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When it comes to Stranger Things on Netflix, music has always been a main character.

It’s no wonder that the Duffer brothers took special care to curate the show’s soundtrack, ensuring it conveys the emotional appendage of the crucial moments throughout four seasons.

The soundtrack has been a loyal catalyst for worldbuilding and amping up the momentum, suspense, and sentimental value of every unforgettable scene in Stranger Things. Some of the songs have served as important plot devices, while others were resurrected to fit in on the contemporary charts and everyone’s playlists.

The good news is that the first volume of Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix series will be available online starting November 28th, the second volume will debut on December 26th, and the third volume, featuring the first two volumes and bonus music, will be released on January 1st. But if you want an in on the electrifying playlist right now, read on for every song played in Stranger Things so far, including the tracks from the first volume of the fifth season.

The first season comprises quite a few classics, starting from ‘Africa’ by Toto, ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ by The Clash, ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’ by The Bangles, ‘Heroes’ by Peter Gabriel, ‘Atmosphere’ by Joy Division, ‘Elegia’ by New Order, ‘Nocturnal Me’ by Echo and the Bunnymen, and finally, ‘Sunglasses at Night’ by Corey Hart.

The second season of Stranger Things playlist kicks off with Devo’s ‘Whip It,’ ‘Talking in Your Sleep’ by The Romantics and ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane (Rerecord)’ by Scorpions. It then expands with ‘Girls on Film’ by Duran Duran, ‘You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,’ by Jim Croce, and ‘The Ghost in You’ by Psychedelic Furs. ‘Runway’ by Bon Jovi, ‘Back to Nature’ by Fad Gadget, ‘Twist of Fate’ by Olivia Newton-John, ‘Time after Time’ by Cyndi Lauper, and ‘Every Breath You Take’ by The Police round out the season two soundtrack.

Moving on to the third season, we have Corey Hart’s ‘Never Surrender,’ The Cars’ ‘Moving in Stereo,’ Huey Lewis and the News’ ‘Workin’ for a Living,’ and Pasty Cline’s ‘She’s Got You’ in the first episode. The second episode features ‘Material Girl’ by Madonna, ‘My Bologna’ by “Weird Al” Yankovic, and ‘Cold as Ice’ by Foreigner.

The remaining episode consists of ‘Lovergirl’ by Teena Marie, ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ by Howard Jones, ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ by Wham!, ‘We’ll Meet Again’ by Vera Lynn, ‘Neutron Dance’ by The Pointer Sisters, ‘ROCK in the USA (A Salute to ‘60s Rock)’ by John Mellencamp, and ‘Never Ending Story’ by Limahl.

For the fourth season, Stranger Things turned to ‘California Dreaming’ by The Beach Boys, ‘Object of My Desire’ by Starpoint, ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush, ‘I Was a Teenage Werewolf’ by The Cramps, ‘Chica Mejanita’ by Mae Arnette, ‘Play with Me’ by Extreme, ‘Detroit Rock City’ by KISS, ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’ by Dead or Alive, ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ by Falco, ‘Tarzan Boy’ by Baltimora, ‘Wipe Out’ (K-Tel Version) by The Surfaris, and ‘Psycho Killer’ by Talking Heads.

Musical Youth’s ‘Pass the Dutchie,’ Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me,’ Ricky Nelson’s ‘Travelin’ Man,’ James Taylor’s ‘Fire and Rain,’ Rick Derringer’s ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Journey’s ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),’ Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets,’ Moby’s ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like to Die,’ and Siouxsie and the Banshee’s ‘Spellbound’ complete the season four playlist.

As for the most-awaited playlist from the first volume of the fifth season? ‘The Crawl’ features Michael Jackson’s ‘Rockin’ Robin,’ Psychedelic Furs’ ‘Pretty in Pink,’ Diana Ross’s ‘Upside Down,’ and Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill.’ The second episode tunes into ABBA’s ‘Fernando,’ again Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill,’ and The Chordettes’ ‘Mr Sandman.’ The playlist grows with Freddy Martin & His Orchestra’s ‘To Each His Own,’ Tiffany’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now,’ and Yello’s ‘Oh Yeah.’

Lastly, the volume concludes ‘Premature Plans’ by Elmer Bernstein, ‘Sh-Boom’ by The Chords, and ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush, yet again.

Every track from every Stranger Things season

Season One

• ‘Africa’ by Toto
• ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ by The Clash
• ‘Hazy Shades of Winter’ by The Bangles
• ‘Heroes’ by Peter Gabriel
• ‘Atmosphere’ by Joy Division
• ‘Elegia’ by New Order
• ‘Nocturnal Me’ by Echo and the Bunnymen
• ‘Sunglasses at Night’ by Corey Hart

Season Two

• ‘Whip It’ by Devo
• ‘Talking in Your Sleep’ by The Romantics
• ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane (Rerecord)’ by Scorpions
• ‘Girls on Film’ by Duran Duran
• ‘You Don’t Mess Around with Jim’ by Jim Croce
• ‘The Ghost in You’ by Psychedelic Furs
• ‘Runaway’ by Bon Jovi
• ‘Back to Nature’ by Fad Gadget
• ‘Twist of Fate’ by Olivia Newton-John
• ‘Time After Time’ by Cyndi Lauper
• ‘Every Breath You Take’ by The Police

Season Three

• ‘Never Surrender’ by Corey Hart
• ‘Moving in Stereo’ by The Cars
• ‘Workin’ for a Livin” by Huey Lewis and the News
• ‘She’s Got You’ by Patsy Cline
• ‘Material Girl’ by Madonna
• ‘My Bologna’ by “Weird Al” Yankovic
• ‘Cold as Ice’ by Foreigner
• ‘Lovergirl’ by Teena Marie
• ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ by Howard Jones
• ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ by Wham!
• ‘We’ll Meet Again’ by Vera Lynn
• ‘Neutron Dance’ by The Pointer Sisters
• ‘ROCK in the USA (A Salute to ’60s Rock)’ by John Mellencamp
• ‘Never Ending Story’ by Limahl

Season Four

• ‘California Dreamin” by The Beach Boys
• ‘Object of My Desire’ by Starpoint
• ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush
• ‘I Was a Teenage Werewolf’ by The Cramps
• ‘Chica Mejanita’ by Mae Arnette
• ‘Play with Me’ by Extreme
• ‘Detroit Rock City’ by KISS
• ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’ by Dead or Alive
• ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ by Falco
• ‘Tarzan Boy’ by Baltimora
• ‘Wipe Out’ (K-Tel Version) by The Surfaris
• ‘Psycho Killer’ by Talking Heads
• ‘Pass the Dutchie’ by Musical Youth
• ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
• ‘Travelin’ Man’ by Ricky Nelson
• ‘Fire and Rain’ by James Taylor
• ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo’ by Rick Derringer
• ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’ by Journey
• ‘Master of Puppets’ by Metallica
• ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like to Die’ by Moby
• ‘Spellbound’ by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Season Five

• ‘Rockin’ Robin’ by Michael Jackson
• ‘Pretty in Pink’ by Psychedelic Furs
• ‘Upside Down’ by Diana Ross
• ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush
• ‘Fernando’ ABBA
• ‘Mr Sandman’ by The Chordettes
• ‘To Each His Own’ by Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
• ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ by Tiffany
• ‘Oh Yeah’ by Yello
• ‘Premature Plans’ by Elmer Bernstein
• ‘Sh-Boom’ by The Chords