Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 Reaches New High In The UK Singles Chart

Just over a week since her death at the age of 80, Dolly Parton has landed the highest UK chart placement of her decades-spanning career.

On Friday evening, the Official Charts Company revealed that three of the late country music icon’s classic songs had made it into the Top 10 as fans continue to honour her legacy by revisiting her music.

As of this week, 9 To 5 is now Dolly’s highest-placing song ever in the UK, after reaching at number five.

The track was originally released in 1980 and appeared on the soundtrack of the film of the same name – but, surprisingly, missed the top 40 completely on this side of the Atlantic when it first came out.

Dolly’s previous highest-charting songs had been Jolene and Islands In The Stream, both of which landed at number seven.

Those two tracks continue to make a dent in the charts, with Jolene rising to number six and Islands In The Stream, a collaboration with the late Kenny Rogers, sitting at number nine.

Meanwhile, her greatest hits collections Diamonds & Rhinestones has risen one place to number five on the Official Album Chart, its highest entry yet.

Dolly’s back catalogue has seen a sharp increase in sales and streams since her death at the end of August, with several of her albums and songs returning to charts around the world.

The UK charts were full of momentous achievements this week, with Ella Langley earning her first-ever chart-topping single with Choosin’ Texas.

Her country song debuted at number 78 on the UK charts back in January, before cracking the Top 40 a month later, and finally rising to the Top 10 in July.

Ella replaces Sam Fender and Olivia Dean at number one, ending a run of 10 weeks in the top spot for their duet Rein Me In, which had previously set a new record with 23 non-consecutive weeks in peak position.

Rein Me In is still in the top 10, but has fallen to number seven, its lowest placement since February.