His first two nationally-released country singles, "A Better Man" and
"Killin' Time," were the No. 1 and 2 country singles of the year,
according to Billboard magazine. His third single, "Nobody's Home," was
Billboard's No. 1 song of the year for 1990. All three were No. 1 hits,
though only the third stayed longer than one week at the top of the
charts.