Overview

• Parton now holds 11 Guinness titles, including most consecutive decades with top-10 albums on the Billboard country chart and most studio albums released by a female country singer.
• She became the first country artist nominated across all four EGOT awards—Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
• The Icon certificate represents one of Guinness World Records’ highest honors and was awarded during its 70th anniversary celebrations.
• Craig Glenday praised Parton’s humanitarian efforts, notably her Imagination Library free-books campaign and projects in poverty relief, education and medical research.
• The accolade was presented at her Nashville studio, placing her alongside peers such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Drake, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John.