Reba McEntire is the most successful female recording artist in country music to emerge from the 1980s and ’90s. During this period, she scored 22 number one hits and delivered certified album sales of 33.5 million. While she continued to sell records in healthy numbers into the 21st century, she expanded her activities as an actress in film and on the legitimate stage, and particularly on television, where she starred in a long-running situation comedy. Such diversification made her the greatest crossover star to emerge from country music since Dolly Parton. On September 18, 2007, she released a new album, Reba Duets, featuring such guests as Justin Timberlake, LeAnn Rimes, and Trisha Yearwood, among others. For the week ending October 6, 2007, Reba Duets became McEntire’s first album ever to enter the pop charts at number one. Reba released, Keep on Loving You, on August 18, 2009. For the week ending September 5, 2009, it became her second album to enter the Billboard pop chart at number one. More recently, she released Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope in 2017. As she churns out the hits, Reba McEntire continues to tour the country.
