For example, At This Moment by Billy Vera and The Beaters. Came out in 1981, peaked at #79 on Billboard charts. About 5 years later got used on Family Ties, boom, eventually goes to number one.

The only song that comes to my mind at the moment is "I'm A Survivor" from Reba McEntire. It was used as the theme song for her TV show, and it went as far as #3 on country radio. :) :) :)

God bless you and the legendary lady always!!!

Holly

I'll add this one with technicality: "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey was already successful, but it's use on The Sopranos in 2007 made it even more so.

Happy Days (first 2 seasons) helped revive interest in Bill Haley's Rock Around The Clock.

More recently, Stranger Things put Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill back on the charts after 37 years.

HBO's "The Last of Us" has revived interest in Linda Ronstadt’s 'Long Long Time'

https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-last-of-us-long-long-time-linda-ronstadt-seth-rudetsky-1235249084/

Andrew Gold's "Thank You for Being a Friend" (1978) later enjoyed great exposure as the theme song for Golden Girls.