Discover historical music countdowns, year-end charts and retrospective compilations from around the world. Our YouTube channels bring decades of music history back to life through carefully researched videos based on official music charts, radio airplay, sales data and historical sources.
🇪🇸 José Araujo (Spanish)
Historical countdowns featuring Peru, Mexico, Latin America and international hits, with a strong focus on the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
- Monthly Top 20 countdowns
- Peru, Mexico and Latin America
- International hits in Spanish-speaking markets
- 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
- Historical chart specials
🌍 José Araujo International
Historical countdowns dedicated to Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and other international music markets, including Top 100s, Top 200s and annual chart retrospectives.
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Europe
- Worldwide rankings
- Top 100s
- Top 200s
- Annual countdowns
⭐ Featured Series
Explore some of our most popular historical countdowns and chart retrospectives:
- 🇩🇪 Germany Top 200
- 🇬🇧 UK Top 200
- 🇪🇺 Eurochart Top 100
- 🇲🇽 Mexico Year-End Top 100
- 🇲🇽 Notitas Musicales Conteos anuales
- 🇵🇪 Peru Year-End Top 100
- 🇺🇸 USA Latino Year-End Top 100
- 🌍 World Chart Show Year-End Top 100
Why Our Videos Are Different
Unlike many music countdown channels, our videos are built on historical research rather than popularity or personal opinion. Every countdown is carefully compiled using reliable historical sources whenever available, with the goal of preserving the musical history of radio and record charts as accurately as possible.
Our research draws from:
- 📊 Official national music charts
- 📻 Historical radio airplay rankings
- 📰 Record industry publications
- 📚 Music archives and historical documents
- 🔎 Original research and cross-referenced data
- 💿 Rare promotional music service collections
- 🎙️ Original radio recordings and chart broadcasts
Whether you’re rediscovering a favorite hit or researching chart history, our goal is to present each countdown with historical accuracy, context, and respect for the original sources.
Join Our Community
Whether you’re rediscovering the soundtrack of your youth, researching music history, or simply exploring the evolution of charts around the world, we invite you to join our growing community of music enthusiasts.
Subscribe to our YouTube channels, explore our playlists, and revisit the songs that defined generations. If our videos bring back special memories, we’d love to hear your stories in the comments and share the journey through music history together.
Thank you for being part of Charts Around The World and helping preserve the history of popular music for future generations.
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Continue exploring the Charts Around The World archive through our growing collection of historical resources.
📈 Historical Music Charts
Explore national, international, airplay, sales and streaming charts from around the world.
💿 Radio Music Services Archive
Discover promotional music services, radio programming resources and historical broadcasting archives.
📻 Radio Chart Shows
Explore the world’s most influential syndicated music countdown programs.
👤 Artist Biographies
Discover historical artist profiles, verified discographies and chart achievements.
🎬 YouTube Channels
Experience music history through historical countdowns, chart archives and retrospective music compilations.
🤝 Contribute
Help preserve music history by sharing historical charts, recordings, publications and archival material.
ℹ️ About
Learn about the mission, vision and history behind Charts Around The World and its commitment to preserving music history.