Strait, Owen lead charts
Strait took over the top from Owen's "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," which slipped to third. Aldean was second with "My Kinda Party." Luke Bryan was fourth with "tailgates & tanlines," followed by Eric Church's "Chief."
Brad Paisley was at 8 up 4, with "This is Country Music." Lady A was 12th on the chart with "Need You Now," up 5. Hank Williams III debuted at 14 with "Ghost to a Ghost, Gutter Town." Zac Brown was up 3 to 17 with "The Foundation." Blake Shelton's "Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton" jumped from 26 to 20.
Trace Adkins' "Proud to Be Here" was up to 22. "Stronger" from Sara Hughes" was at 27. Kenny Chesney's "Charleston, SC 1966" was at 32, up 4.
On the song chart Rodney Atkins was second, up one, with Take a Back Road. Toby Keith was up two to third with Made in America. Kenny Chesney stayed fourth with You And Tequila, done with Grace Potter. Keith Urban's Long Hot Summer was up two to sixth.
Eli Young Band made it into the top 10 - at 10 - with Crazy Girl. Rascal Flatts' Easy, featuring Natasha Bedingfield was at 17, up 3. Lady Antebellum was at 18, up 3, with We Owned the Night. David Nail's Let it Rain"Icon: Josh Turner" was up 3 to 37. Alan Jackson's "34 Number Ones" stayed even at 40.
Jason Aldean climbed 5 spots to 24 with Tattoos on This Town. Jackson made it into the top 30 - at 29 - with his new single Long Way to Go.
On the overall top 200, Strait debuted in third, Aldean 11th, Owen 13th, Bryan 14th and Church 23rd.
More news for George Strait
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- 05/19/21: Strait returns to Vegas
- 05/19/20: Strait returns to Vegas
- 01/21/20: Strait goes to Minneapolis
- 05/06/19: Strait visits heartland in 2020
CD reviews for George Strait
At this stage of his nearly four-decades-long career, George Strait sure knows his sweet spot. Take a look at the cover of his 30th studio album, and it's understood that it's the honky tonks that are part and parcel of the tall Texan. Not to mention the title.
And that means, Strait is going to be singing about drinking, loving and faith in styles ranging from honky tonk to straight ahead country to Tex-Mex stylings to ballads. You're also going to hear fiddle and pedal steel ...
recording front. This surprise release shows an artist now in his early 60s completely capable of being the leading voice for his brand of country music, which is increasingly rare these days.
Strait always has enjoyed a voice that resonates and is dexterous depending on the style. And the Texan sticks with the types of styles that brought him to the top - traditional country ("Let It Go," "Goin' Goin' Gone"), Texas swing ("It Takes All Kinds") and Zydeco ...
George Strait has been one of the most dependable country music stars for three decades. In this day and age, the Texan is a certifiable throwback. He's low key, not a self-promoter. All's he has done is churn out hit after hit for decade after decade. He has not been the kind of artist who put his finger up in the air either or trading his cowboy hat for a baseball cap. When looking up the definition of traditional country, George Strait sits at the top.
Strait tackles 20 songs on ...
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