Best Old Persian Love Songs 2026 FarsiChart · live ranking
The most-played old Persian love songs, everything released up to the end of the 1380s. Three quarters of this page is classical, and the oldest record on it is from 1974 — still being played fifty years later.
Updated daily · September 10, 2026
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The most-played old Persian love songs
As of September 10, 2026 they are Gheseh Eshgh, Azize Delami and Shabeh Eshgh, across 60 songs on this chart.
Fifty years and still playing
The oldest record here is from 1974 and it is still accumulating plays. Moein holds the most places, with Ebi, Hayedeh and Benyamin Bahadori behind him.
Romance was a classical form first
About three quarters of this page is traditional. On the new love chart that share collapses and more than eight in ten are pop — the clearest before-and-after on the site.
Where to go next
For every era see the love chart; for the classical cut of it alone, traditional love songs.
How this list is built
A person confirmed the mood of every song; the era comes from its own release date. Plays decide position only.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as old here?
Anything up to the end of the 1380s, so 2011 and earlier. The oldest entry is from 1974.
Who leads it?
Moein by a clear margin, with Ebi behind him, then Hayedeh and Benyamin Bahadori.
Why so much classical?
Because romance in Persian music was a classical form long before it was a pop one. Roughly three quarters of this chart is filed as traditional.
Is the beloved always a person?
Not always. Persian mystical poetry addresses the divine in the language of romantic love, and a good part of this repertoire sets exactly those poems.
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