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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2002
GenreCountry
Length39:01
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerRay Baker
Jimmy Bowen
George Strait
George Strait chronology
The Road Less Traveled
(2001)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait
(2002)
For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome
(2003)

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait is a collection of some of George Strait's greatest hits. It was released in 2002 by MCA Nashville.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait received three out of five stars from William Ruhlmann of Allmusic.[1] In his review, Ruhlmann notes some of Strait's biggest hits are included while others are absent.[1]

Commercial performance

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] It also reached number 76 on the all-genre Billboard 200.[2]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 30, 2003, and Platinum on July 29, 2005.[3] It has sold 1,836,000 copies as October 2019.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Famous Last Words of a Fool"Dean Dillon, Rex Huston3:37
2."Baby Blue"Aaron Barker3:33
3."If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"Tommy Collins2:20
4."Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye"Tony Martin, Troy Martin3:29
5."What's Going On in Your World"David Chamberlain, Royce Porter, Red Steagall3:28
6."Ace in the Hole"Dennis Adkins2:37
7."Love Without End, Amen"Barker3:06
8."I've Come to Expect It From You"Buddy Cannon, Dillon3:45
9."Easy Come, Easy Go"Barker, Dillon3:03
10."I Cross My Heart"Steven Dorff, Eric Kaz3:31
11."All My Ex's Live in Texas"Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia Shafer3:20
12."You Look So Good in Love"Glen Ballard, Rory Michael Bourke, Kerry Chater3:12
Total length:39:01

Charts positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 76
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,836,000[4]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William. "20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Chart listing for 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – George Strait – 20th Century Masters". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.