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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill races back into UK Top 10 thanks to Stranger Things

Peak performance … Kate Bush sings Running Up That Hill in 1985.
Peak performance … Kate Bush sings Running Up That Hill in 1985. Photograph: United Archives GmbH/Alamy

Kate Bush is back in the Top 10 of the UK singles chart for only the third time since the 1980s, after her song Running Up That Hill found a new global audience via the Netflix drama Stranger Things.

Running Up That Hill, which reached No 3 on its initial release in 1985, reaches No 8 this week based on streams and downloads. After a slow start at the beginning of the week, when it was well outside the Top 100, its popularity grew as listeners sought it out following the premiere of Stranger Things’ fourth season last Friday; Running Up That Hill plays a key part in the fourth episode.

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