Ultimate Dolly Parton

Ultimate Dolly Parton
Compilation album by Dolly Parton
Released	June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)
Recorded	1970–1989
Genre	Country pop
Length	1:03:22
Label	RCA Nashville
Dolly Parton chronology
Halos & Horns (2002) Ultimate Dolly Parton (2003) For God and Country (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Ultimate Dolly Parton is a compilation album by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released by RCA Nashville on June 3, 2003. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Joshua"	Dolly Parton	3:04
2.	"Coat of Many Colors"	Parton	3:04
3.	"Jolene"	Parton	2:41
4.	"I Will Always Love You (original 1974 version)"	Parton	2:55
5.	"Please Don't Stop Loving Me" (with Porter Wagoner)	Parton, Porter Wagoner	2:47
6.	"Love Is Like a Butterfly"	Parton	2:21
7.	"The Bargain Store"	Parton	2:42
8.	"Here You Come Again"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	2:54
9.	"It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"	Parton	3:18
10.	"Heartbreaker"	Carole Bayer Sager, David Wolfert	3:30
11.	"I Really Got the Feeling"	Billy Vera	3:08
12.	"You're the Only One"	Bruce Roberts, Sager, Don Williams	3:20
13.	"Starting Over Again"	Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer	3:58
14.	"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"	Hugh Moffatt, Pebe Sebert, Rosemary Sebert	3:25
15.	"9 to 5"	Parton	3:00
16.	"But You Know I Love You"	Mike Settle	3:19
17.	"Tennessee Homesick Blues"	Parton	3:23
18.	"Islands in the Stream" (with Kenny Rogers)	Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb	4:10
19.	"To Know Him Is to Love Him" (with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris)	Phil Spector	3:51
20.	"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"	Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas	2:32

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003–2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 49 US Billboard 200 [4] 112 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 10 UK Country Compilation Albums (OCC) [6] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 87 Chart (2020) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] 80 Chart (2021) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 79 Chart (2022) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] 56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13]	Platinum	70,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [14]	Platinum	300,000*
United States (RIAA) [15]	Gold	500,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dolly Parton – Ultimate Dolly Parton". AllMusic.
2. "Ultimate Dolly Parton Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Dolly Parton – Ultimate". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
4. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
5. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
6. "Official Country Compilations Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Dolly Parton – Ultimate". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 7, 2022.
14. "British album certifications – Dolly Parton – Ultimate". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 7, 2022.
15. "American album certifications – Dolly Parton – Ultimate Dolly Parton". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 7, 2022.