Dolly Parton Set for First-Ever U.K. No. 1 Single Following Posthumous Streaming Spike
Dolly Parton is on course for her first-ever No.
1 on the Official U.K.
Singles Chart following a posthumous surge in streams for her signature hit “9 To 5.” Penned for the 1980 comedy film of the same name, the song stands as one of Parton’s most iconic and beloved numbers, and hit a new peak of No.
12 on last week’s chart (Aug.
28).
Yet “9 to 5” is now striding towards the summit in the chart’s midweek update (Aug.
30), which would give the country music icon her maiden U.K.
No.
1 single.
In a press release, the Official Charts Company reports a 350% week-on-week increase in streams and sales.
Parton is also set for a major presence elsewhere in the upper reaches of the U.K. chart.
Having previously reached No.
7 upon release, “Jolene,” her 1973 classic, is currently tracking at No.
2, while Kenny Rogers collaboration “Islands in the Stream” is up to No.
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