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13 Heartfelt, Unforgettable Goodbye Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Polina Zimmerman, Zeynep Sude Emek from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; Mayank Baranwal on Unsplash]

13 Heartfelt, Unforgettable Goodbye Songs | Playlist

13 Heartfelt, Unforgettable Goodbye Songs features songs by AJR, Kristinia DeBarge, RAYE, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, and Steam.

By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 26, 2026 ago

Goodbye: 5 Gems No. 14 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Goodbye | 5 Gems

Goodbye: 5 Gems No. 14 (2026) features songs by ADONXS, AJR, Artemas, Kristinia DeBarge, and Sabrina Carpenter.

By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 13, 2026 ago

15 More Songs Where U Know What TIME 🕕 It Is (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mario Spencer, Nikita Pishchugin, VICO ORTIZO from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

15 More Songs Where U Know What TIME 🕕 It Is | Playlist

15 More Songs Where U Know What TIME 🕕 It Is features songs by Artemas, Beyoncé, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, The Weeknd, and The Zombies.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsMarch 6, 2026 ago

Kristinia DeBarge, Goodbye: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

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Kristinia DeBarge, Goodbye | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the second edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Goodbye,” the top 15 one-hit wonder by Kristinia DeBarge.

By the musical hype, 6 monthsJanuary 13, 2026 ago

11 Songs Associated with Number One, Vol. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; VICO ORTIZO from Pexels; AcatXlo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gerd Altmann from Pixabay]

11 Songs Associated with Number One, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

11 Songs Associated with Number One, Vol. 3 features songs by ETHAN, Great White, Mad Tsai, Mary J. Blige, and The 5th Dimension.

By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 7, 2025 ago

Step Up with These 11 Step Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Farhad Irani, George Pak, RAJESH KUMAR VERMA from Pexels; 1820796, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, VLB31 from Pixabay]

Step Up with These 11 Step Songs | Playlist 🎧

Step Up with These 11 Step Songs features music courtesy of Ciara, John Coltrane, Kendrick Lamar, Kierra Sheard, and Whitney Houston.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 6, 2024 ago

Kierra Sheard, One Step at a Time: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 14 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Karew Records & Ent, LLC; Hamid Tajik, Qamar Rehman, vansh mehta, Viridiana Rivera via Pexels]

Kierra Sheard, One Step at a Time | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 14th edition of Music Lifts (2024), we’re uplifted by contemporary gospel artist, Kierra Sheard, performing, “One Step at a Time.”

By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 7, 2024 ago

15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 3 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels Sergey Torbik]

15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 3 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, BLEU, Lady Gaga, Scissor Sisters & ShyBoy.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 5, 2022 ago

Omarion, “O”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 65 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Sony BMG Entertainment, Tazz Vaughn]

Omarion, “O” | After Dark 🕛 🌃

In the 65th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “O” performed by Omarion.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 30, 2022 ago

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