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2004 CMA International Artist Achievement Award
2003 Country Weekly Magazine Career Achievement Award
2001 GRAMMY Kategorie:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Titel: Shine
2000 International Bluegrass Music Association
Album of the Year: The Grass Is Blue
GRAMMY Kategorie:
Best Bluegrass Album
Titel: The Grass Is Blue
1999 GRAMMY Kategorie:
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt
Titel: After The Gold Rush (Song)
1996 CMA Award:
Vocal Event of the Year:
Dolly Parton & Vince Gill
Titel: I will always love you (Song)
1994

TNN/Music City News:
Living Legend
TNN/Music City News:
Minnie Pearl Award
1992

TNN/Music City News:
Video of the Year
TNN/Music City News:
Vocal Collaboration of the Year:
Dolly Parton & Ricky van Shelton
Titel: Rockin’ Years (Song)
1988

Music City News:
Country Vocal Collaboration of the Year: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt
Titel: Trio (Album)

CMA Awards:
Vocal Event of the Year: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt
Titel: Trio (Album)
1987

Academy of Country Music:
Album of the Year: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt
Titel: Trio (Album)
1984

Music City News:
Country Vocal Duet of the Year

1983

Academy of Country Music:
Single of the Year
Titel: Potential New Boyfriend (Song)
Academy of Country Music:
Top Vocal Duet
1981

Oscar Nominierung:
Bester Filmsong
Titel: 9 To 5 (Single)
GRAMMY Kategorie:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Titel: 9 To 5 (Single)
GRAMMY Kategorie:
Best Country Song
Titel: 9 To 5 (Single)
BMI:
Song of the Year
Titel: 9 To 5 (Single)
1980

Academy of Country Music:
Top Female Vocalist
1978

GRAMMY Kategorie:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Titel: Here You Come Again (Album)
CMA Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
American Music Awards:
Favorite Album
Titel: Here You Come Again (Album)
1977

Academy of Country Music: Entertainer of the Year

1976

CMA Awards:
Female Vocalist of the Year
1975

CMA Awards:
Female Vocalist of the Year
1971

CMA Awards:
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner
1970

Music City News:
Country Vocal Duet of the Year:
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner
CMA Awards:
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner
1969

Music City News:
Country Vocal Duet of the Year:
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner
1968

Music City News:
Country Most Promising Female Artist of the Year
Music City News:
Country Vocal Duet of the Year:
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner