For the fourth time in his career, country vet George Strait earns the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 with Troubadour. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the MCA Nashville album moved 166,000 copies, more than enough to push him to the summit of the Top Country Albums tally, his 22nd No. 1 there. The Billboard 200 has hosted at least one new entry from Strait every year since 1984.

Strait has 32 platinum albums, 13 of which are multi-platinum. The only recording artists with more RIAA certified platinum albums are The Beatles with 39 and Elvis Presley with 45.

The first single from Troubadour, "I Saw God Today," sits at the number two spot on the country radio charts this week. Strait has 55 #1s under his belt.

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