Playlist experiment: 26 songs, 26 boys names, descending letters in alphabetical order.

Let me tell you, approximately 50% of all songs that feature a boy's name feature a name that starts with "J". 50% of those are John.

This playlist ranges more wildly in genre and feel than perhaps any playlist I've put up on here. Buckle up.

From 1960 to 2016; from Compton rap to Mississippi delta blues, to the top of the pop charts.

with music from Pete Seeger, Lana Del Rey, and Placebo

image: "Members of the U.S. weight lifting team flex their muscles during a workout for the forthcoming match against the Russians in New York" - AP Photo, 1956

25 tracks