13 Songs Where the COUNT is Crucial → Playlist
![13 Songs Where the COUNT is Crucial (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-songs-where-the-count-is-crucial.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where the COUNT is Crucial features songs by Beyoncé, Brandy, Bruno Mars, Europe, Megadeth, & OneRepublic.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![13 Songs Where the COUNT is Crucial (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-songs-where-the-count-is-crucial.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where the COUNT is Crucial features songs by Beyoncé, Brandy, Bruno Mars, Europe, Megadeth, & OneRepublic.
![Victoria Monét, Almost: Spicy Tunez No. 65 (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/2026/10/victoria-monet-almost-spicy-tunes-65-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 65th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Almost” by Victoria Monét.
![13 Dynamite Do Not & Does Not Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; from Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/13-dynamite-do-not-does-not-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Dynamite Do Not & Does Not Songs features songs by Brandy, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Jill Scott, Kelly Clarkson, Ruel, and Wilson Pickett.
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![Brandy vs. Mark Wills: Head 2 Head No. 41 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, Mercury; cottonbro studio, Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brandy-vs-mark-wills-head-2-head-41-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 41st edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Brandy and Mark Wills contend for the best rendition of “Almost Doesn’t Count.”
![Mark Wills, Almost Doesn’t Count: Covers No. 36 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/mark-wills-almost-doesnt-count-covers-36-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of COVERS (2025), Mark Wills delivers a compelling rendition of “Almost Doesn’t Count,” originally performed by Brandy.
![Brandy, Almost Doesn’t Count: Throwback Vibez No. 172 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brandy-almost-doesnt-count-throwback-vibez-172-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 172nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Almost Doesn’t Count” by Grammy-winning R&B singer Brandy.
![Patti LaBelle vs. Kimberley Locke: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 51 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Curb, Philadelphia International; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/patti-labelle-vs-kimberley-locke-head-2-head-51-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 51st edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Patti LaBelle and Kimberley Locke contend for the best rendition of “Over the Rainbow.”
![Kimberley Locke, Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Covers No. 50 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Curb; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kimberley-locke-somewhere-over-the-rainbow-covers-50-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 50th edition of COVERS (2023), Kimberley Locke delivers a compelling rendition of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” originally performed by Judy Garland.