SINGER

Garth Brooks

1962 - Today

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Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country singer and songwriter. His 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garth Brooks has received more than 14,987,968 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Garth Brooks is the 1,717th most popular singer (down from 1,548th in 2019), the 9,138th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,307th in 2019) and the 429th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Garth Brooks ranks 1,717 out of 4,381Before him are Magnus Uggla, Robin Beck, Edyta Górniak, Myriam Fares, Sophie Tucker, and Joacim Cans. After him are Nikka Costa, Rufus Thomas, Eduardo Nascimento, Nilüfer, Marjorie Noël, and Peabo Bryson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Garth Brooks ranks 375Before him are Daniel Levy, Tomoyasu Hotei, Nélson Luís Kerchner, Buck Angel, Miho Mosulishvili, and Nikolai Yevmenov. After him are Abdeslam Laghrissi, Akiva Goldsman, Torsten Gütschow, Nick Rhodes, Tony Cascarino, and David Arnold.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garth Brooks ranks 9,138 out of 20,380Before him are Lukas Haas (1976), Philander C. Knox (1853), Bill Laimbeer (1957), Lauren Vélez (1964), Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), and Gouverneur Morris (1752). After him are Abraham Baldwin (1754), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Edward Moore (1897), Bam Bam Bigelow (1961), Cara Buono (1974), and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Garth Brooks ranks 429Before him are Billy Eckstine (1914), Alberta Hunter (1895), Nicky Jam (1981), King Curtis (1934), Naomi Judd (1946), and Robin Beck (1954). After him are Rufus Thomas (1917), Peabo Bryson (1951), Derrick Green (1971), Kim Deal (1961), Kid Rock (1971), and Little Willie John (1937).