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Popestar by Ghost
Popestar is an EP by Ghost, released in 2016. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Square Hammer”, on 4 lists with a best position of #10.
Popestar, the second EP from Swedish rock band Ghost, arrived on 16 September 2016, the stopgap between the Meliora album and Prequelle. It's mostly covers, which suits a band that has always treated rock history as a costume trunk: the Nameless Ghouls in costume, the singer in his demonic anti-pope finery, and everyone playing it completely straight.
Tom Dalgety produced, and he gives the thing a heavy, gleaming finish, all chunky traditional-metal riffs polished until they catch the light, with pop-rock hooks shoved right to the front. "Square Hammer" was the song that grabbed the countdowns. Ghost were riding high after the Grammy for "Cirice" earlier that year, and they took the EP straight onto the road with the Popestar Tour of North America.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Popestar on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Square Hammer | 4 | #10 | – | 2016–2019 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.