Kate Bush, Running Up That Hill returns to Germany’s charts

Kate Bush remains a fixture in 2026. According to Germany’s Official Charts, her 1985 single Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) re-entered the German Singles Chart in early January 2026, decades after its original run.

What the German charts show

The database of the Official German Charts lists Running Up That Hill with an original German chart entry dated September 2, 1985 and a peak position of number 3, where it spent more than 50 weeks overall in the singles chart.

A January 9, 2026 chart report from GfK Entertainment shows the song back in the German Top 100, this time around number 24, driven by long-tail streaming and renewed interest after its use in the Netflix series Stranger Things and subsequent playlist placements. Offizielle Deutsche Charts report

Streaming milestones and certifications

Germany’s BVMI awarded Running Up That Hill a Gold certification for 250,000 units in its August 2022 monthly report, underlining how sustained streaming and downloads transformed a mid-1980s single into a 21st-century catalog hit. BVMI Gold report

On a global level, streaming statistics compiled by analytics site Kworb show Kate Bush’s catalog surpassing 3 billion streams on Spotify by mid-2026, with Running Up That Hill alone accounting for well over 1.5 billion streams and continuing to generate six- and seven-figure daily plays years after its resurgence. Spotify data overview

How Running Up That Hill crossed generations

In the UK, Running Up That Hill became Kate Bush’s first number one single since Wuthering Heights, topping the Official Singles Chart for three weeks in June 2022 after its prominent placement in Stranger Things season four and ending 2022 as one of the year’s biggest songs.

The same track reached number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2022, improving on its original peak of number 30 and giving Bush her first US Top 10 hit more than 35 years after the song’s release, illustrating how streaming-era syncs can fundamentally reshape a back catalog.

The musical core of Kate Bush’s work

Kate Bush’s catalog spans art-pop, progressive rock and experimental synth-driven ballads, from the baroque drama of Wuthering Heights and the layered arrangements of Hounds of Love to the wintery, piano-led textures of her 2011 album 50 Words for Snow.

Her production often blends live band recordings with Fairlight sampling and vocal overdubs, creating dense but melodic arrangements that have influenced later generations of artists from Tori Amos and Björk to Florence and the Machine, especially in the way they combine storytelling, theatricality and studio experimentation.

Where Kate Bush stands now

As of late August 2026, Kate Bush has no officially announced solo live date, and her most recent studio album remains 50 Words for Snow from November 2011, while her catalog continues to gain new listeners through streaming and media placements.

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