Joe Keery of ‘Stranger Things’ Overtakes Taylor Swift on Spotify

The final curtain call of a cultural phenomenon has sparked an unexpected chart shake-up, sending a familiar face from the Upside Down straight to the top of 🎵Spotify’s rankings.

According to the New York Post, 🎤Joe Keery, best known to millions as Steve Harrington on Netflix’s “📺Stranger Things,” surged to No. 1 over the weekend — not as an actor, but as a musician.

Releasing music under the name 🎤DJO, Keery overtook Taylor Swift’s long-dominant track following a fan-driven streaming surge after the show’s series finale.

Keery’s song “End of Beginning,” originally released on his 2022 album “Decide,” climbed past Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” to claim the platform’s top spot. The movement came as viewers revisited Keery’s music after watching the final episode of the hit series.

Swift’s song, from her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl,” had been a fixture at No. 1, holding the position for 78 consecutive days before being displaced.

The chart twist carries a touch of irony. Keery and Swift previously crossed paths at Electric Lady recording studio in New York City, where the pop star unexpectedly praised the very song that would later dethrone her.