REM, The Police, Tears for Fears among artists with songs that really took off during Social Distancing

LONDON – JULY 02: (L to R) Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Peter Buck performs on stage at “Live 8 London” in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)

Some songs just REALLY fit right now…

“Rolling Stone” combed through sales and streaming data and found eight songs that have posted double- or triple-digit increases since we started social distancing. Some are Classic Hits you’ll find in our playlist!

Here’s the full list:

1. “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”, REM

2. “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”, The Police

3. “Isolation”, Joy Division

4. “Rise Up”, Andra Day

5. “Mad World”, Tears for Fears

6. “Hero”, Mariah Carey

7. “So Far Away”, Carole King

8. “O-o-h Child”, The Five Stairsteps

REM, The Police, Tears for Fears among artists with songs that really took off during Social Distancing

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