1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years → Playlist
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.

In the 80th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Across 110th Street” by soul singer-songwriter Bobby Womack.
![Bobby Womack, Woman’s Gotta Have It: Throwback Vibez No. 60 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol Records, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/bobby-womack-womans-gotta-have-it-throwback-vibez-60-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 60th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Woman’s Gotta Have It” by the soul singer extraordinaire Bobby Womack.
![13 Fabulous Songs That Lead the Way (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Kate, Marcin, Mohamed Hassan, OpenIcons from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/13-fabulous-songs-that-lead-the-way.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Fabulous Songs That Lead the Way features songs by Artemas, Backstreet Boys, Carl Bean, Mariah Carey, Mark Ambor, and Whitney Houston.
![15 Captivating, Hypothetical If Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/15-captivating-hypothetical-if-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Captivating, Hypothetical If Songs features songs by Alicia Keys, Artemas, Bobby Womack, Britney Spears, Patti LaBelle, and Yeat.
![11 Lovely, Lonely Songs, Part 1 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bùi Hoàng Long, Fatoba Tolulope Ifemide, Kamshotthat, Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-lovely-lonely-songs-part-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Lovely, Lonely Songs, Part 1 features songs by Conan Gray, Bobby Womack, Halsey, The Main Ingredient, and Rob Thomas.
![Bobby Womack vs. K-Ci: Head 2 Head No. 48 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., Geffen; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/bobby-womack-vs-k-ci-head-2-head-48-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 48th edition of Head 2 Head (2024), Bobby Womack and K-Ci contend for the best rendition of “If You Think You’re Lonely Now.”
![K-Ci, If You Think You’re Lonely Now: Covers No. 49 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Geffen; Alan Cordero, Ba Tik, Kampus Production, Matteo Milan, SHVETS production from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors, StockSnap, Vicki Hamilton from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/k-ci-if-you-think-youre-lonely-now-covers-49-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 49th edition of COVERS (2024), K-Ci delivers a compelling rendition of “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” originally performed by Bobby Womack.
![13 More Irresistible YOU Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alla Eddine Taleb, Jose Musa, Khalil Ahmad, Kindel Media, Shazard R. from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/13-more-irresistible-you-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 More Irresistible YOU Songs features songs by Bobby Womack, Hall & Oates, Mary J. Blige, Mathew V, The Staple Singers, and Vardaan Arora.
![Bobby Womack, If You Think You’re Lonely Now: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 186 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/bobby-womack-if-you-think-youre-lonely-now-throwback-vibez-186-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 186th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” by Bobby Womack.
![Donny Hathaway vs. Bobby Womack: Head 2 Head No. 19 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., Atlantic; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/donny-hathaway-vs-bobby-womack-head-2-head-19-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Head 2 Head (2024), Donny Hathaway and Bobby Womack contend for the best rendition of “Someday We’ll All Be Free.”
![Bobby Womack, Someday We’ll All Be Free: Covers No. 19 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.; Andrea Piacquadio, cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Matteo Milan from Pexels; MR1313, OpenClipart-Vectors, Vicki Hamilton from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bobby-womack-someday-well-all-be-free-covers-19-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of COVERS (2024), Bobby Womack delivers a compelling rendition of “Someday We’ll All Be Free,” originally performed by Donny Hathaway.