Join Caroline Wright in Kea‘au, Hawai‘i and Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia as they count down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the charts according to BluegrassToday.com.As always, Mike and Caroline will share some of this week's freshest, ripest bluegrass news. They’ll introduce four debut tunes and count down to a brand new #1 single. And in a new installment of PICKIN’ ON THE PLANET, they’re gonna go all the way to the lovely Southeast Asian country of Thailand. That’s where they’ll visit banjo picker and bluegrass instigator Sunny Sachdev. Thailand has a surprisingly rich and active country music scene, which has UNsurprisingly spawned an enthusiastic and growing bluegrass community. In this segment, check out some of the country and yodeling stars who inspired today’s bluegrass musicians in Thailand, and hear some fine pickin’ from Sunny and his friends from Bluegrass Underground Bangkok!This week also brings a new installment of WHO DID IT BEST, in which Mike and Caroline will play some old and new cover versions of a single classic bluegrass tune! Listen for renditions by (among others) the Stanley Brothers, Ralph II, Big Timber Bluegrass, Dale Ann Bradley & Vince Gill, and the Bluestack Mountain Boys from Dublin, Ireland! Who did it best? You decide! Check it out on Sunday, January 29th, 2023, at podomatic.com/podcasts/mkear or on iHeart radio, Apple/iTunes, Amazon Music, Player FM, Audible, or wherever you catch your favorite podcasts! You can also download the Podomatic app to your phone or tablet, follow our pod, and never miss an episode! And join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/bttop20 for advance notice of upcoming episodes, backstories and links for some of the show’s featured segments, and much more!