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Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ reaches No 1 in UK chart 37 years after it was first released

1985 track has seen a resurgence of interest thanks to ‘Stranger Things’

The Independent UK

Kate Bush reaches UK No 1 with Running Up That Hill after 37 years

Singer breaks multiple records with Stranger Things-revived hit after ‘manual reset’ of streaming ratios

The Guardian - UK

Kate Bush is number 1 for the first time in 44 years thanks to Stranger Things hit

Kate Bush’s track Running Up That Hill was originally released in 1985, as the lead track on her album Hounds of Love, but the song has had a surge in popularity after being featured on the hit Netflix show Stranger Things

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Kate Bush song Running Up That Hill goes to number one 37 years after release

The singer has broken three chart records after the 1985 song saw a Stranger Things-led resurgence in popularity

Wales Online

‘I’ve never experienced anything like this’: Kate Bush thanks fans as ‘Running Up That Hill’ soars up charts

Singer is on track for a No 1 single in the UK after the 1985 song featured in ‘Stranger Things’

The Independent UK

Ethereal, evocative, and inventive: why the music of Kate Bush spans generations

Keen observers of popular culture will have become aware of the recent inclusion of Kate Bush’s 1985 song Running Up That Hill into the storyline of the widely-watched Netflix show Stranger Things. As a result of this inclusion, Kate Bush’s classic song was catapulted (again) into the mainstream musical scene,…

The Conversation

Remembering Kate Bush's one and only Scottish concert − were you there?

AS her 1985 hit Running Up That Hill sprints to the top of the charts because of Stranger Things, the timelessness and longevity of Kate Bush’s…

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Kate Bush set to beat Harry Styles in UK No 1 chart race after rule change

‘Running Up That Hill’ is currently the most-streamed song in the UK

The Independent UK

Kate Bush song Running Up That Hill tops ARIAs singles chart after Stranger Things

Kate Bush's 1985 song Running Up That Hill is experiencing unprecedented success after featuring in the latest season of the Netflix show Stranger Things.

ABC News

Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill climbs higher than ever to No 2 in charts

Harry Styles remains atop the singles and album charts, while singer-songwriter Michael Head gets first Top 10 of storied career

The Guardian - UK

22 incredible throwback photos of Glasgow's original Union Street HMV store in 1985

With 1980s pop icon Kate Bush currently enjoying a revival thanks to the inclusion of Running Up That Hill in Stranger Things, we reel back the years to the summer that the hit song was released.

Glasgow Live

Can't stop listening to 'Running Up That Hill'? Here are 10 more great Kate Bush songs

Though they had no idea as they were experiencing it, legions of "Stranger Things" viewers have been recently indoctrinated into a secular belief system that has already transformed millions of lives. The text that led them there? Kate Bush's 1985 song "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)."

Los Angeles Times

1985 hit 'Running Up That Hill' sprints up the charts, thanks to 'Stranger Things'

Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 four decades ago. This week it became her first-ever U.S. Top 10 hit.

WEKU

Kate Bush earns first ever US Top 10 hit with Running Up That Hill

Song reaches No 8 in the US 37 years after it was first released, thanks to inclusion in new season of Stranger Things

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‘Ooh, yeah, you’re amazing!’ The wonder of Kate Bush – and 10 tracks to delight new listeners

Thanks to Netflix’s Stranger Things, the 1985 classic Running Up That Hill is in the charts again, and a new generation are discovering the singer’s unique appeal

WEKU

TV and movie music supervisors are looking to unionize

Music supervisors help develop the emotion of a scene using songs. Now they want a union to represent them.

The Independent UK

Kate Bush makes second comment on Stranger Things’ ‘Running Up That Hill’ feature, calling it a ‘positive totem’

After the song was featured in the hit Netflix sci-fi drama, it charted at No 8 in the UK Singles Chart

Los Angeles Times

Kate Bush is enjoying her ‘Stranger Things’ moment: ‘It’s all really exciting!’

Kate Bush loves “Stranger Things” almost as much as “Stranger Things” fans love Kate Bush.

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Running Up That Hill: How Stranger Things and TikTok pushed Kate Bush’s 1985 pop classic back to the top of the charts

Netflix’s nostalgia-laden thriller Stranger Things returned last month and with it came the revival of another classic from the 1980s, Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. The song plays a prominent part in the narrative connected to one of the show’s leading teen cast members and is featured in…

The Guardian - AU

Kate Bush thanks Stranger Things fans as Running Up That Hill climbs charts

The singer celebrated the ‘fantastic, gripping’ show in a rare statement, after her 37-year-old song, which features on the soundtrack, entered the UK top ten

Wales Online

Kate Bush issues statement after Stranger Things pushes Running Up That Hill into UK chart

Running Up That Hill has become a hit thanks to the Netflix show

The Independent UK

Stranger Things: Kate Bush makes rare public statement as ‘Running Up That Hill’ re-enters Top 10

Song charted at No 8 in this week’s UK Singles Chart

The Guardian - UK

I’ll be happy to be running up that hill with Kate Bush for ever

Her timeless classic from the 80s is finding another new audience thanks to Stranger Things

The Guardian - UK

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

Hit from 1985 is the most streamed song in the UK and US on Spotify, earning itself a third appearance in the UK Top 10

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