The late country pop icon compilation album, Ultimate Dolly Parton, arrives at No. 9 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. Plus, three of Parton’s tracks are on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, led by “Jolene.”
Dolly Parton's legacy is making a Billboard Canada chart impact following her death.
Following a brief battle with cancer, the country music legend passed away at the age of 80 last week. Fans all throughout the country are celebrating and rediscovering her music. This week, she scores her first top 10 entry on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, dated Sept. 5.
Parton debuts at No. 9 with one of her many compilation albums, Ultimate Dolly Parton, released in 2003.Spanning 1970-1989, the album features some of her best known tracks including such as “Coat of Many Colors,” “Here You Come Again," "Jolene," "9 to 5" and more.
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It’s not the first compilation album of Parton’s that has charted in Canada. Ultimate Dolly Parton joins 2016’s Best of Dolly Parton Collections, which peaked at No. 85 and The Very Best of Dolly Parton, which reached No. 98.
Her other album entries include: 2015’s Once Upon A Christmas with Kenny Rogers (No. 31), 2016’s Pure & Simple (No. 20), 2020’s A Holly Dolly Christmas (No. 14) and 2023’s Rockstar (No. 18).
The iconic “Jolene” arrives at No. 20, while “9 To 5” debuts four spots down at No. 24. Parton’s trio of entries is rounded out by “Islands In The Stream” at No. 30, her 1982 collaboration with Kenny Rogers. Previously in Canada, Parton only charted as a featured artist on tracks, most recently on Post Malone's "Have the Heart" and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter hit “Tyrant” in 2024 .
It’s understandable, considering most of the singer’s biggest tracks were released prior to the Canadian Hot 100’s conception in 2007. Now, she’s posthumously cementing her own legacy on the Canadians chart. The day of Parton’s death, she scored a streaming milestone, securing the second-most streams of any artist.
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In the U.S., “Jolene,” “9 To 5” and “Islands In The Stream” re-enter the Sept. 5- dated Hot 100 at No. 16, 18 and 26, respectively, along with “Here You Go Again” at No. 44. Parton secures one new entry with “I Will Always Love You” — a 1974 track that was covered by the late Whitney Houston in the ‘90s, becoming one of the most immortal songs in pop music.
While she only passed away last week, the tributes have poured in for Parton. A slew of Canadian artists, including Shania Twain, Céline Dion, Joni Mitchell and more, have expressed gratitude for Parton’s impact on the music industry.
Calling Parton “her mentor,” Twain shared a clip of her performing Parton’s 1971 hit “Coat of Many Colours” with the country music icon in 2003. “My songwriting teacher and hero of grace and humility. There is a hole in my heart but the joy of just the thought of her smile will continue to fill me with inspiration for as long as I live.”
A few days later, artists gathered at Nashville’s The Grand Ole Opry to celebrate Parton’s career. At Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields, special guest Sarah McLachlan joined the pop singer to perform and pay tribute to Parton with a duet of McLachlan’s hit “Angel,” dedicating it to “the OG matriarch, beauty and goddess of country music,” to quote McLachlan.
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On Aug. 28, Parton was buried during an intimate family-only funeral in Nashville. She was laid to rest next to her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, who died in 2025 at 82.
