Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Passes ‘Jolene’ to Become Her Highest Charting Hit This Week
ABC aired the classic movie 9 to 5 on Aug. 30, following the legend’s passing.
Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" has become her highest charting hit this week, replacing "I Will Always Love You" at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. "Jolene" holds at No. 9, while "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" topped Hot Country Songs in 1974. "9 to 5" also reached No. 8 on the chart for the first time, up from No. 3.
The 1980 movie of the same name, starring Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin, helped boost the song's popularity, with a 4% week-over-week increase to 9.8 million U.S. streams. The film averaged 4.275 million live+ same-day ratings, making it the most-watched broadcast network movie in over three-and-a-half years. Despite a drop in sales, "9 to 5" reached No. 1 on Digital Song Sales for the first time.
Parton is the first artist to hold the chart's top three spots for consecutive weeks since Ozzy Osbourne's passing last August.
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