Posted June 17, 20223 yr Kate Bush's official most-streamed songs in the UK revealed 17 June 2022 | By Carl Smith She first charted with Number 1 single Wuthering Heights back in 1978 and, while she's had an undeniably-illustrious career ever since, Kate Bush has never before experienced mainstream popularity quite like this. Following its inclusion in the latest series of Netflix's Stranger Things, Kate's 1978 track Running Up That Hill has provided a proper, once-in-a-blue-moon moment on the Official Singles Chart. Its viral success has introduced the song to brand new audiences, truly showcasing Kate's cross-generational appeal and the power of a bloomin' brilliant pop song. So, as Running Up That Hill tracks towards the Official Singles Chart Number 1 spot, we thought it was about time we revealed Kate's Official most-streamed songs in the UK to date. 5. Cloudbusting Official Singles Chart peak: 20 Released: 1985 Total UK streams: 17,000,000 In fifth place is Cloudbusting, which peaked at Number 20 in 1985. So far, it's accumulated 17 million streams in the UK. 4. This Woman's Work Official Singles Chart peak: 25 Released: 1985 Total UK streams: 23,100,000 This Woman's Work was released in 1989 and lifted from Kate's album She's Having a Baby. To date, it boasts over 23 million UK streams. 3. Babooshka Official Singles Chart peak: 5 Released: 1980 Total UK streams: 24,000,000 Taken from her Never for Ever album and released in June 1980, the iconic Babooshka is in third place. 2. Wuthering Heights Official Singles Chart peak: 1 Released: 1978 Total UK streams: 40,400,000 Kate's second-most-streamed track was her first-ever, as so far only, UK Number 1 single Wuthering Heights. Could it be joined by Running Up That Hill soon? 1. Running Up That Hill Official Singles Chart peak: 2 Released: 1985 Total UK streams: 57,800,000 Kate's most-streamed track in the UK comes as no surprise. Running Up That Hill has notched-up over 57 million streams to date, including 17.8 million (and counting!) this year alone. Kate Bush's Official Top 10 Most-Streamed Songs in the UK POS TITLE ARTIST YEAR PEAK 1 RUNNING UP THAT HILL KATE BUSH 1985 2 2 WUTHERING HEIGHTS KATE BUSH 1978 1 3 BABOOSHKA KATE BUSH 1980 5 4 THIS WOMAN'S WORK KATE BUSH 1989 25 5 CLOUDBUSTING KATE BUSH 1985 20 6 HOUNDS OF LOVE KATE BUSH 1986 18 7 THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES KATE BUSH 1978 6 8 ARMY DREAMERS KATE BUSH 1980 16 9 DON'T GIVE UP PETER GABRIEL & KATE BUSH 1986 9 10 WOW KATE BUSH 1979 14 ©2022 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
June 17, 20223 yr Surprised to see Wow in the top 10 as I don't think I have ever seen it on her 10 most streamed tracks on Spotify. Also pretty sure she never relased an album called "She's Having A Baby" :kink:
June 17, 20223 yr Surprised to see Wow in the top 10 as I don't think I have ever seen it on her 10 most streamed tracks on Spotify. Also pretty sure she never relased an album called "She's Having A Baby" :kink: Yeah, they definitely got muddled on that last part. It was initially released as part of the movie soundtrack for the film ‘She’s Having A Baby’ before being included on the A Sensual World album I believe.
June 17, 20223 yr I thought The hounds of love would be higher thanks to some boosts because of it being excessivly covered in the live lounge.
June 17, 20223 yr 9 DON'T GIVE UP PETER GABRIEL & KATE BUSH 1986 9 On Spotify, Kate Bush oddly doesn't get a credit on that song (only Peter Gabriel does) and therefore it doesn't appear on her artist page. It's also not included on 'This Is Kate Bush'. It has 32.5m streams on Spotify though which does make it one of her most listened to songs there regardless. I wonder if her lack of credit does limit it somewhat though and that it could be achieving even better numbers?
June 17, 20223 yr She should be credited on Shake it Off by Florence, as ir is a rip off of Hounds of Love.
June 19, 20223 yr Some similarities to Kate but sure different enough to enjoy on their own merits too. Florence rocks much harder on occasion and of course tours all the time. Back to the Kate Bush list, shame but not really a surprise nothing from 'The Dreaming' - if I had to choose taking that album or the entirety of the rest of her collection to a desert Island it would be a very though decision.
June 19, 20223 yr I felt they tried to market Lana Del Rey as this generation's Kate Bush. I am NOT saying they are the same or as good as each other, or even that their music is similar, just how the label markets Lana. I guess a lot of this applies to Florence too, but they work hard in the first couple of years to make them famous, get them a few hit songs and a sizeable fanbase, and then once they've done that they can just release albums forever that can sell well with comparatively little promotion. Also Summertime Sadness and Spectrum = Something Good, that's another parallel.
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