Dolly Parton albums discography

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]

Dolly Parton albums discography
Parton accepting the Liseberg Applause Award in 2010
Studio albums49
Live albums9
Compilation albums222
Video albums8
EPs1
Soundtrack albums6
Collaborative albums4
Cast albums3
Promotional albums7
Audiobooks4
Notable compilation albums31
Other album appearances190

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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US
[3]
US
Country

[4]
Hello, I'm Dolly11
Just Because I'm a Woman22
In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
  • Released: February 3, 1969
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette,
15
My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy
  • Released: September 8, 1969
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
1946
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1970s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]
US
Country

[4]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[9]
CAN
Country

[10]
The Fairest of Them All13
The Golden Streets of Glory [11]
  • Released: February 15, 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8 track, cassette
22
Joshua
  • Released: April 12, 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
1981624
Coat of Many Colors
  • Released: October 4, 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
7
Touch Your Woman
  • Released: March 6, 1972
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
19
My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner
  • Released: October 2, 1972
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
33
My Tennessee Mountain Home
  • Released: April 2, 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
19
Bubbling Over
  • Released: September 10, 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
14
Jolene
  • Released: February 4, 1974
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
6
Love Is Like a Butterfly
  • Released: September 16, 1974
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
7
The Bargain Store
  • Released: February 17, 1975
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
9
Dolly
  • Released: September 15, 1975
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
14
All I Can Do
  • Released: August 16, 1976
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
3
New Harvest...First Gathering
  • Released: February 14, 1977
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
711
Here You Come Again
  • Released: October 3, 1977
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
2018312
Heartbreaker
  • Released: July 17, 1978
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
27167201
Great Balls of Fire
  • Released: May 28, 1979
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
40448281
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1980s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]
US
Cou.

[4]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[9]
CAN
Cou.

[10]
SWE
[15]
UK
[16]
Dolly, Dolly, Dolly7171
9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
  • Released: November 17, 1980
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
1113315315
Heartbreak Express
  • Released: March 29, 1982
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
106541
Burlap & Satin
  • Released: May 2, 1983
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
1275
The Great Pretender
  • Released: January 23, 1984
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
73722699
Real Love
  • Released: January 21, 1985
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
930
Rainbow
  • Released: November 23, 1987
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
153188383
White Limozeen
  • Released: May 30, 1989
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
311618
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1990s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]
US
Cou.

[4]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[9]
CAN
Cou.

[10]
UK
[17]
UK
Cou.

[18]
Home for Christmas74
Eagle When She Flies
  • Released: March 7, 1991
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
241185
Slow Dancing with the Moon
  • Released: February 23, 1993
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Cassette, CD
1641377
Something Special
  • Released: August 22, 1995
  • Label: Columbia, Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
54107
Treasures
  • Released: September 24, 1996
  • Label: Rising Tide, Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
12221241167
Hungry Again
  • Released: August 25, 1998
  • Label: Decca, Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
16723413
Precious Memories
  • Released: April 17, 1999
  • Label: Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
The Grass Is Blue
  • Released: October 26, 1999
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
198248
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]
US
Blu.

[19]
US Cou.
[4]
US Ind.
[20]
AUS
[8]
IRE
[21]
SWE
[15]
UK
[17]
UK Cou.
[18]
Little Sparrow
  • Released: January 23, 2001
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
971212313627301
Halos & Horns
  • Released: July 9, 2002
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
5824319251371
For God and Country167236
Those Were the Days
  • Released: October 11, 2005
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: CD, digital download
489212024351
Backwoods Barbie
  • Released: February 26, 2008
  • Label: Dolly
  • Format: CD, digital download
17226057351
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s–2020s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]
US
Cou.

[4]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[23]
IRE
[21]
NZ
[24]
SCO
[25]
SWE
[15]
UK
[17]
UK
Cou.

[18]
Better Day5111296829691
Blue Smoke
  • Released: January 31, 2014
  • Label: Dolly, Sony Masterworks
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
62721124324
Pure & Simple
  • Released: August 19, 2016
  • Label: Dolly, RCA
  • Format: CD, digital download
1119203339221
I Believe in You
  • Released: September 29, 2017
  • Label: Dolly, RCA
  • Format: CD, digital download
173208090
A Holly Dolly Christmas
  • Released: October 2, 2020
  • Label: Butterfly, 12Tone Music Group
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, cassette, 8-track
16137141313114116
Run, Rose, Run
  • Released: March 4, 2022
  • Label: Butterfly
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
3444231
Rockstar
  • Released: November 17, 2023
  • Label: Butterfly, Big Machine
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
3116
[26]
1870
[27]
12
[28]
25
Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith and Fables[29]
  • To be released: November 15, 2024
  • Label: Owepar Entertainment
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
To be released.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]
US
Cou.

[4]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[9]
CAN
Cou.

[10]
SWE
[15]
UK
[30]
Once Upon a Christmas
(with Kenny Rogers)
  • Released: October 29, 1984
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
31123140
Trio
(with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt)
  • Released: March 2, 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
611242960
Honky Tonk Angels
(with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette)
  • Released: November 2, 1993
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Cassette, CD
426177446
Trio II
(with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt)
  • Released: February 9, 1999
  • Label: Asylum
  • Format: Cassette, CD
624664
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleDetails
Sha-Kon-O-Hey! Land of Blue Smoke
  • Released: February 11, 2009
  • Label: Dolly
  • Format: CD

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
[3]
US
Cou.

[4][31]
US
Ind.

[20]
AUS
[8]
CAN
Cou.

[10]
UK
[17]
A Real Live Dolly15432
In Concert
(with Ronnie Milsap, Charley Pride, Chet Atkins, Gary Stewart and Jerry Reed)
  • Released: April 14, 1975
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
19
Heartsongs: Live from Home
  • Released: September 27, 1994
  • Label: Columbia, Blue Eye
  • Format: Cassette, CD
871617538
Live and Well
  • Released: September 14, 2004
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: CD
1612212169
Live at the Boarding House[a]
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: SRI, Craze Productions
  • Format: CD
Love Always: Live[b]
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Country Stars
  • Format: CD
Live from London
  • Released: November 10, 2009
  • Label: Dolly
  • Format: CD + DVD, digital download
195362533
Live at the Bottom Line[c]
  • Released: July 24, 2015
  • Label: Hotspur
  • Format: CD
Live from Glastonbury 2014[35]
  • Released: November 25, 2016
  • Label: Masterworks, Sony Music EU
  • Formats: LP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3][36]
US
Cou.

[4]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[9]
9 to 577
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
  • Released: July 12, 1982
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: LP, cassette
635
Rhinestone
  • Released: June 18, 1984
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD
13532
Straight Talk
  • Released: March 31, 1992
  • Label: Hollywood
  • Format: Cassette, CD
1382228
Joyful Noise12
Dumplin'
  • Released: November 30, 2018
  • Label: Dolly, RCA Nashville
  • Format: CD, digital download
14316119
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cast albums

List of cast albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
[38]
US
Cast

[39]
US
Ind.

[40]
9 to 5: The Musical[d]
(Original Broadway Cast Recording)
130316
My People[41]
(The Original Cast Album)
  • Released: November 9, 2013
  • Label: The Dollywood Company
  • Format: CD
9 to 5: The Musical[e]
(West End Cast Recording)
  • Released: February 7, 2020
  • Label: ATG Productions
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional albums

List of promotional albums
TitleDetails
Grand Ole Opry: Program No. 482[42]
Baby I'm Burnin / I Wanna Fall in Love |title=Baby I'm Burnin 1976 by DOLLY PARTON Promo Pink Vinyl
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP
A Personal Music Dialogue with Dolly Parton[43]
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP
Together[44]
(with Emmylou Harris)
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: LP
Home for Christmas with Dolly Parton: The Radio Special[45]
  • Released: December 1990
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD
Honky Tonk Angels: Special Radio Hour[46]
(with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette)
  • Released: November 1993
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD
The Grass Is Blue: Interview Disc[47]
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: CD
Halos & Horns: Radio Special[48]
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: CD

Video albums

List of video albums, with certifications
TitleDetailsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
Dolly in London[49]
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: RCA, Columbia Pictures Home Video
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Real Love[50]
(with Kenny Rogers)
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: RCA, Columbia Pictures Home Video
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Behind the Scenes[51]
Live and Well
  • Released: September 14, 2004
  • Label: Sugar Hill, Blue Eye
  • Format: DVD
Dolly Parton & Friends[52]
  • Released: February 27, 2007
  • Label: MPI Home Video
  • Format: DVD
Love Always: Live from Texas[54]
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Country Stars
  • Format: DVD
Live from London[55]
  • Released: November 10, 2009
  • Label: Dolly
  • Format: DVD
An Evening with Dolly
  • Released: April 2, 2012
  • Label: Dolly, Cracker Barrel
  • Format: DVD + CD

Audiobooks

List of audiobooks
TitleDetails
Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business[56]
  • Released: October 1994
  • Label: Harper Audio
  • Format: Cassette
Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You[57]
  • Released: November 27, 2012
  • Label: Penguin Audio
  • Format: CD, digital download
Songteller: My Life in Lyrics[58]
  • Released: November 17, 2020
  • Label: recorded Books
  • Format: CD, digital download
Run, Rose, Run[59]
  • Released: March 7, 2022
  • Label: Little, Brown & Company
  • Format: CD, digital download

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.

List of notable compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]
US
Cou.

[4]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[9]
SWE
[15]
UK
[17]
Hits Made Famous by Country Queens[f]
(with Faye Tucker)
As Long as I Love[g]
  • Released: June 8, 1970
  • Label: Monument
  • Format: LP
The Best of Dolly Parton[h]
  • Released: November 9, 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP
12
Best of Dolly Parton5
18 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP
Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 13, 1982
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
7775874
The Winning Hand[i]
(with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Brenda Lee)
  • Released: November 1, 1982
  • Label: Monument
  • Format: LP, cassette
1094
The Love Album
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP, cassette
Think About Love[j]
  • Released: April 15, 1986
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
54
Dolly Parton's 16 Biggest Hits
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: J & B
  • Format: LP, cassette
27
Everything's Beautiful[k]
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Success
  • Format: CD
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Vol. 2
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Success
  • Format: LP, CD
80
The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Telestar
  • Format: Cassette, CD
65
I Will Always Love You: The Essential Dolly Parton One[l]
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: Cassette, CD
I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits
  • Released: April 1996
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Cassette, CD
47
Super Hits[62]
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: Cassette, CD
The Best of Dolly Parton
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Camden
  • Format: CD
A Life in Music: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: October 27, 1997
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: CD
3638
Love Songs
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Camden
  • Format: CD
Legendary Dolly Parton
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: RCA, BMG
  • Format: 3×CD
Gold Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: CD
23
Here You Come Again
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: BMG Sweden
  • Format: CD
4
Ultimate Dolly Parton1121049817
Ultimate Dolly Parton (two-disc version)
  • Released: June 3, 2003
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Format: CD
74
The Only Dolly Parton Album You'll Ever Need
  • Released: June 7, 2004
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: CD
127
The Essential Dolly Parton
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: RCA, Legacy
  • Format: CD
14046
Singer, Songwriter & Legendary Performer[m]
  • Released: February 25, 2007
  • Label: Dolly
  • Format: CD
The Very Best of Dolly Parton
  • Released: March 25, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD
2118
Dolly[n]
  • Released: October 27, 2009
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • Format: CD
59
Wanted[o]
The Hits
  • Released: November 6, 2012
  • Label: Camden International
  • Format: CD
100
The Real...Dolly Parton
  • Released: October 14, 2013
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment
  • Format: CD
88
The Complete Trio Collection[p]
(with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt)
  • Released: September 9, 2016
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
124747
[65]
My Dear Companion: Selections from the Trio Collection
(with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt)
  • Released: September 9, 2016
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD
3
Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection[66]
  • Released: November 18, 2022
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
27447
[67]

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

References