Garth Brooks ' 1990 number one hit has a doozy of an origin story.

Plenty of other country stars scored big pop crossover hits prior to Garth Brooks, but the phrase “crossover” itself illustrates what Brooks did differently. Prior to Garth, country singers became ...

Arriving in 1989 with his self-titled debut album, Garth Brooks quickly became synonymous with the ’90s country movement. His second single, “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” became his first No. 1 hit the ...

(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981 - along with a handful of sidebar columns and lists on other important ...