Garth Brooks

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Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country pop singer-songwriter. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.

Brooks broke records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. As of 2013, his recordings continue to sell well and, according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales up to May 2013 are 68,630,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, the Beatles. According to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time ahead of Elvis Presley (second to the Beatles) with 135 million units sold. Brooks is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 160 million records.

Garth Brooks discography

The discography for American country music singer Garth Brooks consists of nine studio albums, one live album and 53 singles. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified Garth Brooks' albums at a total of 135 times Platinum, and he has sold 70.5 million albums in the US as of September 2015, making him the best-selling artist in the U.S. since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in January 1991. Six of his albums have achieved Diamond status in the U.S and his worldwide sales are estimated at 150 million records.

Most of his compact discs were remastered/reissued in 2000, and again in 2007 and 2014.

Studio albums

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Compilation and live albums

1990s

2000s

Holiday albums

Boxed sets

As Chris Gaines

Singles

1980s and 1990s

2000s

2010s

Other singles

Singles as Chris Gaines

Featured singles

International singles

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Christmas songs

Videography

Video albums

Music videos

Guest appearances

Notes

Garth Brooks (album)

Garth Brooks is the eponymous debut studio album of American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on April 12, 1989 through Capitol Nashville. It was both a critical and chart success, peaking at #13 on the Billboard 200. On the Top Country Albums chart the album peaked at #2 for eight weeks behind Clint Black's Killin' Time. In 2006 Garth Brooks was certified Diamond by the RIAA for shipments of 10 million copies in the US.

This album contains Brooks' earliest hits, for instance his first ever single, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)", which peaked at #8 on the Country Billboard Charts in 1989. It put the name of an independent cowboy singer, Chris LeDoux, into the mainstream due to the lyric "A worn out tape of Chris LeDoux" Two other strong starts include his first #1, "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and the Academy of Country Music's 1990 Song of the Year and Video of the Year, "The Dance" (another #1). It also features his first hit he wrote entirely in "Not Counting You", another top 10 success.