The world is revisiting — or discovering — the music of Leonard Cohen following his death on Nov. 7.
The Canadian icon’s signature song “Hallelujah” is No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Dec. 3. It’s the first time the song, released in 1984, has shown up on the chart.
On the Canadian Hot 100, “Hallelujah” is at No. 17.
Cohen’s last album, You Want It Darker, remains at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums chart while The Essential Leonard Cohen collection ranked No. 4 (up from 57 the previous week). The Best of Leonard Cohen and More Best Of debuted at No. 43 and No. 33 respectively.
Cohen is also doing well on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart, where “Hallelujah” sits at No. 5, “You Want It Darker” is No. 22 and “Suzanne” (from 1967) is No. 25.
“Hallelujah” is No. 2 the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.
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Cover versions of Cohen’s classic hymm are also being downloaded and streamed in record numbers.
The recently-released Pentatonix cover of “Hallelujah” jumped from No. 81 to No. 56 while on the Canadian Hot 100 it went from No. 76 to No. 40.
A 2001 version of “Hallelujah” by Rufus Wainwright, who was raised in Cohen’s hometown Montreal, is No. 16 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.
Jeff Buckley’s cover, released on his 1994 album Grace, is at No. 10.