Dolly Parton’s Catalog Ignites Streaming Boom After Death

Dolly Parton’s catalog surged 1,143% in U.S. on-demand streams in the Aug. 21–27 tracking week after her Aug. 25 death, climbing to 116.7 million streams versus 9.4 million the prior week. The spike boosted radio impressions, album-equivalent units, and downloads, with “Jolene” reentering the Hot 100 at No. 16 and Ultimate Dolly Parton returning to the Billboard 200 at No. 5, as multiple Parton tracks chart across Hot 100 and Digital Song Sales in the wake of her passing.