Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” and “Born to Run” reappear on U.K. singles charts as fans … More
Bruce Springsteen is spending the warmer months of 2025 trekking across Europe, with more than a dozen dates scheduled on his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour. 2025 marks the third year of the venture, and as the rock legend returns to the U.K. for several stops, fans have been showing their enthusiasm in a very clear way.
British audiences are once again demonstrating their love by purchasing not just Springsteen’s classic albums, but also a number of his most iconic — and even most recent — tunes. At the moment, three of his singles (well, two singles and one very short EP that is classified in the U.K. as a single) reappear on charts in the country.
None of the three earned space on the tallies where they now land until just days ago. Springsteen and the E Street Band played two dates in Liverpool in early June, after kicking off the third leg of the trek in mid-May in Manchester, and the visits have helped him immensely on the charts.
“Dancing in the Dark” Dances Again
Springsteen’s biggest hit in the U.K. at the moment is “Dancing in the Dark.” The tune is the only one of his to appear on multiple rankings this frame. It reenters the Official Singles Downloads chart at No. 74 and the Official Singles Sales list at No. 78, despite the fact that it was released more than 40 years ago. Interestingly, “Dancing in the Dark” has only spent about a month on either of these tallies, and has never cracked the top 40.
“Born to Run” Just Makes the Cut
“Born to Run,” which preceded “Dancing in the Dark” by nearly a decade, joins its successor on the Official Singles Downloads chart. The early Springsteen smash reappears on that list — which looks only at the most downloaded tracks across the U.K. — at No. 98, just managing to find space on the 100-position ranking.
This week marks only the second time “Born to Run” has ever appeared on the Official Singles Downloads chart. It previously debuted, and peaked, at No. 93.
Bruce Springsteen’s Collaborative EP
For Record Store Day 2025, Springsteen and The Killers released a joint project titled Encore at the Garden. The live recording features the two acts performing a trio of tunes together at one concert several years ago, and it was shared on a physical format for the first time as part of the music industry initiative.
While it’s technically an EP, the Official Charts Company categorizes it as a single, due to its length. Encore at the Garden returns to the Official Physical Singles chart at No. 73. In the half-dozen frames it has spent on the list since its release earlier this year, the brief effort has climbed as high as No. 3.
