Ever wondered why some songs are so much more loved than others? The songs listed below give us some insight into what makes some songs special. These are my personal favorites from the list of Bollywood songs/albums that have won a National Award in the Best Singer category over the last decade. Enjoy!

Movie: Lagaan
Year: 2002
Song: Mitwa
Award Winning Singer: Udit Narayan
Music Director: A R Rahman
Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Srinivas
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

Movie: Dil Chahta Hai
Year:  2002
Song: Jaane Kyon
Award Winning Singer: Udit Narayan
Music Director: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Singers: Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

Movie: Devdas
Year: 2003
Song: Bairi Piya
Award Winning Singer: Shreya Ghoshal
Music Director: Ismail Darbar
Singers: Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal
Lyrics: Nusrat Bard

Movie: Kal Ho Naa Ho
Year: 2004
Song: Kal Ho Naa Ho
Award Winning Singer: Sonu Nigam
Music Director: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Singers: Sonu Nigam
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

Movie: Swades
Year: 2005
Song: Yeh Tara Woh Tara
Award Winning Singer: Udit Narayan
Music Director: A R Rahman
Singers: Udit Narayan , Baby Pooja , Master Vignesh
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

Movie: Rang De Basanti
Year: 2006
Song: Roobaroo
Award Winning Singer: Naresh Iyer
Music Director: A R Rahman
Singers: A R Rahman, Naresh Iyer
Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi

Movie: Paheli
Year: 2006
Song: Dhire Jalna
Award Winning Singer: Shreya Ghoshal
Music Director: M M Kreem
Singers: Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal
Lyrics: Gulzar

Movie: Taare Zameen Par
Year: 2008
Song: Maa
Award Winning Singer: Shankar Mahadevan
Music Director: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Singers: Shankar Mahadevan
Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi

Movie: Jab We Met
Year: 2008
Song: Yeh Ishq Hai
Award Winning Singer: Shreya Ghoshal
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Singers: Shreya Ghoshal
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil

Movie: Ishqiya
Year: 2011
Song: Badi Dheere Jali
Award Winning Singer: Rekha Bhardwaj
Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Singers: Rekha Bhardwaj
Lyrics: Gulzar

Want more? Here is the complete list of National Awards for Hindi film music.