Vineet Singh Hukmani Makes History as the ‘First Indian Artist to Top Global Blues Album and Song Charts’.

Mumbai – March 2026 

Indian singer-songwriter Vineet Singh Hukmani has created history by becoming the first artist from India to claim the No. 1 position on both the Acoustic Blues Album and Acoustic Blues Song global radio air play charts compiled by Roots Music Report, USA.

Roots Music Report is the world’s leading independent radio airplay chart, tracking roots-based music across thousands of radio stations in the USA, Canada, Europe and other parts of the world. 

According to the Roots Music Report for the week ending January 31, 2026, Hukmani’s album Delta Blues Revival and his lead single Tricked Me Again (featuring the Ruffus Cotton Band) secured the top positions worldwide. 

Hukmani received certification from Roots Music Report Founder CEO Shane Bartosh who said : It is genuinely exciting to certify Vineet Singh Hukmani as the first artist from India to reach #1 on both our Acoustic Blues Album and Singles charts in 2026. His achievement speaks volumes about his extraordinary talent. This milestone is a powerful reminder of what makes the blues so special. No matter where you come from, if the music is authentic and real, it resonates. Vineet’s success is a celebration of blues music’s remarkable ability to transcend cultural and international boundaries, and the blues world is richer for it.” 

Central to this achievement is Hukmani’s collaboration with blues mentor Ruffus Cotton based in Jackson, Mississippi. The chart-topping release was recorded entirely in analog format using 8-track tape reels. 

Living Blues Magazine – the world’s foremost Blues publication established in 1970, reviewed the album – Delta Blues Revival in its latest March 2026 issue with renowned music journalist Bill Kop saying : “From an unexpected corner comes a new album steeped in the authentic musical flavor of the Mississippi Delta. There’s a unity of tone, texture, and purpose on the album. Nowhere does anything surface to suggest the album was made by an artist from outside the United States, much less one from the other side of the planet (India) – Easily the most unanticipated release in recent times”. 

When asked about his future plans, Vineet added : 2026 has begun well for me, by God’s grace. I am truly enjoying and am so grateful for the acceptance of the sonic purity in my Blues album by the blues community worldwide. Also released, are my licensed ‘Re-Imagined’ versions of legendary songs by Michael Jackson (of which Billie Jean has already been #1 on the European Top 500 charts), and other upcoming songs from the 80s by legends like Def Leppard, Scorpions, Eagles, Duran Duran, The Doors, Bon Jovi, George Michael, Whitney Houston, Phil Collins and others. The music of that era was so ‘human’ and it is important for me to pay tribute to a time when music was ‘real’ & ‘natural’. I hope to stay organically creative in an era of artificial music generation. 

Hukmani is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He pioneered India’s first International Radio Network as Founder CEO of 94.3 Radio One. In 2021, he achieved a world record for nine No. 1 original singles on the European charts, in a single year.