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Garth Brooks

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

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Garth Brooks is the 1,746th most popular singer (down from 1,720th in 2024), the 9,594th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,134th in 2019) and the 466th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Garth Brooks ranks 1,745 out of 4,381. Before him are Sara Sadíqova, Netta Barzilai, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Richard Thompson, and Svante Thuresson. After him are Jay Park, Derrick Green, Sabina Babayeva, Babyface, Glykeria, Yulduz Usmonova, and Tajči.

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Among people born in 1962, Garth Brooks ranks 378. Before him are Erika Hess, Lee Arenberg, Danny Faure, Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo, Stephen Keshi, and Neven Spahija. After him are Néstor Clausen, Timo Soini, Jorge Martínez, Anatoliy Serdyukov, Sara Danius, and Andrei Panin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garth Brooks ranks 9,594 out of 20,380. Before him are William T. Anderson (1839), John Trudell (1946), Leigh Taylor-Young (1945), and Troy Baker (1976). After him are Fred Saberhagen (1930), Jay Park (1987), Walter Reed (1851), Charles Sumner (1811), Heather Donahue (1974), Peter Schickele (1935), Frederick Muhlenberg (1750), and Harold Hackett (1878).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Garth Brooks ranks 466. Before him are Patti Austin (1950), Jaden Smith (1998), Bebel Gilberto (1966), Jo Stafford (1917), Julee Cruise (1956), and Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968). After him are Jay Park (1987), Derrick Green (1971), Babyface (1958), Pat Monahan (1969), Rufus Thomas (1917), and Peabo Bryson (1951).

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