Hear the world
Album
by João Gilberto (1958)
Start with the albums that shaped 101 countries. Pick a place you know little about and press play. Every list is ranked, short enough to finish and linked to a listen. World radio comes next.
Radio stations: in development
Today
CLAPCLAPCLAP!IV of Spades, 2019
Yesterday: Lacuna Coil – Comalies (Italy)
Available now
Ranked lists of essential albums from 101 countries. Press play to listen with Spotify. See all countries →
Time travel
Pick a decade and see which albums from around the world came out then.
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In development
The full Hookito experience will put sound on the globe. These parts are being built and are not available on this preview yet:
Until then, the album lists above are free to use, with no account.
Yes. Press play on an album to listen with Spotify on the page (it loads only after you allow it), or open it in Spotify or Apple Music. Hookito doesn’t host the music itself.
They are curated by Hookito from music research.
Radio stations from around the world are in development and not available on this preview yet. The album lists are the first part of Hookito Audio you can use today.
There are album lists for 101 countries so far. Some countries have too few well-documented albums for a list yet. Suggestions are welcome at submissions@hookito.com, with “Music” in the subject.
Philippines
United States24 albums
United Kingdom25 albums
Germany34 albums
France58 albums
Japan47 albums
Brazil47 albums
Italy64 albums
Spain48 albums
Nigeria14 albums
Jamaica20 albums
South Korea26 albums
Mexico15 albums