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.
![Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/interesting-songs-that-feature-acronym-titles-vol-4.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 4 features songs by Bad Bunny, Clipse, Jill Scott, Kendrick Lamar, ROSÉ, and Taylor Swift.
![Hozier, NFWMB: Wacky Wednesday No. 12 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Rubyworks Ltd. / Columbia; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/hozier-nfwmb-wacky-wednesday-12-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “NFWMB,” performed by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier.
![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.
![A Noteworthy Compendium of N Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets, Pietro Henricky from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/a-noteworthy-compendium-of-n-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
A Noteworthy Compendium of N Songs features songs by Doechii, Drake, Hozier, Kendrick Lamar, Steve Lacy, and Tinashe.
![11 Thrilling ARE Songs, Part 4 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christopher Welsch Leveroni, Lokman Sevim from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-thrilling-are-songs-part-4.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
11 Thrilling ARE Songs, Part 4 features songs by Bruno Mars, Florence + The Machine, Johnny Mathis, Lenny Kravitz, and Yung Gravy.
![21 Songs Associated with the Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 2 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AI images via Canva; ABNER LOBO, Airam Dato-on, cottonbro studio, Craig Adderley, Kyle Miller, Maruxa Lomoljo Koren from Pexels; AcatXIo, MR1313 from Pixabay; Chase Yi from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-songs-associated-with-the-seven-deadly-sins-vol-2.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
21 Songs Associated with the Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 2 features songs by bbno$, Billie Eilish, cupcaKke, Hozier, Reneé Rapp, and Sublime.
![15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; David Mosquera from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-songs-where-the-prefix-is-un.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- features songs by Alicia Keys, D’Angelo, Hozier, Sam Smith, Toni Braxton, and XG.
![60 Best Songs of 2024 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Artemas, Columbia, Darkroom, Interscope, Island, Kendrick Lamar, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, Republic, Rubyworks Ltd., Top Dawg Entertainment, Warner; faraindahouse (AI), OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60-best-songs-of-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
60 Best Songs of 2024 features songs by Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Hozier, Kendrick Lamar, and Omar Apollo.
![Bops That Pop: August 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jacub Gomez from Pexels; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bops-that-pop-august-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Bops That Pop: August 2024 features songs by Charli XCX, Hozier, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Muni Long, and Shawn Mendes.
![Hozier, Nobody’s Soldier [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Rubyworks Ltd. / Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hozier-nobodys-soldier.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Irish singer/songwriter Hozier continues an awesome year with another stellar single, the anti-war-themed “Nobody’s Soldier.”
![Marvelously Memorable Duets, Vol. 1 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Yan Krukau from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/marvelously-memorable-duets-vol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Marvelously Memorable Duets, Vol. 1 features music by Blessing Offor, Brent Faiyaz, Orville Peck, Post Malone, Rick James, and Whitney Houston.