Dolly Parton is our No. 1 country artist of all time, and to celebrate the queen, we are going through her sweet success and counting down Billboard’s top 10 staff picks for best Dolly Parton songs of all time.
Tetris Kelly:
It’s the CMA’s and we’re celebrating our No.1 country artist of all time, the queen of country music herself, Dolly Parton! Out of one hundred top country artists, Dolly reigned supreme as number one per our editorial staff so we’re counting down Billboard’s top 10 staff picks for best Dolly Parton songs of all time! At No.10 is one of her early top 20 hits on the Hot 100, “Two Doors Down.” Dolly shared the unlikely inspiration for the song on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show.’ The No.9 song is definitely one that helped make Dolly a pop icon, “9 to 5.” The song was written for the 1980 film of the same name which Dolly Parton also starred in. The song was not only a commercial success, earning her first No.1 on the Hot 100. It also served as an anthem for working women everywhere in the early 1980s. “9 to 5” earned Dolly nominations from both the Grammys and Oscars and has continued to build her legacy. At No.8 is a song that is very close to Dolly’s heart, “Coat of Many Colors.” The inspiration for the song is from a coat that Dolly’s mother made for her. A replica for the coat was a popular attraction at Dollywood for many years. No.7 is a song that continued Dolly’s success on the charts, “Love is Like a Butterfly.” The song was Dolly’s 5th No.1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. At No.6 is a song Dolly Parton covered and made all her own, “Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You.” The song was written by accomplished songwriter Pebe Sebert. Pebe’s daughter, Kesha also did a cover of the song for her EP ‘Deconstructed’ in 2012. The No.5 song helped establish Dolly as a premiere singer/songwriter, “Touch Your Woman.” The song helped Dolly earn another top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart. At No.4 is widely considered Dolly Parton’s signature song, “Jolene.” The song became her second No.1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
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