The highly anticipated finale of Stranger Things has upended the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart as cast member Djo (actor Joe Keery) scores his first No. 1 single with “End of Beginning” on the tally dated Jan. 9.
Alongside his acting role as fan favorite Steve Harrington in the Netflix show, Keery has embarked on a musical career as Djo. He has released three LPs under the moniker: Twenty Twenty (2019), Decide (2022) and The Crux (2025).
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His 2022 song “End of Beginning” leaps from No. 7 to No. 1 to better its previous peak of No. 4 from 2024 (the track is up to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100). Djo follows Kate Bush, who benefitted from a needle-drop in the show’s fourth season in 2022, with her 1985 track with “Running Up That Hill” hitting the No. 1 spot on the U.K. Singles Chart for three weeks.
A number of songs that received placements in Stranger Things — which concluded its fifth and final season on Dec. 31 — see major chart gains this week: Prince’s “Purple Reign” soars from outside the top 100 up to No. 12; Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” lifts to No. 14; The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” rises 41 spots to No. 17 (its highest placing in 43 years); Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” is up to No. 20; Diana Ross’ “Upside Down” rises 60 spots to No. 26; and Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now” improves to No. 27.
The finale’s closing track, “Heroes” by David Bowie, also benefits with a placing at No. 34 — 172% week-on-week uplift, as per the Official Charts Company — and The Clash’s former chart-topper “Should I Stay or Go” sneaks into the top 40 at No. 40.
Elsewhere on the charts, Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” holds its spot at No. 2, while RAYE’s “Where Is My Husband!” spends just one week at the summit, falling to No. 3. Dave and Tems‘ “Rain Dance” closes at No. 4, and Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (to Fall in Love)” rounds out the top five at No. 5.
Zara Larsson continues to reap rewards of a viral dance trend as her 2016 track “Lush Life” lifts one spot to No. 8, closing in on its previous high of No. 3. HAVEN’s “I Run” also rises one place to No. 9, and KATSEYE’s “Internet Girl” debuts at No. 24, the group’s highest spot on the U.K. Singles Chart so far.
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