# Ultimate Dolly Parton

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Ultimate Dolly Parton
| type       = compilation
| artist     = [Dolly Parton](/source/Dolly_Parton)
| cover      = UltimateDollyParton.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2003|06|03}}
| recorded   = 1970–1989
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre        = 
*[Country](/source/Country_music)
*[pop](/source/Pop_music)
| length     = 1:03:22
| label      = [RCA Nashville](/source/RCA_Records_Nashville)
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Halos & Horns](/source/Halos_%26_Horns)
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [For God and Country](/source/For_God_and_Country_(Dolly_Parton_album))
| next_year  = 2003
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |title=Dolly Parton – Ultimate Dolly Parton|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ultimate-dolly-parton-mw0002248894 |publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}</ref>
}}
'''''Ultimate Dolly Parton''''' is a compilation album by American [country music](/source/country_music) artist [Dolly Parton](/source/Dolly_Parton). It was released by [RCA Nashville](/source/RCA_Records_Nashville) on June 3, 2003. The album peaked at number 10 on the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Top Country Albums](/source/Top_Country_Albums) chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Ultimate Dolly Parton'' Charts |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=ultimate-dolly-parton-1-cd-r642296/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |work=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) |access-date=March 6, 2011}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| title1          = [Joshua](/source/Joshua_(song))
| writer1         = Dolly Parton
| length1         = 3:04
| title2          = [Coat of Many Colors](/source/Coat_of_Many_Colors_(song))
| writer2         = Parton
| length2         = 3:04
| title3          = [Jolene](/source/Jolene)
| writer3         = Parton
| length3         = 2:41
| title4          = [I Will Always Love You](/source/I_Will_Always_Love_You) (original 1974 version)
| writer4         = Parton
| length4         = 2:55
| title5          = [Please Don't Stop Loving Me](/source/Please_Don't_Stop_Loving_Me)
| note5           = with [Porter Wagoner](/source/Porter_Wagoner)
| writer5         = Parton, Porter Wagoner
| length5         = 2:47
| title6          = [Love Is Like a Butterfly](/source/Love_Is_Like_a_Butterfly_(song))
| writer6         = Parton
| length6         = 2:21
| title7          = [The Bargain Store](/source/The_Bargain_Store_(song))
| writer7         = Parton
| length7         = 2:42
| title8          = [Here You Come Again](/source/Here_You_Come_Again_(song))
| writer8         = [Barry Mann](/source/Barry_Mann), [Cynthia Weil](/source/Cynthia_Weil)
| length8         = 2:54
| title9          = [It's All Wrong, But It's All Right](/source/It's_All_Wrong%2C_But_It's_All_Right)
| writer9         = Parton
| length9         = 3:18
| title10         = [Heartbreaker](/source/Heartbreaker_(Dolly_Parton_song))
| writer10        = [Carole Bayer Sager](/source/Carole_Bayer_Sager), David Wolfert
| length10        = 3:30
| title11         = [I Really Got the Feeling](/source/I_Really_Got_the_Feeling)
| writer11        = [Billy Vera](/source/Billy_Vera)
| length11        = 3:08
| title12         = [You're the Only One](/source/You're_the_Only_One_(Dolly_Parton_song))
| writer12        = [Bruce Roberts](/source/Bruce_Roberts_(singer)), Sager, [Don Williams](/source/Don_Williams)
| length12        = 3:20
| title13         = [Starting Over Again](/source/Starting_Over_Again_(Donna_Summer_song))
| writer13        = [Bruce Sudano](/source/Bruce_Sudano), [Donna Summer](/source/Donna_Summer)
| length13        = 3:58
| title14         = [Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You](/source/Old_Flames_Can't_Hold_a_Candle_to_You)
| writer14        = [Hugh Moffatt](/source/Hugh_Moffatt_(singer)), Pebe Sebert, Rosemary Sebert
| length14        = 3:25
| title15         = [9 to 5](/source/9_to_5_(Dolly_Parton_song))
| writer15        = Parton
| length15        = 3:00
| title16         = [But You Know I Love You](/source/But_You_Know_I_Love_You)
| writer16        = [Mike Settle](/source/Mike_Settle)
| length16        = 3:19
| title17         = [Tennessee Homesick Blues](/source/Tennessee_Homesick_Blues)
| writer17        = Parton
| length17        = 3:23
| title18         = [Islands in the Stream](/source/Islands_in_the_Stream_(song))
| note18          = with [Kenny Rogers](/source/Kenny_Rogers)
| writer18        = [Barry Gibb](/source/Barry_Gibb), [Maurice Gibb](/source/Maurice_Gibb), [Robin Gibb](/source/Robin_Gibb)
| length18        = 4:10
| title19         = [To Know Him Is to Love Him](/source/To_Know_Him_Is_to_Love_Him)
| note19          = with [Linda Ronstadt](/source/Linda_Ronstadt) and [Emmylou Harris](/source/Emmylou_Harris)
| writer19        = [Phil Spector](/source/Phil_Spector)
| length19        = 3:51
| title20         = [Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That](/source/Why'd_You_Come_in_Here_Lookin'_Like_That)
| writer20        = [Bob Carlisle](/source/Bob_Carlisle), [Randy Thomas](/source/Randy_Thomas_(musician))
| length20        = 2:32
}}

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003–2019)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|49|artist=Dolly Parton|album=Ultimate|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|112|artist=Dolly Parton|rowheader=true|access-date=December 10, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|10|artist=Dolly Parton|rowheader=true|access-date=December 10, 2021}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Country Compilation Albums ([OCC](/source/Official_Charts_Company))<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/country-compilations-chart/20030727/31/|title=Official Country Compilations Chart Top 20|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 23, 2025}}</ref>
|1
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|8|artist=Dolly Parton|rowheader=true|album=Ultimate|access-date=May 23, 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20030727|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2025}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position
|- 
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|access-date=December 10, 2021}}</ref>
| 87
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position
|- 
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 80
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
|- 
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021|work=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 79
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Position
|- 
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022|work=Billboard|access-date=March 4, 2023}}</ref>
| 56
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Dolly Parton|title=Ultimate Dolly Parton|relyear=2003|certyear=2021|access-date=February 7, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Dolly Parton|title=Ultimate|relyear=2003|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|access-date=February 7, 2022|id=7853-2939-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Dolly Parton|title=Ultimate Dolly Parton|relyear=2003|certyear=2022|accessdate=January 7, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Dolly Parton}}
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Category:2003 compilation albums
Category:Dolly Parton compilation albums
Category:RCA Records compilation albums

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