![]() That’s why, in 1985, you never saw Madonna’s “Into The Groove” (from DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN) or “Back In Time” by Huey Lewis & The News (from BACK TO THE FUTURE) on the Hot 100 - because they weren’t officially released as singles, though they were radio hits. Not to mention the fact that ANY song from an album can chart on the Hot 100 if it’s got enough points, whereas in 1985, an actual physical single had to be released to be on the Hot 100. In 2022, you have all sorts of metrics that still include radio airplay, plus digital singles sales, and streaming. 1 in the U.K., while here in the U.S., it’s going to be a harder sell, but that doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying the ride.īack in 1985, the BILLBOARD Hot 100 was based solely on radio airplay and record store sales. 2 (behind the popular Harry Styles hit, “As It Was”). ![]() 3, and “Running Up That Hill” is now battling for No. In the United Kingdom, the original 1985 release peaked at No. 1 rankings), and here are just some of them (as of this writing, 14 June 2022): New peak positions have been recorded (including some No. Since STRANGER THINGS started prominently featuring “Running Up That Hill,” new singles chart records all over the world have been broken for this nearly 37-year-old gem. Amazing artwork of Sadie Sink and Kate Bush. In its original 1985 release, “Running Up That Hill” reached the Top 10 in (at least) Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and a No. While, outside of North America, people all over the globe understood Kate Bush and the powerful “Running Up That Hill.” In Canada, “Running Up That Hill” peaked at No. “Running Up That Hill” (like parent album, HOUNDS OF LOVE one of my all-time favorite albums) originally stopped at No. ![]() From Season 4’s memorable “Chapter Four: Dear Billy” episode. And, as I watched all of these countries in Europe and Australia and New Zealand showing some serious love to “Running Up That Hill,” I was hoping - finally - that the U.S. No spoilers here, but the use of “Running Up That Hill,” ESPECIALLY in Season Four’s “Chapter Four: Dear Billy,” is so intense and so unforgettable, that it’s prolly THE BEST use of any song in a television show ever, and certainly since the last six minutes of the 2005 SIX FEET UNDER series finale, “Everybody’s Waiting,” using Sia’s “Breathe Me.”Īfter watching the “Dear Billy” episode of STRANGER THINGS, I now know why Kate Bush was trending and “Running Up That Hill” was making waves on the singles charts around the globe. This season of STRANGER THINGS has prolly been the best in the series so far, and its continued use of “Running Up That Hill,” serving as a recurring theme / favorite song of character Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink). The original 1985 single cover art for “Running Up That Hill.”
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