Dolly Parton’s music sees a sharp spike in Spotify listening after the singer’s death on Tuesday. Multiple outlets report that her streams rise dramatically in the days following the announcement, with “Jolene” and “9 to 5” drawing the most attention.
Forbes and the Hollywood Reporter say “Jolene” is the top-streamed song on Spotify one day after Parton’s death, with “9 to 5” also among the most streamed tracks. Variety and Rolling Stone report large overall increases in streaming across Parton’s catalog, citing percentage jumps in both global and United States figures compared with a baseline of the prior seven-day daily average.
While the reports focus on different chart positions and regional comparisons, they broadly agree on the same pattern: a rapid, sizable surge in Spotify streams concentrated around Parton’s most popular songs, particularly “Jolene” and “9 to 5,” in the immediate aftermath of her death.
