Elvis, Queen, Cyndi Lauper, Bon Jovi: Streams of old favorites spike during pandemic

When it comes to music, Americans are feeling a bit nostalgic during the coronavirus pandemic.During the first week of April, Spotify says there was a 54% increase in nostalgia-themed playlists, with songs from the 1950s seeing the biggest increase in streams compared to the first week of March. Elvis Presley's 1957 hit “Jailhouse Rock” was the most-added song from that decade.One of the most popular songs overall in the first week of the month was "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," Cyndi Lauper's 1983 hit, which had more than 2.3 million streams.“Every artist’s dream is that their music can be a sense of comfort, of joy, of inspiration," Lauper says on Spotify's blog. "That's why we do what we do; to connect, to tell shared stories that people can relate to, cry to, laugh with, dance (to) and be joyful with, to comfort."Staying Apart, Together: A newsletter about how to cope with the coronavirus pandemicSign up here to get Staying Apart, Together twice a week in your inboxes. Lauper, who lives in New York, says she is spending her time in quarantine "eating too much and not exercising enough.""But I am sticking to my vocal lessons and personal training, just not as much as before the quarantine," she said. "I am reaching out to friends to check on them and taking the advice of Governor (Andrew) Cuomo. We are playing by the rules so we can do our part to flatten the curve.”  Most-added songs to playlists by decade: 50s: “Jailhouse Rock”, Elvis Presley60s: “At Last”, Etta James70s: “Ain’t No Sunshine”, Bill Withers80s: “Take on Me”, a-ha90s: “Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...)”, Lou Bega00s: “I Gotta Feeling”, Black Eyed Peas10s: “Danza Kuduro”, Don Omar, LucenzoOther hits that have seen a significant increase in streams, according to Spotify, include:1950s“Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” Paul Anka“Johnny B. Goode,” Chuck Berry“I Walk the Line,” Johnny Cash“Dream a Little Dream Of Me,” Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong1960s“Here Comes the Sun”, The Beatles“Feeling Good”, Nina Simone“(What a) Wonderful World”, Sam Cooke"Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell“Fortunate Son”, Creedence Clearwater Revival“Brown Eyed Girl”, Van Morrison“Son of a Preacher Man”, Dusty Springfield1970s“Don’t Stop Me Now”, Queen“Hotel California — 2013 Remaster”, Eagles“Sweet Home Alabama”, Lynyrd Skynyrd“Dreams — 2004 Remaster”, Fleetwood Mac1980s“Back in Black”, AC/DC“Under Pressure — Remastered”, David Bowie and Queen“Livin’ On a Prayer”, Bon Jovi“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) — Remastered”, Eurythmics“I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", Whitney Houston“Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, Cyndi Lauper1990s“Wonderwall — Remastered”, Oasis“I Want It That Way”, Backstreet Boys“Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Nirvana“Wannabe", Spice Girls“...Baby One More Time”, Britney Spears“No Scrubs”, TLC2000s“Lose Yourself", Eminem“Hey, Soul Sister”, Train“Mr. Brightside”, The Killers“Hips Don’t Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)”, Shakira and Wyclef Jean“Halo”, Beyoncé100 songs