Dolly Parton becomes Guinness World Record icon with record-breaking titles

Dolly Parton becomes Guinness World Record icon with record-breaking titles

By Lauren DuBois

Dolly Parton has received another new accolade to her list of accomplishments as she becomes a Guinness World Records icon.

Parton is one of the biggest legends in country music and has received numerous honors in her career–and is being bestowed with another new one now, the Guinness World Records Icon.

The country star and legend is known for her impressive career, which has seen her win Grammy Awards, Oscar Nominations, a Tony Nomination and an Emmy Award, in addition to numerous other accolades over the years.

Now, as she continues to share poignant memories and words about her late husband, she is receiving another new honor.

As such, it is looking back on its largest number of record holders and calling them icons–with Parton earning one of those distinctions.

Dolly Parton has earned an Icon status with the Guinness Book of World Records

The company honored the 79-year-old with an Icon certificate, celebrating the fact that she holds 11 record-breaking titles.

In a statement, Craig Glenday, the editor in chief at Guinness World Records, praised the singer.

“Dolly is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated writers and performers in the history of country music, as reflected in her many Guinness World Records certificates, but her reach and influence extends far beyond the musical world,” he said.

“There are so many projects close to her heart-poverty relief, education, medical research, and of course the Imagination Library free-books campaign-and it’s these important, life-changing initiatives that propels Dolly into a different league. She truly is a living legend, and it’s an honour to bestow GWR Icon status upon her.”

Parton’s 11 records include the Most Consecutive Decades with Top 10 album entries on the Billboard country chart (female), the longest span of No. 1 hits on the US Top Country Albums chart (female), and the most decades with a Top 20 hit on the US Hot Country Songs chart.

The others include Most Top 10 entries on the US Top Country Albums chart (female), Most studio albums released by a female country singer, First country singer to be nominated for the EGOT, longest span of No. 1 hits on the US Hot Country Songs chart, most Grammy nominations for a female country artist, most hits on the US Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist, Most decade on the US Hot Country Songs chart (female) and Most No. 1 hits on the US Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist.

Parton is also known for her charitable and philanthropic work.

This includes her Dollywood Foundation and her Imagination Library, which has distributed more than 285 million books.