Castuner

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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100 episodes

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