Mohammad Rafi: “Khuda ke insaan” is what he would be often referred to… I personally think he is Khuda himself, and will always remain so for music… It will be 38 long years when he will be gone securing his abode in God’s place, but there is not a single moment when he is not a part of our everyday life through his immortal music.. ‘Suron ke Sartaj‘ Mohammad Rafi will continue to breathe amidst us every day.. There are songs of his that I listen to every single day, and here is recalling my #MostFavorite30 of his solo songs in no particular order… After all, its almost impossible to choose his top 5 or top 10 songs or rank them… And there is a treasure out there of so much more…

1. Dekhi zamane ki yaari – Kaagaz ke Phool
Composer: SD Burman

2. Kabhi khud pe kabhi halaat pe – Hum Dono
Composer: Jaidev

3. Main zindagi ka saath nibhata – Hum Dono
Composer: Jaidev

4. Jinhe naaz hain hind par – Pyaasa
Composer: SD Burman

5. Yeh duinya agar mil bhi jaaye – Pyaasa
Composer: SD Burman

6. Din dhal jaaye, raat na jaaye – Guide
Composer: SD Burman

7. Kya se kya ho gaya – Guide
Composer: SD Burman

8. Apni to har aah ek toofan hain – Kala Bazaar
Composer: SD Burman

9. Khoya khoya chaand – Kala Bazaar
Composer: SD Burman

10. Mere mehboob tujhe mere mohabbat ki kasam – Mere Mehboob
Composer: Naushad

11. Aapke haseen rukh pe – Baharein phir bhi aayengi
Composer: OP Nayyar

12. Teri aankhon ke siwaa duniya me – Chiraag
Composer: Madan Mohan

13. Man re tu kaahe na dheer dhare – Chitralekha
Composer: Roshan

14. Aap ke pehlu me aake ro diye – Mera Saaya
Composer: Madan Mohan

15. Meri awaaz suno – Naunihaal
Composer: Madan Mohan

16. Madhuban me radhika nache re – Kohinoor
Composer: Naushad

17. Ehsaan tera hoga mujh par – Junglee
Composer: Shankar Jaikishan

18. Pukarta chala hoon main – Mere sanam
Composer: OP Nayyar

19. Hum bekhudi me tumko pukare chale gaye – Kala Paani
Composer: SD Burman

20. Tumne mujhe dekha – Teesri Manzil
Composer: RD Burman

21. Dil ke jharokhe me tumko bithakar – Brahmachari
Composer: Shankar Jaikishan

22. Zindagi bhar nahi bhoolegi – Barsaat ki raat
Composer: Roshan

23. Tum mujhe yun bhula na paaoge – Pagla Kahin Ka
Composer: Shankar Jaikishan

24. Dil ka bhawar kare pukar – Tere ghar ke samne
Composer: SD Burman

25. Teri pyaari pyaari surat ko – Sasural
Composer: Shankar Jaikishan

26. Hum aur tum aur yeh sama – Dil Deke Dekho

Composer: Usha Khanna

27. Mujhe dard e dil ka pata na tha – Akashdeep

Composer: Chitragupt

28. Likhe jo khat tujhe – Kanyadaan

Composer: Shankar Jaikishan

29. Dard e dil dard e jigar – Karz

Composer: Laxmikant Pyarelal

30. Chaand mera dil chaandni ho tum – Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi

Composer: RD Burman

It is so true Rafi Saab when you croon to:

“Tum mujhe yun bhula na paoge..
Jab kabhi bhi sunoge geet mere..
Sang sang tum bhi gunagunaoge…”