We’ve had to say goodbye to “9 to 5,” “Islands in the Stream” and so many other Dolly Parton classics. Now, just three hits and one round of voting remain to crown the Queen of Country’s best song ever.
Because Dolly is a unique rhinestone, our finals have a little more razzle dazzle than your typical bracket. Three songs go head-to-head-to-head in the “Sequined Showdown” round to pick a winner.
Our final bracket matchup is:
“Jolene” vs. “I Will Always Love You” vs. “Why’d You Come Here Lookin’ Like That”
Only one of these hits can win it all. Be sure to vote for your ultimate favorite Dolly Parton song, and tell everyone you know to do the same!
Cast your vote for Dolly Parton’s best song in the Knox News bracket
Voting for the final round (dubbed the “Sequined Showdown”) begins Sept. 5, and voting closes at 11:45 p.m. Sept. 9.
Songs we lost in the third round: “Islands in the Stream (with Kenny Rogers),” “My Tennessee Mountain Home” and “Better Get to Livin’.”
The best Dolly Parton song will be announced Sept. 16 in a Knox News story exploring this history of the winning hit.
Hear all the Dolly Parton songs to help you cast your vote!
The updated bracket to crown Dolly Parton’s best song
How did Knox News build a bracket of Dolly Parton songs?
Parton had recorded 450 songs throughout her career by 2022, according to the Grammy Awards. And she has 66 studio albums, the most of any female country singer, according to the Guinness World Records.
For easier bracket selections, we relied on her most recent greatest hits compilation for seeding. “Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection” (2022) features 23 tracks.
But for an even bracket, we also chose to include “Joshua” (1971) as the unofficial 24th track because it was Parton’s first No. 1 single.
We relied on the album track list for bracket seeding. The first song on the album (“9 to 5”) went against the unofficial 24th track (“Joshua”), while No. 2 (“Jolene”) went against No. 23 (“Faith”) and so on.
Meet the Knox News reporter behind Dolly Parton, Dollywood stories
Devarrick Turner is the trending news reporter at Knox News, a position responsible for reporting the latest happenings at Dollywood − and with the Queen of Country herself. Have a story idea? Send him an email at [email protected].
Knox News business growth and development editor Ryan Wilusz contributed to this report.
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