It was thought for years that Garth Brooks was setting sales records in country music that would never be broken. Then Luke Combs came along. Combs is now the highest RIAA-certified country artist in history with 168-million units sold; Garth now falls to second place with 162.5-million units. After hearing the news, Combs said, “When my team first told me about this, my initial reaction was, ‘Are you sure? There’s no way.’ It was only eight years ago that I got my first plaque for ‘Hurricane’ going gold. I knew then, without a doubt, I had the best fans in the world. The song had gone platinum before they could even give me the gold plaque. I’m super humbled by the fans’ belief in me and support of my music today and over the years. I know this does not happen without them. This achievement is more so theirs than it is mine. All I ever hoped and dreamed of from the beginning of this crazy ride was to make music that made people feel something and I can’t wait to continue making country music for the rest of my life.”