Joe Keery has just hit a huge music milestone. The Stranger Things actor has reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for the first time.
Joe Keery is best known for playing Steve Harrington on the Netflix series. But many fans also know him as a musician. He makes music under the name Djo. He has been doing this since 2019.
Over the years, his songs have done well online. Several tracks have crossed tens of millions of streams. Still, one song has clearly stood above the rest.
As of 9 January 2026, Djo’s song End of Beginning climbed to the top of the UK Singles Chart. It pushed Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia off the number 1 spot after a 7 week run.
End of Beginning is a soft synth pop track. It was first released in September 2022 as part of Djo’s album Decide. At first, it did not make much noise.
Things changed when the song went viral on TikTok. More people started using it in videos. This led to the track being re released as a single in March 2024.
The song truly exploded later on. It was featured in the final episode of Stranger Things season 5. After that, its popularity jumped almost overnight.
Right now, End of Beginning has crossed 2 billion streams on Spotify. That success has also pushed Djo into the list of the top artists globally. He is currently the 84th most listened to artist on the platform.
This is not the first time Stranger Things has revived or boosted a song.
During season 4, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill made history. The track topped the UK chart for the first time. This happened 37 years after it originally peaked at number 3. The song has since crossed more than 1.5 billion Spotify streams.
With Stranger Things ending after 5 seasons, many fans are wondering what Joe Keery will do next. He may now focus more on music than acting.
Still, the show might not be fully done. Fans continue to speculate about a secret episode 9. Some believe it could still be released.
For now, all 5 seasons of Stranger Things are available to stream on Netflix.