Singers from Pakistan

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Pakistani Singers of all time. This list of famous Pakistani Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Pakistani Singers.

1. #1

   

   Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

   1948 - 1997

   HPI 75.6757 langs

   Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali

2. #2

   

   Ghulam Ali

   b. 1940

   HPI 55.1815 langs

   Pakistani singer

3. #3

   

   Surinder Kaur

   1929 - 2006

   HPI 51.1319 langs

   Indian singer (1929-2006)

4. #4

   

   Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

   1902 - 1968

   HPI 50.9218 langs

   Indian singer (1902-1968)

5. #5

   

   Hadiqa Kiani

   b. 1972

   HPI 49.1719 langs

   Pakistani singer

6. #6

   

   Shamshad Begum

   1919 - 2013

   HPI 47.7216 langs

   Indian singer (1919-2013)

7. #7

   

   Abida Parveen

   b. 1954

   HPI 46.3628 langs

   Pakistani singer

8. #8

   

   Nazia Hassan

   1965 - 2000

   HPI 46.3526 langs

   Pakistani singer (1965–2000)

9. #9

   

   Atif Aslam

   b. 1983

   HPI 37.3730 langs

   Pakistani playback singer, song-writer, composer and actor

10. #10

    

    Amjad Sabri

    1970 - 2016

    HPI 34.9420 langs

    Pakistani qawwal, naat khawan and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition