Stranger Things season 4 reggae song

*Spoilers for Stranger Things 4 below!*

If there's one thing Stranger Things knows how to do really well, it's serving up 1980s nostalgia. The clothing choices, hairstyles (yes, even Will's bowl cut), neon scenery, advertisements, and of course, the music. Every detail adds to the believability and fun nature of the hit Netflix sci-fi series.

We’ve enjoyed quite a number of the tracks they’ve featured over the years — who could forget Max and El's shopping montage set to Madonna’s “Material Girl” or Dustin and Suzie’s half-cute, half-cringe duet to “Never Ending Story”? But Season 4 might be the biggest musical season yet, based on the fact that our heroes can seemingly only be saved from the villain, Vecna, through music. Genius.

As the show has progressed, we've been introduced to delightful gems such as Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" alongside a jukebox-worth of hits from the era, including sounds from The Beach Boys, Talking Heads, Dead or Alive, KISS, and Ricky Nelson. In fact, "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" has been quickly climbing 2022's iTunes charts ever since the release of Season 4 — even though the song originally came out in 1985. Kate Bush thanked young Stranger Things fans for giving her song "a whole new lease of life." The singer shared in a post on her website, "Because of [Stranger Things], ‘Running Up That Hill’ is charting around the world and has entered the UK chart at No. 8. It’s all really exciting! Thanks very much to everyone who has supported the song. I wait with bated breath for the rest of the series in July."

Whether it's an absolute banger that topped the charts during its heyday or a long-forgotten jam that brings out all the feels, we can all agree that this season's music just hits different. So, get your playlists ready because you’re going to want to add these songs ASAP after binge-watching Vol. 1 and 2.

Ahead, find all of the songs that have been stuck in your head from the Stranger Things season 4 soundtrack.

Chapter 1: "Hellfire Club"

“California Dreamin,’” by The Mamas & The Papas

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The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

Plays while Mike is reading Eleven's letter sent from California.

“Object of My Desire,” by Starpoint

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Plays while Steve and Robin are driving to school.

“The Red Army Is the Strongest,” by The Red Army Choir

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Red Army Choir: The Red Army Is the Strongest.

Plays while Joyce opens up a mysterious package sent from Russia.

“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush

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Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video

Plays while Max is walking down the hallway.

“Fever,” by The Cramps

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Plays when Eddie is introduced in the cafeteria.

“Chica Mejicanita,” by Andrea Litkei & Ervin Litkei

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Plays while Murray is on the phone with Joyce.

“Play With Me,” by Extreme

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Plays when the guys are trying to recruit members for the Hellfire Club.

“Steve’s Rocking Star Spangled Banner,” by X-Ray Dog

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Steve's Rocking Star Spangled Banner

Plays when the students are all at the basketball game and Hellfire is about to begin their game.

“Detroit Rock City,” by Kiss

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Plays while both games are happening.

“Got Your Number,” by The Lloyd Langton Group

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Got Your Number (As Heard in Stranger Things S.4)

Plays when Eddie and Chrissy arrive at his place.

Chapter 2: "Vecna's Curse"

“Surf Time,” by The Surf Riders

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Plays when Mike and Murray arrive at the airport.

“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record),” by Dead Or Alive

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Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (Official Video)

Plays when Eleven, Mike, and Will go roller-skating.

“Rock Me Amadeus,” by Falco

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Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Official Video)

Plays when Angela spots Eleven and Mike skating together.

“Diamonds and Emeralds,” by The Interior Castle

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Plays while Nancy and Fred are driving to the trailer park.

“Tarzan Boy,” by Baltimora

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Plays when Angela goes up to Eleven, Mike, and Will at the rink.

“Wipe Out,” by Surfaris

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Plays when Angela forces Eleven out to the rink and pulls the prank on her.

“Iolanta, Op.69: Scene 5, Ibn-Hakia’s Mon,” by Tchaikovsky, performed by The National Bolshoï Orchestra

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Bolshoï National Theatre, Ruben Vartanian, Kalinina Eizen - Iolanta, Op.69: Scene 5, Ibn-Hakia's Mon

Plays when Hopper is being moved as a prisoner.

“Psycho Killer,” by Talking Heads

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Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Audio)

Plays when Jason talks to the team and tells them that they’re going after Eddie.

“Burning Up,” by Donnell Pitman

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Plays when El confronts Angela.

Chapter 3: "The Monster and the Superhero"

“In Transit to Bermuda,” by Dorian Zero

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Dorian Zero - "In Transit to Bermuda" [used in Stranger Things Season 4, Episode 3]

Plays in the car as everyone heads home from the skating rink.

“Rigoletto, Act III: V’ho Ingannato. Colpevole Fui,” performed by Nadine Sierra and Dmitri Hvorostovsky

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Rigoletto, Act III: V'ho ingannato... Colpevole fui

Plays when the California kids see Murray cooking.

“Guardian Angel,” by Fergus Mac Roy

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Plays at the diner where Owens and Eleven eat.

Chapter 4: "Dear Billy"

“Legless,” by Hipbone Slim

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Plays when the agents order a pizza and Argyle picks up the phone.

“Hard Feelings,” by Al Kerbey

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Plays while Steve is driving Max and the group to her place.

“Minuet in D Minor,” by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Amelia Davis

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Plays when Robin and Nancy walk through Pennhurst.

“Pass the Dutchie,” by Musical Youth

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Plays while Argyle is driving to the Byers with the pizza.

“Dream a Little Dream of Me,” by Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Plays when the Creel family is having dinner.

“Clair de Lune,” by Claude Debussy

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Debussy plays Debussy | Clair de Lune (1913)

Plays while Robin and Nancy are being escorted out of the facility.

“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush

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Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video

Plays when Lucas, Dustin, and Steve are trying to get Max back from Vecna’s trance.

Chapter 5: "The Nina Project"

“Travelin’ Man,” by Ricky Nelson

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Plays while Yuri flies the plane.

“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush

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Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video

Plays while Max is showing her drawings to Nancy. Plays again throughout the episode to keep Vecna away.

“Quand le bien-aimé reviendra,” by Nicolas Dalayrac from Nina performed by Cecilia Bartoli

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Paisiello: Nina, o sia la Pazza per Amore - Il mio ben quando verrà

Plays when Dr. Brenner is trying to get El’s attention. Plays again during the end credits.

“Never Ending Story,” by Limahl

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Limahl - Never Ending Story (Official Music Video)

Will sings it to hint at who they’re going to see.

Chapter 6: "The Dive"

“Violin Concerto, Op. 35: III. Finale Allegro assai vivace,” by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, performed by RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by John Wilson

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Violin Concerto, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro assai vivace

Plays when Will, Mike, Jonathan, and Argyle arrive at Suzie’s house. Plays again when Suzie hacks into the Nina project.

“The Snow Maiden: Chorus of the People and the Courtiers,” by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by the Russian State Orchestra and the Russian State Chorus, conducted by Andrey Chistiakov

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The Snow Maiden: Chorus of the People and the Courtiers

Plays when Hopper and the prisoners arrive at the feast.

“Pass the Dutchie,” by Musical Youth

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Plays when Argyle is discovered with Eden in the back of his truck.

Chapter 7: "The Massacre at Hawkins Lab"

“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush

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Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video

Plays when Max is done being interrogated.

“Dream a Little Dream of Me,” by Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Plays when Henry/One/Vecna is explaining his past.

“Akhnaten: Act II, Scene 2: Akhnaten and Nefertiti,” by Philip Glass, performed by The Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

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Akhnaten: Act II, Scene 2: Akhnaten and Nefertiti

Plays when Henry/One/Vecna asks Eleven to join him.

Chapter 8: "Papa"

“Up Around the Bend,” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend

Plays as Steve, Nancy, Eddie, Robin, Dustin, Lucas, Max, and Erica steal the trailer and drive off.

“Fire and Rain,” by James Taylor

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James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Official Audio)

Plays as Steve drives everyone to War Zone and he tells Nancy about his dreams of having a big family one day, and Max and Lucas discuss Vecna's patterns.

“Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” by Rick Derringer

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Plays as Steve, Nancy, Eddie, Robin, Dustin, Lucas, Max, and Erica arrive at War Zone.

“Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” by Journey

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Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Official Video - 1983)

Plays as Steve, Nancy, Eddie, Robin, and Dustin drop Lucas, Max, and Erica off at the Creel house and prepare for their battle with Vecna.

Chapter 9: "The Piggyback"

“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush

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Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video

Plays in Max's headphones as she, Erica, and Lucas search for Vecna in the Creel house. A synth version of the song also plays as Hopper kills the demogorgon in the Soviet Union prison, and Eleven, Steve, Nancy, and Robin collectively try to defeat Vecna.

“Master of Puppets,” by Metallica

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The song Eddie plays on his guitar to distract the demobats and lead them away from the Creel house.

“Every Breath You Take,” by The Police

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Plays as Max enters her memory of the Hawkins Middle School Snow Ball.

“Dream a Little Dream of Me,” by Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Plays as Vecna invades Max's memory of the Snow Ball.

“When It's Cold I'd Like to Die,” by Moby

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Plays as Eddie dies in Dustin's arms, and Max dies in Lucas's arms.

“Spellbound,” by Siouxsie and the Banshees

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Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound (Official Video)

Plays as the end credits roll.

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