Editing Dolly Parton (section)

==Awards and honors==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Dolly Parton}}
[[File:2006 Kennedy Center honorees.jpg|thumb|President [[George W. Bush]] and First Lady [[Laura Bush]], with the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] honorees in the [[Blue Room (White House)|Blue Room]] of the [[White House]] during a 2006 reception. From left: singer-songwriter [[William "Smokey" Robinson]]; composer [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]; Dolly Parton; film director [[Steven Spielberg]]; and conductor [[Zubin Mehta]].]]
Dolly Parton is one of the most-honored female country performers of all time. The Record Industry Association of America has certified 25 of her single or album releases as either Gold Record, Platinum Record or Multi-Platinum Record. She has had 26 songs reach no.{{spaces}}1 on the ''Billboard'' country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 42 career Top{{spaces}}10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Dolly Parton|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dolly-parton/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> As of 2012 she had written more than 3,000 songs and sold more than 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling female artists of all time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |date=February 18, 2021 |title=Dolly Parton Statue Has Tennessee's Support, but Not Parton's |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/arts/music/dolly-parton-statue.html |access-date=January 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="music.yahoo.com">{{cite news|title=Dolly Parton talks dreams, love, plastic surgery|work=Yahoo|date=November 29, 2012|url=http://music.yahoo.com/news/dolly-parton-talks-dreams-love-plastic-surgery-011205956.html|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204203623/http://music.yahoo.com/news/dolly-parton-talks-dreams-love-plastic-surgery-011205956.html|archive-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> As of 2021, she had appeared on the country music charts in each of seven decades, the most of any artist.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dolly Parton breaks 3 Guinness World Records! See the list |language=en |work=Today |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/dolly-parton-breaks-3-guinness-world-records-see-list-t243473 |access-date=December 17, 2021}}</ref>

Dolly Parton has earned 11 Grammy Awards (including her 2011 Lifetime Achievement Grammy) and a total of 55 Grammy Award nominations, the third-most nominations of any female artist in the history of the prestigious awards.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Miranda|title=Lifetime Achievement Award: Dolly Parton|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/lifetime-achievement-award-dolly-parton|publisher=Grammy.Com (The Recording Academy)|access-date=December 6, 2012|date=February 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dolly Parton – Chart History – Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/301080/dolly-parton/chart?sort=position&f=379|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Here are 20 records that were broken at the 67th Grammy Nominations|url=https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/here-are-20-records-that-were-broken-at-the-67th-grammy-nominations/|publisher=KDAF CW33|access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref> 

At the [[American Music Award]]s, she has won three awards out of 18 nominations. At the Country Music Association, she has won ten awards out of 42 nominations. At the [[Academy of Country Music]], she has won seven awards and 39 nominations. She is one of only six female artists (including [[Reba McEntire]], [[Barbara Mandrell]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Loretta Lynn]], and [[Taylor Swift]]), to win the Country Music Association's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year (1978). She also has been nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] and a [[Tony Award]]. She was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for her appearance in a 1978 [[Cher]] television special. She was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for her music in 1984, located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]], California; a star on the Nashville [[StarWalk]] for Grammy winners;<ref>{{cite news|date=February 17, 1988|title=Dolly Parton leaves prints at Star Walk|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7111464/dolly_parton/|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|page=A2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122024717/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7111464/dolly_parton/|archive-date=January 22, 2019|url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> and a bronze sculpture on the courthouse lawn in Sevierville. She has called that statue of herself in her hometown "the greatest honor", because it came from the people who knew her. Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1969, and in 1986 was named one of ''[[Ms. Magazine]]''{{'s}} Women of the Year. In 1986, she was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com.s164288.gridserver.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=5030|title=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame|website=Nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com.s164288.gridserver.com|date=January 19, 1946|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022084814/http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com.s164288.gridserver.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=5030|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19870113&id=lwEmAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896,3428561|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114013734/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19870113&id=lwEmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JvwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896,3428561|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2018|title=The Telegraph – Google News Archive Search|date=November 14, 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref>

In 1999, Parton received country music's highest honor, an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dolly Parton|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19990621&id=xxEmAAAAIBAJ&pg=1804,1747631|access-date=July 14, 2014|work=[[The Gettysburg Times]]|date=June 21, 1999}}</ref> She received an honorary [[doctorate degree]] from [[Carson-Newman College]] ([[Jefferson City, Tennessee]]) in 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dolly with a doctorate degree? Baptist college bestows award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19900730&id=VJlRAAAAIBAJ&pg=6955,6915509|access-date=July 14, 2014|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|date=July 30, 1990}}</ref> This was followed by induction into the [[National Academy of Popular Music]]/[[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nelson, Parton, Warwick and Joel honored by songwriting Hall of Fame|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=20010616&id=rLcwAAAAIBAJ&pg=5286,4334142|access-date=July 14, 2014|work=[[The Bryan Times]]|agency=Associated Press|date=June 16, 2001}}</ref> In 2002, she ranked no.{{spaces}}4 in [[Country Music Television|CMT]]'s 40 Greatest Women of Country Music.

[[File:Hollywood Star Dolly Parton.jpg|thumb|upright=.9|left|Parton's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]]
Parton was honored in 2003 with a tribute album called ''Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton''. The artists who recorded versions of Parton's songs included [[Melissa Etheridge]] ("I Will Always Love You"), [[Alison Krauss]] ("9 to 5"), [[Shania Twain]] ("Coat of Many Colors"), [[Meshell Ndegeocello]] ("Two Doors Down"), [[Norah Jones]] ("The Grass is Blue"), and [[Sinéad O'Connor]] ("Dagger Through the Heart"). Parton herself contributed a re-recording of the title song, originally the title song for her first RCA album in 1968. Parton was awarded the [[Library of Congress Living Legend|Living Legend Medal]] by the U.S. [[Library of Congress]] on April 14, 2004, for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|author=Fischer, Audrey|date=May–June 2004|title=Dolly Parton, Living Legend – Library of Congress Honors Famed Singer-Songwriter|publisher=Library of Congress|url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0405-6/song.html|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> She is also the focus of a Library of Congress collection exploring the influences of country music on her life and career. The collection contains images, articles, sheet music, and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/collections/dolly-parton-and-the-roots-of-country-music/about-this-collection/|title=About this Collection {{!}} Dolly Parton and the Roots of Country Music {{!}} Digital Collections {{!}} Library of Congress|website=Library of Congress|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>

In 2005, she was honored with the [[National Medal of Arts]], the highest honor given by the U.S. government for excellence in the arts. The award is presented by the [[President of the United States|U.S. President]]. On December 3, 2006, Parton received the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] from the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] for her lifetime of contributions to the arts. During the show, some of country music's biggest names came to show their admiration. [[Carrie Underwood]] performed "Islands in the Stream" with Rogers, Parton's original duet partner. Krauss performed "Jolene" and duetted "Coat of Many Colors" with Twain. McEntire and [[Reese Witherspoon]] also came to pay tribute. On November 16, 2010, Parton accepted the Liseberg Applause Award, the theme park industry's most prestigious honor, on behalf of Dollywood theme park during a ceremony held at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/dollywood-wins-applause-award-theme-parks-20101116.html|title=Dollywood wins Applause award for theme parks|website=News.yahoo.com|date=November 16, 2010|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118095849/https://news.yahoo.com/dollywood-wins-applause-award-theme-parks-20101116.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2015, a newly discovered species of [[lichen]] found growing in the southern Appalachians was named ''[[Japewiella dollypartoniana]]'' in honor of Parton's music and her efforts to bring national and global attention to that region.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Allen|first1=Jessica L.|last2=Lendemer|first2=James C.|s2cid=85576896|title=''Japewiella dollypartoniana'', a New Widespread Lichen in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern North America|journal=Castanea|volume=80|issue=1|year=2015|pages=59–65|issn=0008-7475|doi=10.2179/14-036R2|doi-access=free}}</ref> In 2018, Parton received a second star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], inducted alongside [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Emmylou Harris]] in recognition of their work as a trio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/faith-hill-dolly-parton-emmylou-harris-linda-ronstadt-getting-stars-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|title=Powerful Country Women Getting Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=Taste of Country|date=June 27, 2018 }}</ref> Parton was also recognized in the [[Guinness World Records]] 2018 Edition for holding records for the Most Decades with a Top{{spaces}}20 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart and Most Hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart by a Female Artist.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://dollyparton.com/tag/dumb-blonde | title=Dumb Blonde Archives | date=January 18, 2018 }}</ref> In 2020, Parton received a Grammy award for her collaboration with [[For King & Country (band)|For King & Country]] on their song, "God Only Knows".<ref>{{Cite web|first=Andrea|last=Morris|title=Dolly Parton and For King & Country Take Home Grammy for 'God Only Knows'|url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2020/january/dolly-parton-and-king-and-country-take-home-grammy-for-song-god-only-knows|date=January 27, 2020|website=CBN News|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, she was included on the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Roisin |title=Miley Cyrus calls Dolly Parton a 'saintly, even godlike figure' for Time 100 list |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/dolly-parton-time-100-miley-cyrus-b1921257.html |website=The Independent |access-date=November 10, 2021 |language=en |date=September 16, 2021}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' called her among the three of America's Most Beloved Divas (alongside [[Patti LaBelle]] and [[Barbra Streisand]]).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yanagihara |first=Hanya |date=November 30, 2020 |title=Celebrating Three of America's Most Beloved Divas |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/t-magazine/barbra-streisand-dolly-parton-patti-labelle.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

During the Trump presidency, Parton turned down the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] twice due to her husband's illness and the ongoing pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/dolly-parton-turned-down-presidential-medal-freedom-twice-t207752|title=Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice|date=February 1, 2021|author=Samantha Kubota|website=TODAY }}</ref> Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom a third time during the Biden presidency to avoid the appearance of politics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Michael |date=2025-01-14 |title=Dolly Parton Declines Presidential Honour for Third Time |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/dolly-parton-declines-presidential-honour-for-third-time/234839 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Star Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> In response to a 2021 proposal by the Tennessee legislature to erect a statue of Parton, she released a statement asking the legislature to remove the bill from consideration, saying "Given all that is going on in the world, I don't think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time."<ref>{{cite web | last=Payne | first=Ed | title=Parton says no (for now) to statue at Tennessee Capitol | website=WECT6 News | date=February 18, 2021 | url=https://www.wect.com/2021/02/18/parton-says-no-now-statue-tennessee-capitol/ | access-date=February 18, 2021 | archive-date=April 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411131322/https://www.wect.com/2021/02/18/parton-says-no-now-statue-tennessee-capitol/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In late 2022, Parton received a $100-million [[Courage and Civility Award]] from the founder of Amazon, [[Jeff Bezos]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dolly Parton receives $100 million Bezos Courage and Civility award |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dolly-parton-receives-100-million-bezos-courage-civility-award-rcna56953 |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=NBC News|date=November 13, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dolly Parton Receives $100M Courage & Civility Award From Jeff Bezos – Watch |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/dolly-parton-100-million-award-jeff-bezos-video-1235171466/ |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=Deadline|date=November 14, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bezos awards Dolly Parton with $100 million Courage and Civility prize |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3733692-bezos-awards-dolly-parton-with-100-million-courage-and-civility-prize/ |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=The Hill|date=November 14, 2022 }}</ref> According to Bezos, the award was given to Parton because of her charity work focused on improving children's literacy around the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63619512 | title=Country star Dolly Parton gets $100m award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos | date=November 14, 2022 | publisher=BBC News |access-date=November 14, 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, Parton was awarded [[American Library Association Honorary Membership]].<ref>[https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/04/dolly-parton-awarded-honorary-membership-american-library-association Dolly Parton Awarded Honorary Membership in the American Library Association.] American Library Association, 2023.</ref>

Parton is a [[Kentucky Colonel]], awarded to her by the [[governor of Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kycolonels.org/famous-colonels/|title=Famous Colonels|website=The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels|access-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref>

She was ranked at No. 27 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''′s 2023 list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/dolly-parton-16-1234643167/|access-date=October 2, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

Asteroid (10731) Dollyparton, the [[Provisional_designation_in_astronomy|former]] 1998 BL3, was named in her honor in 2022.<ref>{{cite journal |title=New Names of Minor Planets |journal=WGSBN Bulletin |date=12 December 2022 |volume=2 |issue=16 |page=5 |url=https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/files/Bulletins/V002/WGSBNBull_V002_016.pdf |access-date=9 December 2024 |publisher=International Astronomical Union |location=Paris, France}}</ref>

===Hall of Fame honors===
During her career, Parton has gained induction into numerous Halls of Fame. Those honors include:
* [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] (1986)<ref>{{cite web|title=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame|url=http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com.s164288.gridserver.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=5030|website=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022084814/http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com.s164288.gridserver.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=5030|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Small Town of America Hall of Fame (1988)<ref>{{cite web|title=Small Town of America Hall of Fame|url=http://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/awards_milestones/small-town-america-hall-of-fame-award/1032|website=dollyparton.com|date=June 26, 1988|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* East Tennessee Hall of Fame (1988)<ref>{{cite web|title=East Tennessee Hall of Fame|url=http://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/awards_milestones/east-tennessee-hall-of-fame/1030|website=dollyparton.com|date=October 12, 1988|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] (1999)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dolly Parton – Inductee|url=http://countrymusichalloffame.org/Inductees/InducteeDetail/dolly-parton|website=Country Music Hall of Fame|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701221856/http://countrymusichalloffame.org/Inductees/InducteeDetail/dolly-parton|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] (2001)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dolly Parton|url=https://www.songhall.org/profile/Dolly_Parton/|website=National Songwriters Hall of Fame|access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref>
* Junior Achievement of East Tennessee Business Hall of Fame (2003)<ref>{{cite web|title=JA East Business TN Hall of Fame|url=http://www.jaeasttennessee.org/events/halloffame/|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032012/http://www.jaeasttennessee.org/events/halloffame/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The Americana Highway Hall of Fame (2006)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Duane|title=Year In Review – 2006|url=http://www.dollymania.net/year06.html|website=Dollymania.net|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] – "I Will Always Love You – 1974 Recording" (2007)<ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees|url=https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#j|website=Grammy.org|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626200735/https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#j|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame – Songwriter Category (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees|url=http://www.wilkesheritagemuseum.com/BRMHOF/inductees/2008.html|website=Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame|publisher=Wilkes Heritage Museum/Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=GMA Hall of Fame – Dolly Parton|url=https://gospelmusichalloffame.org/dolly-parton/|website=gmahalloffame.org|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Music City Walk of Fame]] (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Music City Walk of Fame|url=http://www.visitmusiccity.com/walkoffame/WOF_Interactive_map/index.html#x|website=visitmusiccity.com|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame Inductees|url=http://www.countrygospelmusic.com/index.php?p=254&w=33&status=0|website=Country Gospel Music Association|access-date=April 8, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226141918/http://www.countrygospelmusic.com/index.php?p=254&w=33&status=0|archive-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] – "Jolene – 1974 Recording" (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees|url=https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#i|website=Grammy.org|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626200735/https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#i|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The National Hall of Fame for Mountain Artisans (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=National Hall of Fame for Mountain Artisans|url=http://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/awards_milestones/national-hall-of-fame-for-mountain-artisans/1567|website=dollyparton.com|date=April 5, 2014|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* The Happiness Hall of Fame (2016)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Happiness Hall of Fame|url=http://www.happinesshalloffame.com/|website=happinesshalloffame.com|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Life Lessons from Dolly Parton on Beauty, Marriage and Happiness |url=http://www.oprah.com/inspiration/dolly-parton-on-marriage-and-happiness|website=[[O, The Oprah Magazine]] |access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref>
* East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame (2019)
* [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] – "Coat of Many Colors – 1971 Recording" (2019)<ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/hall-of-fame#c|website=Grammy.org|date=October 18, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] (2022)<ref name="Farthing"/>