Other Achievements
- By 2004, Rahman had sold more than 150 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists.
- Time magazine has described him as "India's most prominent movie songwriter".
- In 2009, Time magazine placed him in its list of World's Most Influential People.
- His name has also been included in the list of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World, issued by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in Amman, Jordan.
- The signature tune for telecom company Airtel, composed by Rahman, is the world's most downloaded mobile music with over 150 million downloads.
- The album rights for Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain were bought by Sa Re Ga Ma for a then record sum of 2.2 crores. The record was reset by Sivaji: The Boss in 2007, and later by Enthiran in 2010.
- Enthiran reached #1 in the iTunes Top 10 World Albums chart, making it the first Indian album to reach the spot.
Read more about this topic: List Of Awards And Nominations Received By A. R. Rahman
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