While the charts are usually filled up with new hits, sometimes a song from years gone by pops up and experiences some newfound popularity.
It tends to happen because of TV shows or popular events and for many it's great to see a shake-up in the usually predictable charts.
Most recently TikTok has fallen in love with Kate Bush's 1985 hit, 'Running Up That Hill', following the song's appearance in the globally loved Netflix show Stranger Things.
The song made it to number one on iTunes 37 years after its original release after it played a pivotal part in the story of the beloved teen drama series.
Even Kate Bush couldn't believe it, telling Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, the situation was: “just extraordinary … quite shocking really, isn’t it? I mean, the whole world’s gone mad.”
Here are some other hits that have done well years after their release dates...
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara
It's a song that many Scots will know and love at this point.
The Tartan Army has adopted disco hit Yes Sir, I Can Boogie has been adopted by performed by Spanish duo Baccara as its unofficial anthem.
The song became hugely popular when Scotland qualified for the Euro 2020s, their first major tournament since 1998, thanks to a video of the Scottish squad singing the song in celebration going viral.
Scots couldn't get enough of it, with the song re-entering the UK charts on 20 November 2020 at number 57.
It happened again in June 2021, when Scottish DJ George 'GBX' Bowie remixed the song, which included new vocals from Baccara.
The remix made it all the way to number 11 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100.
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
The ever popular song by The Proclaimers was originally released in October 1988, with the song becoming beloved at its time of release
In 2007, however, a special version of the song was released with a video that featured Peter Kay and Matt Lucas playing their characters Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin for Comic Relief.
The song reached number one in the UK and outperformed the original release.
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody has actually charted in three different decades, first topping charts when the song was released in October 1975.
The song then sat at the top of charts for five weeks following Freddie Mercury's 1991 death.
A third stint occurred after release of the 2018 biopic, which was also called Bohemian Rhapsody, with the song reaching number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Something in the Way - Nirvana
More recently Nirvana's 'Something in the Way', which was released 1991 made an appearance on a Billboard chart, hitting number two on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart in march 2022.
This happened as the song was featured in the trailer for the highly anticipated 2022 film 'The Batman', featuring Robert Pattinson.
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
This one was brought back by a TikTok user, the 1977 song ended up at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020 thanks to a video by a Tiktoker named Nathan Apodaca.
The social media star, who goes by doggface208 posted a video of himself skateboarding while drinking juice and lip-syncing the song.
People loved the video and a new generation discovered their love for the now 45-year-old song.
What other songs saw a second wave of popularity? Let us know in the comments.
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