The cast of the TV show "Glee" cracked the Billboard Top 10 in 2009 with a cover of which song?
Answer
Don't Stop Believin'
The Glee cast reached the Billboard Top 10 in 2009 with its cover of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The performance appeared in the pilot episode and became one of the show’s defining musical moments.
Journey originally released “Don’t Stop Believin’” in 1981 on the album Escape. The Glee version was arranged for the fictional school club New Directions, with lead vocals associated with Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson, and other members of the ensemble. Its message about holding on to a dream fit the show’s central story of students seeking recognition through music.
The recording became an early commercial success for the series, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It also helped establish Glee as a television show with a powerful music-sales operation; songs from the series regularly entered digital and album charts.
Viewers sometimes confuse this performance with later Glee renditions of the same song, including the 2015 finale reprise. The 2009 chart breakthrough refers to the original pilot-era cast recording, which helped launch the show’s soundtrack career.