Ghulam Abbas started his career as playback singer in a Punjabi film but got breakthrough from film Ajnabi in 1975 with a hit song "Woh aa to jaye magar mera pyar hi kum hai...". Here are some of his hit songs:

• Mil jata hai yaar magar pyar nahin milta
• Dekh kar tujh ko main gham dil ke bhula deta hun
• Hari bhari abadian, geet gati wadian...
• Doli tore ga aj Behan di ajj Veer pyara...
• Jan-e-Tamanna, kab tak tum na, pyar mera pehchano ge...