George Strait Strikes Platinum
Somewhere Down in Texas
Certified Platinum by the RIAA
Strait
Continues Streak of Commercial and Radio Successes
Nashville, TN (August 1, 2001) -- In only 30 days, George Strait’s latest MCA
release, Somewhere Down in Texas, has been certified Platinum (1 million in sales)
by the Recording Industry Association of America. Strait’s 20th Century Masters Collection (released in 2002) was
also certified Platinum.
Since beginning his
recording career in 1981, all of Strait’s 33 albums have been certified by the
RIAA. Altogether, he’s amassed three Gold, 17 Platinum and 13 Multi-Platinum
certifications. In fact, he is the most
certified country artist of all time, has sold over 61 million records and has
logged more Number One singles than any other single artist in any genre.
The Platinum Certification
of Somewhere Down in Texas is just another in a long line of record-breaking
success stories for George
Strait. In fact, after 24 remarkable years of
making music, Strait’s going stronger than ever. Somewhere Down in Texas bowed at the Number One spot on both the Billboard Top 200
and Top Country Albums charts on its June 28 release; his first single from Somewhere Down in Texas, “You’ll
Be There,” marked his highest charting
Billboard debut and the album cut, “Texas,” just claimed the record for the highest charted album track in
Billboard’s monitored airplay history.
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Discography for George Strait
Somewhere Down
in Texas
(2005) ~~ Platinum
50 Number Ones
(2004) ~~
5
X Platinum
Honkytonkville
(2003) ~~ Platinum
For The Last
Time – Live From The Astrodome (2002) ~~ Gold
20th
Century Masters/ The Millennium Collection (2002) ~~ Platinum
Road Less Traveled (2001) ~~ Platinum
George Strait (2000) ~~ Gold
Latest Greatest Straitest Hits (2000) ~~ Double Platinum
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are (1999) ~~ Gold
Always Never The Same (1999) ~~ Platinum
One Step At A Time (1998) ~~ Double Platinum
Carrying Your Love With Me (1997) ~~ Triple Platinum
Blue Clear Sky (1996) ~~ Triple
Platinum
Strait Out Of The Box
(1995) ~~ 8X Platinum
Lead On (1994) ~~ Double
Platinum
Easy Come Easy Go (1993) ~~ Double Platinum
Pure Country (1992) ~~ 6X Platinum
Holding My Own” (1992) ~~ Platinum
Ten Strait Hits (1991) ~~ Platinum
Chill Of An Early Fall (1991) ~~ Platinum
Livin’ It Up (1990) ~~ Platinum
Beyond The Blue Neon (1989) ~~ Platinum
If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin” (1988) ~~ Platinum
Greatest Hits Volume II (1987) ~~ Triple Platinum
Ocean Front Property (1987) ~~ Double Platinum
Merry Christmas
Strait To You (1996) ~~ Double
Platinum
Number 7 (1986) ~~ Platinum
Something Special (1985) ~~ Platinum
Greatest Hits (1985) ~~ Quadruple Platinum
Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984) ~~ Platinum
Right Or Wrong (1983) ~~
Platinum
Strait From The Heart (1982) ~~ Platinum
Strait Country
(1981 ) ~~ Platinum
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