Dolly Parton’s ‘World on Fire’ Tops Rock Digital Song Sales Chart – Billboard

Dolly Parton’s initially rock-influenced album is off to a superior get started on Billboard’s charts, as its lead single, “World on Fire,” jumps to No. 1 on the Rock Digital Song Sales tally dated Could 27.

In the Could 12-18 tracking week, “World on Fire” sold six,000 downloads in the United States, according to Luminate. That is following it moved 1,000 downloads in its initially day of release, Could 11, sparking its No. 13 debut on the Could 20-dated survey (reflecting sales Could five-11). At the time, it became Parton’s initially look on a Billboard rock chart.

In addition to its initially complete week of tracking, the tune was also bolstered by Parton’s functionality of it on the Academy of Nation Music Awards late on Could 11, with that reside video uploaded to Parton’s YouTube web page Could 12.

The track concurrently opens at No. three on Nation Digital Song Sales, Parton’s very best rank considering that her Kenny Rogers duet “Islands in the Stream” hit No. two in April 2020 following Rogers’ death.

“World on Fire” also ignites at Nos. 21 and 26 on the multi-metric Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock &amp Option Songs charts, respectively. In addition to its download count, the song earned 1.five million official U.S. streams Could 12-18, as effectively as 98,000 radio audience impressions.

It is the initially taste of Parton’s LP Rockstar, due Nov. 17. The 30-song set capabilities a score of collaborators, like Joan Jett, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Steven Tyler and far more.

Parton lately chatted with NBC’s Nowadays about the song, which she solely wrote and which touches on the divisive nature of politicians. “I just seriously believe frequently that they be concerned far more about their celebration than they do about the men and women,” she mentioned, expressing hope that they – “All of ’em, any of ’em ” – would “just do what we felt was the appropriate point … what comes from the heart.”