Well butter my Eggos and call me Eddie Munson, mun โ Joe Keery has only gone and bagged a UK No.1 single with End of Beginning, and the charts are officially having a Stranger Things-shaped meltdown.
Originally released back in 2022 under his dreamy, synth-soaked alter ego Djo, End of Beginning has pulled off the ultimate sleeper-hit resurrection. Thanks to millions of fan edits, TikToks, tear-soaked montages, and one absolutely seismic final run of Stranger Things, the track has surged from cult favourite to full-blown chart-topper. Proper tidy stuff.
And letโs be honest โ if you watched the finale and didnโt feel something crack in your chest when Steve Harringtonโs story wrapped upโฆ check your pulse, butt.
๐ STRANGER THINGS = CHARTS CHAOS (AGAIN)
Joe Keery isnโt riding this wave alone either. The UK Singles Chart has turned into a nostalgia-soaked mixtape straight out of Hawkins, Indiana, with classic tracks storming back up the rankings like Demogorgons with record deals.
This weekโs big climbers include:
Running Up That Hill โ Kate Bush I Think Weโre Alone Now โ Tiffany Should I Stay or Should I Go โ The Clash Purple Rain โ Prince
This show has done more for legacy bangers than half the music industryโs marketing departments combined. One needle drop and suddenly your dadโs record collection is back in the charts. You absolutely love to see it.
๐ง DJO: NO GIMMICK, JUST VIBES
What makes this even sweeter is that End of Beginning didnโt blow up because of a flashy single push or a label shove. It grew organically, quietly embedding itself into fan culture until โ bang โ No.1. No cape, no guitars on fire, just vibes and emotion doing the heavy lifting.
Joe Keery the actor has always been solid. Joe Keery the musician? Turns out heโs got serious legs. This isnโt a novelty chart moment โ itโs a reminder that when pop culture, storytelling, and music collide just right, magic happens.
๐ฅ THE RIFF REPORT VERDICT
Stranger Things may have closed its gates, but its musical aftershocks are still rattling speakers across the UK. From Kate Bush rewinds to Djoโs late-blooming triumph, this is what happens when good songs meet big feelings.
Steve Harrington walked so Djo could run.
UK No.1.
Only in the Upside Down, mun. ๐ค๐ถ๐ค
