Dolly Parton's Very Best 77 Songs

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Dolly Parton celebrates her 77th birthday today (1/19). And to mark the occasion, she's releasing a new song. She told The View, "I had written a song a few months ago. I had a dream about God standing on a mountaintop saying, 'Don't make me have to come down there.' So, I write this song about it to try to draw attention to what's going on and what we can do to help it, and I just felt like this song was very blessed." She added, "So I thought I am going to put something out very special on my birthday, and I thought it might draw a little bit of attention for us shaping our lives up a bit in the coming new year."

Parton has often said that she writes a new song on her birthday every year, which makes one wonder what huge songs she wrote on January 19th.

As Dolly is preparing her rock album with many rock icons including Paul McCartney, Steve Nicks, Cher we look at 77 songs that we feel are her very best.

77- "Run, Rose, Run"

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76 - "Big Dreams and Faded Jeans"

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75 - "Straight Talk" - 1992

RCA

74 - "These Old Bones" - 2002

Sugarhill

73 - "Here I Am" - 2018

Dolly Records

72 - "Holdin' On To You" w/ Elle King - 2018

Dolly Records

71 - "Not Enough" w/ Queen Latifah - 2012

RCA

70 - "Don't Think Twice" - 2014

Dolly Records

69 - "Lay Your Hands On Me" - 2014

Dolly Records

68 - "Better Day" - 2011

Dolly Records

67 - "When Life Is Good Again" - 2020

Dolly Records

66 - "Backwood Barbie" - 2008

Dolly Records

65 - "If I Were A Carpenter" w/ Joe Nichols -2005

Dolly Records

64 - "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" w/ Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn - 1993

Columbia Records

63 - "Red, White and Bluegrass" - 2003

Columbia

62 - "Better Get To Livin'" - 2008

Dolly Records

61 - "Lovesick Blues" w/ Patsy Cline, Loretta, Tammy - 1993

Columbia

60 - "Halos and Horns" - 1998

Decca

59 - "Down From Dover" - 1970

RCA

58 - "Seven Bridges Road" - 2000

Sugarhill

57 - "Travelin' Prayer" - 1999

Sugarhill

This bluegrass album of Dolly's won Best Bluegrass Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

56 - "Honky Tonk Songs" - 1998

Decca

55 - "I Still Miss Someone" - 1999

Sugarhill

54 - "Time and Tears" - 1998

Decca

53 - "The Camel's Heart - 1998

Decca

52 - "The Grass Is Blue" - 1999

Sugarhill

51 - "The Salt In My Tears" - 1998

Decca

50 - "Me and Little Andy" - 1977

RCA

49 - "To Daddy" - 1994

Dolly Records

48 - "After The Goldrush" w/ the Trio - 1999

47 - "Starting Over Again" - 1980

RCA

46 - "Single Women" - 1982

RCA

45 - "Heartsongs" - 1994

Dolly Records

44 - "Yellow Roses" - 1989

RCA

43 - "You Can't Make Old Friends" w/ Kenny Rogers - 2014

Dolly Records

42 - "Pure and Simple" - 2016

Dolly Records

41 - "Traveling Man" - 1971

RCA

40 - "Don't Call It Love" - 1985

RCA

39 - "All I Can Do" - 1976

RCA

38 - "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning" - 1977

RCA

37 - "Romeo" w/ Billy Ray Cyrus, Tanya Tucker - 1993

Columbia

35 - "Wildflowers" - w/ Trio - 1987

34 - "Appalachian Memories" - 1983

RCA

33 - "Calm On The Water" - 1983

RCA

32 - "The Seeker" - 1975

RCA

31 - "Heartbreak Express." - 1982

RCA

30 - "The Bargain Store" - 1975

RCA

29 - "The PMS Blues" - 1994

Dolly Records

28 - "Baby I'm Burning" - 1978

RCA

27 - "Applejack" - 1977

RCA

26 - "Love is Like A Butterfly" - 1974

RCA

25 - "Hush Bye Hard Times" - 1980

RCA

24 - "Twelfth of Never" w/ Keith Urban - 2005

Dolly Records

23 - "What A Heartache" - 1991

Columbia

22 - "Stairway To Heaven" - 2002

Sugarhill

21 - "Eagle When She Flies" - 1991

Columbia

20 - "Tennessee Homesick Blues" - 1984

RCA

19 - "Down" - 1979

RCA

18 - "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That" - 1989

Columbia

17 - "Lonely Comin' Down" - 1974

RCA

16 - "Old Flames ( Can't Hold A Candle To You)" - 1980

RCA

15 - "My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy" - 1969

RCA

14 - "One Emotion After Another" - 1984

RCA

13 - "Islands In The Steam" - 1982

RCA

12 - "It's Such A Heartache" - 1985

RCA

11 - "Two Doors Down" - 1977

RCA

10 - "Think About Love" - 1985

RCA

9 - "Nickels and Dimes" - 1978

RCA

8 - "Jesus and Gravity" - 2008

RCA

7 - "He's Alive" 1989

Columbia

6 - "Joshua" - 1971

RCA

5 - "9 to 5" - 1980

RCA

4 - "Here You Come Again" - 1977

RCA

3 - "Coat Of Many Colors" 1971

RCA

2 - "I Will Always Love You" - 1974

RCA

1 - "Jolene" - 1974

RCA

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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Dolly Parton’s 77 Very Best Songs

Dolly Parton celebrates her 77th birthday today (1/19). And to mark the occasion, she’s releasing a new song. She told The View, “I had written a song a few months…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

77- "Run, Rose, Run"

76 - "Big Dreams and Faded Jeans"

75 - "Straight Talk" - 1992

74 - "These Old Bones" - 2002

73 - "Here I Am" - 2018

72 - "Holdin' On To You" w/ Elle King - 2018

71 - "Not Enough" w/ Queen Latifah - 2012

70 - "Don't Think Twice" - 2014

69 - "Lay Your Hands On Me" - 2014

68 - "Better Day" - 2011

67 - "When Life Is Good Again" - 2020

66 - "Backwood Barbie" - 2008

65 - "If I Were A Carpenter" w/ Joe Nichols -2005

64 - "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" w/ Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn - 1993

63 - "Red, White and Bluegrass" - 2003

62 - "Better Get To Livin'" - 2008

61 - "Lovesick Blues" w/ Patsy Cline, Loretta, Tammy - 1993

60 - "Halos and Horns" - 1998

59 - "Down From Dover" - 1970

58 - "Seven Bridges Road" - 2000

57 - "Travelin' Prayer" - 1999

56 - "Honky Tonk Songs" - 1998

55 - "I Still Miss Someone" - 1999

54 - "Time and Tears" - 1998

53 - "The Camel's Heart - 1998

52 - "The Grass Is Blue" - 1999

51 - "The Salt In My Tears" - 1998

50 - "Me and Little Andy" - 1977

49 - "To Daddy" - 1994

48 - "After The Goldrush" w/ the Trio - 1999

47 - "Starting Over Again" - 1980

46 - "Single Women" - 1982

45 - "Heartsongs" - 1994

44 - "Yellow Roses" - 1989

43 - "You Can't Make Old Friends" w/ Kenny Rogers - 2014

42 - "Pure and Simple" - 2016

41 - "Traveling Man" - 1971

40 - "Don't Call It Love" - 1985

39 - "All I Can Do" - 1976

38 - "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning" - 1977

37 - "Romeo" w/ Billy Ray Cyrus, Tanya Tucker - 1993

35 - "Wildflowers" - w/ Trio - 1987

34 - "Appalachian Memories" - 1983

33 - "Calm On The Water" - 1983

32 - "The Seeker" - 1975

31 - "Heartbreak Express." - 1982

30 - "The Bargain Store" - 1975

29 - "The PMS Blues" - 1994

28 - "Baby I'm Burning" - 1978

27 - "Applejack" - 1977

26 - "Love is Like A Butterfly" - 1974

25 - "Hush Bye Hard Times" - 1980

24 - "Twelfth of Never" w/ Keith Urban - 2005

23 - "What A Heartache" - 1991

22 - "Stairway To Heaven" - 2002

21 - "Eagle When She Flies" - 1991

20 - "Tennessee Homesick Blues" - 1984

19 - "Down" - 1979

18 - "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That" - 1989

17 - "Lonely Comin' Down" - 1974

16 - "Old Flames ( Can't Hold A Candle To You)" - 1980

15 - "My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy" - 1969

14 - "One Emotion After Another" - 1984

13 - "Islands In The Steam" - 1982

12 - "It's Such A Heartache" - 1985

11 - "Two Doors Down" - 1977

10 - "Think About Love" - 1985

9 - "Nickels and Dimes" - 1978

8 - "Jesus and Gravity" - 2008

7 - "He's Alive" 1989

6 - "Joshua" - 1971

5 - "9 to 5" - 1980

4 - "Here You Come Again" - 1977

3 - "Coat Of Many Colors" 1971

2 - "I Will Always Love You" - 1974

1 - "Jolene" - 1974