Hit Parade: Friends in Low Places, Part 1
Hit Parade is back for non-Slate Plus listeners! Upcoming episodes will be split into two parts, released two weeks apart. For the full episode right now, sign up for Slate Plus and you'll also get The Bridge, our Trivia show and bonus deep dive into our subjects. slate.com/hitparadeplus.\nToday your Hit Parade marches to the week ending October 27th, 1990, when \u201cFriends in Low Places\u201d by Garth Brooks was in its fourth week at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Hot Country Singles and Tracks, the same week his album No Fences instantly went gold and platinum, affirming that he was country music\u2019s biggest star. Soon enough, Brooks would become \u2014more than any rock star, rapper or pop diva\u2014the archetypal artist of the SoundScan era. On part 1, we explore country music's boom and bust 1970's and 80's before diving into the world that made Garth Brooks megastardom possible.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices