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| − | + | '''George Strait''' is a highly acclaimed [[country music]] artist. "Throughout the '80s, he dominated the country singles charts, and his albums consistently went platinum or gold."<ref> [http://www.jango.com/music/George+Strait?l=0 mini-bio at Jango.com]</ref> | |
| − | + | He currently holds the record for most #1 hit singles by a country music artist with 56.<ref>http://www.umgnashville.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=3301&aid=8</ref> Every one of his 34 albums has reached the RIAA status of [[gold record|gold]], with all but 2 reaching [[platinum record|platinum]] status, and 12 have reached multi-platinum. | |
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| − | He currently holds the record for most #1 hit singles by a country music artist with 56. <ref>http://www.umgnashville.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=3301&aid=8</ref> Every one of his 34 albums has reached the RIAA status of [[gold record|gold]], with all but 2 reaching [[platinum record|platinum]] status, and 12 have reached multi-platinum. | ||
In 1992, he starred in "[[Pure Country]]". | In 1992, he starred in "[[Pure Country]]". | ||
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Revision as of 18:10, February 23, 2011
George Strait is a highly acclaimed country music artist. "Throughout the '80s, he dominated the country singles charts, and his albums consistently went platinum or gold."[1]
He currently holds the record for most #1 hit singles by a country music artist with 56.[2] Every one of his 34 albums has reached the RIAA status of gold, with all but 2 reaching platinum status, and 12 have reached multi-platinum.
In 1992, he starred in "Pure Country".