{"id":991,"date":"2025-03-24T17:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/03\/24\/dolly-parton-gets-first-1-hit-on-billboard-with-emotional-song\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:14:10","slug":"dolly-parton-gets-first-1-hit-on-billboard-with-emotional-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/03\/24\/dolly-parton-gets-first-1-hit-on-billboard-with-emotional-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Gets First #1 Hit On Billboard With Emotional Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"abh_box abh_box_up abh_box_fancy\">\n<div class=\"abh_tab_content\">\n<section class=\"vcard author abh_about_tab abh_tab\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/author\/jennifer\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"Jennifer Havener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravatar\/jennifer.jpg\" class=\"photo lazyload\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Jennifer Havener\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 179\/250;\"\/><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<p>Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing &amp; Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly &#8216;Days of Our Lives&#8217;, would come in handy someday. When she&#8217;s not writing, she&#8217;s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"abh_posts_tab abh_tab\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/author\/jennifer\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"Jennifer Havener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravatar\/jennifer.jpg\" class=\"photo lazyload\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Jennifer Havener\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 179\/250;\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<div class=\"abh_name\">Latest posts by Jennifer Havener <span class=\"abh_allposts\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/author\/jennifer\/\">see all<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Dolly Parton is one of the most beloved singers in the U.S. and beyond. She\u2019s had countless hit songs and iconic movie roles. But she only just reached an important milestone in her long career. Keep reading for all the details.<\/p>\n<h3>Dolly Parton\u2019s Hidden Song Might Never Be Heard<\/h3>\n<p>Dolly Parton has been performing since she was a young girl. Her career took off in 1967 when she joined Porter Wagoner\u2019s television show, <em>The Porter Wagoner Show.<\/em> Their first duet, \u201cThe Last Thing on My Mind,\u201d became a Top 10 hit, with more duets to follow.<\/p>\n<p>She eventually left the show to pursue a solo career. Her iconic hit \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d was written as a <a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2021\/04\/23\/dolly-parton-damn-near-marriage-to-porter-wagoner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tribute to Porter Wagoner<\/a> after she left the show. Dolly Parton has <a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2025\/03\/04\/dolly-partons-jolene-deeply-connected-to-late-husband-carl-dean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major success with songs like \u201cJolene.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51459\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51459 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dolly-feature.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton\/Credit: YouTube\" width=\"900\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dolly-feature.jpg 900w, https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dolly-feature-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dolly-feature-768x393.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/460;\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dolly Parton\/Credit: YouTube<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her huge catalog of songs will live on through future generations. But there\u2019s also a chance people living 20 years from now will hear a brand-new, never heard before song from Dolly Parton. How?<\/p>\n<p>She revealed a few years ago that a time capsule buried at Dollywood includes a song she wrote and recorded but never released. While it seemed like a good idea at the time, she expressed regret during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=INHV3lvyBfM&amp;ab_channel=TheKellyClarksonShow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance on\u00a0<em>The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to dig that up so bad. It\u2019s a really good song,\u201d Dolly admitted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tvshowsace.com\/2025\/03\/20\/kelly-clarkson-fans-worried-is-cancellation-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daytime talk show<\/a>. The capsule will be dug up in 2045. Only time will tell if the recording will be preserved enough for anyone to hear it.<\/p>\n<h3>Dolly Parton Achieves Historic Milestone In Career, Hits #1 On Billboard With Emotional Song<\/h3>\n<p>Even at 79, Dolly Parton continues to record and release new songs. She just had a major hit <a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2025\/03\/23\/dolly-parton-shares-sabrina-carpenter-collab-dealbreaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collaborating with Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> on \u201cPlease Please Please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please ft. Dolly Parton\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YiQ7qiL73aI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, she released an album of popular rock song covers after demand from fans following her induction into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. <em>Rockstar<\/em> topped the charts, but one Billboard chart was unreachable for the singer\u2026 until now.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic singer just hit #1 on Billboard\u2019s Digital Song Sales chart for the emotional song she wrote for her late husband. Dolly Parton\u2019s husband, Carl Dean, died earlier this month. The couple would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in May.<\/p>\n<p>Music helped Dolly Parton through the grief. She released the song \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There\u201d a few days after announcing her husband\u2019s passing. The song honors the love she shared with Carl Dean.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf you hadn\u2019t been there where would I be?\/ Without your trust love and belief\/ The ups and downs we\u2019ve always shared\/ And I wouldn\u2019t be here if you hadn\u2019t been there,\u201d Dolly Parton, \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What took Dolly Parton so long to top the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2025\/03\/23\/dolly-parton-earns-her-first-no-1-on-a-billboard-chart-decades-into-her-career\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJOMUJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUbb9VYAwGug6TieEcVu5b15sDBo9BDxUk5AOFp2hR4oceaRjena4yTCZg_aem_CYWXgvhOAb2deDHyB-yv6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Forbes<\/em><\/a> explained the very simple reason \u2013 most of Dolly Parton\u2019s songs came out before digital sales were a thing. The outlet notes that the singer previously had six songs in the top 10 of the Country Digital Song Sales chart, but this is her first time in the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of Dolly\u2019s tribute song to her late husband?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dolly Parton - If You Hadn\u2019t Been There (Official Audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPzwXz1RX4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusicalley.com\/2025\/03\/24\/dolly-parton-gets-first-1-hit-on-billboard-with-emotional-song\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing &amp; Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly &#8216;Days of Our Lives&#8217;, would come in handy someday. When she&#8217;s not writing, she&#8217;s playing with her dogs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}