Each chapter title in A History of What Comes Next is a song title from the years the story takes place in. The playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal, but just in case you want to recreate it yourself, here it is:

Chapter Song

1. Sentimental Journey, Les Brown (with Doris Day) (1945)
2. The Honeydripper, Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers (1945)
3. Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (1938)
4. I Wonder, Cecil Grant (1944)
5. Crawlin’ King Snake, Big Joe Williams (1941)
6. Lili Marlene, Marlene Dietrich (1938)
7. God Bless the Child, Billie Holiday (1941)
8. Hot Time in the Town of Berlin,Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (1944)
9. Death Valley Blues, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1941)
10. This Land Is Your Land, Woody Guthrie (1944)
11. Y’a pas de printemps, Edith Piaf (1944)
12. Stormy Weather, Lena Horne (1941)
13. Trouble So Hard, Vera Hall (1937)
14. Dream, the Pied Pipers (1945)
15. L’âme au diable, Léo Marjane (1943)
16. Down, Down, Down, the Mills Brothers (1941)
17. Going Home, Paul Robeson (1958)
18. Twilight Time, Les Brown and His Orchestra (1945)
19. , Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (1945)
20. My Mama Don’t Allow Me, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1944)
21. Che puro ciel, Kathleen Ferrier (1946)
22. I’m on My Last Go-Round, Lead Belly (1942)
23. Gloomy Sunday, Billie Holiday (1941)
24. “Murder,” He Says, Dinah Shore (1943)
25. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Nellie Melba (1916)
26. You Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone, Tampa Red (1944)
27. La Vie en rose, Edith Piaf (1946)
28. It’s a Good Day, Peggy Lee (1946)
29. As Time Goes By, Dooley Wilson (1946)
30. Nature Boy, King Cole Trio (1948)
31. Still a Fool, Muddy Waters (1951)
32. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon), Sarah Vaughan (1949)
33. I’m Gonna Dig Myself a Hole, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1951)
34. Unforgettable, Nat “King” Cole (1951)
35. Pink Champagne, Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers (1950)
36. How High the Moon, Les Paul and Mary Ford (1951)
37. Moanin’ at Midnight, Howlin’ Wolf (1951)
38. Hey, Good Lookin’, Hank Williams (1951)
39. Hymne à l’amour, Edith Piaf (1950)
40. You Belong to Me, Jo Stafford (1952)
41. Night Train, Jimmy Forrest (1952)
42. Thinking and Drinking, Amos Milburn (1952)
43. Blue Moon, Billie Holiday (1952)
44. Hound Dog, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (1953)
45. All Night Long, Muddy Waters (1952)
46. Songs and Dances of Death: Lullaby, Jennie Tourel and Leonard Bernstein (1950)
47. Jock-A-Mo, Sugar Boy Crawford and His Cane Cutters (1953)
48. Earth Angel, the Penguins (1954)
49. Mr. Sandman, the Chordettes (1954)
50. The Great Pretender, the Platters (1955)
51. Death of an Angel, Donald Woods and the Vel-Aires (1955)
52. Little Bitty Pretty One, Thurston Harris (1957)
53. Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)
54. Milord, Edith Piaf (1959)
55. Come On, Let’s Go, Ritchie Valens (1958)
56. Wonderful World, Sam Cooke (1960)
57. Will You Love Me Tomorrow, the Shirelles (1960)
58. Walk—Don’t Run, the Ventures (1960)
59. At Last, Etta James (1960)
60. Stand By Me, Ben E. King (1961)