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 Quirky Collection of Q Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; John Ray Ebora, Joshua Mcknight, lascot studio, Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels; AcatXIo, JL G, Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a-quirky-collection-of-q-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
A Quirky Collection of Q Songs features songs by Ari Lennox & Summer Walker, cupcakKe, Dominic Fike, Ledisi, Ryan Cassata, and Smokey Robinson.
![11 More Songs Fueled by NOTHING (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sarah Richter from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11-more-songs-fueled-by-nothing.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 More Songs Fueled by NOTHING features music courtesy of Billy Preston, Madison Beer, MGMT, Sinéad O’Connor, and Whitney Houston.
![15 Epic Songs That Appear on Movie Soundtracks [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/15-epic-songs-that-appear-on-movie-soundtracks.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Epic Songs That Appear on Movie Soundtracks features music courtesy of Common / John Legend, Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Tina Turner & Whitney Houston.
![Whitney Houston, I Have Nothing: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 17 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/whitney-houston-i-have-nothing-throwback-vibez-17-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 17th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston.
![Whitney Houston vs. Gabriel Henrique: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 48 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista, Gabriel Henrique; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/whitney-houston-gabriel-henrique-head-2-head-48-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 48th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Whitney Houston and Gabriel Henrique contend for the best rendition of “Run To You.”
![Gabriel Henrique, Run To You: Covers No. 46 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Gabriel Henrique; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/gabriel-henrique-run-to-you-covers-46-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 46th edition of COVERS (2023), Gabriel Henrique delivers a compelling rendition of “Run To You,” originally performed by Whitney Houston.
![11 Songs That RUN 🏃 Hella Fast (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, nappy, Olha Ruskykh, Savvas Stavrinos, Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11-songs-that-run-hella-fast.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs That RUN 🏃 Hella Fast features music courtesy of Lil Yachty, Maisie Peters, Sufjan Stevens, The Temptations, and Whitney Houston.
![Whitney Houston, Run To You: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 161 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/whitney-houston-run-to-you-throwback-vibez-161-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 161st edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Run To You” by the late, great Whitney Houston.
![Whitney Houston, I Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston [📷: Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/whitney-houston-i-go-to-the-rock-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The legacy of Whitney Houston endures on her posthumous, gospel music compilation, I Go To The Rock: the Gospel Music of Whitney Houston.
![🎧 11 Thrilling Will or Wheel Songs [📷: Angela Roma from Pexels, Brent Faulkner, Mike from Pexels, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Philippe HECKEL from Pexels, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11-thrilling-will-or-wheel-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 11 Thrilling Will or Wheel Songs features Dua Lipa, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole, Queen & Whitney Houston.
![Dolly Parton vs. Whitney Houston: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 10 [📷: Arista, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Sony, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/dolly-parton-whitney-houston-head-2-head-10.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 10th edition of Head 2 Head, Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston duke it over their respective takes on “I Will Always Love You.”