# Dolly Parton albums discography
The albums discography of American country singer-songwriter [Dolly Parton](https://www.edgepedia.org/dolly-parton) spans studio, live, soundtrack, and collaborative albums released between 1967 and 2024, beginning with *Hello, I'm Dolly* on Monument Records and ending with *Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables* (2024). Counting *Rockstar* (2023) as her forty-ninth solo studio album, the catalog also includes duet albums with [Porter Wagoner](https://www.edgepedia.org/porter-wagoner), the *Trio* collaborations with [Linda Ronstadt](https://www.edgepedia.org/linda-ronstadt) and Emmylou Harris, and holiday, gospel, and bluegrass sets.[1](https://www.dollydiscography.com/rockstar.html) • [2](https://www.dollydiscography.com/studio-albums.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First solo album | *Hello, I'm Dolly*, released September 18, 1967 on Monument Records; 12 songs including the debut single "Dumb Blonde"[3](https://www.dollyparton.com/album/hello-im-dolly) |
| Studio album count | *Rockstar* (2023) is her forty-ninth solo studio album; the final album to date is *Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables* (2024)[1](https://www.dollydiscography.com/rockstar.html) • [2](https://www.dollydiscography.com/studio-albums.html) |
| Peak output | In the early 1970s she usually released three or more LPs of new material each year[4](https://www.loc.gov/item/n79128064/dolly-parton/) |
| Duet albums | Between 1967 and 1974, Porter and Dolly recorded a dozen studio albums as a duo[5](https://www.dollyparton.com/bio) |
| Crossover milestone | *Here You Come Again* (1977) was her first album to hit the Top 20 on the Billboard 200[6](https://www.grammy.com/artists/dolly-parton/17205/) |
| Sales | The RIAA awarded Parton a plaque in 2014 for worldwide sales of 100 million records[7](https://www.dollydiscography.com/certifications.html) |
| Highest-charting album | *Rockstar* reached number three on Billboard's Top 200 upon its November 2023 release[8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286) |
## Early recordings and the Monument years
Parton recorded for three different labels before graduating from high school, and her first single, "Puppy Love" / "Girl Left Alone," appeared on Goldband Records in 1959, followed by a 1962 single on Mercury and a 1963 Somerset LP on which she performed six songs made famous by [Kitty Wells](https://www.edgepedia.org/kitty-wells).[9](https://www.loc.gov/collections/dolly-parton-and-the-roots-of-country-music/articles-and-essays/dolly-parton-discography/) The Library of Congress discography, which lists only releases on which she was a principal performer and excludes most compilations and reissues, dates her Monument singles from 1965.[9](https://www.loc.gov/collections/dolly-parton-and-the-roots-of-country-music/articles-and-essays/dolly-parton-discography/)
Her breakthrough as a songwriter came in 1966, when Bill Phillips recorded her "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" for Decca with Parton singing an uncredited background vocal; the single became one of the biggest country hits of 1966 and won BMI Song of the Year.[4](https://www.loc.gov/item/n79128064/dolly-parton/) After that success she recorded more country material for Monument, including her first solo chart hit, "Dumb Blonde," in 1967.[4](https://www.loc.gov/item/n79128064/dolly-parton/)
**Debut album.** Monument released her first full-length solo album, *Hello, I'm Dolly*, on September 18, 1967. The 12-song collection includes "Dumb Blonde" and "Something Fishy," with three songs written solely by Parton and seven co-written with her uncle Bill Owens.[3](https://www.dollyparton.com/album/hello-im-dolly) Shortly afterwards RCA Victor signed her, beginning a collaboration that lasted nearly 20 years.[4](https://www.loc.gov/item/n79128064/dolly-parton/)
## The RCA years and the Wagoner duets
After Porter Wagoner invited her to be his "girl singer" on his television show in 1967, the two recorded as a duo for the next eight years, supplementing her solo career.[4](https://www.loc.gov/item/n79128064/dolly-parton/) Between 1967 and 1974 Porter and Dolly recorded a dozen studio albums that produced numerous top 10 hit singles.[5](https://www.dollyparton.com/bio) The studio-album list from this period mixes solo and duo titles: *Just Because I'm a Woman* (1968), *In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)* (1969), *The Fairest of Them All* (1970), *Coat of Many Colors* (1971), *Jolene* (1974), and *Porter 'n' Dolly* (1974), among others.[2](https://www.dollydiscography.com/studio-albums.html)
The early 1970s were her most prolific stretch: she usually released three or more LPs of new material each year.[4](https://www.loc.gov/item/n79128064/dolly-parton/) Her first gospel album, *Golden Streets of Glory*, appeared in 1971 with songs including "I Believe," "Lord Hold My Hand," and the title track.[10](https://apnews.com/article/20b9d4527e6d6a903a9e8c7a7bdc5671) The 1974 album *Jolene* contained both the title hit and "I Will Always Love You," which followed it to number one on the country chart.[11](https://rockhall.com/inductees/dolly-parton/)
## Pop crossover and the 1980s
Parton's pop breakthrough came with *Here You Come Again* (1977), her first album to reach the Top 20 of the [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine) 200; the title song won the 1978 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[6](https://www.grammy.com/artists/dolly-parton/17205/) • [8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286) The Country Music Hall of Fame records that the RIAA certified *Here You Come Again* platinum for sales of one million in 1977.[12](https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/dolly-parton)
Through the early 1980s she released *9 to 5 and Odd Jobs* (1980), whose title song won two Grammys and an Oscar nomination, *Burlap & Satin* (1983), *The Great Pretender* (1984), and the [Kenny Rogers](https://www.edgepedia.org/kenny-rogers) duet album *Once Upon a Christmas* (1984).[2](https://www.dollydiscography.com/studio-albums.html) • [13](https://www.loc.gov/collections/dolly-parton-and-the-roots-of-country-music/articles-and-essays/dolly-parton-timeline/) By 1986 none of her singles reached the Top Ten, RCA did not renew her contract, and she signed with Columbia in 1987.[8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286) Her Columbia-era debut was preceded by *Trio* (1987) with Linda Ronstadt and [Emmylou Harris](https://www.edgepedia.org/emmylou-harris), which sold over a million copies, peaked at number six on the pop chart, and spawned three Top Ten country singles.[8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286)
## Bluegrass return and the later catalog
Beginning in 1999, after moving from Columbia to the bluegrass indie Sugar Hill, Parton rebuilt a tradition-minded audience with a series of critically acclaimed bluegrass albums, starting with *The Grass Is Blue* (1999) and continuing with *Little Sparrow* (2001) and *Halos & Horns* (2002).[12](https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/dolly-parton) • [14](https://rockandrollhalloffame.substack.com/p/remembering-dolly-parton) "Shine," from *Little Sparrow*, won the 2001 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286)
Her own imprints took over distribution in later years: *Backwoods Barbie* (2008), her first mainstream country album in nearly 20 years, appeared on her Dolly Records imprint, and *Better Day* (2011), an all-Parton-written set, was the 41st studio release of her career.[8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286) Later studio albums include *Blue Smoke* (2014), *Pure & Simple* (2016), the children's album *I Believe in You* (2017), her third holiday album *A Holly Dolly Christmas* (2020), and *Run, Rose, Run* (2022), the companion to the novel she wrote with [James Patterson](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-patterson).[2](https://www.dollydiscography.com/studio-albums.html) • [8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286)
## Rockstar and the final albums
After her 2022 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which she had initially tried to decline, Parton recorded *Rockstar*, her first rock album, released November 17, 2023. The 30-song collection contains 9 original tracks and 21 covers of rock anthems, with guests including [Paul McCartney](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-mccartney), Ringo Starr, Elton John, John Fogerty, Sheryl Crow, and [Stevie Nicks](https://www.edgepedia.org/stevie-nicks).[15](https://www.dollyparton.com/news/dolly-partons-first-ever-rock-album-rockstar-set-for-global-release-november-17) • [8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286) It became her highest-charting album, reaching number three on Billboard's Top 200, and brought the biggest-selling first-week sales of her seven-decade career.[8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286) • [16](https://www.dollyparton.com/) Her last studio album to date, *Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables*, followed in 2024.[2](https://www.dollydiscography.com/studio-albums.html)
## Commercial standing
The [Recording Industry Association of America](https://www.edgepedia.org/recording-industry-association-of-america) awarded Parton a plaque in 2014 for worldwide sales of 100 million records; the certification record compiled by the fan-run Dolly Parton Discography site lists more than 47 million certified units and notes that many early sales predate national certification systems.[7](https://www.dollydiscography.com/certifications.html) Interest in the catalog surged after her death on August 25, 2026: according to Luminate data, U.S. audio and video streams of her discography rose 2,458% on the day of her death, from 1.2 million to 30.5 million, and reached 46.3 million by Wednesday of that week.[17](https://apnews.com/article/169ceb8052c6b0b8c3b41950d6a48569)
## References
1. [Rockstar – The Dolly Parton Discography](https://www.dollydiscography.com/rockstar.html)
2. [Studio albums – The Dolly Parton Discography](https://www.dollydiscography.com/studio-albums.html)
3. [Hello, I'm Dolly | Album by Dolly Parton, dollyparton.com](https://www.dollyparton.com/album/hello-im-dolly)
4. [Dolly Parton biography, Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/n79128064/dolly-parton/)
5. [Dolly Parton Biography, dollyparton.com](https://www.dollyparton.com/bio)
6. [Dolly Parton Grammy Awards and Nominations, Grammy.com](https://www.grammy.com/artists/dolly-parton/17205/)
7. [Certifications – The Dolly Parton Discography](https://www.dollydiscography.com/certifications.html)
8. [Dolly Parton – Biography, Discography, Albums & Expert Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286)
9. [Dolly Parton Discography, Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/collections/dolly-parton-and-the-roots-of-country-music/articles-and-essays/dolly-parton-discography/)
10. [The Latest: Dolly Parton, iconic singer and songwriter, dies at age 80, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/20b9d4527e6d6a903a9e8c7a7bdc5671)
11. [Dolly Parton, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](https://rockhall.com/inductees/dolly-parton/)
12. [Dolly Parton, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum](https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/dolly-parton)
13. [Dolly Parton Timeline, Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/collections/dolly-parton-and-the-roots-of-country-music/articles-and-essays/dolly-parton-timeline/)
14. [Remembering Dolly Parton, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](https://rockandrollhalloffame.substack.com/p/remembering-dolly-parton)
15. [Dolly Parton's First-Ever Rock Album Rockstar Set for Global Release November 17, dollyparton.com](https://www.dollyparton.com/news/dolly-partons-first-ever-rock-album-rockstar-set-for-global-release-november-17)
16. [Dolly Parton Official Website](https://www.dollyparton.com/)
17. [Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/169ceb8052c6b0b8c3b41950d6a48569)
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