Thursday, February 2, 2017

Spotlight on George Strait

George Strait is a rather big name in country music. While his popularity peaked in the 80's and 90's, he's still making music that hits the charts over 40 years after his first single.  As it turns out, George Strait owns a few records in country music. He has the most No. 1 hits of any country artist, which also includes the record most consecutive years in a row (19 years, from 1982 to 2000) with at least one songs that hit Number 1 on the country charts.

Below you will find the collection of George Strait's Number 1 hits, in order of release.

The Napster playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.



1982   1. "Fool Hearted Memory"
1983   2. "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
          3. "You Look So Good in Love"
1984   4. "Right or Wrong"
          5. "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
          6. "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
1985   7. "The Chair"           
1986   8. "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
          9. "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"
          10. "Ocean Front Property"
1987   11. "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
          12. "Am I Blue"
1988   13. "Famous Last Words of a Fool"
          14. "Baby Blue"
          15. "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
          16. "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye"
1989   17. "What's Going On in Your World"
          18. "Ace in the Hole"
1990   19. "Love Without End, Amen"
          20. "I've Come to Expect It From You"
1991   21. "If I Know Me"
          22. "You Know Me Better Than That"
1992   23. "I Cross My Heart"
1993   24. "Heartland
          25. "Easy Come, Easy Go"
1994   26. "The Big One
          27. "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"
1995   28. "Check Yes or No"
1996   29. "Blue Clear Sky"
          30. "Carried Away"
1997   31. "One Night at a Time"
          32. "Carrying Your Love With Me"
1998   33. "Round About Way"
          34. "I Just Want to Dance with You"
1999   35. "Write This Down"
2000   36. "The Best Day"
2002   37. "Living and Living Well"
          38. "She'll Leave You With a Smile"
2004   39. "I Hate Everything"
2005   40. "She Let Herself Go"
2006   41. "Give It Away"
          42. "It Just Comes Natural"
2008   43. "I Saw God Today"
          44. "River of Love"
2016   45. "Forever Country"