Top Gospel Albums
Top Gospel Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, ranking the popularity of gospel albums. As of Tuesday, January 31, 2017 (with the charts dated February 11, 2017), it uses the same multi-metric methodology developed for the Billboard 200, which incorporates traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).[1]
The first number-one album was Rough Side of the Mountain by Rev. F.C. Barnes & Rev. Janice Brown on the chart dated November 26, 1983.[2] The current number-one album on the chart is Donda by Kanye West.[3]
Album milestones
Most cumulative weeks at number one
List of albums with ten or more weeks at number one.
Album | Wks. | Year(s) | Artist | Ref. |
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Donda | 129 | 2021-23 | Kanye West | [4] |
Jesus Is King | 67 | 2019-20 | [4] | |
The Nu Nation Project | 49 | 1998-99 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation | 43 | 1997-98 | [5] | |
Thirsty | 39 | 2007 | Marvin Sapp | [6] |
Live in London and More... | 37 | 2001 | Donnie McClurkin | [7] |
Kirk Franklin and the Family | 36 | 1993 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Hero | 34 | 2005-06 | [5] | |
Mountain High...Valley Low | 32 | 1999-2000 | Yolanda Adams | [8] |
The Sound | 32 | 2008-09 | Mary Mary | [9] |
Whatcha Lookin' 4 | 30 | 1996-97 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Best Days | 30 | 2012-13 | Tamela Mann | [10] |
The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin | 29 | 2002 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
The Preacher's Wife | 26 | 1996-97 | Whitney Houston | [11] |
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. | 24 | 2017-18 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [12] |
Here I Am | 23 | 2010 | Marvin Sapp | [6] |
One Way | 20 | 2016-17 | Tamela Mann | [10] |
Hello Fear | 19 | 2011 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Old Church Basement | 17 | 2021 | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | [13] |
Losing My Religion | 16 | 2015-16 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Pages of Life - Chapters I & II | 15 | 1998 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
WOW Gospel 2004 | 15 | 2004 | Various Artists | [15] |
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs | 15 | 2005 | Donnie McClurkin | [7] |
Incredible | 13 | 2002 | Mary Mary | [9] |
Rehab | 13 | 2010-11 | Lecrae | [16] |
Long Live Love | 13 | 2019 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Somethin' 'Bout Love | 12 | 2004 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas | 11 | 1995-96 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Gravity | 11 | 2012-13 | Lecrae | [16] |
Love Alive IV | 10 | 1990 | Walter Hawkins | [17] |
Alabaster Box | 10 | 1999-2000 | CeCe Winans | [18] |
Donnie McClurkin... Again | 10 | 2003 | Donnie McClurkin | [7] |
WOW Gospel 2016 | 10 | 2016 | Various Artists | [15] |
Most cumulative weeks on chart
List of albums with 100 or more total weeks on the chart.
Number-one debuts
List of albums which have debuted at number-one.
1990s
Song | Debut date | Artist | Ref. |
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Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas | November 25, 1995 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
The Nu Nation Project | October 17, 1998 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
The Preacher's Wife | December 14, 1996 | Whitney Houston | [11] |
Everlasting Love | April 11, 1998 | CeCe Winans | [18] |
Mountain High...Valley Low | October 9, 1999 | Yolanda Adams | [8] |
2000s
Song | Debut date | Artist | Ref. |
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Love and Freedom | September 16, 2000 | BeBe | [32] |
Christmas with Yolanda Adams | December 16, 2000 | Yolanda Adams | [8] |
Believe | December 22, 2001 | Yolanda Adams | [8] |
Donnie McClurkin... Again | March 22, 2003 | Donnie McClurkin | [7] |
Incredible | August 3, 2002 | Mary Mary | [9] |
Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 | September 28, 2002 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
Bringing It All Together | May 24, 2003 | Vickie Winans | [33] |
Throne Room | September 27, 2003 | CeCe Winans | [18] |
Smokie Norful: Limited Edition (EP) | November 8, 2003 | Smokie Norful | [26] |
Live from Another Level | May 29, 2004 | Israel & New Breed | [27] |
Somethin' 'Bout Love | June 26, 2004 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
Crossroads | September 11, 2004 | Deitrick Haddon | [34] |
I Owe You | September 25, 2004 | Kierra Sheard | [35] |
Nothing Without You | October 23, 2004 | Smokie Norful | [26] |
Mary Mary | August 6, 2005 | Mary Mary | [9] |
Day By Day | September 17, 2005 | Yolanda Adams | [8] |
Purified | October 1, 2005 | CeCe Winans | [18] |
Victory Live! | June 10, 2006 | Tye Tribbett & G.A. | [36] |
This Is Me | July 15, 2006 | Kierra Sheard | [37] |
Free to Worship | October 21, 2006 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
This Is Who I Am | November 11, 2006 | Kelly Price | [38] |
Kirk Franklin Presents: Songs for the Storm Vol. 1 | November 25, 2006 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
The Best of Me | May 26, 2007 | Yolanda Adams | [8] |
Live – One Last Time | April 28, 2007 | The Clark Sisters | [39] |
Thirsty | July 21, 2007 | Marvin Sapp | [6] |
A Deeper Level: Live | September 22, 2007 | Israel & New Breed | [27] |
Alone But Not Alone | October 13, 2007 | Marvin Winans | [40] |
Thy Kingdom Come | April 19, 2008 | CeCe Winans | [18] |
Stand Out | May 24, 2008 | Tye Tribbett & G.A. | [36] |
Rebel | October 18, 2008 | Lecrae | [16] |
The Sound | November 8, 2008 | Mary Mary | [9] |
Smokie Norful Live | April 25, 2009 | Smokie Norful | [26] |
2010s
Song | Debut date | Artist | Ref. |
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Here I Am | April 3, 2010 | Marvin Sapp | [6] |
Refreshed by Fire | October 2, 2010 | Shekinah Glory Ministry | [41] |
Rehab | October 16, 2010 | Lecrae | [16] |
Fresh | November 6, 2010 | Tye Tribbett | [36] |
Church on the Moon | February 12, 2011 | Deitrick Haddon | [34] |
Hello Fear | April 9, 2011 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Angel & Chanelle | June 18, 2011 | Trin-i-tee 5:7 | [42] |
YRM (Your Righteous Mind) | August 27, 2011 | Donald Lawrence & Co. | [43] |
Uncommon Me | September 10, 2011 | Isaac Carree | [44] |
The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson | September 24, 2011 | Le'Andria Johnson | [45] |
Free | November 5, 2011 | Kierra Sheard | [46] |
Identity | February 4, 2012 | James Fortune & FIYA | [47] |
God, Love & Romance | February 18, 2012 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
I Win | April 21, 2012 | Marvin Sapp | [6] |
Go Get It | May 26, 2012 | Mary Mary | [9] |
Gravity | September 22, 2012 | Lecrae | [16] |
United Tenors: Hammond, Hollister, Roberson, Wilson | April 13, 2013 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
Reset | July 13, 2013 | Isaac Carree | [48] |
Greater Than | August 24, 2013 | Tye Tribbett | [36] |
R.E.D. (Restoring Everything Damaged) | September 21, 2013 | Deitrick Haddon | [34] |
20 Year Celebration - Vol. 1: Best For Last | October 12, 2013 | Donald Lawrence & Co. | [43] |
Church Clothes, Vol. 2 | November 23, 2013 | Lecrae | [16] |
Dear Future Me | March 15, 2014 | James Fortune & FIYA | [49] |
Deitrick Haddon's LXW | May 10, 2014 | Deitrick Haddon | [34] |
Graceland | August 14, 2014 | Kierra Sheard | [50] |
I Will Trust | December 6, 2014 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
Help 2.0 | April 18, 2015 | Erica Campbell | [51] |
It's Personal | June 6, 2015 | Tina Campbell | [52] |
You Shall Live | June 20, 2015 | Marvin Sapp | [6] |
Covered: Alive in Asia | August 15, 2015 | Israel & New Breed | [27] |
One Place Live | September 12, 2015 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [12] |
Everyday Jesus | August 8, 2015 | Anthony Brown & group therAPy | [22] |
Life Music: Stage Two | October 10, 2015 | Jonathan McReynolds | [21] |
Masterpiece | November 28, 2015 | Deitrick Haddon | [34] |
The Journey (Live) | September 10, 2016 | Donnie McClurkin | [7] |
One Way | October 1, 2016 | Tamela Mann | [10] |
Worship Journal: Live | October 22, 2016 | Fred Hammond | [14] |
Secret Place: Live In South Africa | November 26, 2016 | VaShawn Mitchell | [53] |
Let Them Fall in Love | February 25, 2017 | CeCe Winans | [18] |
Dear Future Me | July 15, 2017 | James Fortune | [54] |
Love and Freedom | August 5, 2017 | Anita Wilson accompanied by the Company | [55] |
A Long Way from Sunday | August 19, 2017 | Anthony Brown & group therAPy | [22] |
The Maranda Curtis Experience (EP) | August 26, 2017 | Maranda Curtis | [56] |
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. | September 16, 2017 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [12] |
Close | October 21, 2017 | Marvin Sapp | [6] |
The Bloody Win | November 4, 2017 | Tye Tribbett | [36] |
Make Room | March 24, 2018 | Jonathan McReynolds | [21] |
Open Heaven: The Maranda Experience | May 12, 2018 | Maranda Curtis | [56] |
Unstoppable | July 28, 2018 | Koryn Hawthorne | [19] |
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings | August 25, 2018 | Aretha Franklin | [30] |
Heart. Passion. Pursuit.: Live at Passion City Church | November 17, 2018 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [12] |
Long Live Love | June 15, 2019 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
Dream Again | September 7, 2019 | James Fortune | [57] |
I Made It Out | September 28, 2019 | John P. Kee | [31] |
2econd Wind: Ready | November 2, 2019 | Anthony Brown & group therAPy | [22] |
Jesus Is King | November 9, 2019 | Kanye West | [4] |
2020s
Song | Debut date | Artist | Ref. |
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Kierra | May 2, 2020 | Kierra Sheard | [58] |
Royalty: Live at the Ryman | October 10, 2020 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [12] |
Move Your Heart | February 13, 2021 | Maverick City Music | [13] |
Old Church Basement | May 15, 2021 | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | [13] |
Feels Like Home, Vol. 1 | March 13, 2021 | Israel & New Breed | [27] |
Believe for It | March 27, 2021 | CeCe Winans | [18] |
Donda | September 11, 2021 | Kanye West | [4] |
The Mav Way: EP Vol. 1, The Maverick Way | September 30, 2023 | Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine | [13] |
Father's Day | October 21, 2023 | Kirk Franklin | [5] |
The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02 | November 11, 2023 | Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine | [13] |
Other achievements
- Kanye West made Billboard history with the release of Jesus Is King (2019), which topped Top Gospel Albums, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Rap Albums charts, Top Christian Albums and the all-genre Billboard 200 simultaneously.[59]
- Kanye West has the highest one week sales — 309,000 (Donda) and 264,000 (Jesus Is King)[60] — for a charting release on both Top Gospel Albums and Top Christian Albums, since both charts adopted a multi-metric methodology in February 2017.[61]
- Kierra Sheard's Kierra (2020) ended Kanye's 6-month run at number-one with his album Jesus Is King.[62]
See also
References
- ^ "Billboard's Genre Album Charts Will Now Incorporate Streams & Track Sales". Billboard. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. November 26, 1983. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chart History: Kanye West (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved March 17, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Chart History: Kirk Franklin (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chart History: Marvin Sapp (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Chart History: Donnie McClurkin (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Chart History: Yolanda Adams (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chart History: Mary Mary (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e "Chart History: Tamela Mann (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c "Chart History: Whitney Houston (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Chart History: Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Chart History: Maverick City Music (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 19, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Chart History: Fred Hammond (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d "Various Artists Chart History", Billboard.com, archived from the original (select Top Gospel Albums from the drop-down menu) on November 18, 2021, retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g "Chart History: Lecrae (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Chart History: Walter Hawkins (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Chart History: CeCe Winans (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b "Chart History: Koryn Hawthorne (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 27, 2024
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums", Billboard, March 2, 2024, retrieved February 27, 2024
- ^ a b c "Chart History: Jonathan McReynolds (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d "Chart History: Anthony Brown & Group Therapy (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "William McDowell Chart History", Billboard.com, archived from the original (select Top Gospel Albums from the drop-down menu) on November 19, 2021, retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Chart History: Shirley Caesar (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b "Vickie Winans Chart History", Billboard.com, archived from the original (select Top Gospel Albums from the drop-down menu) on November 17, 2021, retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e "Chart History: Smokie Norful (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f "Chart History: Israel & New Breed (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Kurt Carr Chart History: Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Chart History: Hezekiah Walker (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b "Chart History: Aretha Franklin (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b "Chart History: John P. Kee (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Chart History: BeBe Winans (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. May 24, 2003. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Chart History: Deitrick Haddon (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS". Billboard. September 25, 2004. p. 78. Retrieved April 26, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e "Chart History: Tye Tribbett (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS". Billboard. July 15, 2006. p. 53. Retrieved April 26, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Chart History: Kelly Price (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Chart History: The Clark Sisters (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums", Billboard, October 13, 2007, retrieved February 19, 2024
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums", Billboard, October 2, 2010, retrieved February 19, 2024
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums", Billboard, June 18, 2011, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b "Chart History: Donald Lawrence (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. September 10, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2020 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums", Billboard, September 24, 2011, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "GOSPEL ALBUMS". Billboard. November 5, 2011. p. 56. Retrieved April 26, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2020 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. March 15, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ "Kierra Sheard Debuts at #1 on Billboard Gospel Chart for the Third Time". BMI. August 14, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Chart History: Erica Campbell (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Chart History: Tina Campbell (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Chart History: VaShawn Mitchell (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ "Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. July 15, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ "Chart History: Anita Wilson (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ a b "Chart History: Maranda Curtis (Top Gospel Albums)", Billboard, retrieved February 18, 2024
- ^ Asker, Jim (September 6, 2019). "James Fortune's 'Dream Again' Debuts at No. 1 On Top Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ "TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS". Billboard. May 2, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ Law, Jeannie Ortega (November 8, 2019). "'Jesus Is King' makes Billboard history: tops 5 charts, dominates top 10 Christian, Gospel lists". Christian Post. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (November 4, 2019). "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Is No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Asker, Jim (September 7, 2019). "Kanye West's 'Donda' Makes Historic Start on Billboard's Christian & Gospel Charts". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ Corrine, Amber (April 30, 2020). "Kierra Sheard dethrones Kanye's 6-month run on top of gospel chart". The Grio. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
External links
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