When I think about putting together an album, the process of listening to hundreds of songs each time and picking out the best 10 or so that will go on the record, it really sinks in as to just how many songs I've listened to all these years.

He also was named as the CMA's Top Male Vocalist in 1997 and 1998. Strait also holds those same records for wins and nominations for the ACM Awards.  1 hits than any other artist in any genre.

His highest certified album is Strait Out of the Box (1995) which sold 2 million copies (8× Multi-Platinum due to being a box set with four CDs). He is known for his unique style of western swing music bar-room ballads honky-tonk style and fresh yet traditional country music. George Strait holds the world record for more number-one hit singles than any other artist in the history of music on any chart or in any genre having recorded 59 number-one hit singles as of 2012.