Billboard examines the potential value of Dolly Parton’s music catalogue, including both her songwriting publishing rights and master recordings. It says a proposed sale discussed in 2021 did not go ahead, despite reported valuations ranging from about $230 million to $500 million, and argues that the catalogue’s sustained streaming and consumption performance would remain central to any future valuation.

The publication estimates that the combined catalogue generated average annual revenue of $17.5 million between 2022 and 2025, comprising roughly $6.5 million from publishing royalties and $11 million from master recordings. In that period, the catalogue averaged about 625,000 album-equivalent units annually in the US and 1.16 billion global on-demand streams; 2023 was its strongest year of the decade, with 769,000 US album-equivalent units. Activity rose sharply in 2020, aided by a Christmas album, television special and other public projects, before settling at levels still well above the pre-pandemic average.