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 More Songs Where It’s All in a Kiss (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Amanda Regnel, cottonbro studio, Daniel Duarte, Dealakshmii, Ketut Subiyanto, Kool Shooters, Lamar Belina, Maddu Ogeda, Victoria Strelka_ph from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Kate from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/13-more-songs-where-its-all-in-a-kiss.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 More Songs Where It’s All in a Kiss features songs by ADONXS, Artemas, Enrique Iglesias & Whitney Houston, Olly Alexander, Reneé Rapp, and Steam.
![A Riveting Collection of R Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RDNE Stock project from Pexels; AcatXIo, Natalia Lavrinenko from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-riveting-collection-of-r-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
A Riveting Collection of R Songs features songs by Amy Winehouse, Artemas, GIVĒON, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, and LISA.
![13 Super Superstar Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dave Naranjo from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/13-super-superstar-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
13 Super Superstar Songs features songs by Beyoncé, Crown The Empire, Luther Vandross, Parsa Sleighter, Saweetie & TWICE, and Usher.
![15 More Compelling Songs That are Turned ON (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bartek from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/15-more-compelling-songs-that-are-turned-on.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
15 More Compelling Songs That Are Turned ON features songs by Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, David Bowie, Johnny Bristol, Leon Thomas, and Victoria Monét.
![13 Captivating Father-Related Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Mila Okta Safitri, Pheladi Shai, soponyono from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/13-captivating-father-related-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Captivating Father-Related Songs features songs by Clarence Carter, George Michael, Jon Bellion, Korn, Luther Vandross, and The Winstons.
![Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 2 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airam Dato-on, Andy Coffie, Caio Mantovani, Eric Moura, Justyn Abacajan, Lucas Pezeta, Renthel Cueto, Shalom Ejiofor, Zulfugar Karimov from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/girl-these-songs-are-about-you-vol-2.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1)
Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 2 features songs by Alicia Keys, Aqua, Ari Lennox, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney, Nine Days, and Stan Getz.
![R. Kelly & Usher, Same Girl: Dazzling Duets No. 4 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Zomba Recording LLC; cottonbro studio, Sachith Ravishka Kodikara from Pexels; AcatXIo, andresilva5, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/r-kelly-usher-same-girl-dazzling-duets-2025-4.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the fourth edition of Dazzling Duets (2025), Grammy-winning R&B musicians R. Kelly and Usher collaborate on “Same Girl.”
![11 More Sexsational Sex Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Nikolina from Pexels; AcatXlo, Anqa from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/11-more-sexsational-sex-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 More Sexsational Sex Songs features songs by Grant & Ash, JORDY, Maurice Conrad, The Dare, and Victoria Monét.
![Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 3 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/interesting-songs-that-feature-acronym-titles-vol-3.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 3 features songs by Charli XCX, Doechii, GloRilla, Victoria Monét, and Yeat.
![1 Bangers from the 2000s That Kick A** [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype; Vika_Glitter from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-bangers-from-the-2000s-that-kick-ass.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Bangers from the 2000s That Kick Ass features songs by Beyoncé, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, T.I., and Usher.
![11 Captivating HABIT Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Denx arman, Elijah O'Donnell, mohammadreza merhvand from Pexels; Pexels from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-captivating-habit-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Captivating HABIT Songs feature songs by Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Maxwell, Steve Lacy, and Tove Lo.