If George Strait has fifty 1 hit and Elvis Presley has thirty 1 hits how is Elvis rated 1 in most hits?

Answer 1

Presley had the bulk of his number ones from 1956 to 1972 and would chart on the country, pop, blues, and rock charts. In the old days, a single was released, sold a million copies (or was the single that sold the most-both scenarios true in Elvis' case) and would hit number one. George Straight is recording in a time different from Elvis. Straight usually only hits the Country Chart, which, these days, only represents the COUNTRY audience. Straight is big with the country fans, but that is about it.