Philips Top 10 is a Record chart show that aired on Zee TV.[1] It was named so since it was sponsored by Philips India. The name later changed to Colgate Top 10.[2]

Philips Top 10
Created byZee TV
Directed byShahab Shamsi
Country of originIndia
Production
Running time60 min
Original release
NetworkZee TV
Release1994 (1994) –
1999 (1999)

This Indian TV countdown show started in 1994 and used chart ratings as collected by Music India Ltd.,[3] an association of music labels in India. It was shot in India, Nepal and Mauritius. With tongue in cheek humour and stylised spy vs spy format, it was hugely popular. It was on the lines of Chitrahaar, the international Billboard Chart and the famous Radio programme Cibaca Geetmala. Other popular countdown shows on other TV channels included Superhit Muqabla on Doordarshan, BPL Oye,[4] on Channel V, Ek Se Badhkar Ek,[5] on Doordarshan and Hum Aapke Hain Kountdown[6] on Sony TV.

It garnered its highest television rating point (trp) of 48 during its run time.[7]

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  1. ^ http://smilevideos.info/2012/04/22/zee-philips-top-ten-ep-8-old-indian-countdown-show/ [dead link]
  2. ^ "Popular countdown show Colgate Top 10 comes back a full circle".
  3. ^ "With Music India LTD. (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb.
  4. ^ "BPL Oye!". IMDb.
  5. ^ "ODS - Serials".
  6. ^ "Best of TV | Outlook India Magazine".
  7. ^ "Satish Shah feels Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai was the first failure of his TV career". Daily News and Analysis. 5 November 2016.