Singer-songwriter Belles and the late Dolly Parton’s “Son of Jolene” debuts at No. 51 on Billboard’s Nation Airplay chart (dated Sept. 12). The tune drew 1.3 million in airplay viewers, up 68% week over week, Aug. 28-Sept. 3, in keeping with Luminate.
Belles, who earns her first entry on the chart, cowrote the tune with Tyler Financial institution and Dan Harrison as a sequel to Parton’s 1974 Scorching Nation Songs No. 1 basic, “Jolene.” The brand new tune made its technique to Parton via longtime producer Kent Wells, and the legend favored the idea sufficient so as to add her vocals.
“Son of Jolene” stands as Parton’s final new recording launched throughout her lifetime.
“I don’t even know the way to say ‘thanks’,” Belles stated in a video posted to Instagram after Parton died Aug. 25. “I used to be only a woman from Nebraska rising up idolizing Dolly and I by no means imagined shifting to Nashville that I’d get to satisfy her, a lot much less have this tune together with her. She simply took an opportunity on me. She actually made me imagine in myself much more. I’m simply very grateful.”
As Luke Combs’ “Be by You” tops Nation Airplay for a 3rd week (32.8 million, up 1%), Lauren Alaina’s “All My Exes,” that includes Chase Matthew, rises a spot to No. 10 (17 million, up 3%). Alaina provides her fourth prime 10 and Matthew, his third.
Notably, three of Alaina’s prime 10s are collaborations — becoming on a chart the place team-ups are scarce however are likely to overperform as soon as they catch on. “All My Exes” joins her three one-week No. 1s: HARDY’s “One Beer,” on which she and Devin Dawson are featured (December 2020); Kane Brown’s “What Ifs,” one other characteristic (October 2017); and her personal “Street Much less Traveled” (April 2017).
Matthew beforehand visited the highest 10 with “Darlin’,” a three-week No. 1 final November, and “Love You Once more,” his chart debut that reached No. 9 in 2024.
Alaina cowrote “All My Exes” with Jimmie Gutch, Ben Johnson and Whitney Phillips, born of an argument with a former companion. “I used to be 22, 23, dwelling in Nashville and courting different nation music artists and courting different folks within the enterprise, and comedians,” she defined in Billboard’s Makin’ Tracks final September. “All of the flawed folks, principally.”
All Billboard charts dated Sept. 12 will replace Wednesday, Sept. 9, on Billboard.com.
