Balen – the Nepali prime minister topping the charts

Monocle Radio's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the charts in Nepal, where the country’s new prime minister is number one.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mexico to Brazil, Fernando Augusto Pacheco tunes in to the world’s rising music markets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Midnight Express’, Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to some of the most iconic winners in the Oscars’ Best Original Score category.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top tracks in South Korea this week, from another Ive megahit to the smooth tones of Lim Young-woong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the pop divas you should know: electropop queen Aitana, the exciting sounds of Theodora, dance-floor-ready tracks by Amaarae, sunny Marina Sena and Aussie techno-pop princess Sam Quealy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top-five songs in Greece, including new music by Eleni Foureira and Greek icons Anna Vissi and Konstantinos Argiros.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs at this year's Carnival in Brazil, from a disco-diva classic to a song about looking sexy on a jet ski.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco celebrates the music of Puerto Rico after Bad Bunny’s historic Album of the Year win at this year’s Grammys.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top-five songs in Sweden, including an old hit by Zara Larsson. Plus: how an AI-made number one was banned from the charts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.