Dolly Parton is often called an American treasure, but her popularity extends far beyond the shores of the United States. The country powerhouse is a fixture on at least one genre-specific chart in the United Kingdom, where her fan base remains dedicated and strong to this day.
Parton manages a relatively uncommon feat on the Official Country Compilations chart as she trades one winner for another, replacing herself at No. 1 as a fan favorite returns.
Dolly Parton Returns to No. 1
Live From London finds its way back to the Official Country Compilations chart, the ranking of the bestselling compilations in the U.K. that are specific to musicians typically associated with country music. The decade-plus-old project reappears out of nowhere and immediately becomes the top-selling country compilation in the nation.
When Did Dolly Parton’s Live From London Debut?
Live From London debuted on the Official Country Compilations chart in December 2009. One frame after it arrived, the title broke into the top 10. Just a little over a month into its life on the roster, Live From London rose to No. 1, adding to Parton’s growing list of champions.
As it returns, Live From London reaches 99 weeks on the Official Country Compilations chart. Just over half of those frames — 50 exactly — have been inside the top 10, and the live set has now spent 14 frames running the show.
The Very Best Of Falls as Dolly Parton Dominates
As Parton’s Live From London breaks back in at No. 1, the singer-songwriter pushes another one of her most popular sets down a rung. The Very Best Of, which ruled last frame, is forced to settle for second place this time around.
Parton fills three spaces on the Official Country Compilations chart this frame, and all of her titles appear inside the upper half of the 20-spot roster. Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection is steady at No. 6 this week.
Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.Email AddressSign Up
By signing up, you agree to receive this newsletter, other updates about Forbes and its affiliates’ offerings, our Terms of Service (including resolving disputes on an individual basis via arbitration), and you acknowledge our Privacy Statement. Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
What Are Dolly Parton’s Most Successful Albums?
Among her three current winners, The Very Best Of is easily Parton’s longest-running success. The project is now up to 381 weeks on the Official Country Compilations ranking, and that sum is sure to increase significantly in the coming months and years, as it only barely steps away from the throne this frame.
Only one other project by Parton — The Complete Trio Collection, which also credits her collaborators Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris — has spent more time on the tally. That box set of the two collaborative full-lengths the three women worked on together has spent 53 weeks at No. 1 and a total of 424 stays somewhere on the ranking.
How Many No. 1s Has Dolly Parton Charted?
Throughout her career, Parton has sent 18 titles to the Official Country Compilations chart. She started in February 1994 with Greatest Hits, and later that year added to her sum with the ever-so-slightly-slightly different The Greatest Hits and then Heartsongs: Live From Home. 11 of her compilations have spent at least one turn at No. 1, and none of her efforts that have landed on the roster have missed the top 10 entirely.
Dolly Parton’s Academy Award Win
Parton was scheduled to begin her Las Vegas residency Dolly: Live in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace in December of this year, but she recently had to postpone those shows until the following September due to unspecified health issues. The country legend will finally become an Oscar winner at the 2026 Academy Awards, when she will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The noncompetitive honor goes to an individual for “outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes.” After several nominations and no wins, all in the Best Original Song field, Parton will finally score the coveted award, inching her closer to EGOT status.
