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George Strait discography
George Strait on The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut, February 23, 2013
Studio albums31
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums3
Compilation albums12

The George Strait albums discography consists of 31 studio albums, three live albums, and 11 compilation albums by American country music singer George Strait. Of these albums, 36 have received a certification of at least Gold from the Recording Industry Association of America, and five reached No.1 on the Billboard 200. His highest-certified album is the 1992 release Pure Country, which is certified sextuple-platinum for U.S. shipments of six million copies; his highest overall is the 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box, which is certified octuple platinum. Of his studio albums, all but George Strait (2000), Twang (2009), Here for a Good Time (2011), Love Is Everything (2013), and Cold Beer Conversation (2015) are certified platinum or higher. As of June 2014, he has sold 45 million albums in the US since 1991 when SoundScan started tracking album sales,[1] and has amassed more top 10 albums than any other artist in that time.[2]

Studio albums

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1981–1990

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Title Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications[3]
(sales threshold)
US
[4] 		US Country
[5]
Strait Country
  • Release date: September 4, 1981
  • Label: MCA
 — 26
Strait from the Heart
  • Release date: June 3, 1982
  • Label: MCA
 — 18
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Right or Wrong
  • Release date: October 6, 1983
  • Label: MCA
 163 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
  • Release date: September 26, 1984
  • Label: MCA
 150 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Something Special
  • Release date: August 29, 1985
  • Label: MCA
 — 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
#7
  • Release date: May 14, 1986
  • Label: MCA
 127 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Ocean Front Property
  • Release date: January 12, 1987
  • Label: MCA
 117 1
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
  • Release date: February 22, 1988
  • Label: MCA
 87 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
Beyond the Blue Neon[A]
  • Release date: February 6, 1989
  • Label: MCA
 92 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
Livin' It Up
  • Release date: May 15, 1990
  • Label: MCA
 35 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1991–2000

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[7][3]
US
[4] 		US Country
[5] 		AUS
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		CAN Country
[10]
Chill of an Early Fall
  • Release date: March 19, 1991
  • Label: MCA
 45 4 — — —
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Holding My Own
  • Release date: April 21, 1992
  • Label: MCA
 33 5 — — 17
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Easy Come, Easy Go
  • Release date: September 28, 1993
  • Label: MCA
 5 2 — — 2
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
Lead On
  • Release date: November 8, 1994
  • Label: MCA
 26 1 — — 3
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
Blue Clear Sky
  • Release date: April 23, 1996
  • Label: MCA
 7 1 — 49 3
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
Carrying Your Love with Me 1 1 45 28 1
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
One Step at a Time
  • Release date: April 21, 1998
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 2 1 — 23 3
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
Always Never the Same
  • Release date: March 2, 1999
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 6 2 — 73 2
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
George Strait
  • Release date: September 19, 2000
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 7 1 — — 8
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2001–2010

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[7][3]
US
[4] 		US Country
[5] 		AUS
[11] 		CAN
[12]
The Road Less Traveled
  • Release date: November 6, 2001
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 9 1 — —
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Honkytonkville
  • Release date: June 10, 2003
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 5 1 95 —
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Somewhere Down in Texas
  • Release date: June 28, 2005
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 1 1 — —
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
It Just Comes Natural
  • Release date: October 3, 2006
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 3 1 — —
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Troubadour
  • Release date: April 1, 2008
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 1 1 — 13
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Twang
  • Release date: August 11, 2009
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 1 1 — 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2011–present

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[7][3] Sales
US
[4] 		US Country
[13] 		AUS
[14] 		CAN
[4]
Here for a Good Time
  • Release date: September 6, 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 3 1 — 12
Love Is Everything
  • Release date: May 14, 2013
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 2 1 86 8
Cold Beer Conversation
  • Release date: September 25, 2015
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 4 1 74 15
Honky Tonk Time Machine
  • Release date: March 29, 2019
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 4 1 80 93
Cowboys and Dreamers
  • Release date: September 6, 2024
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 14 6 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilations

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1981–2000

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[7][3]
US
[4] 		US Country
[5] 		CAN Country
[10]
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: March 4, 1985
  • Label: MCA
 157 4 —
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
Greatest Hits Volume Two
  • Release date: September 7, 1987
  • Label: MCA
 68 1 —
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]
Ten Strait Hits
  • Release date: December 31, 1991
  • Label: MCA
 46 7 14
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Strait Out of the Box
  • Release date: September 12, 1995
  • Label: MCA
 43 9 7
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum[6]
Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
  • Release date: March 7, 2000
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 2 1 5
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2001–present

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[7][3]
/ Sales
US
[4] 		US Country
[5] 		CAN
[4]
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait
  • Release date: March 26, 2002
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 76 8 —
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
50 Number Ones
  • Release date: October 5, 2004
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 1 1 8
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Platinum
22 More Hits
  • Release date: November 13, 2007
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 13 4 —
Icon
  • Release date: September 13, 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 62 14 80
Icon 2
  • Release date: November 8, 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 135 16 —
Sixty Number Ones
  • Release date: May 14, 2013
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 — 54 —
Strait Out of the Box: Part 2
  • Release date: November 18, 2016
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 20 3 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[7]
(sales threshold)
US
[4] 		US Country
[5] 		CAN
[4]
For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome
  • Release date: February 11, 2003
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 7 2 —
Live at Texas Stadium
(with Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett) 		11 4 —
The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium
  • Release date: September 16, 2014
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 4 2 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Christmas albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[7]
/ Sales
US
[4] 		US Country
[5] 		CAN
[4]
Merry Christmas Strait to You!
  • Release date: September 8, 1986
  • Label: MCA
 — 17 —
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are
  • Release date: September 21, 1999
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 78 10 —
20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection
  • Release date: September 23, 2003
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 — 60 93
Fresh Cut Christmas[B]
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 — — —
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Classic Christmas
  • Release date: October 7, 2008
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 90 16 —
Christmas Time: 15 Holiday Favorites
  • Release date: 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 — 62 —
Strait for the Holidays
  • Release date: October 28, 2016
  • Label: MCA Nashville
 138 11 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtracks

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Title Album details Peak chart positions[4] Certifications[7][3]
(sales threshold)
US
[4] 		US Country
[5] 		CAN
[9] 		CAN Country
[10]
Pure Country
  • Release date: September 15, 1992
  • Label: MCA
 6 1 32 1
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[6]
  • CAN: Platinum

Notes

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  • A ^ Beyond the Blue Neon also peaked at number 5 on the RPM Country Albums chart in Canada.[10]
  • B ^ Unable to chart due to being only available at one retailer (Hallmark Gold Crown).

References

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  1. ^ Grein, Paul (May 28, 2014). "Wanna See George Strait's Final Show? It'll Cost You". Chart Watch. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Paul Grein (May 22, 2013). "Week Ending May 19, 2013. Albums: Strait Ties McCartney". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g CRIA Certification Database Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "George Strait Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Whitburn, Joel (2007). Hot Country Albums 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Inc. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-89820-173-4.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "American certifications – George Strait". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by George Strait RIAA Database
  8. ^ "Discography George Strait". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Canadian Albums Chart:
  10. ^ a b c d "RPM magazine archives". RPM. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 269.
  12. ^ "George Strait Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "George Strait Chart History: Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #519". auspOp. April 6, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  15. ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 22, 2013). "Vampire Weekend Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  16. ^ Matt Bjorke (September 3, 2014). "Country Album Sales Report – September 3, 2014". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Sales figure given here here
  17. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – George Strait – Icon". Music Canada.
  19. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 27, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 27, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  20. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
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