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Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” Enters The Billboard Charts After Being Featured in “Stranger Things”

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Metallica’s Master Of Puppets album and its title track has entered the Billboard charts as well as Spotify and Apple Music top rankings, 36 years after its release. This is in just one week following its appearance in the season four finale of Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things”. The popularity of the 1986 song, used in the series, brought it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever in the band’s lengthy career. It is also #22 in the Spotify Global Top 50, which includes Pop and Rap music, as well as number one on the Apple Music Rock chart.  Continue reading →


RATT’s 1980s Classic “Round N Round” Re-Entered The Billboard Top 20

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Rejuvenated 1980s Glam Rock legends RATT have seen their 1984 hit song return to the Billboard charts thanks to the bands and the song appearing in a recent commercial for GEICO insurance. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. The song has reemerged on #18 on the Top 20 Rock Digital Song Sales. The band commented: Continue reading →


R.E.M.’s Classic “It’s The End of The World As We Know It” Re-Enters the Charts

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R.E.M.’s Alt-Rock gem ‘It’s The End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’  has re-entered the charts on iTunes as people are streaming and sharing the track in response to the Coronavirus. The track last appeared on the US Charts on Billboard in 1987 when it was a college radio and later mainstream hit, reaching #39 on their album Document (IRS Records). When the song was re-released as a single in 1991, it reached #67 in the UK. In addition to the public reaction the pandemic, the music industry has been crippled by postponements and cancelations. You can track the tour postponements here:  Continue reading →