Lady Gaga and The Rolling Stones might sound like an unexpected musical pairing, but they have found success together with their new single titled “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” The collaboration, which was released more than a week ago, marks their first joint appearance on the Billboard charts.
“Sweet Sounds of Heaven” makes its debut on this week’s Rock Digital Song Sales chart, which ranks the best-selling rock tunes in America according to Billboard’s genre classification. The track enters the chart at No. 17 out of 25 positions. It also scores the third-highest debut of the week, trailing behind new releases from Zach Bryan and Noah Kahan as well as Dolly Parton and Linda Perry.
The Rolling Stones, though primarily known for their music from decades past, are no strangers to the Rock Digital Song Sales chart, which was only introduced long after many of their biggest hits had come and gone. The legendary rock group has placed 14 of their songs on this chart, with five of them breaking into the top 10. To date, only one of their tracks, “Living in a Ghost Town,” has reached the chart’s summit.
In contrast, Lady Gaga is not as familiar with the Rock Digital Song Sales chart, despite her versatility as an artist. “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” marks only her second appearance on this ranking. She debut last year with “Top Gun Anthem,” an aptly-titled anthem from the movie Top Gun: Maverick. She shared credit on the cut with composers Harold Faltermeyer, Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe.
“Sweet Sounds of Heaven” serves as the second official single from The Rolling Stones’s upcoming album, Hackney Diamonds. Set to be released on October 20, the title album will mark the band’s first collection of original material in nearly two decades. Their album promotion began last month with the release of the lead single, “Angry.”
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