00:00It's the CMAs and we're celebrating our No. 1 country artist of all time,
00:04the Queen of Country Music herself, Dolly Parton.
00:07Out of 100 top country artists, Dolly reigns supreme as No. 1 per our editorial staff.
00:13So we're counting down Billboard's Top 10 staff picks for best Dolly Parton songs of all time.
00:18At No. 10 is one of her early top 20 hits on the Hot 100, Two Doors Down.
00:23Dolly shared the unlikely inspiration for the song on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
00:33Party, just two doors down. I was just in there feeling sorry for myself because I was eating fried clams and all that.
00:40The No. 9 song is definitely one that helped make Dolly a pop icon 9 to 5.
00:44Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living, Kelly.
00:50The song was written for the 1980 film of the same name which Dolly Parton also starred in.
00:54The song was not only a commercial success, earning her her first No. 1 on the Hot 100,
00:58it also served as an anthem for working women everywhere in the early 1980s.
01:03Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living.
01:089 to 5 earned Dolly nominations from both the Grammys and Oscars and has continued to build her legacy.
01:13At No. 8 is a song that's very close to Dolly's heart, Coat of Many Colors.
01:19So in every piece with love, she made my coat of many colors.
01:24The inspiration for the song is from a coat that Dolly's mother made for her.
01:28A replica for the coat was a popular attraction at Dollywood for many years.
01:32No. 7 is a song that continued Dolly's success on the charts, Love Is Like a Butterfly.
01:37Like soft wings and fly, Dolly's like a butterfly, a rare and gentle play.
01:44The song was Dolly's fifth No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
01:47At No. 6 is a song Dolly Parton covered and made all her own, Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You.
01:53Old flames can't hold a candle to you.
01:59The song was written by accomplished songwriter P.B. Siebert.
02:02P.B.'s daughter Kesha also did a cover of the song for her EP, Deconstructed, in 2012.
02:08The No. 5 song helped establish Dolly as a premiere singer-songwriter, Touch Your Woman.
02:13Just touch your woman, touch your woman, everything's gonna be alright.
02:20The song helped Dolly earn another top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
02:24At No. 4 is widely considered Dolly Parton's signature song, Jolene.
02:28Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
02:34The song became her second No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
02:38Many artists over the years have covered the song, including Dolly's goddaughter Miley Cyrus
02:42and Beyonce on her last album, Cowboy Carter.
02:45The No. 3 song is definitely one of Dolly's most underrated. It's The Bargain Store.
02:50The bargain store is up and coming, son.
02:55The song earned Dolly her sixth No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
02:58No. 2 proved Dolly was an iconic singer but also an all-time songwriter with I Will Always Love You.
03:05I will always love you.
03:11Dolly wrote the song after splitting from her singing partner and mentor, Porter Wagner.
03:15The song became another No. 1 hit for Dolly on the High Country Songs chart
03:19and became a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 when Whitney Houston covered it.
03:23I will always love you.
03:30And Billboard's No. 1 staff pick for best Dolly Parton song is Here You Come Again.
03:35And there go all my defenses if I leave it up to you.
03:41The song is Dolly's longest No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, staying on top for five weeks.
03:46What's your favorite Dolly Parton song? Share it in the comments down below.
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