20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait explained

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 on March 26, 2002, by MCA Nashville.

Critical reception

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

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.^[1] It also reached number 76 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 30, 2003, and Platinum on July 29, 2005. It has sold 1,836,000 copies as October 2019.^[2]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[3]	57
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4]	47
Chart (2003)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5]	36

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r581538|pure_url=yes}} Chart listing for ''20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait'']. Allmusic. December 7, 2010.
2. Web site: Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019. RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . October 9, 2019 . October 15, 2019 .
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html. December 4, 2003. Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. October 28, 2020.
5. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. June 1, 2021. July 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720063418/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-country-albums. live.