Dolly Parton's Spotify streams surge over 1,300% after her death at 80

"Jolene" streams jumped 630 percent globally and 1,225 percent in the U.S., while "9 to 5" bumped 630 percent globally and 1,030 percent domestically. Representatives said she died after a "brief battle" with cancer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, according to uk.news.yahoo.com. Before this week, her Spotify catalog had already amassed approximately 5.93 billion streams across 742 tracks, including collaborations and featured appearances, according to capeargus.co.za.

"Jolene," released in 1973, remains her most-streamed solo recording on the platform with approximately 953 million streams. Miley Cyrus, Parton's goddaughter, wrote on Wednesday morning, "I have an angel by my side. I always have," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Paul McCartney, and Reba McEntire were among other artists who paid tribute.

Parton's longtime manager Danny Nozell said in a statement that she "worked up until the day she died" and that the team she handpicked has built a project roadmap to guide her legacy for decades. The estate has confirmed a biopic, docuseries, and scripted series are in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "My Tennessee Mountain Home" jumped 8,920 percent in the U.S. on August 25, while "Coat of Many Colors" grew 5,330 percent, Spotify told The Hollywood Reporter.

Parton's family announced her death on Tuesday. Dolly Parton spent more than five decades building one of the most durable catalogs in American music, from the 1971 autobiographical "Coat of Many Colors" to her 2024 collaboration with Beyoncé on "TYRANT." Spotify data shared on Wednesday shows Parton earned over 19.8 million streams on August 25, according to a post from Pop Crave on X.

Spotify reported that Parton's overall streams skyrocketed over 1,260 percent globally on August 25 compared to the seven-day daily average from August 18 to August 24, and by 2,320 percent in the United States alone, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Seven of Parton's songs entered Spotify's U.S. daily top songs chart on August 25. "Jolene" landed at No. 2 and "9 to 5" at No. 3, both making their first appearance on the chart, while "Islands in the Stream" reentered at No. 8, according to uk.news.yahoo.com.

Specific stream counts for the day show "Jolene" received 1.29 million streams and "9 to 5" received 1.13 million streams. "Islands in the Stream" followed with 885,000, "I Will Always Love You" with 688,000, "Here You Come Again" with 566,000, and "Coat of Many Colors" with 516,000, according to uk.news.yahoo.com.