Dolly Parton is now in the top three — right beside the lady with the longest nails and the man who has eaten the most McDonald’s Big Macs.
Three new titles have been awarded to the country music legend in the Guinness Book of World Records. They’re much more manageable than “longest metallic coil passed through the nose and into the mouth”.
Parton, now 75, is a country music star and has been a success story since 1966’s “Dumb Blonde”. She was also officially recognized as the female artist with seven decades of US Hot Country Songs chart hits. Parton is the female artist with the highest number of Number One hits on Billboard US Hot Country Songs and the overall artist with the greatest “hits” on Billboard US Hot Country Songs. Parton reached the top of the charts with 109 songs over her long career.
Parton welcomed the news at a small ceremony in Nashville. She now has four Guinness Book entries.
She laughed and said, “I feel like an angel that wants to fly away.” “Actually, I found the first one to be an incredible thing. It was a dream of mine to just be in the Guinness Book of World Records once, but now it’s an incredible feeling.
“This is the type of stuff that makes you feel humble and grateful for all that has happened.” It was a surprise to me that I would end up in Guinness World Records so many times!
Evidently, “most times” on the Hot Country Songs Chart was a record that the icon had already held. Her new duet with Reba McCEntire on “Does She Love You” continued the streak. And with her talent for working, who knows what other records she could set in the future.
Parton continues to push the boundaries by launching a complete fragrance line called Dolly. Scent From Above, just in time for holiday gift-giving. She also teamed up to James Patterson, bestselling author, to create Run, Rose, Run.
The story is about a country singer who dreams of becoming a star. Parton will be releasing the book along with a complete album. Parton also discusses how she helped to shape the novel’s creative direction in a Guinness World Records interview. Parton’s songs inspired Patterson, who she said allowed Patterson to create the characters based on Parton’s lyrics. It is possible that there may be another world record for this creative brilliance, but it still makes you wonder.
