George Strait

George Strait (2008)

George Strait (2005)

George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952 in Poteet , Atascosa County , Texas ) is an American country singer and an important proponent of neo-traditionalism . By 2015 he reached number one on the Billboard country charts with 22 albums and 60 singles . In his 35-year career he has sold more than 100 million records and is nicknamed the "King of Country".

biography

Childhood and youth

Strait was born in Texas in 1952, the son of math teacher John Byron Strait Sr. (1922-2013) and Doris Couser (1930-2010). George Strait and his brother (1950-2009) were raised after his parents' early divorce from their father in the town of Pearsall in Frio County , while the sister grew up with their mother. They regularly spent weekends on the family ranch that was run by their grandparents. He started making music as a teenager and played in a rock 'n' roll school band, among others . In December 1971, at the age of 19, he married his school friend Norma. He dropped out of college and went to the army instead. During his three years in the military, he was transferred to Hawaii and became a member of a country band that emerged from the Army and performed outside the barracks. His musical role models were Merle Haggard , George Jones and Bob Wills .

After his military service, Strait studied agriculture at Texas State University from 1975 and then worked as a foreman on a ranch. While still a student, he got together as a singer with the band Ace in the Hole through a note on the notice board . The group played in clubs and dancehalls around San Antonio , Texas and quickly built a fan base.

First steps

In 1976 the first singles were recorded at D Records. The small label belonged to the George Jones producer "Pappy" Daily, who was the grandfather of one of the band members. There were three original compositions by Strait, which were not successful. 1977 Strait produced some demo tapes together with the songwriter Darrell Staedler and offered them to various record companies without success.

After completing his studies, Strait worked on a ranch, played a few demos for the MCA label and finally got a contract at the age of 29. The first piece that was published there was the Dean-Dillon composition Unwound . The single made it into the top 10 of the country singles chart . After the success of the single, his first album Strait Country was recorded with session musicians . It stayed in the country charts for over a year. His old band continued to tour with him. The next singles also reached top positions in the country charts. In 1982 he had his first number 1 country hit with Fool Hearted Memory . With the album Right or Wrong , he entered the official album charts for the first time in 1984 and stayed in the country charts for two years. With the album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind he reached number 1 in the country album charts for the first time.

Country music superstar

For more than three decades, George Strait dominated country music. From 1981 to 1999, all studio and live albums and all major compilations reached platinum status . He reached number 1 in country albums 25 times, from the 1990s he was also regularly in the top 10 of the official sales charts and was at the top 5 times there. His quadruple album Strait Out of the Box , released in 1995, is his most successful release and one of the best-selling boxed album releases of all time, with over 8 million copies sold. He can boast over 100 placements in the country singles, 44 times he was first there. From 1986 to 1989 he had 11 number 1 hits in a row. In the official single charts , in which traditional country music hardly appeared in the 1980s and 1990s, he was regularly represented from 2000 and came up to number 23 (2002 with She'll Leave You with a Smile ). With Give It All We Got Tonight he had a million seller in 2012. The song's number one placement on the country charts made Strait the first artist with 60 hit singles on Billboard .

In 1992 he played the lead role in his own musical film Pure Country . The soundtrack album sold over 6 million copies and is one of his three most successful releases , along with the 1995 album box and the number one hit collection 50 Number Ones from 2004.

In total, Strait had sold more than 100 million records by 2015. Up to and including 2015, he received 13 multiple platinum, another 22 platinum and a further eleven gold awards in the USA . He received 88 of the most important music awards in the United States until 2006, including 16 Billboard Awards and the 2003 National Medal of Arts . In 2006 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame ; In 2009 the Academy of Country Music named him Artist of the Decade.

Strait was based on well-known styles such as honky tonk and western swing and was one of the founders of neo-traditionalism . He was also able to assert himself successfully against new trends and new generations of musicians from the 1990s. In the 2000s he also broke new ground, for example with the vocal experimental album The Road Less Traveled (2001). Two years later he released the concert DVD For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome from a performance at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo , which was last held at the Astrodome. With Alan Jackson he released his first two duet singles in 2000 and 2002. In 2007 a joint concert album with Jackson and Jimmy Buffett was released .

In 2012 Strait announced that it would go on a farewell tour for two years, after which it would only play selected shows and perform in Las Vegas . A recording of the final concert at AT&T Stadium in Arlington , to which many guest stars had been invited, was released in 2014 under the title The Cowboy Rides Away . In 2015 he released his 28th studio album entitled Cold Beer Conversation . In 2017, Strait still appeared in a total of ten shows in Las Vegas.

Private life

Strait has two children with his wife Norma. In 1981 son George Jr. and 1972 daughter Jenifer were born, who died in 1986 at the age of 13 in a car accident.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1981	Strait Country	US- platinum US	Country26 (57 weeks) Country
1982	Strait from the Heart	US- platinum US	Country18 (32 weeks) Country
1984	Right or Wrong	US163 platinum (7 weeks)US	Country21 (104 weeks) Country
	Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	US139 platinum (16 weeks)US	Country1 (70 weeks) Country
1985	Greatest hits	US157 × 4 Quadruple platinum (8 weeks)US	Country4 (287 weeks) Country
	Something special	US- platinum US	Country1 (68 weeks) Country
1986	# 7	US126 platinum (11 weeks)US	Country1 (54 weeks) Country
	Merry Christmas Strait to You	US- × 2 Double platinum US	Country17 (6 weeks) Country
1987	Ocean Front Property	US117 × 2 Double platinum (28 weeks)US	Country1 (91 weeks) Country
	Greatest Hits, Volume Two	US68 × 3 Triple platinum (31 weeks)US	Country1 (190 weeks) Country
1988	If You Ain't Lovin 'You Ain't Livin'	US87 platinum (14 weeks)US	Country1 (64 weeks) Country
1989	Beyond the blue neon	US92 platinum (24 weeks)US	Country1 (77 weeks) Country
1990	Livin 'It Up	US35 platinum (42 weeks)US	Country1 (76 weeks) Country
1991	Chill of an early fall	US45 platinum (49 weeks)US	Country4 (58 weeks) Country
1992	Ten Strait hits	US46 platinum (19 weeks)US	Country7 (53 weeks) Country
	Holding My Own	US33 platinum (24 weeks)US	Country5 (32 weeks) Country
	Pure Country	US6th × 6 Six-fold platinum (129 weeks)US	Country1 (224 weeks) Country	Soundtrack
1993	Easy come, easy go	US5 × 2 Double platinum (53 weeks)US	Country2 (69 weeks) Country
1994	Lead On	US26th × 2 Double platinum (44 weeks)US	Country1 (74 weeks) Country
1995	Strait out of the box	US43 × 8 Eight times platinum (39 weeks)US	Country9 (119 weeks) Country
1996	Blue Clear Sky	US7th × 3 Triple platinum (57 weeks)US	Country1 (104 weeks) Country
1997	Carrying Your Love with Me	US1 × 3 Triple platinum (57 weeks)US	Country1 (104 weeks) Country
1998	One step at a time	US2 × 2 Double platinum (36 weeks)US	Country1 (75 weeks) Country
1999	Always never the same	US6th platinum (40 weeks)US	Country2 (70 weeks) Country
	Merry Christmas Wherever You Are	US78 gold (9 weeks)US	Country10 (17 weeks) Country
2000	Latest Greatest Straitest Hits	US2 × 2 Double platinum (34 weeks)US	Country1 (104 weeks) Country
	George Strait	US7th gold (14 weeks)US	Country1 (49 weeks) Country
2001	The Road Less Traveled	US9 platinum (42 weeks)US	Country1 (92 weeks) Country
2002	The Best of George Strait: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection	US76 platinum (49 weeks)US	Country8 (104 weeks) Country
2003	For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome	US7th gold (22 weeks)US	Country2 (80 weeks) Country
	Honkytonkville	US5 platinum (45 weeks)US	Country1 (69 weeks) Country
	The Best of George Strait: 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection	-	Country60 (5 weeks) Country
2004	50 number ones	US1 × 7 Seven times platinum (… Where.)US	Country1 (... week) Country
2005	Somewhere Down in Texas	US1 platinum (34 weeks)US	Country1 (101 weeks) Country
2006	It just comes natural	US3 platinum (58 weeks)US	Country1 (78 weeks) Country
2007	Live at Texas Stadium	US11 (11 weeks) US	Country4 (30 weeks) Country	with Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett
	22 more hits	US13 gold (26 weeks)US	Country4 (75 weeks) Country
2008	troubadour	US1 platinum (78 weeks)US	Country1 (78 weeks) Country
	Classic Christmas	US86 (7 weeks) US	Country16 (14 weeks) Country
2009	Twang	US1 gold (38 weeks)US	Country1 (78 weeks) Country
2011	Here for a good time	US3 (21 weeks) US	Country1 (62 weeks) Country
	Icon: George Strait	US62 (23 weeks) US	Country14 (78 weeks) Country
	Icon 2: George Strait	US135 (3 weeks) US	Country16 (49 weeks) Country
	Christmas Time: 15 Holiday Favorites	-	Country62 (1 week) Country
2013	Sixty number ones	-	Country54 (3 weeks) Country
2014	Love is everything	US2 gold (51 weeks)US	Country1 (77 weeks) Country
	The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium	US4 (24 weeks) US	Country2 (54 weeks) Country
2015	Cold Beer Conversation	US4 (13 weeks) US	Country1 (32 weeks) Country
2016	Strait for the Holidays	US138 (5 weeks) US	Country11 (9 weeks) Country
	Strait Out of the Box: Part 2	US20 (6 weeks) US	Country3 (9 weeks) Country
2019	Honky Tonk Time Machine	US4 (8 weeks) US	Country1 (13 weeks) Country

More albums

• George Strait Live (1988, video:platinum)
• Pure Strait (1998)
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (1999)
• Strait Hits (2006)
• George Strait Fresh Cut Christmas (2006,platinum)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1981	Unwound Strait Country	-	Country6 (18 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon , Frank Dycus
	Down and Out Strait Country	-	Country16 (17 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus
1982	If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home) Strait Country	-	Country3 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Blake Mevis, David Wills
	Fool Hearted Memory Strait from the Heart	-	Country1 (18 weeks) Country	Authors: Byron Hill, Alan R. Mevis
	Marina Del Rey Strait from the Heart	-	Country6 (19 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus
1983	Amarillo by Morning Strait from the Heart	-	Country4 (17 weeks) Country	Authors: Paul Fraser, Terry Stafford
	A Fire I Can't Put Out Strait from the Heart	-	Country1 (23 weeks) Country	Author: Darryl Staedtler
1984	You Look So Good in Love Right or Wrong	-	Country1 (23 weeks) Country	Authors: Glen Ballard , Rory Michael Bourke, Kerry Chater
	Right or Wrong Right or Wrong	-	Country1 (23 weeks) Country	Authors: Arthur Sizemore, Paul Biese, Haven Gillespie
	Let's Fall to Pieces Together Right or Wrong	-	Country1 (21 weeks) Country	Authors: Dickey Lee , Tommy Rocco, Johnny Russell
1985	Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	-	Country1 (23 weeks) Country	Authors: Sanger D. Shafer , Darlene Shafer
	The Cowboy Rides Away Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Sonny Throckmorton, Casey Kelly
	The Fireman Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	-	Country5 (18 weeks) Country	Authors: Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp
	The Chair Something Special	-	Country1 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon
1986	You're Something Special to Me Something Special	-	Country4 (21 weeks) Country	Author: David Anthony
	Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her # 7	-	Country1 (22 weeks) Country	Author: Dean Dillon
	It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You # 7	-	Country1 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Royce Porter
1987	Ocean Front Property Ocean Front Property	-	Country1 (21 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter
	All My Ex's Live at Texas Ocean Front Property	-	Country1 (16 weeks) Country	Authors: Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia J. Shafer
	At the I Blue Ocean Front Property	-	Country1 (18 weeks) Country	Author: David Chamberlain
1988	Famous Last Words of a Fool If You Ain't Lovin 'You Ain't Livin'	-	Country1 (19 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Rex Huston
	Baby Blue If You Ain't Lovin 'You Ain't Livin'	-	Country1 (19 weeks) Country	Author: Aaron Barker
	If You Ain't Lovin '(You Ain't Livin') If You Ain't Lovin 'You Ain't Livin'	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Author: Tommy Collins
1989	Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye Beyond the Blue Neon	-	Country1 (18 weeks) Country	Authors: Tony Martin, Troy Martin
	What's Going On in Your World Beyond the Blue Neon	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: David Chamberlain, Royce Porter, Red Steagall
	Ace in the Hole Beyond the Blue Neon	-	Country1 (26 weeks) Country	Author: Dennis Adkins
1990	Overnight Success Beyond the Blue Neon	-	Country8 (26 weeks) Country	Author: Sanger D. Shafer
	Hollywood Squares Beyond the Blue Neon	-	Country67 (5 weeks) Country	Authors: Larry Cordle, Wayland Patton, Jeff Tanguay
	Love Without End, Amen Livin 'It Up	-	Country1 (21 weeks) Country	Author: Aaron Barker
	Drinking Champagne Livin 'It Up	-	Country4 (21 weeks) Country	Author: Bill Mack
	I've Come to Expect It from You Livin 'It Up	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon
1991	If I Know Me Chill of an Early Fall	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Pam Belford, Dean Dillon
	You Know Me Better Than That Chill of an Early Fall	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Anna Lisa Graham, Tony Haselden
	The Chill of an Early Fall Chill of an Early Fall	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters
1992	Lovesick Blues Chill of an Early Fall	-	Country24 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Cliff Friend, Irving Mills
	Gone as a Girl Can Get Holding My Own	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country	Author: Jerry Max Lane
	So Much Like My Dad Holding My Own	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons
	I Cross My Heart Pure Country	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Steve Dorff, Eric Kaz
	Overnight Male Pure Country	-	Country70 (3 weeks) Country	Authors: Richard Fagan, Kim Williams, Ron Harbin
1993	Heartland Pure Country	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Steve Dorff, John Bettis
	When Did You Stop Loving Me Pure Country	-	Country6 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Jim Lauderdale , John Leventhal
	Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go	US71 (10 weeks) US	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon
	I'd Like to Have That One Back Easy Come, Easy Go	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Aaron Barker, Bill Shore, Rick West
1994	Lovebug Easy Come, Easy Go	-	Country8 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Wayne Kemp, Curtis Wayne
	The Man in Love with You Easy Come, Easy Go	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Steve Dorff, Gary Harju
	The Big One Lead On	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Gerry House, Devon O'Day
1995	Y ou Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody Lead On	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae
	Adalida Lead On	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman
	Lead On Lead On	-	Country7 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Teddy Gentry
	Check Yes or No Strait Out of the Box	US- × 2 Double platinum US	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Dana Hunt, Danny Wells
1996	I Know She Still Loves Me Strait Out of the Box	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Aaron Barker, Monty Holmes
	Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders
	Carried Away Blue Clear Sky	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens
	I Can Still Make Cheyenne Blue Clear Sky	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey
	King of the Mountain Blue Clear Sky	-	Country19 (13 weeks) Country	Authors: Larry Boone, Paul Nelson
1997	Do the Right Thing Blue Clear Sky	-	Country69 (6 weeks) Country	Authors: Jim Lauderdale, Gary Nicholson
	One Night at a Time Carrying Your Love with Me	US59 (12 weeks) US	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon, Earl Bud Lee
	Carrying Your Love with Me Carrying Your Love with Me	-	Country1 (21 weeks) Country	Authors: Jeff Stevens, Steve Bogard
	Today My World Slipped Away Carrying Your Love with Me	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Mark Wright, Vern Gosdin
1998	Round About Way Carrying Your Love with Me	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Steve Dean, Willis Nance
	Merry Christmas Strait to You Merry Christmas Strait to You	-	Country58 (2 weeks) Country	Author: Bob Kelly
	I Just Want to Dance with You One Step at a Time	US61 (19 weeks) US	Country1 (21 weeks) Country	Authors: Roger Cook, John Prine
	You Haven't Left Me Yet One Step at a Time	-	Country59 (15 weeks) Country	Authors: Dana Hunt, Kent Robbins
	True One Step at a Time	-	Country2 (25 weeks) Country	Authors: Marvin Green, Jeff Stevens
	We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This One Step at a Time	US44 (5 weeks) US	Country4 (23 weeks) Country	Author: Jim Lauderdale
1999	Meanwhile, Always Never the Same	US38 (12 weeks) US	Country4 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Wayland Holyfield, Fred Knoblock
	I Look at You Always Never the Same	-	Country75 (1 week) Country	Authors: Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens
	Peace of Mind Always Never the Same	-	Country74 (2 weeks) Country	Authors: Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon
	One of You Always Never the Same	-	Country73 (1 week) Country	Authors: Marvin Green, Terry McBride
	Always Never the Same Always Never the Same	-	Country69 (2 weeks) Country	Authors: Marvin Green, Terry McBride
	Write This Down Always Never the Same	US27 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (37 weeks) Country	Authors: Dana Hunt, Kent M. Robbins
	What Do You Say to That Always Never the Same	US45 (16 weeks) US	Country4 (24 weeks) Country	Authors: Marvin Green, Terry McBride
2000	The Best Day Latest Greatest Straitest Hits	US31 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (29 weeks) Country	Authors: Carson Chamberlain, Dean Dillon
	I Know What I Want for Christmas Merry Christmas Wherever You Are	-	Country74 (2 weeks) Country	Authors: Charlie Black, Dana Hunt
	Jingle Bell Rock Merry Christmas Wherever You Are	-	Country72 (2 weeks) Country	Authors: Joe Beal, Jim Boothe
	Murder on Music Row Latest Greatest Straitest Hits	-	Country38 (20 weeks) Country	with Alan Jackson Authors: Larry Cordle, Larry Shell
	Go On George Strait	US40 (20 weeks) US	Country2 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Tony Martin, Mark Nesler
	Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You George Strait	-	Country17 (19 weeks) Country	Authors: Darlene Shafer, Sanger D. Shafer
	Old Time Christmas George Strait	-	Country62 (3 weeks) Country	Authors: Aaron Barker, John Barlow Jarvis
2001	If You Can Do Anything Else George Strait	US51 (18 weeks) US	Country5 (21 weeks) Country	Authors: Billy Livsey, Don Schlitz
	Run The Road Less Traveled	US34 (20 weeks) US	Country2 (23 weeks) Country	Authors: Tony Lane, Anthony Smith
	Christmas cookie	-	Country33 (5 weeks) Country	Author: Aaron Barker
2002	Designated drinker	-	Country44 (8 weeks) Country	Alan Jackson with George Strait Author: Alan Jackson
	Living and Living Well The Road Less Traveled	US27 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (32 weeks) Country	Authors: Tony Martin, Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro
	Stars on the Water The Road Less Traveled	-	Country50 (11 weeks) Country	Author: Rodney Crowell
	She'll Leave You with a Smile The Road Less Traveled	US23 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (28 weeks) Country	Authors: Odie Blackmon, Jay Knowles
2003	The Real Thing The Road Less Traveled	-	Country60 (1 week) Country	Author: Chip Taylor
	Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa Honkytonkville	US69 (7 weeks) US	Country11 (20 weeks) Country	Author: Red Lane
	Cowboys Like Us Honkytonkville	US38 gold (19 weeks)US	Country2 (25 weeks) Country	Authors: Bob DiPiero, Anthony Smith
2004	Desperately Honkytonkville	US44 (14 weeks) US	Country6 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Bruce Robison, Monte Warden
	Honk If You Honky Tonk Honkytonkville	-	Country45 (8 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Ken Mellons, John Northrup
	Hey good lookin '	US63 (11 weeks) US	Country8 (20 weeks) Country	Jimmy Buffett with Clint Black , Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George Strait Original / author: Hank Williams
	I Hate Everything 50 Number Ones	US35 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Gary Harrison, Keith Stegall
2005	You'll Be There Somewhere Down in Texas	US54 (17 weeks) US	Country4 (20 weeks) Country	Author: Cory Mayo
	Texas Somewhere Down in Texas	-	Country35 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Steven Dale Jones, Phillip White
	She Let Herself Go Somewhere Down in Texas	US54 (19 weeks) US	Country1 (24 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Kerry Kurt Phillips
2006	The Seashores of Old Mexico Somewhere Down in Texas	US85 (7 weeks) US	Country11 (20 weeks) Country	Original / Author: Merle Haggard (1974)
	Give It Away It Just Comes Natural	US35 gold (19 weeks)US	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson
	It Just Comes Natural It Just Comes Natural	US58 (19 weeks) US	Country1 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Marv Green, Jim Collins
2007	Wrapped It Just Comes Natural	US71 (16 weeks) US	Country2 (20 weeks) Country	Author: Bruce Robison
	How 'Bout Them Cowgirls It Just Comes Natural	US49 (20 weeks) US	Country3 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Casey Beathard, Edward Monroe Hill
	Shiftwork	US47 (16 weeks) US	Country2 (22 weeks) Country	Duet with Kenny Chesney Author: T. Jones
2008	I Saw God Today Troubadour	US33 platinum (20 weeks)US	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby
	Troubadour Troubadour	US54 gold (15 weeks)US	Country7 (20 weeks) Country	Authors: Leslie Satcher, Monty Holmes
	River of Love Troubadour	US59 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (23 weeks) Country	Authors: Billy Burnette , Shawn Camp, Dennis Morgan
2009	El Rey Twang	-	Country58 (1 week) Country	Author: José Alfredo Jiménez
	Twang Twang	US100 (1 week) US	Country14 (19 weeks) Country	Authors: Jim Lauderdale, Kendell Marvel, Jimmy Ritchey
	Living for the Night Twang	US53 (17 weeks) US	Country2 (18 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Bubba Strait, George Strait
2010	I gotta get to you twang	US70 (13 weeks) US	Country3 (22 weeks) Country	Authors: Blaine Larsen, Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Ritchey
	The Breath You Take Twang	US63 (20 weeks) US	Country6 (30 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon, Casey Beathard
2011	Here for a good time Here for a good time	US46 (20 weeks) US	Country2 (21 weeks) Country	Authors: George Strait, Bubba Strait, Dean Dillon
	Love's Gonna Make It Alright Here for a Good Time	US61 (11 weeks) US	Country3 (23 weeks) Country	Authors: Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton
2012	Drinkin 'Man Here for a Good Time	-	Country37 (12 weeks) Country	Authors: Dean Dillon, Bubba Strait, George Strait
	Give It All We Got Tonight Love Is Everything	US43 platinum (20 weeks)US	Country7 (28 weeks) Country	Authors: Tim James, Phil O'Donnell, Mark Bright
2013	I Got a Car Love Is Everything	US89 gold (7 weeks)US	Country23 (26 weeks) Country	Authors: Tom Douglas, Keith Gattis
2015	Let It Go Cold Beer Conversation	-	Country29 (5 weeks) Country	Authors: George Strait, Bubba Strait, Keith Gattis
	Cold Beer Conversation Cold Beer Conversation	-	Country36 (19 weeks) Country	Authors: Al Anderson, Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Yeary
2019	Every Little Honky Tonk Bar Honky Tonk Time Machine	-	Country20 (20 weeks) Country

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1986: for the album Greatest Hits 1987: for the album Ocean Front Property 1990: for the album Beyond the Blue Neon 1990: for the album If You Ain't Lovin 'You Ain't Livin' 1994: for the album Easy Come, Easy Go 1996: for the album Blue Clear Sky 1997: for the album Carrying Your Love with Me 1998: for the album One Step at a Time 2000: for the album Always Never the Same 2003: for the video album For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome 2003: for the album Latest Greatest Straitest Hits 2015: for the album Icon  United States 2003: for the video album For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome

Platinum record  Canada 1993: for the album Pure Country 2004: for the album 50 Number Ones  United States 1989: for the video album George Strait Live

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	12 × gold12	2 × platinum2	755,000	musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA)	11 × gold11	71 × platinum71	75,150,000	riaa.com
All in all	23 × gold23	73 × platinum73

Artist awards

• 1984 - ACM - Top Male Vocalist
• 1985 ACM Album of the Year: Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
• 1985 - ACM - Top Male Vocalist
• 1985 - CMA - Album of the Year: Does Forth Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
• 1985 - CMA - Male Vocalist of the Year
• 1986 - CMA - Male Vocalist of the Year
• 1986 - TNN - Top Male Vocalist
• 1988 - ACM - Top Male Vocalist
• 1989 - ACM - Entertainer of the Year
• 1989 - CMA - Entertainer of the Year
• 1990 - CMA - Entertainer of the Year
• 1995 - ACM - Single of the Year: Check Yes or No
• 1996 - ACM - Album of the Year: Blue Clear Sky
• 1996 - ACM - Top Male Vocalist
• 1996 - Billboard - Country Artist of the Year
• 1996 - CMA - Album of the Year: Blue Clear Sky
• 1996 - CMA - Male Vocalist of the Year
• 1996 - CMA - Single of the Year: Check Yes or No
• 1996 - TNN - Album of the Year: Lead On
• 1996 - TNN - Single of the Year
• 1997 - ACM - Album of the Year Carrying Your Love with Me
• 1997 - ACM - Top Male Vocalist
• 1997 - CMA - Album of the Year: Carrying Your Love with Me
• 1997 - CMA - Male Vocalist of the Year
• 1997 - TNN - Album of the Year
• 1998 - CMA - Male Vocalist of the Year
• 1999 - TNN - Album of the Year: One Step at a Time
• 2000 - CMA - Vocal Event of the Year
• 2000 - TNN - Album of the Year: Always Never the Same
• 2000 - TNN - Entertainer of the Year
• 2000 - TNN - Single of the Year: Write This Down
• 2000 - TNN - Top Male Vocalist
• 2000 - CMA - Vocal Event of the Year: Murder on Music Row
• 2001 - TNN - Entertainer of the Year
• 2001 - TNN - Single of the Year: Murder on Music Row
• 2003 - National Medal of Art
• 2003 - Special Achievement Award in Recognition of 50 # 1 Songs
• 2006 - Country Music Hall of Fame Member
• 2009 - ACM - Artist of the Decade

swell

• Billboard Hot 100 (Singles): Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 . Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / Billboard 200 (albums): Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard Albums . 6th edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
• US singles: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 . Billboard Books, New York 2009, ISBN 0-89820-177-2 . / US albums: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums 1964 to 2007 . Billboard Books, New York 2008, ISBN 0-89820-173-X .

1. ↑ http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/george-strait-will-play-multiple-dates-new-mgm-arena
2. ↑ http://www.countryweekly.com/newsstand/september-15-2014-how-george-strait-became-king-country-music
3. ↑ Jim Casey: 20 Million Reasons George Strait Loves His Las Vegas Residency , on nashcountrydaily.com, March 9, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
4. ↑ ^{a b} George Strait in the US charts (Billboard)

Web links

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• Internet presence of the artist
• Discography at Music VF.com
• George Strait on cmt.com
• George Strait at Allmusic (English)
• George Strait in theInternet Movie Database(English)