. Next choice would be Made In England CDs.