Country-by-country music trends
We snapshot what's playing in 50 countries — split into domestic acts and foreign acts on each country's charts. Sources include the IFPI Global Music Report 2026, Billboard, Official Charts, Melon and Spotify country dailies. Each detail page covers the song-level context and generational, regional and economic breakdowns.
East Asia
North America
Western Europe
- United KingdomA new generation of women — Adele's heirs — leads
- GermanyDeutschrap is the youth mainstream alongside schlager
- FranceWorld-class French rap with deep Afro fusion
- ItalyDomestic-language music holds 90% of the chart
- SpainLatin urbano led by Bad Bunny dominates long-term
- NetherlandsAnglo-American hits up top; Nederpop stays plainspoken
- SwitzerlandThree languages — German, French, Italian — run side by side
- PortugalShares a Lusophone market with Brazil
- IrelandUK / US imports rule; Hozier carries the local flag
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Northern & Eastern Europe
South Asia
Latin America & the Caribbean
- MexicoMexican folk × hip-hop crossing into global hits
- BrazilSertanejo and Brazilian funk are the national pulse
- ArgentinaYoung rappers via Bizarrap make global noise
- ColombiaA Latin-dance export superpower
- ChileDomestic trap and Korean K-pop run roughly 50/50
- PeruAccordion-driven cumbia stays in steady rotation
- Puerto RicoThe global engine of urbano led by Bad Bunny
- Dominican RepublicHigh-speed dembow / perreo defines the dance floor
- CubaHavana barrio reparto is the fastest-rising dance sound