Classic songs that have returned to the Official Singles Chart in 2025

Every year, a smattering of classic songs return to the Officisl Singles Chart – sometimes because of an ingenious TV or movie sync (hello, Murder on the Dancefloor!), sometimes because they pop off on TikTok, and sometimes just because their popularity has only grown with age.

Here's a guide to some of the enduring anthems that have enjoyed an unexpected chart resurgence in 2025.

Rock That Body – Black Eyed Peas

Year of release: 2010
Official Singles Chart peak: 11

Co-produced by David Guetta – and based around a sample from Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock's hip-hop classic It Takes Two – Rock That Body was originally released as the fifth single from Black Eyed Peas' 2009 album The E.N.D.

In June 2025, it returned to the UK Top 40 for the first time in 15 years after spawning a viral dance trend that is still gaining momentum.

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Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits

Year of release: 1978
Official Singles Chart peak: 8

Released as Dire Straits' debut single, Sultans of Swing gave the London band a super-swift breakthrough when it powered into the Top 10. It's such an integral song in their catalogue that it leant its title to their 1998 compilation album Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits.

In April 2025, it returned to the Official Singles Chart for the first time in nearly 36 years, fuelled by the enduring popularity of Dire Straits and the band's songwriter/frontman Mark Knopfler.

Headlock – Imogen Heap

Year of release: 2006
Official Singles Chart peak: 30

Innovative electropop musician Imogen Heap is revered by her peers – she even co-wrote and co-produced a Taylor Swift song, Clean from the 1989 album.

When Headlock was first released in 2006, it charted for a solitary week at Number 76. But in February 2025, it cracked the Top 40 for the first time following a social media resurgence that began the previous October. 

Originally, it went viral after being used in video tributes to the horror video game Mouthwashing, but then its momentum on TikTok and other online platforms just kept snowballing.

Creep – Radiohead

Year of release: 1992
Official Singles Chart peak: 7

This alt-rock anthem was originally released in 1992, but first charted a year later following a reissue that Radiohead were sceptical about. It proved a savvy move, however, when Creep became the first of the band's seven (to date) Top 10 songs.

Creep has returned to the Official Singles Chart on numerous occasions since 2008, including for two non-consecutive weeks in June 2025 at Number 94 and Number 99. 

The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

Year of release: 1977
Official Singles Chart peak: 81

This shapeshifting classic is the only song from Fleetwood Mac's seminal 1977 album Rumours to feature writing credits for all five members: Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood.

The Chain was never released as a single, but first cracked the Official Singles Chart in 2009. It then returned to the Top 100 again in 2011, 2013, 2017 and, for the first time in eight years, in June 2025.

MORE: Where every Fleetwood Mac song and album has charted in the UK