Dolly Parton is our No. 1 country artist of all time, and to celebrate the queen, we are going through her sweet success and counting down Billboard’s top 10 staff picks for best Dolly Parton songs of all time. Which song is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00It's the CMAs and we're celebrating our No. 1 country artist of all time,
00:04the Queen of Country Music herself, Dolly Parton.
00:07Out of 100 top country artists, Dolly reigns supreme as No. 1 per our editorial staff.
00:13So we're counting down Billboard's Top 10 staff picks for best Dolly Parton songs of all time.
00:18At No. 10 is one of her early top 20 hits on the Hot 100, Two Doors Down.
00:23Dolly shared the unlikely inspiration for the song on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
00:33Party, just two doors down. I was just in there feeling sorry for myself because I was eating fried clams and all that.
00:40The No. 9 song is definitely one that helped make Dolly a pop icon 9 to 5.
00:44Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living, Kelly.
00:50The song was written for the 1980 film of the same name which Dolly Parton also starred in.
00:54The song was not only a commercial success, earning her her first No. 1 on the Hot 100,
00:58it also served as an anthem for working women everywhere in the early 1980s.
01:03Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living.
01:089 to 5 earned Dolly nominations from both the Grammys and Oscars and has continued to build her legacy.
01:13At No. 8 is a song that's very close to Dolly's heart, Coat of Many Colors.
01:19So in every piece with love, she made my coat of many colors.
01:24The inspiration for the song is from a coat that Dolly's mother made for her.
01:28A replica for the coat was a popular attraction at Dollywood for many years.
01:32No. 7 is a song that continued Dolly's success on the charts, Love Is Like a Butterfly.
01:37Like soft wings and fly, Dolly's like a butterfly, a rare and gentle play.
01:44The song was Dolly's fifth No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
01:47At No. 6 is a song Dolly Parton covered and made all her own, Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You.
01:53Old flames can't hold a candle to you.
01:59The song was written by accomplished songwriter P.B. Siebert.
02:02P.B.'s daughter Kesha also did a cover of the song for her EP, Deconstructed, in 2012.
02:08The No. 5 song helped establish Dolly as a premiere singer-songwriter, Touch Your Woman.
02:13Just touch your woman, touch your woman, everything's gonna be alright.
02:20The song helped Dolly earn another top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
02:24At No. 4 is widely considered Dolly Parton's signature song, Jolene.
02:28Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
02:34The song became her second No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
02:38Many artists over the years have covered the song, including Dolly's goddaughter Miley Cyrus
02:42and Beyonce on her last album, Cowboy Carter.
02:45The No. 3 song is definitely one of Dolly's most underrated. It's The Bargain Store.
02:50The bargain store is up and coming, son.
02:55The song earned Dolly her sixth No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
02:58No. 2 proved Dolly was an iconic singer but also an all-time songwriter with I Will Always Love You.
03:05I will always love you.
03:11Dolly wrote the song after splitting from her singing partner and mentor, Porter Wagner.
03:15The song became another No. 1 hit for Dolly on the High Country Songs chart
03:19and became a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 when Whitney Houston covered it.
03:23I will always love you.
03:30And Billboard's No. 1 staff pick for best Dolly Parton song is Here You Come Again.
03:35And there go all my defenses if I leave it up to you.
03:41The song is Dolly's longest No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, staying on top for five weeks.
03:46What's your favorite Dolly Parton song? Share it in the comments down below.
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