The death of Dolly Parton has shocked the world for several reasons, not least because she had recently been making waves, and this is reflected in the voracity with which platform users have returned to explore her catalog.
Parton’s passing occurred on Tuesday; the news broke late that day in Europe, and it is therefore in the Wednesday data that her tracks have surged dramatically. ‘Jolene’ is the new Global No. 1 on Spotify, as it also is on Apple Music. Additionally, on Spotify ‘9 to 5’ appears at No. 2; and ‘Islands in the Stream’ at No. 4. These are the songs that the Queen of Country has placed on Spotify’s Global chart:
#1: Jolene — 4.727M
#2: 9 to 5 — 3.948M
#4: Islands In The Stream — 3.451M
#28: I Will Always Love You — 2.293M
#45: Coat Of Many Colors — 1.962M
#62: Here You Come Again — 1.753M
#162: My Tennessee Mountain Home — 1.254M
Analyzing the metadata, as it happened in life, and as is natural for a country artist, fans are far more enthusiastic in English-speaking countries. ‘Jolene’ is No. 1 this Wednesday in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and Sweden, in addition to No. 2 in Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland.
In countries whose native language is of Latin origin, ‘Jolene’ has a more modest entry: No. 36 on Spotify France, No. 85 on Spotify Spain, No. 98 on Spotify Italy.
In our country, moreover this Beyoncé-covered track is the only one we found in the Top 200. In any case, there are very few days left for ‘Jolene’ and ‘9 to 5’ to reach 1,000 million streams on Spotify. The former was already at 950 million with Dolly still alive; and the latter, almost 900.
