Dolly Parton, continues to charm the world of music with her feats even now. She has been setting records for decades, and now she has added three world records to her name.
Dolly, the music legend just set two new Guinness World Records: the most decades on the U.S. Hot Country Songs list (female) with seven, and the most No. 1 hits on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist with 25.
Dolly Parton also set a new record for the most singles by a female artist on the Hot Country Songs list in the United States, with 109 hits.
The honours follow the country queen’s previous record of six years in a row with a Top 20 single on the US Hot Country Songs chart, which she received in 2018.
Dolly Parton sets one record after another at World Guinness World Records Books
The song that helped Dolly Parton achieve her latest record is her duet with Reba McEntire on the song “Does He Love You.”
George Jones, one of Dolly’s musical heroes, is the only other country artist with chart hit records spanning seven decades.
“Well I’m very proud to represent country music at all, in any way, in every way. Of course, I’d be happy to be first right after George Jones. He was and is my favorite. I loved him as a person, we were friends. I think his voice is the greatest,” Dolly said. “Nobody’s ever going to take over George’s place.”
With her many hats, Dolly says she takes herself more seriously as a songwriter than anything else. Her favorite song she has ever written is “Coat of Many Colors.” But her favorite line she has penned is “Pour myself a cup of ambition” from the hit “9 to 5.”
“Dolly Parton is one of very few musical artists in history with this degree of staying power,” adjudicator Sarah Casson shared. “Writing and recordin
