50 Number Ones

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50 Number Ones
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Greatest hits album by
George Strait
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)
Recorded1982–2004
Genre
Length154:48
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Ray Baker
Jimmy Bowen
Tony Brown
Blake Mevis
George Strait
George Strait chronology
20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait
(2003)		50 Number Ones
(2004)		 Somewhere Down in Texas
(2005)
Singles from 50 Number Ones
  1. "I Hate Everything"
    Released: July 5, 2004
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50 Number Ones is the sixth compilation album by American country music singer George Strait, released on October 5, 2004. It is a 2-CD compilation of his first 50 number-one country music singles, starting with 1982's "Fool Hearted Memory" and presented in chronological order. A new track, "I Hate Everything", was also included and became his 51st overall number one in 2004. The figure of "50 Number Ones" includes not just songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart but also those that topped the Radio & Records and Gavin Report charts.

Contents

Some of the songs have been edited for red-book standard purposes to fit all the songs on the discs. It had a companion album called 22 More Hits released in 2007 that featured Strait's hits and fan-favorites that otherwise did not reach number-one any trade charts.

Commercial performance

The album was certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2007 for 3.5 million copies shipped. [4] It has sold 3,791,500 copies in the US as of April 2015, [5] and 5,531,000 units including tracks and streams as of January 2020. [6]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."I Hate Everything" Gary Harrison, Keith Stegall Previously unreleased3:55
2."Fool Hearted Memory" (single version) Byron Hill, Blake Mevis Strait from the Heart (1982)2:12
3."A Fire I Can't Put Out"Darryl StaedtlerStrait from the Heart2:57
4."You Look So Good in Love" (single version) Rory Bourke, Glen Ballard, Kerry Chater Right or Wrong (1983)2:57
5."Right or Wrong"Arthur L. Sizemore, Haven Gillespie, Paul BieseRight or Wrong2:03
6."Let's Fall to Pieces Together" (single version) Dickey Lee, Tommy Rocco, Johnny Russell Right or Wrong2:21
7."Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" (single version) Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984)3:05
8."The Chair" Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon Something Special (1985)2:48
9."Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"Dillon #7 (1986)2:49
10."It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" (single version)Dillon, Royce Porter#72:38
11."Ocean Front Property" (single version)Dillon, Cochran, Porter Ocean Front Property (1987)2:40
12."All My Ex's Live in Texas"S. Shafer, Lyndia J. ShaferOcean Front Property3:17
13."Am I Blue"David ChamberlainOcean Front Property3:04
14."Famous Last Words of a Fool" (single version)Dillon, Rex Huston If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' (1988)3:19
15."Baby Blue" Aaron Barker If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'3:29
16."If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" Tommy Collins If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' 2:17
17."Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" (single version) Tony Martin, Troy Martin Beyond the Blue Neon (1989)2:55
18."What's Going On in Your World"Chamberlain, Porter, Red Steagall Beyond the Blue Neon3:26
19."Ace in the Hole"Dennis AdkinsBeyond the Blue Neon2:34
20."Love Without End, Amen"Aaron Barker Livin' It Up (1990)3:05
21."I've Come to Expect It from You"Dillon, Buddy Cannon Livin' It Up3:42
22."If I Know Me"Dillon, Pam Belford Chill of an Early Fall (1991)2:41
23."You Know Me Better Than That"Tony Haselden, Anna Lisa GrahamChill of an Early Fall3:00
24."The Chill of an Early Fall" (single version)Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters Chill of an Early Fall3:16
25."So Much Like My Dad" Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons Holding My Own (1992)3:19
26."I Cross My Heart" Steve Dorff, Eric Kaz Pure Country (1992)3:29
Total length:77:18
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Heartland"Dorff, John Bettis Pure Country2:16
2."Easy Come, Easy Go" (single version)Barker, Dillon Easy Come, Easy Go (1993)2:35
3."I'd Like to Have That One Back"Bill Shore, Rick West, Aaron BarkerEasy Come, Easy Go3:48
4."The Man in Love with You"Dorff, Gary HarjuEasy Come, Easy Go3:18
5."The Big One" Gerry House, Devon O'Day Lead On (1994)2:05
6."You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" (single version)Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae Lead On2:48
7."Lead On"Dillon, Teddy GentryLead On3:21
8."Check Yes or No"Danny Wells, Dana Hunt Black Strait Out of the Box (1995)3:10
9."I Know She Still Loves Me"Barker, Monty Holmes Strait Out of the Box3:04
10."Blue Clear Sky" (single version) Mark D. Sanders, John Jarrard, Bob DiPiero Blue Clear Sky (1996)2:34
11."Carried Away" (single version)Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens Blue Clear Sky2:58
12."I Can Still Make Cheyenne"Barker, Erv WoolseyBlue Clear Sky4:11
13."One Night at a Time" (single version) Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon, Earl Bud Lee Carrying Your Love With Me (1997)3:19
14."Carrying Your Love with Me" (single version)Bogard, StevensCarrying Your Love With Me3:07
15."Today My World Slipped Away" Mark Wright, Vern Gosdin Carrying Your Love With Me3:05
16."Round About Way" (single version)Steve Dean, Wil NanceCarrying Your Love With Me2:50
17."I Just Want to Dance with You" (single version)Cook, John Prine One Step at a Time (1998)3:18
18."True" (single version) Marv Green, StevensOne Step at a Time3:12
19."We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" Jim Lauderdale One Step at a Time2:23
20."Write This Down"Black, Kent Robbins Always Never the Same (1999)3:33
21."The Best Day" Carson Chamberlain, Dillon Latest Greatest Straitest Hits (2000)3:18
22."Go On" (single version)Tony Martin, Mark Nesler George Strait (2000)3:21
23."Run" (single version)Tony Lane, Anthony Smith The Road Less Traveled (2001)3:46
24."Living and Living Well" (single version)Tony Martin, Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro The Road Less Traveled3:27
25."She'll Leave You with a Smile" (single version)Odie Blackmon, Jay KnowlesThe Road Less Traveled2:44
Total length:77:30

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