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.
![13 Dazzling, Delightful, and Dynamic Duets (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ruben Abdón, Vitaly Gariev, Yan Krukau from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/13-dazzling-delightful-and-dynamic-duets.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Dazzling, Delightful, and Dynamic Duets features songs by Bill Medley, Brandon Lake, Céline Dion, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, and Nelly.
![A Hodgepodge of Place Songs, Vol. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-hodgepodge-of-place-songs-vol-2.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
A Hodgepodge of Place Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Barry Manilow, Feng, Jill Scott & Tierra Whack, Lady Gaga, RAYE, and TOTO.

In the 16th edition of Dazzling Duets (2025), Grammy-winning musicians Jay-Z and Alicia Keys collaborate on “Empire State of Mind.”
![A Hodgepodge of Place Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-hodgepodge-of-place-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
A Hodgepodge of Place Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Dr. John, Fred again.., Janet Jackson, Käärijä & Hooja, and The Weeknd.
![‘Oh, The PLACES You’ll Go’ on These 15 Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christian Heitz, Marius Mann, Nataliya Vaitkevich, Nork Photography, Oliver Sjöström, Pierre Blaché, Rudolf Kirchner, Scott Webb via Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/oh-the-places-youll-go-on-these-15-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘Oh, The PLACES You’ll Go’ on These 15 Songs features music courtesy of 100 gecs, Daniel Caesar, Dominic Fike, Lana Del Rey, and Logic.
![Brooklyn: 3BOPS No. 12 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, RCA, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/brooklyn-3bops-no-12-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with the great city of Brooklyn.
![11 Songs About Castles, Kingdoms, Palaces & Such [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/11-songs-about-castles-kingdoms-palaces-such-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘11 Songs About Castles, Kingdoms, Palaces & Such’ features music by Father John Misty, Lil Skies, Linkin Park, Sam Smith & Tiwa Savage.

After deconstructing ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ by region, we reconstruct it with all its random, colorful facts & such.
![The Northeast Region: Deconstructed 🎧 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-northeast-region-deconstructed-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,’ we deconstruct the huge list by region, starting with The Northeast Region.
![17 SONGS CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR PLACE [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17-songs-characterized-by-their-place-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“17 Songs Characterized by Their Place” features songs courtesy of Jeezy, Lana Del Rey, Raphael Saadiq, Taylor Swift, and Thomas Rhett among others.
![11 Intriguing Songs That are Totally Hollywood [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/11-intriguing-songs-that-are-totally-hollywood-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“11 Intriguing Songs That are Totally Hollywood” features songs courtesy of Jenny Lewis, Lewis Capaldi, Machine Gun Kelly, Post Malone, and Yelawolf.