The flipSide 05/15/2023

Garth Brooks

Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter.[2] His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him his immense popularity, particularly in the United States[3] with success on the country music single and album charts,[4] multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.[5]

Brooks is the only artist in music history to have released nine albums that were certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (surpassing the Beatles' former record of six); those albums are Garth Brooks (diamond), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Chase (diamond), In Pieces (diamond), The Hits (diamond), Sevens (diamond), Double Live (21× platinum), and The Ultimate Hits (diamond).[6] Since 1989, Brooks has released 23 records in all, which include 13 studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, three Christmas albums, and four box sets, along with 77 singles. He has won several awards in his career, including two Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards (including "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award for best-selling solo albums artist of the century in the U.S.

Brooks is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 170 million records.[10] Billboard ranked Brooks as the greatest male solo artist on the Billboard 200 chart of all time.[11] As of 2020, according to the RIAA, he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 156 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to the Beatles in total album sales overall.[12]

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