Additionally , Strait is also the first artist in the history of `` Billboard '' magazine to have at least one single enter the Top 10 of a `` Billboard '' chart for 30 consecutive years , starting in 1981 when his debut single `` Unwound '' peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Country Singles chart .
Strait is also the first artist in the history of `` Billboard '' magazine to have at least one single enter the Top 10 of a `` Billboard '' chart for 30 consecutive years . The first was in 1981 when his first single `` Unwound '' reached No. 6 on the Hot Country Singles chart .