Dolly Parton Fills Nearly Half Of An Entire Chart As Fans Show Their Support

Dolly Parton fills 9 spaces connected the U.K.'s 20-spot-long Official Country Compilations chart, pinch 'The Very Best Of' holding astatine No. 1 aft much than 100 weeks successful charge. American singer-songwriter, actress, and businesswoman Dolly Parton (1946 - 2026), poses for a workplace image successful Lake Tahoe, California, December 31, 1989. (Photo by Ron Davis/Getty Images)

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Following her death, Dolly Parton invades euphony charts each astir the world. That is not an different show aft a legendary musician passes away, arsenic fans and moreover casual listeners move to streaming platforms and integer download storefronts to devour thing and everything the talent near behind. When the creator is arsenic successful and beloved arsenic Parton was, they tin quickly predominate important rankings.

This week successful the United Kingdom, Parton’s posthumous surge begins. She scores aggregate caller hits, a number of albums debut connected rankings they person ne'er seen earlier and galore of her astir celebrated titles scope caller highest positions. Parton astir fills 50% of an full floor plan – 1 which she regularly rules, though not astir arsenic impressively arsenic she does this clip around.

Dolly Parton Nearly Fills Half of One Chart

On this week’s Official Country Compilations chart, which tracks the apical hits collections successful the genre passim the U.K., Parton scores 9 winners. The ranking typically features 20 spaces, though oddly, the existent published tally contains only 19 this clip around. Parton occupies astir half of the full rundown. If the Official Charts Company fixes the database and adds a twentieth title, it is wholly imaginable that the singer-songwriter could upwind up occupying that position arsenic well.

Dolly Parton Rules Again With The Very Best Of

Parton sits atop the Official Country Compilations floor plan pinch The Very Best Of. The postulation is dependable to No. 1 this week and it extends its already tremendous lead arsenic her longest-running champion connected the genre-specific roster. The Very Best Of has now spent 118 of its 426 full weeks connected the tally successful first place.

Three of Parton’s 11 No. 1s connected the Official Country Compilations floor plan person lived successful the apical spot for much than a year. In summation to The Very Best Of, Blue Smoke - The Best Of and The Complete Trio Collection – the second recorded pinch Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris – person dominated for 67 and 54 weeks, respectively.

Dolly Parton Owns the Entire Top Seven

Parton fills each 7 of the highest spaces connected the Official Country Compilations floor plan this clip around. The Very Best Of is followed by Diamonds & Rhinestones - Greatest Hits astatine No. 2. That postulation is blocked from different enactment successful the loftiest abstraction by different Parton classic.

The Essential, Live From London, The Complete Trio Collection, Ultimate and Smoky Mountain DNA - Family, Faith and Fables information retired the uninterrupted Parton tally done No. 7. Six of the superstar’s 9 titles connected the ranking return this week, while respective of the projects that were already coming summation rather a spot of crushed arsenic liking successful her catalog explodes.

Dolly Parton Is Not the Only Star With Multiple Albums

The Official Country Compilations floor plan whitethorn only characteristic 20 spaces successful a normal week, but Parton is not the only enactment to inhabit much than 1 of them astatine the moment. Johnny Cash scores 3 winners this framework pinch The Essential, At San Quentin and At Folsom Prison, which diminution to Nos. 13, 15 and 17, respectively.

Willie Nelson lands astatine Nos. 12 and 14 pinch Legend - The Best Of and Greatest Hits, respectively. Ronstadt, who is besides credited connected Parton’s The Complete Trio Collection, scores different abstraction of her ain astatine No. 16 pinch Original Album Series.