Stranger Things has a Vecna-strength hold on the music charts.
After sending Kate Bush's 1985 song "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" to the top of the charts in Volume 1 of the fourth season of the Netflix series, the show is doing it again with another '80s classic.
This time, the show's magic has Metallica's "Master Of Puppets" as one of the most-played songs in both the U.K. and the U.S. The thrash metal hit was featured in the two-hour finale of the show, as part of Eddie Munson's masterful plan to distract the deadly bats protecting the lair of evil villain Vecna.
As of Monday afternoon, "Master Of Puppets," the only single from Metallica's 1986 album of the same name, is number 12 on Spotify's Top 50 U.S. chart and number 26 on their Global Top 50. That's no small feat, especially considering the full track is over eight minutes long.
The band hasn't officially commented on the song's rising popularity but did retweet a teaser of the scene, which is getting a lot of love from fans online.