As today's Multi-Platinum Bonus Edition concludes RIAA certification, I thought I would reflect on one musician in particular - Garth Brooks. He made nearly every RIAA list. His miss on the 20 million or more copies list pales in comparison to his record Diamond status as of 2020.
Play it, Garth Brooks -
- Known well for integrating pop and rock into the country genre
- Diamond albums:
Garth Brooks ... The Chase ... In Pieces ... The Hits ... Sevens ... The Ultimate Hits
- Multi Platinum/Diamond status:
No Fences (17x) ... Ropin' the Wind (14x) ... Double Live (21x)
(Remember - Diamond status is achieved upon minimum 10,000,000 copies sold.)
(Refer to Wikipedia for links to each album listed above.)
- 23 records & 77 singles
- 2 Grammy Awards ... 17 American Music Awards
- RIAA Award For Best Selling Solo Albums Artist of the Century U.S.
- 170 million records sold worldwide ... 156 milli0n records sold domestically
- Songwriters Hall of Fame (2011)
- Country Music Hall of Fame (2012)
- Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (2016 - with studio musicians, The G-Men)
- Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2020) ... Youngest recipient
- Billboard Icon Award (2020)
- Performed "Amazing Grace" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, 2021
- Kennedy Center Honors (2021)
(Refer to Wikipedia for Garth's full career background.)
Honors indeed
Once more -
Play it, Garth Brooks
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