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The Global Countdown

Monocle

Join Fernando Augusto Pacheco for a spin through the hits and misses of the world’s music charts, from the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between. Whether it’s tropical treats from his native Brazil, a surprise hip-hop smash in Mongolia or the latest Swedish pop sensation, Fernando is on hand every week to ensure you never miss a beat.

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Episodios

100 episodios

  1. A sneak peek at Monocle Radio’s winter playlist 8:11
  2. How the US charts connected to the midterms 10:00
  3. Uptempo pop from Kazakhstan 7:22
  4. The fun world of Finnish pop 10:18
  5. Brazil: The land of ‘sertanejo’ music 11:56
  6. The songs that have defined Brazilian politics 10:15
  7. The top songs in Sri Lanka 7:36
  8. Slovakia’s new global pop star 8:18
  9. The wonders of Egyptian pop 7:55
  10. An end-of-summer playlist celebrating Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference Lisbon 8:58
  11. Monocle Radio’s September playlist preview 8:22
  12. Switzerland’s 2026 summer hits 9:40
  13. Italy’s summer hits of 2026 7:59
  14. Five songs to enjoy this summer 8:41
  15. The summer is magic: A collection of sunny songs 8:27
  16. The summery Spanish charts 7:37
  17. The Global Countdown’s World Cup final: Which country’s music will come out on top? 11:10
  18. World Cup special: Groups K and L 9:01
  19. World Cup special: Groups I and J 8:04
  20. World Cup special: Groups G and H 7:28
  21. World Cup special: Groups E and F 9:13
  22. World Cup special: Groups C and D 7:02
  23. World Cup special: Groups A and B 7:50
  24. What's on Namibia’s music charts? 7:19
  25. A celebration of Bulgarian pop 8:40
  26. The Eurovision songs that you need to know 11:24
  27. Eurovision 2026 favourites 9:51
  28. The sounds of the Dutch Caribbean 7:06
  29. When the Hungarian music charts turn political 8:23
  30. The UAE charts are a global peek to international music 7:59
  31. The kings and queens of the Colombian charts 10:09
  32. Balen – the Nepali prime minister topping the charts 7:59
  33. Sampling the world’s rising music markets from Mexico to Brazil 10:11
  34. A look at who is topping the charts in the world’s biggest music markets 9:10
  35. A chronological journey through Best Original Score winners at the Oscars 10:03
  36. What’s on the South Korean charts this week? 9:06
  37. The pop divas you should know 10:29
  38. The top-five songs in Greece 7:21
  39. Brazilian Carnival special: The songs to know in 2026 10:42
  40. A Puerto Rican music celebration 8:58
  41. How the Swedish charts blocked an AI-made number one, and the star power of Zara Larsson 8:39
  42. The music charts from the world’s top-five economies 7:58
  43. Sunny hits from Côte d'Ivoire 9:51
  44. The appeal of the British Christmas number one 11:03
  45. Monocle Radio’s favourite songs 9:46
  46. Monocle ‘Alpino’ playlist 9:40
  47. The Cambodian hit parade 8:42
  48. Highlights from the Monocle Radio playlist 9:08
  49. The divas of Belém 11:06
  50. Rosalía’s return to the Spanish charts with ‘Berghain’ 9:22