George Strait is a country music legend. For more than 40 years “The King of Country” has released hit after hit – scoring more than 100 Top 40 Country hits. In the process, Strait has hit Number 1 an astounding 44 times and the Top 86 times. Of those 44 songs that hit Number One, Dean Dillon wrote or co-wrote 10 songs. Below is a complete list of George Strait’s #1’s with the songwriters for each.
“Fool Hearted Memory” (1982) – Byron Hill and Blake Mevis
“A Fire I Can’t Put Out” (1983) – Darryl Staedtler
“You Look So Good in Love” (1983) – Glen Ballard, Rory Bourke and Kerry Chater
“Right or Wrong” (1984) – Arthur Sizemore, Paul Biese and Haven Gillespie
“Let’s Fall to Pieces Together” (1984) – Dickey Lee, Johnny Russell and Tommy Rocco
“Does Forth Worth Ever Cross Your Mind” (1984) – Sanger D. Shafer and Darlene Shafer
“The Chair” (1985) – Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon
“Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her” (1986) – Dean Dillon
“It Ain’t Cool to Be Crazy About You” (1986) – Dean Dillon and Royce Porter
“Ocean Front Property” (1986) – Dean Dillon, Royce Porter and Hank Cochran
“All My Ex’s Live in Texas” (1987) – Sanger D. Shafer and Lyndia J. Shafer
“Am I Blue” (1987) – David Chamberlain
“Famous Last Words of a Fool” (1988) – Dean Dillon and Rex Huston
“Baby Blue” (1988) – Aaron Barker
“If You Ain’t Lovin’ (You Ain’t Livin’)” (1988) – Tommy Collins
“Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye” (1988) – Tony Martin and Troy Martin
“What’s Going on in Your World” (1989) – David Chamberlain, Royce Porter and Rod Steagall
“Ace in the Hole” (1989) – Dennis Adkins
“Love Without End, Amen” (1990) – Aaron Barker
“I’ve Come to Expect it From You” (1990) – Buddy Cannon and Dean Dillon
“If I Know Me” (1991) – Dean Dillon and Pam Belford
“You Know Me Better Than That” (1991) – Anna Graham and Tony Haselden
“I Cross My Heart” (1992) – Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz
“Heartland” (1993) – Steve Dorff and John Bettis
“Easy Come, Easy Go” (1993) – Aaron Barker and Dean Dillon
“The Big One” (1994) – Gerry House and Devon O’Day
“You Can’t Make a Heart Love Somebody” (1994) – Johnny MacRae and Steve Clark
“Check Yes or No” (1995) – Danny Wells and Dana Hunt Black
“Blue Clear Sky” (1996) – Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard and Mark D. Sanders
“Carried Away” (1996) – Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens
“One Night at a Time” (1997) – Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon and Earl Bud Lee
“Carrying Your Love with Me” (1997) – Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens
“Round About Way” (1998) – Steve Dean and Wil Nance
“I Just Want to Dance with You” (1998) – John Prine and Roger Cook
“Write This Down” (1999) – Dana Hunt Black and Kent Robbins
“The Best Day” (2000) – Dean Dillon and Carson Chamberlain
“Living and Living Well” (2002) – Tony Martin, Mark Nesler and Tom Shapiro
“She’ll Leave You with a Smile” (2002) – Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles
“I Hate Everything” (2004) – Gary Harrison and Keith Stegall
“She Let Herself Go” (2005) – Dean Dillon and Kerry Kurt Phillips
“Give it Away” (2006) – Jamey Johnson, Bill Anderson and Buddy Cannon
“It Just Comes Natural” (2006) – Marv Green and Jim Collins
“I Saw God Today” (2008) – Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby
“River of Love” (2008) – Billy Burnette, Shawn Camp and Dennis Morgan
