# IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer

The IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Arijit Singh holds the record for most wins in this category (5). Singh also holds the record for most nominations (15). Udit Narayan was first ever winner of the award in first edition of the award ceremony in 2000.

## Superlatives
### Multiple winners

* 5 Wins: Arijit Singh
* 4 Wins: Sonu Nigam
* 3 Wins: Shaan
* 2 Wins: Jubin Nautiyal

### Multiple nominees

* 18 Nominations: Arijit Singh
* 11 Nominations: Udit Narayan
* 9 Nominations: Sonu Nigam
* 6 Nominations: KK
* 5 Nominations: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
* 4 Nominations: Mohit Chauhan, Shaan
* 3 Nominations: Atif Aslam, Mika Singh, Diljit Dosanjh
* 2 Nominations: B Praak, Jubin Nautiyal, Ankit Trivedi, Vishal Dadlani
| Superlative | Artist | Record |
| Most awards | Arijit Singh | 5 |
| Most nominations | Arijit Singh | 18 |
| Most nominations without ever winning | KK | 6 |
| Most consecutive wins | Sonu Nigam (2002-2004) Arijit Singh (2018-2020) | 3 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Arijit Singh (2014-2025) | 18 |
| Most nominations in a single year | Udit Narayan (2002) Arijit Singh (2022) | 3 |

## List of winners

† - indicates the performance also won the Filmfare Award ‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Filmfare Award

### 2000s

| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
| 2000 (1st) |
| 2000 (1st) | Udit Narayan† | Chand Chupa Badal Mein | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 2000 (1st) | KK | "Tadap Tadap" | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 2000 (1st) | Kumar Sanu | "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 2001 (2nd) |
| 2001 (2nd) | Lucky Ali | Ek Pal Ka Jeena | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 2001 (2nd) | Abhijeet | "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" | Dhadkan |
| 2001 (2nd) | Sonu Nigam | "Panchhi Nadiyan Pawan Ke Jhoken" | Refugee |
| 2001 (2nd) | Udit Narayan | "Aaja Mahiya" | Fiza |
| 2001 (2nd) | Udit Narayan | "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (Sad Version) | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 2002 (3rd) |
| 2002 (3rd) | Sonu Nigam | Suraj Hua Maddham | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... ‡ |
| 2002 (3rd) | Sonu Nigam | "You Are My Soniya" | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... |
| 2002 (3rd) | Srinivas | "Kaisi Hai Yeh Rut" | Dil Chahta Hai |
| 2002 (3rd) | Udit Narayan | "Udja Kale Kawan - Folk" | Gadar: Ek Prem Katha ‡ |
| 2002 (3rd) | Udit Narayan | "Bole Chudiyan" | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... |
| 2002 (3rd) | Udit Narayan | "Mitwa" | Lagaan † |
| 2003 (4th) |
| 2003 (4th) | Sonu Nigam | Saathiya | Saathiya † |
| 2004 (5th) |
| 2004 (5th) | Sonu Nigam | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Kal Ho Naa Ho † |
| 2004 (5th) | Amitabh Bachchan | "Main Yahan Tu Wahan" | Baghban |
| 2004 (5th) | KK | "Tu Aashiqui Hai" | Jhankaar Beats |
| 2004 (5th) | Udit Narayan | "Koi Mil Gaya" | Koi... Mil Gaya |
| 2004 (5th) | Udit Narayan | "Tere Naam" | Tere Naam ‡ |
| 2005 (6th) |
| 2005 (6th) | Kunal Ganjawala | Bheegay Hooth Tere | Murder † |
| 2005 (6th) | Sonu Nigam | "Main Hoon Na" | Main Hoon Na ‡ |
| 2005 (6th) | Udit Narayan | "Aakhe Bandh Karke" | Aitraaz |
| 2005 (6th) | Udit Narayan | "Lal Dupatta" | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi |
| 2005 (6th) | Udit Narayan | "Yeh Tara Woh Tara" | Swades |
| 2006 (7th) |
| 2006 (7th) | Himesh Reshammiya | Aashiq Banaya Apne | Aashiq Banaya Apne † |
| 2006 (7th) | Atif Aslam | "Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein" | Zeher ‡ |
| 2006 (7th) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | "Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye" | Kalyug |
| 2006 (7th) | Shaan and KK | "Dus Bahane" | Dus |
| 2006 (7th) | Sonu Nigam | "Piya Bole" | Parineeta |
| 2007 (8th) |
| 2007 (8th) | Shaan | Chand Sifarish | Fanaa † |
| 2007 (8th) | A. R. Rahman and Naresh Iyer | "Ru Baroo" | Rang De Basanti |
| 2007 (8th) | KK | "Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai" | Gangster |
| 2007 (8th) | Sonu Nigam | "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
| 2007 (8th) | Zubeen Garg | "Ya Ali" | Gangster ‡ |
| 2008 (9th) |
| 2008 (9th) | Shaan | Jab Se Tere Naina | Saawariya † |
| 2008 (9th) | Neeraj Shridhar | "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" | Bhool Bhulaiyaa |
| 2008 (9th) | KK | "Ajab Si" | Om Shanti Om ‡ |
| 2008 (9th) | Sukhwinder Singh | "Chak De! India | Chak De! India ‡ |
| 2008 (9th) | Wajid Ali | "Soni De Nakhre" | Partner |
| 2009 (10th) |
| 2009 (10th) | Javed Ali | Jashan-e-Baharaa | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2009 (10th) | Atif Aslam | "Pehli Nazar Mein" | Race |
| 2009 (10th) | Farhan Akhtar | "Socha Hai" | Rock On!! ‡ |
| 2009 (10th) | KK | "Khuda Jaane" | Bachna Ae Haseeno ‡ |
| 2009 (10th) | Sukhwinder Singh | "Haule Haule" | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi † |

### 2010s

| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
| 2010 (11th) |
| 2010 (11th) | Shaan | "Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" | 3 Idiots |
| 2010 (11th) | Atif Aslam | "Tu Jaane Na" | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ‡ |
| 2010 (11th) | Mohit Chauhan | "Masakali" | Delhi-6 † |
| 2010 (11th) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | "Ajj Din Chadheya" | Love Aaj Kal ‡ |
| 2010 (11th) | Sonu Nigam | "All Izz Well" | 3 Idiots |
| 2010 (11th) | Vishal Dadlani & Sukhwinder Singh | "Dhan Te Nan" | Kaminey ‡ |
| 2011 (12th) |
| 2011 (12th) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" | Dabangg |
| 2011 (12th) | Mohit Chauhan | "Pee Loon" | Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai ‡ |
| 2011 (12th) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | "Dil To Bachcha Hai" | Ishqiya † |
| 2011 (12th) | Shafqat Amanat Ali | "Bin Tere" | I Hate Luv Storys ‡ |
| 2011 (12th) | Shankar Mahadevan | "Uff Teri Adaa" | Karthik Calling Karthik |
| 2011 (12th) | Vishal Dadlani | "Adhoore" | Break Ke Baad |
| 2012 (13th) |
| 2012 (13th) | Mohit Chauhan | Nadaan Parindey" | Rockstar |
| 2012 (13th) | Ash King | "I Love You" | Bodyguard |
| 2012 (13th) | Mika Singh | "Subha Hone Na De" | Desi Boyz |
| 2012 (13th) | Kamal Khan | "Ishq Sufiana" | The Dirty Picture |
| 2012 (13th) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | "Teri Meri" | Bodyguard ‡ |
| 2013 (14th) |
| 2013 (14th) | Sonu Nigam | "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" | Agneepath |
| 2013 (14th) | Ajay Gogavale | "Deva Shree Ganesha" | Agneepath |
| 2013 (14th) | Ayushmann Khurrana | "Pani Da Rang" | Vicky Donor † |
| 2013 (14th) | Mika Singh | "Pungi" | Agent Vinod |
| 2013 (14th) | Nikhil Paul George | "Main Kya Karoon" ‡, "Aashiyan" | Barfi! |
| 2014 (15th) |
| 2014 (15th) | Arijit Singh | "Tum Hi Ho" | Aashiqui 2 † |
| 2014 (15th) | Ankit Tiwari | "Sunn Raha Hai" | Aashiqui 2 ‡ |
| 2014 (15th) | Siddharth Mahadevan | "Zinda" | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag ‡ |
| 2015 (16th) |
| 2015 (16th) | Ankit Tiwari | "Galliyan" | Ek Villain † |
| 2015 (16th) | Arijit Singh | "Muskurane" | CityLights |
| 2015 (16th) | Mika Singh | "Jumme Ki Raat" | Kick |
| 2015 (16th) | Sukhwinder Singh | "Bismil" | Haider |
| 2016 (17th) |
| 2016 (17th) | Papon | "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" | Dum Laga Ke Haisha ‡ |
| 2016 (17th) | Arijit Singh | "Hamari Adhuri Kahani" | Hamari Adhuri Kahani |
| 2016 (17th) | Arijit Singh | "Sooraj Dooba Hain" | Roy † |
| 2017 (18th) |
| 2017 (18th) | Amit Mishra | "Bulleya" | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ‡ |
| 2017 (18th) | Armaan Malik | "Besabriyaan" | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story |
| 2017 (18th) | Arijit Singh | "Channa Mereya" | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ‡ |
| 2017 (18th) | Diljit Dosanjh | "Ikk Kudi" | Udta Punjab |
| 2018 (19th) |
| 2018 (19th) | Arijit Singh | "Hawayein" | Jab Harry Met Sejal |
| 2019 (20th) |
| 2019 (20th) | Arijit Singh | "Ae Watan" | Raazi † |
| 2019 (20th) | Abhay Jodhpurkar | "Mera Naam Tu" | Zero ‡ |
| 2019 (20th) | Amit Trivedi | "Nina Da Kya Kasoor" | Andhadhun |
| 2019 (20th) | Arijit Singh | "Tera Yaar Hoon Main" | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ‡ |
| 2019 (20th) | Sukhwinder Singh | "Kar Har Maidan Fateh" | Sanju |

### 2020s

| Year | Singer | Song | Movie |
| 2020 (21st) |
| 2020 (21st) | Arijit Singh | "Ghungroo" | War |
| 2020 (21st) | Arijit Singh | "Dil Hi Toh Hai" | The Sky Is Pink |
| 2020 (21st) | B Praak | "Teri Mitti" | Kesari ‡ |
| 2020 (21st) | Divine, Naezy and Ranveer Singh | "Mere Gully Mein" | Gully Boy |
| 2020 (21st) | Sachet Tandon | "Bekhayali" | Kabir Singh ‡ |
| 2021 | AWARDS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC | AWARDS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC | AWARDS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
| 2022 (22nd) |
| 2022 (22nd) | Jubin Nautiyal | "Raatan Lambiyan" | Shershaah |
| 2022 (22nd) | Arijit Singh | "Lehra Do" | 83 |
| 2022 (22nd) | Arijit Singh | "Rait Zara Si" | Atrangi Re |
| 2022 (22nd) | Arijit Singh | "Aabaad Barbaad" | Ludo |
| 2022 (22nd) | B Praak | "Mann Bharya" | Shershaah |
| 2023 (23rd) |
| 2023 (23rd) | Arijit Singh | "Kesariya" | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva |
| 2023 (23rd) | Aditya Rao | "Behene Do" | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect |
| 2023 (23rd) | Arijit Singh | "Deva Deva" | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva |
| 2023 (23rd) | Mohit Chauhan | "Gehraiyaan (Reprise)" | Gehraiyaan |
| 2023 (23rd) | Kanish Seth | "Rangisari" | Jugjugg Jeeyo |
| 2024 (24th) |
| 2024 (24th) | Bhupinder Babbal | "Arjan Vailly" | Animal † |
| 2024 (24th) | Arijit Singh | "Satranga" | Animal ‡ |
| 2024 (24th) | Arijit Singh | "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" | Pathaan |
| 2024 (24th) | Diljit Dosanjh | "Banda" | Dunki |
| 2024 (24th) | Vishal Mishra | "Pehle Bhi Main" | Animal |
| 2025 (25th) |
| 2025 (25th) | Jubin Nautiyal | "Dua" | Article 370 |
| 2025 (25th) | Arijit Singh | "Sajni" | Laapataa Ladies |
| 2025 (25th) | Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah | "Naina" | Crew |
| 2025 (25th) | Karan Aujla | "Tauba Tauba" | Bad Newz |
| 2025 (25th) | Mitraz | "Akhiyaan Gulaab" | Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya |