Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist
![Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, BIGHIT MUSIC, Blues Babe Records LLC, Columbia Records, Create Music Group Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, Erskine Records Limited, Famous Studios, Geffen Records, Human Re Sources, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Orchard, Transgressive Records Ltd.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/best-songs-of-2026-so-far.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, BIGHIT MUSIC, Blues Babe Records LLC, Columbia Records, Create Music Group Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, Erskine Records Limited, Famous Studios, Geffen Records, Human Re Sources, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Orchard, Transgressive Records Ltd.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/best-songs-of-2026-so-far.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.
![Daley, Lavender [📷: TEXX7 RECORDS / The SRG/ILS Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/daley-lavender.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ English R&B/soul singer-songwriter Daley drops a bomb soundtrack for the bedroom with his soulful, purple single, “Lavender.”
![kwn, touch myself: Spicy Tunez No. 46 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/kwn-touch-myself-spicy-tunes-46-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 46th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “touch myself” by kwn.
![15 Captivating Whip Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/15-captivating-whip-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Captivating Whip Songs features songs by Arca, Architects, Clipse, Devo, Silentó, and WILLOW.
![Job: 5 Gems No. 17 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/job-5-gems-17-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Job: 5 Gems No. 17 (2026) Gems features songs by Feng, Kim Petras, Alicia Keys, Dorrough Music, and Johnny Paycheck.
![Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Carlos Aguilar, Felix Young, Marcelo Chagas, Nataly Rodriz, Zakaria HANIF from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/girl-these-songs-are-about-you-vol-3.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 3 features songs by Doechii, Edwyn Collins, Harry Styles, Isaia Huron, Laufey, and Megan Thee Stallion.
![15 Interesting Songs Where I-S is the Keyword (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Khalifa Yahaya from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/15-interesting-songs-where-i-s-is-the-keyword.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Interesting Songs Where I-S is the Keyword features songs by Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Leon Thomas, Melanie Martinez, RAYE, and Sam Cooke.
![RAYE, Amma & Absolutely, Joy.: Music Lifts No. 22 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RAYE / Human Re Sources; Emma Bauso, foad shariyati, nappy, Niko Twisty, Victoria Strelka_ph, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/raye-amma-absolutely-joy-music-lifts-22-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 22nd edition of Music Lifts (2026), we’re uplifted by British singer-songwriters RAYE, Amma, and Absolutely performing “Joy.”
![Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; FRANK MERIÑO, Ketut Subiyanto, Los Muertos Crew, Mateus Rodrigues, Mikhail Nilov, Ronê Ferreira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/bops-from-2026-that-make-you-beam-with-pride.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride features Arlo Parks, Bentley Robles, Durand Bernarr, Kyle Alessandro, Lady Gaga x Doechii & Spilata.
![Striking Bops from May 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/striking-bops-from-may-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from May 2026 features songs by Diljit Dosanjh, Durand Bernarr, Joyce Wrice, Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and Wyatt Flores.
![Charli xcx, SS26 [📷: Charli XCX, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/charli-xcx-ss26.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX delivers a catchy but reflective and thought-provoking pop/rock single in “SS26.”
![Lola Young, From Down Here [📷: Day One Music Limited / Universal Music Operations Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lola-young-from-down-here.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning South East London singer-songwriter Lola Young shines on her authentic, introspective single, “From Down Here.”