Kate Bush's 'Stranger Things' Song Might Be Her Highest Hot 100 Peak Ever [LISTEN]

After "Stranger Things" blasted Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" on almost every household globally on its massive opening week, it seemed like the Rock Hall nominee would finally have her long-deserved Hot 100 high.

Set in the 80s era in a fictional town in Hawkins, Indiana, "Stranger Things" not only take its viewers to the era of neon arcades and movie house it also transports people back to the bustling music and entertainment scene which saw the rise of the now-iconic artists and musicians.

Despite its huge success in the United Kingdom at the time of its release in 1985, Kate Bush's single made its way to the Billboard Hot 100 No. 30 spot.

Can Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' Launch Up The Hot 100 Charts?

While the Billboard Hot 100 was topped with modern hits from Harry Styles, Jack Harlow, and Future for the past few weeks, it could be a shocking turnout if the 1985 classic makes its way to at least the Top 10 next week.

Netflix's "Stranger Things" is the one responsible for the massive surge of sales and streams of the beloved alt-rock hit after it was played in a now-iconic scene of Sadie Sink's character "Max Mayfield" floating mid-air with the song serving as his anchor to the mortal plane.

In the series, the song was Sink's character's favorite song, which was instrumental to her release from the capture of the season's main villain, Vecna.

After the first volume of the fourth season hit Netflix last May 27, 2022, the video then trended on TikTok, with users using the 80s hit as a background for skits.

Per Billboard, the song had a tremendous uptake on Spotify - with the song rising by 9,900% in the United States plays from Thursday to Monday, May 30, 2022.

Luminate then reported that "Running Up That Hill" logged over 20,000 streams on Thursday, but it has rolled over to millions since Sunday. Currently, the Kate Bush classic tops both Spotify's US Daily chart and the iTunes real-time sales chart.

As of this writing, the track is Kate Bush's highest-ranking song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. With the combined streams and sales it got this week, it is predicted that because of the "Stranger Things" episode, it would launch higher - upping Bush's record.

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