'Legendary' Dolly Parton Takes Home 3 New Guinness World Records

Sammi Burke
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Dolly Parton is breaking records left and right!

The country superstar has secured herself another three Guinness World Records, bringing her grand total up to ten. The organization announced the news earlier on May 31, at a presentation in Nashville where she was presented with the new accolades in honor of her "remarkable" career.

First, she walked away with the "longest span of No.1 hits on the US Top Country Albums chart (female)." New Harvest…First Gathering was the first of her eight number-one hits on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart on May 14, 1977. Her most recent, A Holly Dolly Christmas, hit the charts on Oct. 17, 2020, giving her a total duration in the top slot of 43 years and 156 days. She ranks third overall in the top slot, following Merle Haggard at 48 years and 192 days and Johnny Cash at 50 years and 91 days.

Next up, she secured "most studio albums released by a female country singer," having a massive 65 studio albums released between 1967 and 2022, followed by "most Top 10 entries on the US Top Country Albums chart (female)."

“I am humbled every time I receive a new Guinness World Record title,” Parton said of the occasion.

Prior to the newest additions, the "Jolene" songstress was also awarded with:

  • Most decades with a Top 20 hit on the US Hot Country Songs chart

  • Most No. 1 hits on the US Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist

  • Most decades on the US Hot Country Songs chart (female)

  • Most hits on the US Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist

  • Longest span of No. 1 hits on the US Hot Country Songs chart

  • First country singer to be nominated for the EGOT

  • Most Grammy nominations for a female country artist

For her next trick, Parton is set to release her first-ever rock album, jam-packed with features from other music legends.