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.
![13 Songs Where the MORE the Better (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ann H from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/13-songs-where-the-more-the-better.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where the MORE the Better features songs by Angie Stone, Britney Spears, BTS, Mary J. Blige, Niall Horan, and Phil Collins.
![Naughty Songs Where Sex is the Modus Operandi (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airam Dato-on, cottonbro studio, ivan alba, Ketut Subiyanto, Mikhail Nilov, Vitaly Gariev from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/naughty-songs-where-sex-is-the-modus-operandi.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Naughty Songs Where Sex is the Modus Operandi features songs by Baby Keem, Gemaine, JORDY, Klovis Gaynor, Lola Young, and Robyn.
![Baby Keem, $ex Appeal: Spicy Tunez No. 48 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang LLC / Columbia Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/baby-keem-sex-appeal-spicy-tunes-48-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 48th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “$ex Appeal” by Baby Keem featuring Too $hort.
![A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, cottonbro studio, Elle Hughes, Rodrigo Gabotto from Pexels; AcatXIo, lin2015, Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/a-marvelous-sampling-of-m-songs.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs features songs by Artemas, Benson Boone, Leon Thomas, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tommy Richman.
![13 Entertaining Songs Concerned About the End (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Adenir Figueiredo Carvalho from Pexels AcatXIo, Colleen ODell, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/13-entertaining-songs-concerned-about-the-end.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Entertaining Songs Concerned About the End features songs by Ariana Grande, Ben Harper, Conan Gray, Dua Lipa, Joesef, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift.
![20 More Great Songs All About Men! (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Abd Elrahman Elokby, Andrea Piacquadio, Becca Correia, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Marcelo Chagas, Rizwan Aslam, Wictor Cardoso from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay; Dave Goudreau, Levi Meir Clancy from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20-more-great-songs-all-about-men.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1)
20 More Great Songs All About Men! features songs by beabadoobee, Jonny McGovern, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, and Nelly Furtado.
![Nelly Furtado, Maneater: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 47 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Geffen; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/nelly-furtado-maneater-bangerz-n-bopz-47-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 47th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Maneater” performed by Grammy-winning pop singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado.
![Luke James, I Want You: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 5 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Island; Elias Souza from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/luke-james-i-want-you-1-hit-wonderful-5-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 5th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2024), we highlight “I Want You” performed by Grammy-nominated R&B artist, Luke James.
![What Do These 13 Songs Give? [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Dmitry, Olha Ruskykh, Orione Conceição, Yelena Odintsova from Pexels; Alexa, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/what-do-these-13-songs-give.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
What Do These 13 Songs Give? features music courtesy of Britney Spears, Maggie Rogers, Miguel, Rick James, and Sam Smith.
![GIMME: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 37 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gimme-3-to-5-bops-37-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gimme: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 37 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Britney Spears, Joji, Sam Smith, and The Spencer Davis Group.
![Nelly Furtado, “Promiscuous”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 79 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Foundry Co, Geffen, John lucas, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/nelly-furtado-promiscuous-after-dark-79-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 79th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland.