‘Stranger Things’ is Back and Here are the Songs You Can Stream Right Now to Celebrate

With the premiere of the third season of Netflix’s Stranger Things the frenzy sure continues. And we all know that the series has definitely carved a name for itself for its major chills and high-octane thrills but also for its spotless ’80s nostalgia–from its set design, hairstyles, and of course, music.

Spotify takes a look at how the music from the show resonates with listeners around the world. In fact, since the game-changing popular series was launched in 2016, listeners have spent more than 17 million hours streaming music related to the show on Spotify.

Perhaps it’s no surprise to fans of the spooky series that The Clash’s 1981 hit “Should I Stay or I Should I Go” ranks as the most-streamed song tied to Stranger Things, from the original soundtrack to the many playlists listeners have created themselves.

Here are some other fun stats:

-Listeners have created their own playlists based on the show’s characters, and Eleven has the most playlists, followed by Steve Harrington and Will Byers (see Spotify’s list below for the top tracks that listeners associate with their favorite characters. eg Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” is the go-to for Nancy Wheeler!)

-Listeners have created more than 3,500 playlists titled “The Upside Down” with the top tracks in these being the eerie score track “The Upside Down” from composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, as well as the instantly-recognizable “Stranger Things” theme track.

-Spotify has over 15 Stranger Things-themed podcasts and listeners have spent more than 4.6 thousand hours listening to them. The most-streamed podcast related to the show is The Stranger Things Podcast by Addi and Darrell Darnell.

-The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” played a central role in Season 1 (Will would sing it to calm himself in the Upside Down), and Spotify saw global streams of the song go up 30% in the two weeks after Stranger Things premiered on July 15th, 2016 compared to the two weeks before.

-Check out Spotify’s blog, For the Record for a post on a special playlist that actor Finn Wolfhard (“Mike”) curated based on songs he listens to on the way to and from set. He also talked about the type of music he’s into at the moment and which decade he’d like to travel back in time to.

Care for some more lists?

Top tracks on Stranger Things soundtracks and playlists on Spotify:

“Should I Stay or Should I Go” Remastered – The Clash

“Stranger Things” – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

“Every Breath You Take” – The Police

“Africa” – Toto

“Kids” – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

“Time After Time” – Cyndi Lauper

“Elegia” – New Order

“Atmosphere” – Joy Division

“Hazy Shade of Winter” – The Bangles

“Whip It” – DEVO