{"id":222136,"date":"2026-01-12T15:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/12\/stranger-things-finale-buzz-boosts-djos-end-of-beginning-to-no-1-on-billboard-global-200-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:15:46","slug":"stranger-things-finale-buzz-boosts-djos-end-of-beginning-to-no-1-on-billboard-global-200-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/12\/stranger-things-finale-buzz-boosts-djos-end-of-beginning-to-no-1-on-billboard-global-200-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Finale Buzz Boosts Djo\u2019s \u2018End of Beginning\u2019 to No. 1 on Billboard Global\u00a0200"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tDjo<\/a>\u2019s \u201cEnd of Beginning\u201d bounds five spots to No. 1 the Billboard Global 200<\/a> chart, becoming the biggest song in the world for the first time.<\/p>\n

\n\tDjo, who earns his first leader on the list, is the musical performing name of Joe Keery, of Netflix\u2019s Stranger Things<\/em>, with the song soaring<\/a> following the series\u2019 Dec. 31 finale (although it is not heard in the episode). It originally hit No. 3 in March 2024.<\/p>\n

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\n\tMeanwhile, the track, which Keery solely wrote and co-produced, is the second to top the Global 200 thanks to a tie-in to Stranger Things<\/em>, which is set in the \u201880s: In 2022, Kate Bush\u2019s \u201cRunning Up That Hill (A Deal With God),\u201d from 1985, ruled both<\/a> the Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.<\/a> chart, for three weeks and one week each, sparked by its synch in the show\u2019s fourth season.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother \u201880s classic featured in a past Stranger Things<\/em> season hits the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. top 10 for the first time this week: The Police<\/a>\u2019s \u201cEvery Breath You Take\u201d surges 16-9 and 14-9, respectively. The song, featured in the series\u2019 second and fourth seasons, is the first top 10 on the charts for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band, which split in 1984 (ahead of multiple mini-reunions). The ballad dominated the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks in 1983 and wrapped at No. 1 on that year-end recap.<\/p>\n

\n\tConcurrently, Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d rebounds a spot for a fourth week atop Global Excl. U.S.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.<\/p>\n

\n\tChart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts\u2019 calculations.<\/p>\n

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