Just over three years since it was first released, Djo has earned his first UK number one single with ‘End of Beginning’.
The track toppled RAYE’s ‘Where Is My Husband’ off the top spot, having also enjoyed its biggest week of streaming in the UK, garnering 5.4 million combined streams.
‘End of Beginning’ made its UK Top 100 debut back in February 2024, initially peaking at number four. The song’s popularity spiked due to its virality on TikTok, allowing it to spend a total of 28 weeks on the chart. Now, the song has finally reached the top of the chart, with its resurgence partly due to the finale of Stranger Things, which aired on New Year’s Day.
Djo is better known as Joe Keery, who stars as Steve Harrington in the Netflix sensation, and fans celebrated the end of the series by making edits on social media using ‘End of Beginning’ as the soundtrack.
His success isn’t limited to the UK either – ‘End of Beginning’ was recently number one on the Global Spotify and US iTunes charts, whilst his album Decide also reached number one on the USA alternative iTunes chart.
Djo isn’t the only artist to enjoy further chart resurgence due to Stranger Things. A number of tracks that received placements in the show have been storming the charts, including Kate Bush’ ‘Running Up That Hill’, Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’, David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’, and Tiffany’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’.
Other tracks that were associated with the show and have reappeared on the charts include The Police’s ‘Every Breath You Take’, Diana Ross’ ‘Upside Down’, and The Clash’s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’.
Let us know your thoughts Djo and his number one hit ‘End of Beginning’ over on CelebMix socials now!