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.
![A Memorable Song From Each Letter of the Alphabet (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, Pete Linforth from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-memorable-song-from-each-letter-of-the-alphabet.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
A Memorable Song From Each Letter of the Alphabet features songs by Al Calderon, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Justin Bieber, RAYE, and Tyler, The Creator.
![A Spectacular Compendium of S Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dave Naranjo, Nathan J. Hilton from Pexels; AcatXIo, David Dillon, Kate, OpenClipart-Vectors, Samuel Jiménez, Soufiane Design from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-spectacular-compendium-of-s-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
A Spectacular Compendium of S Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Chief Keef & Mustard, Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, Noah Kahan, and Tate McRae.
![A Laudable List of L Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gustavo Fring, Kindel Media, Nina Hill, olia danilevich, zona .exe123ph from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, JL G, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/a-laudable-list-of-l-songs.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
A Laudable List of L Songs features songs by Adam Lambert, Al Calderon, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Noah Guy, and Tems.
![15 Engaging W-I-T-H With Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ulkar Batista from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/15-engaging-w-i-t-h-with-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Engaging W-I-T-H With Songs features songs by JORDY, Kate Bush, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Mitty Collier, Omar Apollo, and Whitney Houston.
![15 Songs Focused Only on Me, Vol. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; AcatXIo, Gerd Altmann , No-longer-here from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/15-songs-focused-only-on-me-vol-3.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1)
15 Songs Focused Only on Me, Vol. 3 features songs by CMAT, Jerry Butler + Betty Everett, Muni Long, Reneé Rapp, The Weeknd & Tonio Armani.
![A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-dazzling-drove-of-d-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.
![15 Sickening Stay Songs, Vol. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; foad shariyati from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/15-sickening-stay-songs-vol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Sickening Stay Songs, Vol. 1 features songs by Al Green, Bee Gees, Omar Apollo, ROSÉ, Rihanna, and Sam Smith.
![13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ahmed Aziz from Pexels; AcatXlo, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13-songs-where-you-are-the-focus-vol-3.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 features songs by Alex Warren, LUKAS OSCAR, Noah Kahan, Prince, and Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco.
![11 Extremely Careful Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Pachenko, Berkant Akyüz, indol.ly house, Katya Wolf, Stephan Louis, Tim Mossholder from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/11-extremely-careful-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Extremely Careful Songs features songs by Bad Omens, Cardi B, NF, Omar Apollo, and Xiuhtezcatl.
![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.
![15 More Songs Focused Only on Me (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Amr Afr from Pexels; Elisa, Pete Linforth, Stephan from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-more-songs-focused-only-on-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 More Songs Focused Only on Me features songs by Artemas, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Muni Long, Omar Apollo, Rina Sawayama & Tina Campbell.