The discography of American singer and songwriter, Stella Parton, contains 21 studio albums, nine compilation albums, two live albums, one remix album, 31 singles and five music videos. Her first recordings were released in 1972 as a studio collection called Stella (and the Gospel Carrolls). Her debut single, "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight", reached the top-10 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number nine in 1975. Her second studio album of the same name reached number 24 on the US Top Country Albums chart. She had three more singles reach the top 20 on the US country chart during the late 1970s: "The Danger of a Stranger", "Standard Lie Number One" and "Four Little Letters". "The Danger of a Stranger" also made the top-40 on the UK Singles Chart. They were issued on the studio albums Country Sweet (1977) and Stella Parton (1978), which both also made the Top Country Albums top-40.
In 1979, Parton's fifth studio album titled Love Ya was released. The disc featured three top-40 US country singles, including "Steady as the Rain", which reached number 13 on Canada's RPM Country Singles chart. In 1982, her sixth studio album was released called So Far...So Good, which featured the charting US country songs "I'll Miss You" and "Young Love". Her final charting single to date was 1988's "I Don't Miss You Like I Used To". Her seventh studio album was not released until 1990 and was a collection of re-recordings called Favorites, Vol. 1. The Raptor label issued 11 studio albums by Parton during the 1990s and 2000s including Appalachian Blues (2001) and Testimony (2008). In 2013, the label issued a remix album titled Resurrection and a live album in 2013 called Live at Dollywood. Her most recent release was the 2018 studio collection titled Survivor.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and other relevant details Title Album details Peak chartpositionsUSCou.CANCou. Stella (and the Gospel Carrolls) Released: 1972 Label: Inspiration Formats: LP — — I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight Released: September 1975 Label: Soul, Country and Blues Formats: LP, 8-track 24 — Country Sweet Released: July 1977 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, 8-track 27 — Stella Parton Released: March 1978 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, 8-track, cassette 38 21 Love Ya Released: April 1979 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, 8-track, cassette — — True to Me Released: 1980 Label: Stella Parton Formats: Cassette — — So Far...So Good Released: April 1982 Label: Accord/Townhouse Formats: LP, cassette — — Favorites, Vol. 1 Released: 1990 Label: Montana Country Formats: CD — — A Woman's Touch Released: August 1995 Label: SPPI Formats: CD — — Appalachian Blues Released: January 19, 2001 Label: Raptor Formats: CD — — Appalachian Gospel Released: October 14, 2003 Label: Raptor Formats: CD — — Holiday Magic Released: December 2, 2008 Label: Raptor Formats: CD — — Testimony Released: December 2, 2008 Label: Raptor Formats: CD — — Always Tomorrow Released: March 17, 2009 Label: CD Baby Formats: CD — — American Coal Released: March 9, 2010 Label: Raptor Formats: CD — — Buried Treasures Released: September 30, 2014 Label: Raptor Formats: CD, digital — — Last Train to Memphis Released: January 7, 2015 Label: Raptor Formats: CD, digital — — Mountain Songbird: A Sister's Tribute Released: January 19, 2016 Label: Raptor Formats: CD, digital — — Nashville Nights Released: July 25, 2016 Label: Raptor Formats: CD, digital — — Old Time Singing Released: September 26, 2017 Label: Raptor/Stella Parton Formats: Digital — — Survivor Released: September 26, 2017 Label: Raptor/Stella Parton Formats: CD, digital — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilations albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details The Best of Stella Parton Released: 1979 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, cassette Picture in a Frame Released: 1993 Label: Eagle Formats: CD Anthology Released: October 13, 1998 Label: Renaissance Formats: CD Romantic Moments Released: April 28, 2003 Label: Raptor Formats: CD Favorites, Vol. 2 Released: 2004 Label: Raptor Formats: CD Favorites, Vol. 3 Released: 2005 Label: Raptor Formats: CD Hits Collection Released: April 23, 2009 Label: Raptor Formats: CD Tell It Sister, Tell It Released: June 1, 2011 Label: Raptor Formats: CD Then and Now Released: June 1, 2016 Label: Raptor Formats: CD
Live albums + List of live albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details Mountain Rose: Live in Norway Released: September 29, 2009 Label: Raptor Formats: CD Live at Dollywood Released: August 19, 2013 Label: Raptor Formats: CD, digital
Remix albums + List of remix albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details Resurrection Released: October 1, 2013 Label: Raptor Formats: CD, digital
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chartpositions AlbumUSCou.CANCou.UK "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight" 1975 9 — — I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight "It's Not Funny Anymore" 56 — — "Long Legged Truck Drivers" — — — "The Mood I'm In" 1976 — — — "You've Crossed My Mind" — — — rowspan="2" "Neon Women" 87 — — "I'm Not That Good at Goodbye" 1977 60 — — Country Sweet "The Danger of a Stranger" 15 38 35 "Standard Lie Number One" 14 20 — "Four Little Letters" 1978 20 36 — Stella Parton "Undercover Lovers" 28 22 — "Stormy Weather" 21 36 — Love Ya "Steady as the Rain" 1979 26 13 — "The Room at the Top of the Stairs" 36 35 — "I'll Miss You" 1982 65 — — So Far, So Good "Young Love" 75 — — "Goin' Back to Heaven" 1984 — — — Rhinestone "Cross My Heart" 1987 86 — — rowspan="2" "Legs" 1988 — — — "I Don't Miss You Like I Used To" 74 — — Always Tomorrow "Picture in a Frame" 1993 — — — Picture in a Frame "Up in the Holler" 2001 — — — Appalachian Blues "I Draw from the Well" — — — "Smooth Talker" 2002 — — — Blue Heart "Keep on the Firing Line" — — — Appalachian Gospel "Family Ties" 2009 — — — Testimony "More Power to Ya" 2016 — — — Mountain Songbird: A Sister's Tribute "Dirty Rotten Dog" 2018 — — — Survivor "Like a Rock" — — — "It Can Be an Illusion" — — — "Stand by Me" 2026 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos Title Year "Cross My Heart" 1987 "Up in the Holler" 2002 "Dirty Rotten Dog" 2018 "Like a Rock" "It Can Be an Illusion"
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