Oct 6, 1990

Garth Brooks' "Friends In Low Places" hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart

Oct 6, 1990

Garth Brooks joins the Grand Ole Opry. His set list for the momentous occasion is "Friends In Low Places," "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and "The Dance"

Oct 8, 1990

Garth Brooks wins the Horizon Award and "The Dance," directed by John Lloyd Miller, is named Music Video of the Year, as Brooks joins The Kentucky HeadHunters as the only double-winners during the 24th annual Country Music Association awards in Nashville

Oct 13, 1990

Garth Brooks plays for an audience of 50,000 for the first time during the State Fair of Texas in Dallas

Oct 13, 1990

Garth Brooks' "No Fences" climbs to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. It ultimately spends 41 of the next 50 weeks at the top

Oct 18, 1990

Capitol releases Garth Brooks' single "Unanswered Prayers"

Oct 30, 1990

Garth Brooks' album "No Fences" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA

Nov 22, 1990

Garth Brooks sings "Two Of A Kind, Workin' On A Full House" while riding a turkey float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade also features Patty Loveless singing "On Down The Line" on a train engine float

Nov 27, 1990

Garth Brooks, Gary Chapman and Amy Grant start loading cassettes for U.S. servicemen poised for the Gulf War. Nashville labels donated more than $1.5 million worth of pre-recorded music

Nov 30, 1990

Garth Brooks receives the first of many multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA, as the album "No Fences" goes double-platinum