With Parton's streams exploding following national mourning over her death, she may shoot to the top of the chart for the first time — but the timing will make it tricky.
By Andrew Unterberger
Over the course of her incredible six-decade career as an entertainer, Dolly Parton racked up a stunning number of achievements and accolades — including two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, 10 Grammy wins (one the Lifetime Achievement Award) and induction to both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. But one that alluded the legendary late performer during her lifetime was a Billboard 200 No. 1 album.
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Parton was certainly no stranger to the chart, having racked up a whopping 50 entries on the 200 in her career, starting with the No. 184-peaking Just the Two of Us alongside Porter Wagoner in 1969. But despite reaching the listing’s top 20 nine times and the top 10 three times, she never found her way to No. 1 on the chart — getting closest with the No. 3-peaking Rockstar in 2023.
