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?
9. Hans Zimmer
With a clutch of soundtracks under his belt in the 1980s, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer currently has 6,989,668,982 streams on Spotify as of writing. | Getty Images
10. Phil Collins
Quintessentially '80s, after launching his solo career off the success of Genesis, Phil Collins' back catalogue of music has seen him earn 6,305,682,528 streams and counting. | AFP via Getty Images
11. The Police
The Police have amassed since their music appeared on Spotify a total stream count of 5,956,681,869 and rising, as of 2025. | Getty Images
12. Dire Straits
With hits like Money for Nothing become staples on the burgeoning MTV in the '80s, Dire Straits have a streaming total currently of 5,866,515,765. | Getty Images