About: More Than a Memory

"More Than a Memory" is a song written by Lee Brice, Billy Montana, and Kyle Jacobs and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 27, 2007 as his 51st single and first single from his third compilation album The Ultimate Hits. On the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for September 15, 2007, it became the first song to debut at number one in the entire history of that chart. Seven years later, Craig Wayne Boyd's "My Baby's Got a Smile on Her Face" became the second song to debut at number one on Hot Country Songs, although by then, the methodology had changed to include downloads and streaming, along with radio play. At the time of “More Than a Memory,” the chart was based on radio airplay alone. The song was also Brooks's first number one