Song · Garth Brooks
“Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks
From the album No Fences (1990)
“Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 1990 on the album No Fences. Its best result is #81 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,699 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Friends in Low Places" kicked off No Fences for Garth Brooks, sent out as the album's lead single on August 6, 1990, and it was a song he'd had his eye on for a while. Earl Bud Lee and Dewayne Blackwell wrote it in 1989 and had Brooks sing it as a demo back when he was still a relative unknown, just before his self-titled debut came out. He liked it so much he cut his own version the following year.
Allen Reynolds produced it, and the backing vocals are a crowd affair, with both writers in the pack alongside Pat Alger, Sandy Brooks and others. It sat on top of the Hot Country Songs chart for four weeks and won Single of the Year for 1990 from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 801 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2023 | 766 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 81 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
Also listed as: Friends In Low Places.
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