Brooks released his self-titled debut album in 1989 and found immediate success. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart. Additionally, it narrowly missed the top 10 of the Billboard ...
On this day (December 10) in 1990, Garth Brooks was at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with his sophomore release, No Fences. The album spent 40 nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot.