Dolly Parton albums discography
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The albums discography of American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton includes 49 studio albums, four collaborative albums, nine live albums, six soundtrack albums, one extended play and approximately 222 compilation albums globally. Popularly referred as the "Queen of Country" by the media, she is also widely recognized as the most honored woman in country music history.[1] She has charted 25 Number One songs (a record for a female country artist), 41 Top 10 country albums (a record for any artist) and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best selling female country artists in history.[1] As of January 2022, Parton's catalog has amassed more than 3 billion global streams.[2]
Studio albums49
Soundtrack albums6
Live albums9
Compilation albums222
| Dolly Parton albums discography | |
|---|---|
Parton accepting the Liseberg Applause Award in 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 49 |
| Soundtrack albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 222 |
| Video albums | 8 |
| Collaborative albums | 5 |
| Cast albums | 3 |
| Promotional albums | 7 |
| Audiobooks | 10 |
| Notable compilation albums | 31 |
| Other album appearances | 190 |
Dolly Parton made her album debut in 1967 (she had previously achieved success as a songwriter for others), with her album Hello, I'm Dolly. With steady success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s; Parton's subsequent albums in the later part of the 1990s were lower in sales. At this time, country pop ruled the country albums and singles chart. However, in the new millennium, Parton achieved commercial success again. She has released albums on independent labels since 2000, including albums on her own label, Dolly Records.
Studio albums
1960s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Country [4] | ||
| Hello, I'm Dolly | — | 11 | |
| Just Because I'm a Woman |
|
— | 22 |
| In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) |
|
— | 15 |
| My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy |
|
194 | 6 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
1970s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Country [4] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] |
CAN Country [10] | |||
| The Fairest of Them All |
|
— | 13 | — | — | — | |
| The Golden Streets of Glory [11] |
|
— | 22 | — | — | — | |
| Joshua |
|
198 | 16 | — | — | 24 | |
| Coat of Many Colors |
|
— | 7 | — | — | — | |
| Touch Your Woman |
|
— | 19 | — | — | — | |
| My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner |
|
— | 33 | — | — | — | |
| My Tennessee Mountain Home |
|
— | 19 | — | — | — | |
| Bubbling Over |
|
— | 14 | — | — | — | |
| Jolene |
|
— | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Love Is Like a Butterfly |
|
— | 7 | — | — | — | |
| The Bargain Store |
|
— | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Dolly |
|
— | 14 | — | — | — | |
| All I Can Do |
|
— | 3 | — | — | — | |
| New Harvest...First Gathering |
|
71 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Here You Come Again |
|
20 | 1 | 83 | 12 | — | |
| Heartbreaker |
|
27 | 1 | 67 | 20 | 1 | |
| Great Balls of Fire |
|
40 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 1 |
|
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
1980s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Cou. [4] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] |
CAN Cou. [10] |
SWE [15] | ||||
| Dolly, Dolly, Dolly |
|
71 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs |
|
11 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Heartbreak Express |
|
106 | 5 | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| Burlap & Satin |
|
127 | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Great Pretender |
|
73 | 7 | 22 | 69 | — | 9 | ||
| Real Love |
|
— | 9 | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| Rainbow |
|
153 | 18 | 83 | 83 | — | — | ||
| White Limozeen |
|
— | 3 | 116 | — | 18 | — |
| |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
1990s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Cou. [4] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] |
CAN Cou. [10] |
UK [16] |
UK Cou. [17] | |||
| Home for Christmas |
|
— | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eagle When She Flies |
|
24 | 1 | 185 | — | — | — | — | |
| Slow Dancing with the Moon |
|
16 | 4 | 137 | — | 7 | — | — | |
| Something Special |
|
54 | 10 | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
| Treasures |
|
122 | 21 | — | — | 24 | 116 | 7 | |
| Hungry Again |
|
167 | 23 | — | — | — | 41 | 3 | |
| Precious Memories |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Grass Is Blue |
|
198 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
2000s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Blu. [18] |
US Cou. [4] |
US Ind. [19] |
AUS [8] |
IRE [20] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] |
UK Cou. [17] | |||
| Little Sparrow |
|
97 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 136 | — | 27 | 30 | 1 | |
| Halos & Horns |
|
58 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 192 | 51 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| For God and Country |
|
167 | — | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Those Were the Days |
|
48 | — | 9 | 2 | 120 | — | 24 | 35 | 1 | |
| Backwoods Barbie |
|
17 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 60 | 57 | 35 | 1 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
2010s–2020s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Cou. [4] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [22] |
IRE [20] |
NZ [23] |
SCO [24] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] |
UK Cou. [17] | |||
| Better Day |
|
51 | 11 | 29 | — | 68 | 29 | 6 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Blue Smoke |
|
6 | 2 | 7 | — | 21 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 4 |
|
| Pure & Simple |
|
11 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 39 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
|
| I Believe in You |
|
173 | 20 | 80 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | |
| A Holly Dolly Christmas |
|
16 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 16 | — | |
| Run, Rose, Run |
|
34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Rockstar |
|
3 | 1 | 16 [25] |
18 | 70 [26] |
12 [27] |
2 | — | 5 | — |
|
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Collaborative albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Cou. [4] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] |
CAN Cou. [10] |
SWE [15] |
UK [28] | |||
| Once Upon a Christmas (with Kenny Rogers) |
|
31 | 12 | — | 31 | — | 40 | — | |
| Trio (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) |
|
6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 29 | 60 |
|
| Honky Tonk Angels (with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette) |
|
42 | 6 | 177 | 44 | 6 | — | — | |
| Trio II (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) |
|
62 | 4 | 66 | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables[29] (credited as Dolly Parton and Family) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Other albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Sha-Kon-O-Hey! Land of Blue Smoke |
|
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Cou. [4][31] |
US Ind. [19] |
AUS [8] |
CAN Cou. [10] |
UK [16] | ||
| A Real Live Dolly |
|
154 | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| In Concert (with Ronnie Milsap, Charley Pride, Chet Atkins, Gary Stewart and Jerry Reed) |
|
— | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| Heartsongs: Live from Home |
|
87 | 16 | — | 175 | 38 | — |
| Live and Well |
|
161 | 22 | 12 | — | — | 169 |
| Live at the Boarding House[a] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Love Always: Live[b] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live from London |
|
195 | 36 | 25 | — | — | 33 |
| Live at the Bottom Line[c] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live from Glastonbury 2014[35] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3][36] |
US Cou. [4] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] | |||
| 9 to 5 |
|
77 | — | — | — | |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
|
63 | 5 | — | — | |
| Rhinestone | 135 | 32 | — | — | ||
| Straight Talk |
|
138 | 22 | — | 28 | |
| Joyful Noise |
|
12 | — | — | — | |
| Dumplin' |
|
143 | 16 | 119 | — |
|
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Cast albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [38] |
US Cast [39] |
US Ind. [40] | ||
| 9 to 5: The Musical[d] (Original Broadway Cast Recording) |
|
130 | 3 | 16 |
| My People[41] (The Original Cast Album) |
|
— | — | — |
| 9 to 5: The Musical[e] (West End Cast Recording) |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Promotional albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Grand Ole Opry: Program No. 482[42] | |
| A Personal Music Dialogue with Dolly Parton[43] |
|
| Together[44] (with Emmylou Harris) |
|
| Home for Christmas with Dolly Parton: The Radio Special[45] |
|
| Honky Tonk Angels: Special Radio Hour[46] (with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette) |
|
| The Grass Is Blue: Interview Disc[47] |
|
| Halos & Horns: Radio Special[48] |
|
Video albums
| Title | Details | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|
| Dolly in London[49] | ||
| Real Love[50] (with Kenny Rogers) |
|
|
| Behind the Scenes[51] |
|
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| Live and Well |
|
|
| Dolly Parton & Friends[52] |
|
|
| Love Always: Live from Texas[54] |
|
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| Live from London[55] |
|
|
| An Evening with Dolly |
|
|
Audiobooks
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business[56] |
|
| Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You[57] |
|
| Songteller: My Life in Lyrics[58] |
|
| Run, Rose, Run[59] |
|
| Dolly Parton's Billy The Kid Makes It Big[60] |
|
| Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones[61] |
|
| Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food[62] |
|
| Dolly Parton's Billy The Kid Comes Home for Christmas[63] |
|
| Star of the Show: My Life on Stage[64] |
|
| Dolly Parton's Billy The Kid Dances His Heart Out[65] |
|
Notable compilation albums
There have been over 200 compilation albums of Parton's material released over the years. The table below presents notable compilation albums. To be considered notable the album must contain some previously unreleased material, have appeared on a music chart, or have received a certification.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Cou. [4] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] | |||
| Hits Made Famous by Country Queens[f] (with Faye Tucker) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| As Long as I Love[g] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Dolly Parton[h] |
|
— | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| Best of Dolly Parton |
|
— | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
77 | 7 | — | 58 | — | 74 | |
| The Winning Hand[i] (with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Brenda Lee) |
|
109 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Love Album |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Think About Love[j] |
|
— | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dolly Parton's 16 Biggest Hits |
|
— | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
| Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3[k] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Everything's Beautiful[l] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Vol. 2 |
|
— | — | 80 | — | — | — | |
| The Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 65 | |
| I Will Always Love You: The Essential Dolly Parton One[m] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits |
|
— | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
| Super Hits[68] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Best of Dolly Parton |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Life in Music: The Ultimate Collection |
|
— | — | 36 | — | — | 38 | |
| Love Songs |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Legendary Dolly Parton |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Gold Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 23 |
|
| Here You Come Again |
|
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Ultimate Dolly Parton |
|
112 | 10 | 49 | — | 8 | 17 | |
| Ultimate Dolly Parton (two-disc version) |
|
— | 74 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Only Dolly Parton Album You'll Ever Need |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 127 | |
| The Essential Dolly Parton |
|
— | — | 140 | — | 46 | — | |
| Singer, Songwriter & Legendary Performer[n] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Dolly Parton |
|
— | — | 21 | — | 1 | 8 | |
| Dolly[o] |
|
— | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wanted[p] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Hits |
|
— | — | 100 | — | — | — | |
| The Real...Dolly Parton |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 88 |
|
| The Complete Trio Collection[q] (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) |
124 | 7 | — | — | — | 47 [71] |
||
| My Dear Companion: Selections from the Trio Collection (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) |
|
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection[72] |
|
27 | 4 | 47 [73] |
— | — | — |
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| The Dollywood Collection: Celebrating 40 Years of Music & Memories[74] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other album appearances
Parton has contributed to over 100 other albums throughout her career. These contributions range from solo recordings and duets to providing backing and harmony vocals for other artists. This additional work spans Parton's entire career, beginning in 1966 when she provided uncredited harmony vocals on Bill Phillips' recording of her composition "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" through her most recent collaboration with Positive Vibrations in 2022, a reggae version of her 1978 hit "Two Doors Down".
Notes
- This album features Parton's January 18, 2001 performance on Austin City Limits (which aired on March 24, 2001), with bonus tracks performed by various other country artists[33]
- Parton does not perform on this album, but she composed all of the music and lyrics
- Parton appears on three tracks on this album, in addition to composing all of the music and lyrics
- Budget album containing six Parton tracks: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", "Making Believe", "Letter to Heaven", "Release Me", "Two Little Orphans", and "Little Blossom"
- Compilation of unused material from Parton's time with Monument Records
- Contains two new recordings: "Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)" and "How Great Thou Art"
- Compilation album featuring reworked versions of songs that Parton recorded during her time with Monument Records
- Contains remixed/alternate versions of "Think About Love", "She Don't Love You (Like I Love You)", "We Had It All", "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind", and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)"
- Contains the first release of the song "Potential New Boyfriend" as the album that it came from, Burlap & Satin, was not available on CD at the time
- Contains two previously unreleased tracks: "To Daddy" and Parton's solo version of "Real Love"
- Contains six previously unreleased live tracks: "Baby, I'm Burnin'", "Two Doors Down", "The Grass Is Blue", "Jolene", "9 to 5", and "Hello God"; and five new studio recordings: "Coat of Many Colors", "These Old Bones", "Little Sparrow", God's Coloring Book", and "I Will Always Love You"
- Contains seven previously unreleased tracks: "Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)", "Nobody But You", "I've Known You All My Life", "Everything's Beautiful (In Its Own Way)", "God's Coloring Book", "Eugene, Oregon", and "What Will Baby Be")
- Compilation album featuring 20 alternate takes and unreleased tracks