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  • Culture
  • London
  • Episode 237
  • 19 Mar 2026
  • 9 min

A look at who is topping the charts in the world’s biggest music markets

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  • The Global Countdown
  • Culture
  • London
  • Episode 237
  • 9 min

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the chart-toppers in the world’s five largest music markets, from catchy country tunes and German hip-hop to a goodbye song by a Japanese boy band.

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  • Fernando Augusto Pacheco

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