‘Grasp of Puppets’ Enters Sizzling 100 Chart For First Time Ever

Properly, that was quick — earlier immediately, it was revealed that Metallica’s “Grasp of Puppets” had garnered 17.5 million streams within the final week for the reason that remaining episodes of Stranger Issues aired on July 1, and now, it is entered Billboard’s Sizzling 100 chart for the primary time ever.

Metallica are clearly an enormous band and have fairly a big viewers, starting from rock and metallic followers to attendees of sporting occasions and extra. They’ve had a complete of 16 singles land on the Billboard Sizzling 100 (see their 10 highest-charting songs right here), however, they’ve by no means had one attain the very high of the chart.

Due to Stranger Issues’ epic Season 4 finale, which featured Eddie Munson shredding alongside to “Grasp of Puppets,” the monitor has entered the Sizzling 100 for the primary time ever — regardless of it being about 36 years previous. Because the track continues to go viral due to the Netflix sequence, it may very effectively make its strategy to the highest. Kate Bush’s 1985 single “Operating Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” has been constantly climbing charts and going viral on TikTok on account of the present too.

We’ll have to remain tuned and proceed to watch its success. Presently, Harry Kinds’ “As It Was” resides on the high.

A few days in the past, the academic music firm Yousician reported a rise in its patrons’ curiosity in studying to play “Grasp of Puppets.” Extra particularly, that curiosity was up 1,700 p.c since July 1, which is the day that Munson’s heroic scene within the present’s finale was launched into the world.

We want to give a private shout out to the Stranger Issues creators for placing the highlight on rock and metallic, which is a uncommon phenomena in 2022.

When you’re making an attempt to see Metallica deal with “Grasp of Puppets” reside this yr, try tickets right here for the handful of exhibits they’ve left.