Deezer survey reveals Brazilians’ favorite classics on the eve of the release of the film Springsteen: Save Me from the Unknown
On the eve of the premiere of Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknownbiopic starring Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), the platform Deezer released the most listened to songs of Bruce Springsteen in Brazil. The survey, carried out between October 2024 and October 2025, confirms that the Brazilian public continues to admire one of the biggest names in world rock.
The numbers show that, even four decades after the height of its popularity, Springsteen remains relevant among different generations. The artist has gained a loyal audience, made up mainly of listeners between 36 and 55 years old, but he has also seen growing interest from younger fans, driven by film scores, series and new readings of his cultural legacy.
The film’s announcement reignited interest in the most introspective phase of his career, especially the album Nebraska (1982), which inspires the film and whose raw and melancholic sound has once again become a topic of discussion among fans and critics. Next, check out the ten most listened to tracks from Bruce Springsteen in Brazil, according to Deezer.
Bruce Springsteen’s 10 most listened to songs in Brazil
10. “Hungry Heart”
One of the singer’s first commercial successes, released in 1980, shows the perfect balance between pop melody and everyday lyricism. It was the first track of Springsteen reaching the Top 10 of billboard.
9. “I’m On Fire”
Minimalist and sensual, the song Born in the USA (1984) shows a bruce more restrained and introspective. Its popularity spans generations and has gained dozens of reinterpretations.
8. “Atlantic City”
Central range of Nebraska (1982), returns to the spotlight by inspiring the film Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknown. It is a raw portrait of the American dream in ruins, marked by the iconic phrase: “Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact”.
7. “Secret Garden”
Immortalized by the trail of Jerry Maguire (1996), the song is one of the artist’s most delicate ballads, mixing romanticism and vulnerability.
6. “The River”
One of the most emotional moments in his discography Springsteenthe 1980 song talks about maturity, work and frustrations. It is often cited as one of his narrative masterpieces.
5. “Glory Days”
Nostalgic and good-humored, it is a portrait of friends remembering their younger days. The irony and the infectious chorus turned it into an anthem for generations that grew up with the Boss’s sound.
4. “Born to Run”
The song that defined the myth of Bruce Springsteenan epic about escape, freedom and youth, released in 1975. To this day, it is a mandatory presence on any list of the artist’s songs.
3. “Born in the USA”
Perhaps his most misunderstood track: often taken as patriotic, it’s actually a harsh critique of the broken promises of the American dream. Its cultural impact still resonates.
2. “Streets of Philadelphia”
Composed for the film Philadelphia (1993), yielded the Springsteen the Oscar of Best Original Song. It’s one of the saddest and most powerful songs of his career — an anthem about empathy and fragility.
1. “Dancing in the Dark”
Released in 1984, it is the most listened to song in Bruce Springsteen in Brazil. The single, which mixes pop and melancholy, became an instant classic and established the singer as a global icon. The clip — with a young woman Courteney Cox dancing on stage — remains one of the most emblematic songs of the 1980s.
Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknown
With a five-decade career, Bruce Springsteen He continues to be the poet of roads, lost loves and real American life. This fascination should intensify with the debut of Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknownfilm directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) and starring Jeremy Allen Whitewhich brings to life the musician in his most introspective phase, during the recording of the album Nebraska. The cast also has Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham and Odessa Young. It opens in theaters on October 30th.
More than a biopic, the film promises to revisit the loneliness and genius of an artist who transformed everyday life into art and who, in Brazil, continues to be heard as if he were still that boy dreaming of escaping from New Jersey in an old car with the radio on. Check out the trailer:
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