The icon's biggest Billboard Hot Country Songs hits, from enduring solo songs to collaborations with artists including Kenny Rogers.
Dolly Parton poses for a portrait session in 1978 in Los Angeles.
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Dolly Parton, a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, crafted hits for more than six decades, starting with her 1959 debut single, “Puppy Love.” When the country icon died at the age of 80 on Tuesday (Aug. 25), she left behind one of the most substantial, beloved and influential catalogs in music history.
Over the years, her recordings have lit up Billboard‘s charts in a variety of genres — namely country, naturally, but also bluegrass, CCM and rock. And of course, it was the East Tennessee native who brought to life “I Will Always Love You,” which she had a country hit with as a solo artist (twice — once solo and once and as a duet with Vince Gill), while Whitney Houston’s soaring, soul-stirring version became an enduring pop classic.
