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.
![15 Bops From Around the Globe That Rock (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; CatsWithGlasses, Gordon Johnson, jorono from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/15-bops-from-around-the-globe-that-rock.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Bops From Around the Globe That Rock features songs by Bad Bunny, Benjamin, Björk, HUMBE, Peso Pluma & Tito Double P, and ROSALÍA.
![Manu Dibango, Soul Makossa: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 44 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury Music Group; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/manu-dibango-soul-makossa-1-Hit-Wonderful-44-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 44th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2024), we highlight “Soul Makossa” performed by Manu Dibango.
![13 Ill Songs with 🎶 MUSIC 🎶 in the Title (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, Mickey Mikolauskas, OpenClipart-Vectors, Paulo365, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/13-ill-songs-with-music-in-the-title.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Ill Songs with 🎶 MUSIC 🎶 in the Title features MUSIC songs courtesy of Harry Styles, Hozier, Lana Del Rey, Prince, Rihanna, and Yarbrough & Peoples.
![Rihanna, Don’t Stop The Music: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 51 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rihanna-dont-stop-the-music-bangerz-n-bopz-51-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 51st edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “Don’t Stop The Music” performed by R&B/pop superstar, Rihanna.
![13 Songs You Don’t WANNA Miss [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; David Lago Rodríguez from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/13-songs-you-dont-wanna-miss.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs You Don’t WANNA Miss features music courtesy of Christina Aguilera, Lil Uzi Vert, Prince, Tina Turner, and Whitney Houston.
![Michael Jackson, Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’: Dance Gemz 🕺 💎 🎶 No. 14 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; MJJ Productions Inc.; Beatriz Braga, Dhemer Gonçalves, Niko Twisty, via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/michael-jackson-wanna-be-startin-somethin-dance-gemz-14-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 14th edition of DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶 (2023), we totally get down with Michael Jackson performing the danceable gem, “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’.”