Garth Brooks is an American country singer and songwriter. He is one of the best-selling albums artists in the United States, and is one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records.

In 1989, Brooks released his first album, and that release spawned five number one singles on the Billboard country chart. That album, Garth Brooks, went on to become the best-selling album of the decade.

Brooks released his seventh studio album in late 1997, and that album became the first in history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. …