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 Incredibly Likable LIKE Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Alexandra Koch, fernando zhiminaicela, Gerd Altmann, Gordon Johnson, Mr. Zed, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-incredibly-likable-like-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
15 Incredibly Likable LIKE Songs features songs by Aerosmith, Dixon Dallas, Jessie Murph, Kendrick Lamar, Mariah the Scientist, and Stephanie Mills.
![13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ytalo Marcos from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13-songs-that-explore-it-vol-5.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 features songs by Gracie Abrams, Juno Lev, Perfume Genius, Rema, The Beatles, and Whitney Houston.
![Mariah Carey, It’s Like That: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 20 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mariah Carey / UMG Recordings, Inc.; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mariah-carey-its-like-that-music-lifts-20-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 20th edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B/pop legend Mariah Carey performing “It’s Like That.”
![11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christian Moreno from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-more-songs-that-totally-have-it-made.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made features songs by Billie Eilish, Gerald Levert, Meghan Trainor, Muni Long, and Ruel.
![13 Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ivan Ananiev from Pexels; Oberholster Venita from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/13-possessive-songs-featuring-the-adjective-my.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Lil Durk, Nicki Minaj, Troye Sivan, and Victoria Monét.
![Belong: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 66 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio from Pexels ; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/belong-3-to-5-bops-66-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Belong: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 66 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of BROCKHAMPTON, Joe Cocker, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, and Why Don’t We.
![Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 1 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; ANTONI SHKRABA from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/incredible-songs-2000s-vol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 1 features music courtesy of 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Green Day, and Usher.
![Cruise: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 22 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ritesh Mitha via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cruise-3-to-5-bops-22-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Cruise: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 22 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Durand Jones & The Indications, Florida Georgia Line, Logic, Mariah Carey & Smokey Robinson.
![15 Compelling Songs About WE [📷: Andrea Colina, Brent Faulkner, Budgeron Bach, Diana Jefimova, Gerhard G., Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, SHVETS Production, Tima Miroshnichenko, William Fortunato, Yan Krukov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/15-compelling-songs-about-we.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Compelling Songs About WE feature musical selections courtesy of Dua Lipa, The Encanto Cast, Kendrick Lamar, Luke Combs, Nicki Minaj & Queen.
![40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) 🎧 [📷: Aftermath, Atlantic, BIGHIT MUSIC, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Darkroom, Def Jam, Dreamville, Geffen, Gerd Altmann from Pixabay ,HYBE, Interscope, Island, jplenio from Pixabay, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, My Music Box, Nonesuch, Olivia Rodrigo, PMR, RCA, Republic, Roc Nation, Sony Latin, United Music Operations Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/40-best-songs-of-2021-so-far.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) includes songs from BTS, J. Cole, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo & St. Vincent among many others.
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkroom, Dreamville, Glen Carrie, The Musical Hype, pasja1000, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/awesome-songs-that-tickled-my-fancy-may-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 🎧 features Anthony Hamilton, Bella Poarch, Burna Boy, Olivia Rodrigo, P!nk, & Twenty One Pilots.