George Strait And Neil Diamond Surge On Billboard Charts With Old Greatest Hit Albums ^12.3%

The Daily Caller - By Mark Tanos - 7/2/2026, 2:41 PM

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George Strait and Neil Diamond are proving that a musician’s greatest hits — and greatest hits albums — can have staying power even generations later. Both country and pop legends are climbing the Billboard 200 this month with compilations that first hit stores decades ago. Strait’s 2004 set “50 Number Ones” surged to No. 74 for the week... more