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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Deemed 'Most Powerful' Musical Couple

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Together, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have sold almost 80 million albums, which has earned the husband and wife the title of Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Music in America, based on combined sales since 1991, according to Billboard magazine. The pair, who have collectively released 18 studio albums, plus several compilation projects, top a list of ten famous musical partnerships, including two more country pairings.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill came in at No. 3, with joint sales totaling almost 61 million albums. They narrowly missed the second slot, which belongs to Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who together sold 62 million units.

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert also earned a spot on the list, coming in at No. 9, with sales totaling almost 10 million -- an impressive feat considering Miranda's debut album, Kerosene, only hit shelves in 2005.

Other couples on the list include Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Alicia Keys and Swiss Beatz and Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. See the complete list here.

Couples hoping to inch music's most powerful couple out of their top spot may have to wait awhile. The "Friends in Low Places" singer, who is currently performing at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, has stated he hopes to hit the road with new music again once his youngest daughter, 16-year-old Allie, is in college. Meanwhile, his songstress wife is already back in the studio working on another album.

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Myra Robinson

this information is wrong according to what i keep hearing about the Mcgraws. they have sold together 70,000,000 units total. not 61,000,000. I am sure Garth and Trisha have many fans. my favorite singing couple is Tim and Faith. but I do believe this information about Tim and Faith collective sales is wrong. they keep advertizing the new soul2soul show coming in Dec,and the man who has made this come together stated from the information he got Tim and Faith have sold 70,000. actually Tim has sold over 40,000,000

September 03 2012 at 4:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mykirbyroo

Can't wait to see Garth live on the road again. Saw him once in Cheyenne at the big rodeo and he was wonderful!!! Was a show for the ages!!!!

September 02 2012 at 8:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
princess12

Good for Them Garth & Trisha are an amzing couple and make great music they desrive it ♥

September 02 2012 at 4:57 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Victoria

There's a difference between being The Top Selling Musical Couple and The Most Powerful Musical Couple. Trust me, more people care about what is going on with Jay-Z and Beyonce than will ever care about what is going on with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood! Other than those who listen to country music, most people are asking themselves, "Who?' LOL

September 02 2012 at 10:20 AM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply
tiffanypiano1

"Most Powerful Couple in Country Music"? I just don't understand it.

September 02 2012 at 9:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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