# Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Reacher’ Synch Hits No. 1 on Top TV Songs Chart

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blue-oyster-cults-reacher-synch-hits-no-1-on-top-tv-songs-chart/
- Published: 2026-10-30T15:20:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T10:39:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/blue-oyster-cult-reacher-synch-number-1-top-tv-songs-chart-1236370970/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music, TV

## Key points

- “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” topped the September TV songs chart.
- Its Reacher placement coincided with 11.8 million US streams.
- Reacher and spin-off Neagley placed three songs in the top 10.

## Summary

Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” reached No. 1 on the September 2026 Top TV Songs chart after appearing in the fourth season of Prime Video’s Reacher. The result shows how a television placement can renew interest in a decades-old song, which was the band’s highest-charting Hot 100 hit.

The song featured in episode six, aired on 2 September, and generated 11.8 million official US streams and 1,000 downloads that month. Reacher also placed Mondo Cozmo’s “Sweet Forever” at No. 10, while its spin-off Neagley had two entries, led by Ambrosia’s “How Much I Feel” at No. 6 with 6.7 million streams and 1,000 downloads. “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100 in 1976.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.