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This week: It’s Metallica’s turn for a Stranger Things boost, while Usher gets a Twitter-accelerated NPR bump and Cole Swindell’s callback to a Jo Dee Messina classic proves mutually beneficial.Metallica’s Running Up That ‘Stranger Things’ Hill
Last month, the first installment of Stranger Things’ fourth season helped Kate Bush’s “Running Up That
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