George Strait albums discography

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

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]

Contents

Studio albums

1981–1990

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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
1631
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
  • Release date: September 26, 1984
  • Label: MCA
1501
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Something Special
  • Release date: August 29, 1985
  • Label: MCA
1
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
#7
  • Release date: May 14, 1986
  • Label: MCA
1271
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Ocean Front Property
  • Release date: January 12, 1987
  • Label: MCA
1171
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
  • Release date: February 22, 1988
  • Label: MCA
871
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
Beyond the Blue Neon [A]
  • Release date: February 6, 1989
  • Label: MCA
921
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
Livin' It Up
  • Release date: May 15, 1990
  • Label: MCA
351
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1991–2000

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications [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
454
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Holding My Own
  • Release date: April 21, 1992
  • Label: MCA
33517
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Easy Come, Easy Go
  • Release date: September 28, 1993
  • Label: MCA
522
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
Lead On
  • Release date: November 8, 1994
  • Label: MCA
2613
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]
Blue Clear Sky
  • Release date: April 23, 1996
  • Label: MCA
71493
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
Carrying Your Love with Me 1145281
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
One Step at a Time
  • Release date: April 21, 1998
  • Label: MCA Nashville
21233
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
Always Never the Same
  • Release date: March 2, 1999
  • Label: MCA Nashville
62732
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
George Strait
  • Release date: September 19, 2000
  • Label: MCA Nashville
718
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2001–2010

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications [7] [3]
US
[4]
US Country
[5]
AUS
[11]
CAN
[12]
The Road Less Traveled
  • Release date: November 6, 2001
  • Label: MCA Nashville
91
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Honkytonkville
  • Release date: June 10, 2003
  • Label: MCA Nashville
5195
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Somewhere Down in Texas
  • Release date: June 28, 2005
  • Label: MCA Nashville
11
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
It Just Comes Natural
  • Release date: October 3, 2006
  • Label: MCA Nashville
31
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Troubadour
  • Release date: April 1, 2008
  • Label: MCA Nashville
1113
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Twang
  • Release date: August 11, 2009
  • Label: MCA Nashville
114
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2011–present

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications [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
3112
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
Love Is Everything
  • Release date: May 14, 2013
  • Label: MCA Nashville
21868
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
Cold Beer Conversation
  • Release date: September 25, 2015
  • Label: MCA Nashville
417415
Honky Tonk Time Machine
  • Release date: March 29, 2019
  • Label: MCA Nashville
418093
Cowboys and Dreamers
  • Release date: September 6, 2024
  • Label: MCA Nashville
146
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilations

1981–2000

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications [7] [3]
US
[4]
US Country
[5]
CAN Country
[10]
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: March 4, 1985
  • Label: MCA
1574
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
Greatest Hits Volume Two
  • Release date: September 7, 1987
  • Label: MCA
681
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum [6]
Ten Strait Hits
  • Release date: December 31, 1991
  • Label: MCA
46714
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Strait Out of the Box
  • Release date: September 12, 1995
  • Label: MCA
4397
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum [6]
Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
  • Release date: March 7, 2000
  • Label: MCA Nashville
215
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2001–present

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications [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
768
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
50 Number Ones
  • Release date: October 5, 2004
  • Label: MCA Nashville
118
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Platinum
22 More Hits
  • Release date: November 13, 2007
  • Label: MCA Nashville
134
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
Icon
  • Release date: September 13, 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville
621480
Icon 2
  • Release date: November 8, 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville
13516
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
203
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications [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
72
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
Live at Texas Stadium
(with Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett)
114
The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium
  • Release date: September 16, 2014
  • Label: MCA Nashville
4216
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Christmas albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications [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
7810
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection
  • Release date: September 23, 2003
  • Label: MCA Nashville
6093
Fresh Cut Christmas [B]
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: MCA Nashville
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
Classic Christmas
  • Release date: October 7, 2008
  • Label: MCA Nashville
9016
Christmas Time: 15 Holiday Favorites
  • Release date: 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville
62
Strait for the Holidays
  • Release date: October 28, 2016
  • Label: MCA Nashville
13811
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtracks

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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
61321
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: Platinum

Notes

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troubadour (song)</span> 2008 single by George Strait

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