Dolly Parton Earns #1 On Billboard Chart At 80 Years Old
Dolly Parton earns #1 on Billboard Chart (Photo Credit: Dolly Parton / / YouTube)
Dolly Parton Re-Released Her Song “Light Of A Clear Blue Morning” With 4 Guest Singers
On January 15th, country legend Dolly Parton released a song in honor of her 80th birthday. She re-released her classic song “Light Of A Clear Blue Morning” with some help from Reba McEntire, Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, and Queen Latifah.
The superstar singers came together to record an inspiring new version of Parton’s song, which she originally wrote and released in 1977. When announcing the song, Parton said that all “proceeds from this recording and music video will benefit pediatric cancer research at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN.”
Watch the music video for “Light Of A Clear Blue Morning” below.
“Light Of A Clear Blue Morning” Lands On 2 Billboard Charts
To continue Dolly’s birthday celebration, the song landed on two different Billboard charts!
The song debuted at #41 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and is sitting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart!
Upon learning of this, Parton released a press release where she said, “This is the best gift I could receive! I want to thank the fans, all the radio programmers, and all the streaming partners. When I first started thinking about something special to do for my 80th birthday, I thought, ‘Lord, please give me a song – or something – to make the birthday special…to be a gift from me to other people for my birthday.’ When we were working on songs for my new museum in Nashville, ‘Light Of A Clear Blue Morning’ came on, and I went, ‘Oh! That’s it!’”
The press release also stated that the song earned “Hot Shot Debut honors for the highest debut song of the week. The song is also this week’s Most Increased In Airplay (+1,810 spins), generating 2.5 million listener impressions.”
This incredible feat comes exactly 60 years after Parton’s first appearance on any Billboard chart for co-writing “Put It Off Until Tomorrow” for singer Bill Phillips in 1966. The song entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs in April 1966 and peaked at No. 6.
Congratulations to Dolly Parton, Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Reba McEntire, and Queen Latifah on this honor!
