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George Strait Scores 84th Country Songs Top 10

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George Strait [1] climbs closer to Eddy Arnold [2]'s record for most top 10s in the 67-year history of Billboard's Country Songs chart, as "Here for a Good Time" rises 11-9. The song is Strait's 84th top 10 on the tally, a sum second only to Arnold's 92, which the late legend collected between 1945 and 1980.

Strait first reached the Country Songs top 10 with his introductory chart entry, "Unwound" (No. 6), in 1981. He has sent at least one song into the top bracket each year since.

"Good Time," which registered 24 million audience impressions, up 8%, in the chart's Aug. 29-Sept. 4 tracking week, according to Nielsen BDS, is the title cut from Strait's 39th studio album, due tomorrow (Sept. 6). The track is one of seven on the set that the King of Country co-wrote with his son Bubba and songwriter Dean Dillon. The album also sports a featured turn by Faith Hill [3] on "A Showman's Life."

Should "Good Time" reach No. 1, Strait would add to his record for most toppers in the Country Songs chart's history. He has banked 44 leaders, having reigned most recently with "River of Love" in 2009.

Here is a look at the artists with the most Country Songs top 10s:

Total Top 10s, Artist
92, Eddy Arnold
84, George Strait
78, George Jones [4]
75, Conway Twitty
71, Merle Haggard
59, Reba McEntire [5]
57, Ernest Tubb
56, Red Foley
55, Dolly Parton [6]
54, Waylon Jennings [7]
54, Webb Pierce

Sharing headlines with Strait, Jake Owen [8] celebrates his first Country Songs No. 1, as "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" ascends 2-1. Owen first appeared on the chart in 2006 with the No. 16-peaking "Yee Haw" and had previously peaked as high as No. 2 with "Don't Think I Can't Love You" in 2009.

All charts will be refreshed Thursday (Sept. 8) on Billboard.com.

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  • Merle Haggard [11],
  • Reba McEntire [12],
  • Bubba [13],
  • Dolly Parton [14],
  • George Strait [15],
  • Jake Owen [16],
  • Dean Dillon [17],
  • Ernest Tubb [18],
  • Eddy Arnold [19],
  • Conway Twitty [20]

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[4] http://www.billboard.com/artist/george-jones/2388
[5] http://www.billboard.com/artist/reba-mcentire/2434
[6] http://www.billboard.com/artist/dolly-parton/2465
[7] http://www.billboard.com/artist/waylon-jennings/2383
[8] http://www.billboard.com/artist/jake-owen/730957
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[17] http://www.billboard.com/tag/dean-dillon
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