Definitely 1960s is the most glorious decade of Lata Mangeshkars career and my personal favourite too.

We can add countless adjectives to her talent, singing abilities and dedication towards the field of Indian music.

On her 90 th birthday I was so happy that I left my lunch and evening tea and sat before computer to write one special article for her my birthday gift.

It took one complete day to finish it, but I was so happy then.

Its only a few days since then, and in that list I categorized her songs based on different heroines, particularly in the old era.

She has become a part of our lives right from the day we are born, so are her songs.

So she has become our habit, which we love to keep with ourselves from dawn till we sleep.

We are extremely proud to live in the era where she also lives.

So this list is only temporary and more songs may be added later.

This list contains 500 Lata Mangeshkar hit songs, Let me begin the list with prayers for Didi.

She reached Mumbai in 1945, after which she embarked on a new journey no one would have ever imagined to reach such a glorious destination.

In those days singing actresses were high in demand, and the technique of playback singing had just come to exist.

With the songs of Barsaat composed by debutants Shankar Jaikishen in 1949, she shot to instant fame.

As a playback singer there was no turning back and she conquered new heights.

SJ went on to record countless hit songs with Lata, and other leading composers like S.

D. Burman, Naushad and Madan Mohan also specially reserved songs for her.

As there are only a few memorable Lata songs in the 1940s, I simply clubbed them together.

Among all composers, her association with Shankar Jaikishen remained most successful.

Her voice was frequently used by composers for Nargis, Nutan, Vyjayanthimala, Madhubala etc.

She also recorded songs with Madan Mohan, Datta Ram, Hemant Kumar etc.

Among her co-singers she was successful with Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Manna Dey, and she also recorded a very few songs with Kishore Kumar.

She also sang for Vyjayanthimala, Nutan etc who had a glorious period in the 1960s.

Though she recorded several iconic songs with Shankar-Jaikishen, 1960s is best remembered for her combo songs with Madan Mohan, which began in the late 1950s.

It is equally significant to SJ-Rafi combo songs of decade, if we look back now, though total songs are comparatively low.

Except O. P. Nayyar, all leading composers recorded her songs for movies.

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