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KATE BUSH CLAIMS U.K. SONG OF SUMMER 

Kate Bush’s 1985 hit “Running Up That Hill” (EMI) has been named the U.K.’s most popular song of the summer, with 762k in sales.

According to the Official Charts, the track had the most streams of any song from 6/1 through 8/31—86.6m—and the most digital downloads, more than 42k. It hit #1 in June thanks to an appearance on the Netflix series Stranger Things.

Harry Styles has two tracks in the summer Top 10: “As It Was” (Columbia) in second place and "Late Night Talking" at #10. LF SYSTEM's recent long-running #1, “Afraid To Feel” (Warner Records), is #3.

Overall, Sony claims five tracks, Warner four and UMG one.

  1. "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" (EMI) by Kate Bush
  2. "As It Was" (Columbia) by Harry Styles
  3. "Afraid To Feel" (Warner Records) by LF SYSTEM
  4. "Green Green Grass" (Columbia) by George Ezra
  5. “Go” (Since 93/RCA) by Cat Burns
  6. "About Damn Time" (Atlantic) by Lizzo
  7. "Crazy What Love Can Do" (Parlophone) by David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson
  8. "BREAK MY SOUL" (Columbia) by Beyoncé
  9. "Last Last" (Atlantic) by Burna Boy
  10. "Late Night Talking" (Columbia) by Harry Styles