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.
![Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/interesting-songs-that-feature-acronym-titles-vol-4.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 4 features songs by Bad Bunny, Clipse, Jill Scott, Kendrick Lamar, ROSÉ, and Taylor Swift.
![Hozier, NFWMB: Wacky Wednesday No. 12 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Rubyworks Ltd. / Columbia; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/hozier-nfwmb-wacky-wednesday-12-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “NFWMB,” performed by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier.
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![15 N Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15-n-songs-selected-with-no-rhyme-or-reason.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“15 N Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason” features music by Ariana Grade, Black Atlass, Drake, G-Eazy, J Balvin & Katy Perry.