2025 feels like a year for nostalgia, with Britpop groups getting back together, hallowed funk acts performing at festivals including Glastonbury, and fashion returning to a time of frosted tips and baggy denim jeans.
While there might be a ‘90s revival going on this year though, a decade prior and a number of celebrated acts are still pulling in solid streaming numbers on Spotify - but who from that era is reigning supreme across the platform?
We visited ChartMasters, who provide live streaming figures for Spotify, to find out who the 15 acts from the 1980s are that are still pulling in strong streaming numbers on the platform. Our only caveat: the majority of their success had to have been during the decade, rather than before or after.
So who’s leading the way when it comes to nostalgia on Spotify in 2025?
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5. Madonna
Continually transforming her musical output throughout the decades, Madonna's rise to fame in the '80s and becoming a pop culture icon still sees the singer amass 8,908,630,355 streams on Spotify. | Getty Images
6. Bon Jovi
Who hasn't belted out the chorus to Livin' on a Prayer late one weekend night? Apparently, 8,556,111,444 streams proves the New Jersey boys still capture the attention of 2025 listeners. | Getty Images
7. U2
It would seem all is forgiven after U2 'gifted' their album straight to our iPhones and iPods back in 2014, with the band having amassed 7,997,241,828 streams all time. | Getty Images
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8. Whitney Houston
The late, great Whitney Houston is still a fan favourite to this day, with the singer earning 7,149,984,994 streams on Spotify. | Getty Images