Ranking the 'Stranger Things' Finale Needle Drops

The Netflix epic Stranger Things has finally come to a close, and depending on how much you were thinking about this ahead of time, things turned out pretty much how you might have expected. If you want to get into the spoilers of the finale, including whether or not Vecna lost, or if Eleven survived, you'll have to look elsewhere. It's time to talk about the music.

Here's the best needle drops from the Stranger Things series finale, "The Rightside Up."

4. Prince: "Purple Rain"

The title song of Prince's 1984 album (and film) is a big part of the Stranger Things finale. Is this the greatest Prince song of all time? No, but in the context of Stranger Things, it does work.

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3. David Bowie: "Heroes"

The final episode of the show ends with the 1977 song of David Bowie's, which, naturally, sums up how we're supposed to feel about our teenage protagonists. Is it a little weird to have a 1970s hit in our 1980s TV series, but this is a classic song, and although it's a little on-the-nose, it's also, in a way, perfect.

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3. Prince: "When Doves Cry"

The second Prince song in the Stranger Things finale is also from the 1984 Purple Rain album, and it's a banger. "When Doves Cry" is a perfect song, and fits great with the finale.

1. Fleetwood Mac:"Landslide"

The tenth Fleetwood Mac album, released in 1975, was just called Fleetwood Mac. Sometimes, the live version of "Landslide" is popular, which was featured on the 1988 live album The Dance. But the Stranger Things kids couldn't have had that version because it wasn't really released until 1998. So, right now, they're caught in the landslide between 1975 and 1998.

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