A siding attachment strip and method are provided for retaining a plurality of siding panels to a building structure. The siding attachment strip includes an elongate body, a plurality of mounting holes, and a plurality of siding top edge clips that are spaced along the elongate body. A siding top edge clip includes a plurality of prongs extending therefrom and is capable of engaging a nailing slot in a siding panel. The siding attachment strip further includes a plurality of prong slots that are spaced from and correspond to the plurality of siding top edge clips. A prong slot is positioned to correspond to the siding top edge clip and is capable of receiving one or more of the plurality of prongs of the siding top edge clip. The siding attachment strip further includes a plurality of siding fold clips that are spaced from and correspond to the plurality of siding top edge clips. A siding fold clip includes a substantially orthogonal first portion extending from the elongate body and a substantially parallel second portion that is substantially orthogonal to the first portion. The siding fold clip is capable of engaging a siding fold of the siding panel.