The Top Ten Number One George Strait Hits

George Strait has been called many things – from a living legend to royalty by way of his nickname King George. And rightly so – because George Strait boasts the second most number one hit songs among any artist in any genre in history, totaling 52 number one hit songs, second to only Conway Twitty who had 55. George Strait sales total close to 62 million albums. Additionally George Strait has bragging rights to 13 multi-platinum, 30 platinum and 33 gold albums, and 16 CMA awards.

George Harvey Strait was born in Poteet, Texas on May 18, 1952. A true cowboy at heart, George Strait worked on his family’s 2,000 acre ranch in Big Wells, Texas through high school. In 1971, after eloping to Mexico with his high school sweetheart Norma to Mexico, George Strait enlisted in the US Army. While stationed in Hawaii in the early 1970s, he cultivated his country music sound with a band of Army buddies called Santee. After a four year stint in the military, George Strait enrolled in Southwest Texas State University, earning a degree in agriculture. It was in SWT that he formed his famous Ace In The Hole Band. In 1981, George Strait moved to Nashville, TN and signed with MCA records. “If You’re Thinking You Want a Stranger” reached number three in early 1982. The song set off a chain reaction of Top Ten hits that spanned into the ’90s. During a little over a decade plus, George Strait racked up 31 number one singles, beginning with 1982’s “Fool Hearted Memory.” The rest is history.

George Strait’s boxed set “Strait Out Of The Box” from 1995 is the 2nd best selling box set ever, boasting 8 million in the United States. As of spring 2006 George Strait boasted 40 #1 country singles on the Billboard Chart, with a total of 52 #1 hits. His new album is titled “It Just Comes Naturally” which features his current single, “Give it Away”, is due out October 3rd of this year. The album contains 15 newly recorded hits written with George Strait’s longtime friend and songwriter, Dean Dillon. Here’s a preview of the tracks off George Strait’s soon-to-be-released album and possibly the next string of number ones.

Give It Away
She Told Me To
That’s My Kind of Woman
Wrapped
It Just Comes Natural
He Must Have Really Hurt You Bad
A Heart Like Hers
Why Can’t I Leave Her Alone
One Foot In Front of the Other
I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore
Texas Cookin’
A Better Rain
How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls
What Say
Come On Joe

Here’s a chronological look at the top ten number one George Strait hits in a career spanning three decades – along with the name of the album on which they appeared.

1982 – Fool Hearted Memory – From the album Strait Country

1984 – Let s Fall To Pieces Together – From the album Right Or Wrong

1985 – The Chair – From the album Something Special

1988 – Famous Last Words Of A Fool – From the album If You Ain’t Lovin’, You Ain’t Livin’

1990 – Love Without End, Amen – From the album Livin’ It Up

1995 – Check Yes Or No – From the album Strait Out Of The Box

1996 – Blue Clear Sky – From the album Blue Clear Sky

1997 – Carrying Your Love With Me – From the album Carrying Your Love With Me

1999 – Write This Down – From the album Always Never The Same

2006 – She Let Herself Go – From the album She Let Herself Go