![Than: 5 Gems No. 31 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deepak Maurya from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/than-5-gems-31-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Than → 5 Gems
Than: 5 Gems No. 31 (2026) features songs by Boston, Donnie Hathaway, JENNIE, Mary J. Blige, and Sebastian Croft.
![13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kenneth Surillo from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-myself-and-myself-only-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs → Playlist
13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs features songs by Artemas, Céline Dion, Divinyls, kwn, Oliver Tree, and Wyatt Flores.
![13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex wolf mx, Antoni Shkraba, Bruno Dias, Gerardo Manzano, Mateus Rodrigues, PC MATTI, Polina Tankilevitch, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; Aaron Barrera, Dustin Chu from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-highly-engaging-queer-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs → Playlist
13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs features songs by Arca & Planningtorock, Dog Park Dissidents, Louis Dunford, McCafferty, Ryan Cassata, and The Irrepressibles.
![13 Fantastic Songs About Friends (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; PNW Production from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/13-fantastic-songs-about-friends.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Fantastic Songs About Friends | Playlist
13 Fantastic Songs About Friends features songs by Alexander Stewart x Lauren Spencer Smith, Baby Rose x Leon Thomas, Drake, Foo Fighters, Gracie Abrams & Jordan Firstman.
![Striking Bops from September 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/striking-bops-from-september-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Striking Bops from September 2026 | Playlist
Striking Bops from September 2026 features songs by Ashe, Dominic Fike, Greyson Chance, John Legend, LISA, and The Kid LAROI.
![Lavender: 5 Gems No. 29 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pixabay from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lavender-5-gems-29-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Lavender | 5 Gems
Lavender: 5 Gems No. 29 (2026) features songs by Daley, Disclosure, Jake Wesley Rogers, JVKE, and Taylor Swift.
![13 Indelible Songs That Reference Social Media (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mykhailo Petrenko from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/13-indelible-songs-that-reference-social-media.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Indelible Songs That Reference Social Media | Playlist
13 Indelible Songs That Reference Social Media features songs by Central Cee, Djo, Gorillaz, KATSEYE, RAYE, and The Chainsmokers.
![Electric Light Orchestra, Don’t Bring Me Down: Throwback Vibez No. 95 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Epic Records; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down-throwback-vibez-95-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Electric Light Orchestra, Don’t Bring Me Down | Throwback Vibez
In the 95th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Don’t Bring Me Down” by the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra.
![15 Fabulous Fever-Filled Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Diva Plavalaguna from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/15-fabulous-fever-filled-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
15 Fabulous Fever-Filled Songs | Playlist
15 Fabulous Fever-Filled Songs features songs by Alex Warren, Angrybaby, Bee Gees, Buckshot & fakemink, Dua Lipa, and Stevie Wonder.
![Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Jacob obadiah from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/word-5-gems-27-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Word | 5 Gems
Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ed Sheeran, LUKAS OSCAR, Madonna, and Thomas Whitfield.
![20 Memorable Classics from 1986 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20-memorable-classics-from-1986.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
20 Memorable Classics from 1986 | Playlist
20 Memorable Classics from 1986 features songs by Cameo, Europe, Janet Jackson, Lionel Richie, Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, and The Bangles.
![RAYE, The WhatsApp Shakespeare.: Wacky Wednesday No. 35 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RAYE / Human Re Sources; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/raye-the-whatsapp-shakespeare-wacky-wednesday-35-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
RAYE, The WhatsApp Shakespeare. | Wacky Wednesday
In the 35th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “The WhatsApp Shakespeare.,” performed by RAYE.