Metallica’s ‘The Black Album’ recently became the fourth album in history to reach its 750th week on the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, Journey made it to number three with 1988’s ‘Greatest Hits,’ spending 813 weeks on the chart.
Neal Schon shared the news on Facebook yesterday (July 16) along with a message addressing those who claim his band gained popularity thanks to ‘The Sopranos.’ His post read:
“More great news! Hard work, perseverance, and constant touring really do pay off. It kills me when someone will write, ‘It’s because it is ‘Sopranos’ that we’re having all the success we’re having now. That was a long time ago. The reason we’re having a lot of success now is we’ve worked our asses off.’”
It’s Popular Thanks To Its ‘Positive Message,’ The Frontman Says
‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ came out as part of 1981’s ‘Escape’ and later appeared on the ‘Greatest Hits’ album. ‘The Sopranos’ played the song in the last scene of its finale in 2007, while the ‘Glee’ cast covered it for a few episodes.
Schon talked about the song finding its way into popular culture after so many years in a chat with Entertainment Weekly shortly after ‘The Sopranos’ episode aired:
“As far as it being a positive [for us], I can’t believe that this song just surfaces in so many great shows and when the Chicago White Sox won [the World Series in 2005] and the St. Louis Cardinals winning games last year. The song just continues to be a big hit. So, it doesn’t even matter that we did it back in 1983 or whatever it was. [It was 1981.] It’s a feel-good song and it’s got a positive message.”
You can listen to the Journey track below.