Today in 2001, Garth Brooks topped “Billboard’s” Top Country Album chart as well as the Top 200 Album Chart with his album, “Scarecrow,” which was released the previous Tuesday. This marked the ninth time that Garth topped the country album chart and seventh time that he debuted at the #1 position on the pop chart — more times than any other artist. His other #1 debut albums (on the pop charts) include: “Ropin’ The Wind,” “The Chase,” “In Pieces,” “Double Live,” “The Limited Series Box Set” and “Sevens.” Over his impressive career, Garth has spent 51 weeks in the #1 position on the sales chart. That’s longer than any other artist in the 90’s since the inception of SoundScan.