Hot Tickets - George Strait

For almost 20 years, George Strait has consistently dominated the country music industry on the radio, on the charts, in the stores, and at the box office. When it comes time to hand out awards, Number 1's and platinum records, one name comes up again and again. He has received 25 platinum albums, more than any other country act and second only to Elvis Presley among solo male artists. He has logged 36 number one singles on the Billboard charts, right behind Conway Twitty and Merle Haggard on the all-time list. He has collected more than 50 CMA nominations, a record that stands alone. He has sold 6 million copies of an acclaimed box set, the best-selling country music box set in history and second-best selling ever behind Bruce Springsteen's live box set. He has been named the CMA's Entertainer of the Year twice and Male Vocalist of the Year three times. He has broken one box office record after another and for the last three years, has produced and headlined one of the biggest and highest-grossing live music festivals in any genre of music.