George Strait 50 Number Ones Debuts At Number One

George Strait's new MCA Records release, 50 Number Ones, has landed him the #1 position on Billboard's Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts, beating out R&B sensation Usher by over 7,000 units. With sales of 342,969 units this week, it marks the highest debut of Strait's illustrious 22-year recording career. Ironically, as 'I Hate Everything,' Strait's current single and the only new song off his 2-CD set, jumps to #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles and Tracks Chart this week, it becomes his 51st #1 and leaves Strait with the unique problem of giving his fans more number one hits than they bargained for.

'This is the kind of problem you want to have,' laughed Strait. 'Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough for making my album title a lie. It's because of their support and the great fans that I'm lucky enough to be able to make music and celebrate this milestone in my career.' 'The success of this album is just another testimony to the continued vitality of an amazing career,' said Luke Lewis, Co-Chairman of Universal Music Group Nashville. 'It is an honor for all of us at Universal Music to be associated with an artist that exhibits such enduring talent.'

Ben Kline, Sr. VP Sales and Marketing of UMG Nashville, called the record breaking first week of album sales, 'A huge week that exceeded our biggest projections. These numbers certainly cement George's place as one of the most important artists in any genre of music."

Strait also scored big ratings for his CMT television special. More than 8.4 million viewers tuned in to CMT's George Strait programming over the weekend (Oct. 9 and 10). CMT's brand new interview special, GEORGE STRAIT: CMT INSIDER SPECIAL EDITION was the week's top rated show among viewers age 18-49. GEORGE STRAIT: CMT INSIDER SPECIAL EDITION contains an exclusive television interview with Strait as well as interviews with Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Buffett.

This year the Country Music Association has again honored George Strait with a nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. George Strait holds the CMA's all time record for the most nominations with a total of 73 and has taken home 15 awards throughout his career including five Male Vocalist statues. The awards show airs live on November 9 on CBS. On January 3, fans will get a chance to see George Strait live in person as he kicks off his U.S Tour in Charlotte, NC. The 19-city tour will run throughout March 3.

George Strait : 50 Number Ones Track Listing

Disc One
1 I Hate Everything
2 Fool Hearted Memory
3 A Fire I Can't Put Out
4 You Look So Good In Love
5 Right Or Wrong
6 Let's Fall To Pieces Together
7 Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
8 The Chair
9 Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her
10 It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You
11 Ocean Front Property
12 All My Ex's Live In Texas
13 Am I Blue
14 Famous Last Words Of A Fool
15 Baby Blue
16 If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
17 Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
18 What's Going On In Your World
19 Ace In The Hole
20 Love Without End, Amen
21 I've Come To Expect It From You
22 If I Know Me
23 You Know Me Better Than That
24 The Chill Of An Early Fall
25 So Much Like My Dad
26 I Cross My Heart

Disc Two
1 Heartland
2 Easy Come, Easy Go
3 I'd Like To Have That One Back
4 The Man In Love With You
5 The Big One
6 You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody
7 Lead On
8 Check Yes Or No
9 I Know She Still Loves Me
10 Blue Clear Sky
11 Carried Away
12 I Can Still Make Cheyenne
13 One Night At A Time
14 Carrying Your Love With Me
15 Today My World Slipped Away
16 Round About Way
17 I Just Want To Dance With You
18 True
19 We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This
20 Write This Down
21 The Best Day
22 Go On
23 Run
24 Living and Living Well
25 She'll Leave You With A Smile

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