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Genre: Country
Release Date: 10/05/2004

There have been plenty of George Strait compilations, and most of have been very good, but none have been as good as 2004's 50 Number Ones. While the 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box illustrated the range and depth of Strait's musical achievement, it may have been too lengthy for some listeners, and shorter compilations like the two-volume The Very Best of Strait left too many hits behind -- and by 2004, all those compilations were out-dated, since Strait continued to top the charts until the release of 50 Number Ones. This double-disc contains all the big hits that he's had since Strait Out of the Box, along with all of his classics from the '80s and early '90s. The title might bend the truth a little bit -- at least according to the Billboard charts, such latter-day singles as "True" and "Run" only peaked at number two, not number one -- but it doesn't matter, since this contains all of his major singles in one convenient package. And it's not noteworthy just because it's one-stop shopping, it's also noteworthy because it proves exactly how consistent George Strait's body of work has been over the last twenty-some years. From start to finish, there's not a slow spot here -- it's a thoroughly entertaining collection that belongs in the ranks of country's greatest-hits albums.

~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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George Strait - Producer
George Strait - Liner Notes
George Strait - Audio Production
Tony Brown - Audio Production
Craig Allen - Art Direction
Craig Allen - Design
Ray Baker - Producer
Ray Baker - Audio Production
Jimmy Bowen - Producer
Jimmy Bowen - Audio Production
Tony Brown - Producer
Don Cobb - Mastering
Blake Mevis - Producer
Blake Mevis - Audio Production
Mark Tucker - Photography
Michael McCall - Liner Notes
Jarrett Gaza - Photography
Amy Russell - Production Coordination
Eric Conn - Mastering

Honky Tonk Christmas
    Alan Jackson / CD / 1993
What a Crying Shame
    The Mavericks / CD / 1994
Greatest Hits
    Clint Black / CD / 1996
The 25 Year Collection, Vol. 2
    The Bellamy Brothers / CD / 2001
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
    Clint Black / CD / 2001
Drive
    Alan Jackson / CD / 2002
Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture
    Original Soundtrack / CD / 2002
Ultimate Clint Black
    Clint Black / CD / 2003
Shock'n Y'All
    Toby Keith / Super Audio CD / 2003
Country Classics
    Rodney Crowell / CD / 2003
The Definitive Collection
    Sammy Kershaw / CD / 2004
Live Like You Were Dying
    Tim McGraw / CD / 2004
Very Best of Alan Jackson
    Alan Jackson / CD / 2004
Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits
    Alabama / CD / 2004
Passing Through
    Randy Travis / CD / 2004
Greatest Hits
    Tracy Byrd / CD / 2005
The Essential Alabama [2005]
    Alabama / CD / 2005

Release Date: 10/05/2004
Genre: ctry