Dolly Partonβs music has seen a massive surge in streams and sales following the country music legendβs death Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer.
According to music data company Luminate, on-demand streams of Partonβs catalog in the U.S. jumped 2,222% compared with Monday, as mourning fans returned to listen to some of the iconic singer-songwriter's best-known hits.
Shocking no one, the most-streamed song after Parton's death is her 1974 classic "Jolene," which generated 2.7 million U.S. on-demand streams Tuesday, an increase of more than 1,276 percent. Her Grammy-winning soundtrack hit "9 to 5" followed with 2.3 million streams, and "I Will Always Love You" drew 1.7 million.
The spike extended well beyond the U.S., as Parton's legendary catalog generated 34.9 million streams worldwide on the day of her death, representing a 1,408% increase from the previous day.
Music sales also skyrocketed following the news of her death, with approximately 7,300 digital and physical music units sold in the U.S. on Tuesday, a massive 7,739% increase.
The renewed interest could send Parton back to the charts. "Jolene," which became her first entry on the Billboard Top 100 in 1973, could reenter the chart next week, among other songs, according to Rolling Stone.
The possible reentry will not be her last, either. Back in 2021, the country music legend told The Kelly Clarkson Show that she recorded a top-secret song that's buried in a time capsule at her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
The track, whose title is not known publicly, will see its release in 2045.
"That has drove me crazy. I've written a song that nobody's going to hear until I'm 99 years old," Parton said at the time, adding that she hoped to be alive for the grand unveiling. "I might be there, I might not be."
Rest in Peace, Dolly.
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