Top 15 Hindi hits of KJ Yesudas

K.J.Yesudas, the singer with the celestial voice, turns 69 on Jan 10. Here is a tribute to the musical genius!
Top 15 Hindi hits of KJ Yesudas
It would be an ardous task to list KJY's southie super hits, for it would run into hundreds. We present a list of the top 15 hindi hits of this superstar singer, who turns 69. today!
Born to Augustine Joseph, a well-known Malayalam classical musician and stage actor and Elizabeth in Fort Kochi, Kerala, Yesudas earned fame in Mollywood in the early 60's.
He has rendered more than 40,000 songs in about 15 different languages and has left indelible impressions wherever he went. Known as the "Jim Reeves of South India" in his prime, KJY stormed Bollywood with the film 'Chitchor'. The mellifluous voice of Yesudas combined with the magic music from Ravindra Jain had the whole of India in a spell. He went on to sing some of the most memorable film songs in Bollywood history.
Here we go, with the list of Yesudas' 15 Hindi hits.

1. "Jab deep jale aana..."

Film: 'Chitchor' 1976
Music by: Ravindra Jain
Singers: Yesudas, Hemlata
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Cast: Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab

2. "Chand akela jaye sakhi"

Film: 'Aalap' 1977
Music by: Jaidev
Singer: Yesudas
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha