On this day (September 22nd) in 1990 Garth Brooks appeared on the Advertising board 300 albend diagrams with No fences. More than a year later, it was number 3 in the All-Gengal record. It reached number 1 in the Top Country album charts and stayed there for 41 weeks. Today it is one of the best-selling country albums ever.
Brooks saw success in 1989 with his self -titled debut album. It achieved second place in the country chart and number 13 in the all-genre table. However, that was only an indication of what would come. No fences Was his first album published in Europe. As a result, it was the publication that made him an international superstar. However, the album influenced more than Brook's career. It helped to establish the arena-friendly sound that would penetrate country music over the entire decade.
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No fences Was not just a success of the ERA defining diagram. It also made Brooks one of the best -selling country artists of all time. So far, the LP has been certified by RIAA 18 -times platinum for the sale of 18 million copies. It sold another 845,000 copies internationally and earned platinum or multi-platinum certificates in Australia, Canada (7x Platinum) and Ireland (5x platinum).
Garth Brooks packed No fences with classics
In retrospect it is easy to see why No fences so well sold. Some of the most popular songs and greatest hits from Garth Brooks appeared in his track list.
Brooks released four singles from the album and everyone exceeded the Country Charts. “Friends and Low Places” was in 1st place for the entire month of October 1990. “Unanswered prayers” spent two weeks in January 1991 on the chart.
All of these songs are still favorites for fans of Garth Brooks, especially for the country in general. “Friends in low places” are the clear outstanding representation among them. It became his signature song and the name of his bar in Nashville.
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