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Dolly Parton is no stranger to hitting the Billboard rankings, though there are some she hasn’t seen in a long time. This week, the country legend earns her first new hit on one of the most important rankings published by the chart company in nearly two decades thanks to her collaboration with one of the most famous and successful musicians on the planet right now.
Beyoncé and Parton debut their duet “Tyrant” at No. 44 on this week’s Hot 100. The tune marks the latter star’s first new arrival on the chart in 19 years.
The last time Parton debuted a new track on the Hot 100 was back in 2005. That year, she joined Brad Paisley on the single “When I Get Where I’m Going.” It ended up peaking at No. 39–just a few spaces ahead of her latest launch–and living on the tally for 20 weeks.
Parton has now accrued a total of 21 Hot 100 hits throughout her career. Three of those have soared into the top 10 on the competitive tally. Two of those three made their way to No. 1.
“Tyrant” is one of two tracks featured on Beyoncé’s new album Cowboy Carter that credits Parton, but it’s the only one that reaches the Hot 100 this frame. The two also collaborated on a song titled, appropriately, “Dolly P,” which officially credits the woman it’s named after.
“Dolly P” doesn’t reach the Hot 100 this week, even though it likely performed well enough to do so. Billboard has vague and typically private rules about tracks that don’t reach a certain length or which are only spoken interludes not being a fit for the chart. “Dolly P” is one of several titles on Cowboy Carter that don’t make it to the ranking this frame.
“Tyrant” is one of 23 tracks from Cowboy Carter that appear on the Hot 100 this week. The third-highest-ranking hit from the album also involves Parton, though she doesn’t earn a credit for the cut’s success–at least not as an artist. Beyoncé’s version of her smash “Jolene” opens at No. 7, giving Parton another huge win as a songwriter, though the tune is a solo affair.
