Dolly Parton

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Born:  January 19, 1946, in Sevierville, Tennessee.   Died August 25, 2026.

Dolly Parton recorded thousands of songs over a career spanning six decades, so “most popular” is inherently a judgment call — there’s no single official ranking. Here’s a solid list of 100 of her best-known and most beloved recordings, mixing chart-topping hits, crossover pop successes, fan favorites, and enduring classics from across her catalog.

Signature Hits & #1s

  1. Jolene
  2. I Will Always Love You
  3. 9 to 5
  4. Coat of Many Colors
  5. Here You Come Again
  6. Two Doors Down
  7. Islands in the Stream (with Kenny Rogers)
  8. Heartbreaker
  9. But You Know I Love You
  10. You’re the Only One
  11. Light of a Clear Blue Morning
  12. Applejack
  13. Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That
  14. Yellow Roses
  15. Rockin’ Years (with Ricky Van Shelton)
  16. Romeo
  17. Eagle When She Flies
  18. Silver and Gold
  19. Just Because I’m a Woman
  20. Dumb Blonde
  21. Something Fishy
  22. In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
  23. Joshua
  24. Touch Your Woman
  25. My Tennessee Mountain Home
  26. Traveling Man
  27. Love Is Like a Butterfly
  28. The Bargain Store
  29. Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You
  30. It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right
  31. Potential New Boyfriend
  32. Single Women
  33. Even a Fool Would Let Go
  34. Real Love (with Kenny Rogers)
  35. Tennessee Homesick Blues
  36. Downtown
  37. The Seeker
  38. We Used To
  39. Higher and Higher
  40. Better Get to Livin’
  41. Backwoods Barbie
  42. Baby I’m Burnin’
  43. Straight Talk

Porter Wagoner Duets
44. Please Don’t Stop Loving Me
45. Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man
46. The Right Combination
47. Lost Forever in Your Kiss
48. Making Plans
49. Is Forever Longer Than Always
50. Say Forever You’ll Be Mine
51. If Teardrops Were Pennies
52. Fishin’ On the Mississippi
53. If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
54. To Daddy

Album Favorites & Deep Cuts
55. Wildflowers
56. More Where That Came From
57. It’s Such a Heartache
58. Steady as the Rain
59. Marry Me
60. Cracker Jack
61. Endless Stream of Tears
62. I’ll Never See My Home Again
63. Down From Dover
64. Nickels and Dimes
65. God’s Coloring Book
66. Chicken Every Sunday
67. Old Black Kettle
68. Fire in Your Heart
69. All I Can Do
70. There
71. Baby, Come Out Tonight
72. 12th of Never
73. Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)
74. My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

Bluegrass Era (1999–2002)
75. The Grass Is Blue
76. Little Sparrow
77. Shine
78. Halos & Horns
79. Train, Train
80. I Am Ready
81. These Old Bones
82. Elk River Blues
83. Hello God
84. Raven Dove

Later Career & Contemporary
85. Cologne
86. I’m Gone
87. When Life Is Good Again
88. Blue Smoke
89. Home
90. Try
91. Lay Your Hands On Me
92. Banks of the Ohio
93. Little Blossom
94. Sugar Hill
95. From Here to the Moon and Back
96. Golden Streets of Glory
97. Everything’s Beautiful (In Its Own Way)
98. Let’s Live for Tonight
99. Save the Last Dance for Me
100. Think About Love

A quick note: Dolly Parton passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

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