MySwar has a lot of data on Bollywood music over 2012 and we thought it would be fun to see what the data told us. So here goes:

Number of film music albums released: 123

Number of songs: 843

Artists who passed away in 2012: Mehdi Hassan, Ravi, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anil Mohile, Shahryar

Notable debuts:

• Music director: Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Gajendra Verma, G.V. Prakash Kumar
• Lyricist: Varun Grover
• Female singer: Sanam Marvi, Shakthisree Gopalan, Shalmali Kholgade
• Male singer: Ayushmann Khurana, Nikhil Paul George, Prem Dehati, Javed Bashir, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Devendra Singh

Most prolific composers:

1. Sajid – Wajid – 10 films, 63 songs
2. Pritam – 7 films, 53 songs
3. Himesh Reshammiya – 5 films, 46 songs

Most prolific lyricists:

1. Sameer – 14 films, 52 songs
2. Shabbir Ahmed – 12 films, 46 songs
3. Kumaar – 12 films, 35 songs

Most prolific female singers:

1. Shreya Ghoshal – 70 songs
2. Sunidhi Chauhan – 55 songs
3. Mamta Sharma – 20 songs

Most prolific male singers:

1. Shaan – 30 songs
2. Sukhwinder Singh – 27 songs
3. Mika Singh – 25 songs

Best artists based on a combination of ratings and number of well-rated songs in 2012:

Best Music Directors:

1. Pritam
2. Amit Trivedi
3. A.R. Rahman

Best Lyricists:

1. Amitabh Bhattacharya
2. Swanand Kirkire
3. Irshad Kamil

Best Female Singers:

1. Shreya Ghoshal
2. Sunidhi Chauhan
3. Harshdeep Kaur

Best Male Singers:

1. Arijit Singh
2. KK
3. Amit Trivedi