Top 20 Songs of Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar is the second vocalist to have ever been awarded India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna after MS Subbulakshmi. Having started her career as a playback singer in 1942 she has sung songs in over thirty six Indian languages and foreign languages. Following is the list of top 20 songs sung by her and these songs were selected most of the readers in different opinion polls in different media.

1. AAYEGAA..AAYEGAA..AAYEGA AANEVALAA--- MAHAL

2. YE ZINDAGI VUSEEKI HEIN--ANARKALI

3. MEIN THO KABSE KHADEE IS PAAR--MADHUMATHI

4. PYAR KIYAA THO DAR NAA KYAA--MUGHAL-E-AZAM

5. AJEEB DASTHA HEIN YE--DIL APNAA OUR PREET PARAYE

6. RAHENA RAHE HUM MEHEKA KARENGE-- MAMATHA

7. HOTOMSE AISEE BATH--JEWEL THIEF

8. AAJAA AAYE BAHAAR --RAJ KUMAR

9. JO WADA KIYA HO--TAJ MAHAL

10. PYAR HUA EK RAAR HUA HEIN-SHREE 420

11. LAG JAA GALE-- WOH KAUN THI

12. AAP KI NAZRON NE SAMZHAA- ANPADH

13. TERE BINA ZINDAGI SE- AANDHI

14. O SAZNA BARKHA BAHAR AAYI- PARAKH

15. ALLAH TERO NAAM- HUMDONO

16. KAHEE DEEP JALE- BEES SAAL BAAD

17. WOH HEIN JARA KHAFA KHAFA- SHAGIRD

18. O PALLANHARE- LAGAAN

19. TERI BINDIYAA RE- ABHIMAN

20. DIDI TERA DEWAR-HUM APKE HEIN KAUN

* Lata Mangeshkar celebrates her 85th birthday today. Cinejosh wishes her many happy returns of this day.