Garth Brooks Albums Ranked
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and pop elements into the country genre has earned him 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 one of the world’s best-selling music artists, having sold more than 170 million records. 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. Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012, having been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame the year before. He was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 with his studio musicians, The G-Men. On March 4, 2020, Brooks received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. At age 58, he is the youngest recipient of the award. Here are all of Garth Brooks albums ranked.
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7. The Chase (1992)
“A defining album in country music, in music in general and in my own life. Garth’s career was skyrocketing and this album with “We Shall Be Free” and “That Summer” only propelled it even further. Everyone should have it in their collection and on their playlist. “Night Riders Lament” is a total gem off of this album. Highly recommend.”
6. Fresh Horses (1995)
“Loaded with the populist and humanist touches that differentiate his brand of modern country from that of the Nashville boy-crooners riding his coat-tails, FRESH HORSES continues Garth Brooks’ streak of exciting, fresh-faced albums. It’s not just that the Oklahoma-born singer has created a platform that offers something for every country music connoisseur–the instrumentation and song structures nod toward the traditional, the booming sound hints at southern fried and arena-rock, the lyrical stance is as progressive as Music City gets–but the fact that Brooks clearly reaches out to each of these constituencies, and is quite natural doing it.”
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5. Man Against Machine (2014)
“I thought this album was refreshing in today’s hip hop, crossover music ‘country’ radio play. The songs are reminiscent of his past work, with each having a story to tell – not just drinking songs or country girls in tight clothes songs. And, by the way – they are they have the country vibe that is missing in most of today’s music. I loved the album and highly recommend it”
4. Garth Brooks (1989)
“Garth Brooks” is probably the most traditional country album Garth Brooks ever released. The songs feature the steel-slide guitar and the rich sounds of the fiddle. Garth’s first single from the album, “Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old”, is straight out country, a song about a lost lover, and life on the road as a rodeo bronc rider. Other songs along the same lines include “Not Counting You”, “Everytime That It Rains”, and “I Know One”. Each deals with heartache and heartbreak, and reflect on the style of country music to which most people were familiar.”
3. Double Live (1998)
“Hearing the songs sung live, including the concert versions of Friends In Low Places and The Thunder Rolls, is incredible. Hearing The Dance sung live by Garth and continued by the audience is a magical experience, especially if you’ve been a part of it first hand and understand how magical that is live. The otherwise unreleased “Your Song” where Garth sang to his mother on stage, about how he owes it all to her….it’s just moving.”
2. Ropin’ The Wind (1991)
“The album redefined Garth’s style and firmly established the rock/country hybrid style that made Garth popular in multiple music markets. Where his first two CD’s were more traditional in their sound, this CD really crossed over into rock, while at the same time maintaining the rich sounds of country music. Even Garth, who had recorded the work of other country artists in the past, turned to friend Billy Joel (“The Piano Man”) to help pen “Shameless”, arguably one of the strongest songs on the album.”
1. No Fences (1990)
“One of the few country albums I know of that is a good listen top to bottom. Garth was the biggest country act ever back in the day and this was his best work. I can’t help but like this record. Great songwriting, good musicianship, and great vocals”