From 1982. Amazing CD (well I guess it was a record album at the time!). Best songs: "Amarillo By Morning", "Fool-Hearted Memory", "Marina Del Ray"...dang, just read the complete track listing!

From 1986. Some great classics here. Best songs: "It Ain't Cool to be Crazy About You" & "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her

From 1991. A few throw-away tracks here (he's wearing a black hat on the back of the CD). Best songs: "If I Know Me" & "I've Convinced Everybody But Me"

From 1990. By far his best "black hat" album! Best songs: "We're Supposed to Do That Now and Then" & Love Without End, Amen"

From 1994. A bit of a cajun feel to this one as witnessed on: "Adalida" & "Down Louisiana Way"

From 1985. No real big hits, but pretty good stuff. Best songs: Title track & "The Chair"

From 1996. George was now king of the country scene. Best songs: "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" & "Rockin' in the Arms of Your Memory"

From 1983. 2 great songs, 3 good songs and 5 more filler songs. Best songs: "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" & "You Look So Good in Love"

From 1987. "Black hat" albums now make up the bottom eight! Best song: "Round About Way"

From 1986. Listen to it every year. Best song: "Frosty the Snowman"

From 2003. Sub-par live album with the gimick of being recorded in the now torn-down Astrodome. Best song: "Deep in the Heart of Texas"

From 2003. Despite the title, needs more "honky tonk." Best song: "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"