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George Strait Sets Billboard Record With His Latest Number One

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 07: George Strait performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

George Strait made history with a record-making 27th No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart with his latest, Honky Tonk Time Machine. With 51,000 equivalent album units, the album also lands at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart and marks the largest week of 2019 for any country album.

Strait kicked off his album launch with a sold-out show at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He performed hits from across his 30+ year career and debuted songs from the new album.

He then performed three times on the ACM Awards on Sunday (4/7) and presented Jason Aldean with the Artist of the Decade Award.

Produced by George Strait and Chuck Ainley, Honky Tonk Time Machine includes 13 tracks, eight of which were written by Strait himself.

The album includes “Sing One with Willie” featuring Willie Nelson and George’s own take on the Johnny Paycheck classic “Old Violin.”

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
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