List of number-one ''Billboard'' Christian Albums
Christian Albums (formerly named Hot Christian Albums) is a Billboard chart of the best-selling Christian music albums of the week, "ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan".[1]
Artist milestones
Most number-one albums
Most cumulative weeks at number one
- Amy Grant (333)
- WOW series (125)
- Sandi Patti (112)
- Michael W. Smith (86)
- Kirk Franklin (79)
- Carman (64)
- Steven Curtis Chapman (62)
- Casting Crowns (60)
- P.O.D. (54)
- dc Talk (53)
- Switchfoot (48)
- Petra (44)
- The Imperials (39)
- MercyMe (38)
Album milestones
Most weeks at number one
Years
1980
1981
1982
1983
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 1, 1983 | Age to Age | Amy Grant | 53 (77) |
1984
1985
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 5, 1985 | Straight Ahead | Amy Grant | 21 (61) |
June 1, 1985 | Beat the System | Petra | 12 |
August 24, 1985 | Unguarded | Amy Grant | 19 |
1986
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 4, 1986 | Unguarded | Amy Grant | 17 (36) |
May 3, 1986 | Morning Like This | Sandi Patti | 35 |
1987
1988
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 2, 1988 | The Collection | Amy Grant | 6 (25) |
February 13, 1988 | Morning Like This | Sandi Patti | 4 (68) |
March 12, 1988 | This Means War! | Petra | 4 (8) |
April 9, 1988 | The Collection | Amy Grant | 4 (29) |
May 7, 1988 | Make His Praise Glorious | Sandi Patti | 16 |
August 27, 1988 | Lead Me On | Amy Grant | 19 |
1989
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 7, 1989 | Lead Me On | Amy Grant | 9 (28) |
March 11, 1989 | i 2 | Michael W. Smith | 4 |
April 8, 1989 | Lead Me On | Amy Grant | 8 (36) |
June 3, 1989 | Sandi Patti and the Friendship Company | Sandi Patti | 24 |
November 18, 1989 | The Way Home | Russ Taff | 4 |
December 16, 1989 | Revival in the Land | Carman | 3 |
1990
1991
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 5, 1991 | Go West Young Man | Michael W. Smith | 9 (16) |
March 9, 1991 | For the Sake of the Call | Steven Curtis Chapman | 4 |
April 6, 1991 | Go West Young Man | Michael W. Smith | 2 (18) |
April 20, 1991 | Heart in Motion | Amy Grant | 18 |
August 24, 1991 | Go West Young Man | Michael W. Smith | 2 (20) |
September 7, 1991 | Heart in Motion | Amy Grant | 4 (22) |
October 5, 1991 | Go West Young Man | Michael W. Smith | 4 (24) |
November 2, 1991 | Heart in Motion | Amy Grant | 6 (28) |
December 14, 1991 | Addicted To Jesus | Carman | 3 |
1992
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 4, 1992 | Addicted To Jesus | Carman | 9 (12) |
March 7, 1992 | Unseen Power | Petra | 2 |
March 21, 1992 | Addicted To Jesus | Carman | 2 (14) |
April 4, 1992 | Unseen Power | Petra | 2 (4) |
April 18, 1992 | Addicted To Jesus | Carman | 2 (16) |
May 2, 1992 | Unseen Power | Petra | 2 (6) |
May 16, 1992 | Go West Young Man | Michael W. Smith | 2 (26) |
May 30, 1992 | Addicted To Jesus | Carman | 2 (18) |
June 13, 1992 | Heart in Motion | Amy Grant | 2 (30) |
June 27, 1992 | Addicted To Jesus | Carman | 2 (20) |
July 11, 1992 | Heart in Motion | Amy Grant | 2 (32) |
July 25, 1992 | The Great Adventure | Steven Curtis Chapman | 12 |
October 17, 1992 | Change Your World | Michael W. Smith | 10 |
December 26, 1992 | Home for Christmas | Amy Grant | 1 |
1993
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 2, 1993 | Home for Christmas | Amy Grant | 3 (4) |
February 23, 1993 | Free at Last | dc Talk | 22 |
June 26, 1993 | Hope | Michael English | 4 |
July 24, 1993 | LeVoyage | Sandi Patti | 2 |
August 7, 1993 | Free at Last | dc Talk | 2 (24) |
August 21, 1993 | LeVoyage | Sandi Patti | 2 (4) |
September 4, 1993 | Free at Last | dc Talk | 10 (34) |
November 13, 1993 | The Standard | Carman | 2 |
November 27, 1993 | The First Decade | Michael W. Smith | 5 |
1994
1995
1996
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 6, 1996 | Jesus Freak | dc Talk | 9 (13) |
March 9, 1996 | Take Me to Your Leader | Newsboys | 2 |
March 23, 1996 | Jesus Freak | dc Talk | 1 (14) |
April 6, 1996 | Jars of Clay | Jars of Clay | 7 |
May 18, 1996 | Whatcha Lookin' 4 | Kirk Franklin & The Family | 3 |
June 6, 1996 | Jars of Clay | Jars of Clay | 15 (22) |
September 21, 1996 | Signs of Life | Steven Curtis Chapman | 1 |
September 28, 1996 | Life Love & Other Mysteries | Point of Grace | 2 |
October 5, 1996 | Signs of Life | Steven Curtis Chapman | 3 (4) |
October 26, 1996 | Life Love & Other Mysteries | Point of Grace | 3 (5) |
November 16, 1996 | Whatcha Lookin' 4 | Kirk Franklin & The Family | 2 (5) |
November 30, 1996 | WOW 1997 | various artists | 3 |
December 21, 1996 | The Gift | Kenny Rogers | 2 |
1997
1998
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 3, 1998 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes | 19 (33) |
May 16, 1998 | Live The Life | Michael W. Smith | 2 |
May 30, 1998 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes | 1 (34) |
June 6, 1998 | Live The Life | Michael W. Smith | 1 (3) |
June 13, 1998 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes | 1 (35) |
June 20, 1998 | Jaci Velasquez | Jaci Velasquez | 4 |
July 18, 1998 | Step Up to the Microphone | Newsboys | 3 |
August 8, 1998 | Jaci Velasquez | Jaci Velasquez | 2 (6) |
August 22, 1998 | Steady On | Point of Grace | 7 |
October 10, 1998 | Supernatural | dc Talk | 1 |
October 17, 1998 | The Nu Nation Project | Kirk Franklin | 7 |
December 12, 1998 | Touched by an Angel: The Album | Soundtrack | 4 |
1999
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 2, 1999 | The Prince of Egypt (OST) | Soundtrack | 6 |
February 13, 1999 | The Nu Nation Project | Kirk Franklin | 10 (17) |
April 24, 1999 | Songs 4 Life-Feel the Power | various artists | 1 |
May 1, 1999 | 40 Acres | Caedmon's Call | 1 |
May 8, 1999 | The Nu Nation Project | Kirk Franklin | 4 (21) |
June 5, 1999 | Sixpence None the Richer | Sixpence None The Richer | 2 |
June 19, 1999 | The Nu Nation Project | Kirk Franklin | 2 (23) |
July 3, 1999 | Speechless | Steven Curtis Chapman | 5 |
August 7, 1999 | WOW Worship: Blue | various artists | 2 |
August 21, 1999 | Speechless | Steven Curtis Chapman | 3 (8) |
September 11, 1999 | Time | Third Day | 2 |
September 25, 1999 | Speechless | Steven Curtis Chapman | 1 (9) |
October 2, 1999 | Underdog | Audio Adrenaline | 1 |
October 9, 1999 | Speechless | Steven Curtis Chapman | 2 (11) |
October 23, 1999 | A Christmas Story | Point of Grace | 1 |
October 30, 1999 | Speechless | Steven Curtis Chapman | 1 (12) |
November 6, 1999 | A Christmas To Remember | Amy Grant | 1 |
November 13, 1999 | WOW 2000 | various artists | 2 |
November 27, 1999 | If I Left the Zoo | Jars of Clay | 1 |
December 4, 1999 | A Christmas To Remember | Amy Grant | 1 (2) |
December 11, 1999 | This Is Your Time | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
December 18, 1999 | A Christmas To Remember | Amy Grant | 2 (4) |
2000
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 1, 2000 | WOW 2000 | various artists | 2 (4) |
January 15, 2000 | A Christmas To Remember | Amy Grant | 1 (5) |
January 22, 2000 | WOW 2000 | various artists | 3 (8) |
February 12, 2000 | What a Wonderful World | Anne Murray | 1 |
February 19, 2000 | WOW 2000 | various artists | 1 (9) |
February 26, 2000 | The Fundamental Elements of Southtown | P.O.D. | 3 |
March 18, 2000 | Lay It Down | Jennifer Knapp | 1 |
March 25, 2000 | The Fundamental Elements of Southtown | P.O.D. | 2 (5) |
April 8, 2000 | Purpose By Design | Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ | 2 |
April 22, 2000 | The Fundamental Elements of Southtown | P.O.D. | 2 (7) |
May 6, 2000 | God Is Working – Live | The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir | 3 |
May 27, 2000 | WOW Worship: Orange | various artists | 1 |
June 3, 2000 | The Ever Passing Moment | MxPx | 1 |
June 10, 2000 | The Promise | Plus One | 1 |
June 17, 2000 | Thankful | Mary Mary | 3 |
July 15, 2000 | Mountain High... Valley Low | Yolanda Adams | 9 |
September 16, 2000 | Love and Freedom | BeBe Winans | 1 |
September 23, 2000 | Mountain High... Valley Low | Yolanda Adams | 7 (16) |
November 11, 2000 | Heart of a Champion | Carman | 1 |
November 18, 2000 | WOW Hits 2001 | various artists | 7 |
2001
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 6, 2001 | WOW Hits 2001 | various artists | 9 (16) |
March 10, 2001 | Songs 4 Worship: Shout To The Lord | various artists | 4 |
April 7, 2001 | The Experience | Yolanda Adams | 1 |
March 10, 2001 | Songs 4 Worship: Shout To The Lord | various artists | 4 (8) |
May 12, 2001 | Live in London And More | Donnie McClurkin | 1 |
May 19, 2001 | Free to Fly | Point of Grace | 3 |
June 9, 2001 | Oxygen | Avalon | 1 |
June 16, 2001 | Free to Fly | Point of Grace | 1 (4) |
June 23, 2001 | Songs 4 Worship: Shout To The Lord | various artists | 2 (10) |
July 7, 2001 | Live in London And More | Donnie McClurkin | 2 (3) |
July 21, 2001 | Songs 4 Worship: Shout to the Lord | various artists | 10 (20) |
September 29, 2001 | Satellite | P.O.D. | 7 |
November 17, 2001 | Christmas Extraordinaire | Mannheim Steamroller | 7 |
2002
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 5, 2002 | Christmas Extraordinaire | Mannheim Steamroller | 1 (8) |
January 12, 2002 | Satellite | P.O.D. | 8 (15) |
March 9, 2002 | The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | 2 |
March 23, 2002 | Satellite | P.O.D. | 11 (26) |
June 8, 2002 | Legacy...Hymns and Faith | Amy Grant | 1 |
June 15, 2002 | Satellite | P.O.D. | 7 (33) |
August 3, 2002 | Incredible | Mary Mary | 5 |
September 7, 2002 | Worship | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
September 14, 2002 | Satellite | P.O.D. | 2 (35) |
September 28, 2002 | Let Freedom Ring: Live From Carnegie Hall | Bill & Gloria Gaither | 1 |
October 5, 2002 | Stanley Climbfall | Lifehouse | 2 |
October 13, 2002 | WOW Hits 2003 | various artists | 3 |
November 9, 2002 | Worship Again | Michael W. Smith | 3 |
November 30, 2002 | WOW Christmas red | various artists | 4 |
December 28, 2002 | WOW Hits 2003 | various artists | 1 (4) |
2003
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 4, 2003 | WOW Hits 2003 | various artists | 4 (8) |
February 1, 2003 | Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | various artists | 2 |
February 15, 2003 | All About Love | Steven Curtis Chapman | 3 |
March 8, 2003 | Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | various artists | 2 (4) |
March 22, 2003 | Fallen | Evanescence | 5 |
April 26, 2003 | Adoration: The Worship Album | Newsboys | 1 |
May 3, 2003 | Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | various artists | 3 (7) |
May 24, 2003 | WOW Worship: Orange | various artists | 1 |
May 31, 2003 | Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | various artists | 1 (8) |
June 7, 2003 | Stacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico | 3 |
June 28, 2003 | Rise and Shine | Randy Travis | 1 |
July 5, 2003 | Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | various artists | 7 (15) |
August 23, 2003 | Almost There | MercyMe | 2 |
September 6, 2003 | Simple Things | Amy Grant | 1 |
September 13, 2003 | Almost There | MercyMe | 2 (4) |
September 27, 2003 | Throne Room | CeCe Winans | 1 |
October 4, 2003 | Almost There | MercyMe | 2 (6) |
October 18, 2003 | Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | various artists | 1 (15) |
October 25, 2003 | The Second Decade: 1993-2003 | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
November 1, 2003 | Almost There | MercyMe | 3 (9) |
November 22, 2003 | Payable on Death | P.O.D. | 4 |
December 20, 2003 | WOW Hits 2004 | various artists | 2 |
2004
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 3, 2004 | WOW Hits 2004 | various artists | 1 (3) |
January 10, 2004 | Payable on Death | P.O.D. | 1 (5) |
January 17, 2004 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 8 |
March 13, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Soundtrack | 7 |
May 1, 2004 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 1 (9) |
May 8, 2004 | Undone | MercyMe | 2 |
May 22, 2004 | Wire | Third Day | 3 |
June 12, 2004 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 2 (11) |
June 26, 2004 | Somethin' 'Bout Love | Fred Hammond | 1 |
July 3, 2004 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 14 (25) |
October 9, 2004 | All Things New | Steven Curtis Chapman | 1 |
October 16, 2004 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 4 (29) |
November 13, 2004 | Healing Rain | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
November 20, 2004 | Mmhmm | Relient K | 1 |
November 27, 2004 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 1 (30) |
December 4, 2004 | Merry Christmas with Love | Clay Aiken | 4 |
2005
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 1, 2005 | Merry Christmas With Love | Clay Aiken | 2 (4) |
January 15, 2005 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 5 (35) |
February 19, 2005 | WOW Hits 2005 | various artists | 1 |
February 26, 2005 | The Beautiful Letdown | Switchfoot | 3 (38) |
March 19, 2005 | O God, the Aftermath | Norma Jean | 1 |
March 26, 2005 | WOW Hits 2005 | various artists | 2 (3) |
April 9, 2005 | Redemption Songs | Jars of Clay | 1 |
April 16, 2005 | The Everglow | Mae | 1 |
April 23, 2005 | WOW Number 1's | various artists | 4 |
May 21, 2005 | Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith | Amy Grant | 2 |
June 4, 2005 | WOW Number 1's | various artists | 3 (7) |
June 25, 2005 | Panic | MxPx | 1 |
July 2, 2005 | WOW Number 1's | various artists | 1 (8) |
July 9, 2005 | MMHMM | Relient K | 4 (5) |
August 6, 2005 | Mary Mary | Mary Mary | 6 |
September 17, 2005 | Lifesong | Casting Crowns | 2 |
October 1, 2005 | Nothing Is Sound | Switchfoot | 1 |
October 15, 2005 | A Collision | David Crowder Band | 1 |
October 22, 2005 | Hero | Kirk Franklin | 4 |
November 19, 2005 | Wherever You Are | Third Day | 3 |
December 10, 2005 | WOW Hits 2006 | Various artists | 4 |
2006
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 7, 2006 | WOW Hits 2006 | Various artists | 1 (5) |
January 14, 2006 | Hero | Kirk Franklin | 4 (8) |
February 11, 2006 | Testify | P.O.D. | 3 |
March 4, 2006 | Hero | Kirk Franklin | 2 (10) |
March 18, 2006 | Precious Memories | Alan Jackson | 8 |
May 13, 2006 | Coming Up To Breathe | MercyMe | 1 |
May 20, 2006 | Precious Memories | Alan Jackson | 7 (15) |
July 8, 2006 | Define The Great Line | Underoath | 4 |
August 5, 2006 | Precious Memories | Alan Jackson | 3 (18) |
August 26, 2006 | Bless the Broken Road: The Duets Album | Selah | 1 |
September 2, 2006 | Precious Memories | Alan Jackson | 2 (20) |
September 16, 2006 | Restored | Jeremy Camp | 1 |
September 23, 2006 | Precious Memories | Alan Jackson | 1 (21) |
September 30, 2006 | Redeemer | Norma Jean | 1 |
October 7, 2006 | Turn Around | Jonny Lang | 1 |
October 14, 2006 | See the Morning | Chris Tomlin | 1 |
October 21, 2006 | Free to Worship | Fred Hammond | 1 |
October 28, 2006 | WOW Hits 2007 | Various artists | 2 |
November 11, 2006 | Songs of Inspiration | Alabama | 2 |
November 25, 2006 | Stand | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
December 2, 2006 | WOW Hits 2007 | Various artists | 5 (7) |
2007
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 6, 2007 | Precious Memories | Alan Jackson | 1 (22) |
January 13, 2007 | Oh! Gravity. | Switchfoot | 4 |
February 10, 2007 | Get Away, Jordan | Ernie Haase & Signature Sound | 1 |
February 17, 2007 | WOW Hits 2007 | various artists | 3 (10) |
March 17, 2007 | Portable Sounds | tobyMac | 2 |
March 24, 2007 | Five Score and Seven Years Ago | Relient K | 3 |
April 14, 2007 | Songs of Inspiration II | Alabama | 1 |
April 21, 2007 | Southern Weather | The Almost | 2 |
May 5, 2007 | Anything Worth Saying | Aaron Shust | 4 |
June 2, 2007 | Beauty From Pain 1.1 | Superchick | 1 |
June 9, 2007 | All of the Above | Hillsong United | 1 |
June 16, 2007 | Southern Weather | The Almost | 3 (5) |
July 7, 2007 | Messengers | August Burns Red | 1 |
July 21, 2007 | Flyleaf | Flyleaf | 2 |
August 4, 2007 | Secret Weapon | MxPx | 1 |
August 11, 2007 | How Can We Be Silent | BarlowGirl | 1 |
August 18, 2007 | True Beauty | Mandisa | 1 |
August 25, 2007 | Stand | Michael W. Smith | 3 (4) |
September 15, 2007 | The Altar and the Door | Casting Crowns | 4 |
October 13, 2007 | Remedy | David Crowder Band | 1 |
October 20, 2007 | The Altar and the Door | Casting Crowns | 3 (7) |
November 10, 2007 | This Moment | Steven Curtis Chapman | 1 |
November 17, 2007 | The Altar and the Door | Casting Crowns | 3 (10) |
December 8, 2007 | All That Is Within Me | MercyMe | 3 |
December 29, 2007 | The Altar and the Door | Casting Crowns | 1 (11) |
2008
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 5, 2008 | The Fight of My Life | Kirk Franklin | 10 |
March 15, 2008 | Never Going Back To OK | The Afters | 2 |
March 29, 2008 | The Fight of My Life | Kirk Franklin | 1 (11) |
April 5, 2008 | The Altar and the Door | Casting Crowns | 1 (12) |
April 12, 2008 | Flyleaf | Flyleaf | 1 (3) |
April 19, 2008 | Hawk Nelson Is My Friend | Hawk Nelson | 1 |
April 26, 2008 | When Angels and Serpents Dance | P.O.D. | 3 |
May 17, 2008 | Tell Me What You Know | Sara Groves | 2 |
May 31, 2008 | Flyleaf | Flyleaf | 4 (7) |
June 28, 2008 | Beyond Measure | Jeremy Camp | 1 |
July 5, 2008 | Flyleaf | Flyleaf | 1 (8) |
July 12, 2008 | To Know That You're Alive | Kutless | 1 |
July 19, 2008 | The Bird and the Bee Sides | Relient K | 2 |
August 2, 2008 | Flyleaf | Flyleaf | 2 (10) |
August 16, 2008 | Revelation | Third Day | 3 |
September 6, 2008 | Dance or Die | Family Force 5 | 1 |
September 13, 2008 | Revelation | Third Day | 1 (4) |
September 20, 2008 | Lost in the Sound of Separation | Underoath | 1 |
September 27, 2008 | Hello Love | Chris Tomlin | 3 |
October 18, 2008 | New Surrender | Anberlin | 1 |
October 25, 2008 | WOW Hits 2009 | Various artists | 2 |
November 8, 2008 | The Sound | Mary Mary | 1 |
November 15, 2008 | A New Hallelujah | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
November 22, 2008 | WOW Hits 2009 | Various artists | 1 (3) |
November 29, 2008 | Peace on Earth | Casting Crowns | 5 |
2009
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 3, 2009 | [Peace on Earth | Casting Crowns | 2 (7) |
January 17, 2009 | WOW Hits 2009 | Various artists | 2 (5) |
January 31, 2009 | Audience of One | Heather Headley | 2 |
February 14, 2009 | Reunion (Vol. One) | Gaither Vocal Band | 1 |
February 21, 2009 | WOW Hits 2009 | Various artists | 1 (6) |
February 28, 2009 | Innocence & Instinct | Red | 3 |
March 21, 2009 | WOW Hits 2009 | Various artists | 2 (8) |
April 4, 2009 | A New Hallelujah | Michael W. Smith | 1 (2) |
April 11, 2009 | The Power of One | Israel Houghton | 2 |
April 25, 2009 | 10 | MercyMe | 2 |
May 9, 2009 | The Long Fall Back to Earth | Jars of Clay | 2 |
May 23, 2009 | With Roots Above And Branches Below | The Devil Wears Prada | 2 |
June 6, 2009 | City of Black & White | Mat Kearney | 1 |
June 13, 2009 | A Cross: The Earth | Hillsong United | 1 |
June 20, 2009 | ...In Shallow Seas We Sail | Emery | 1 |
June 27, 2009 | A Cross: The Earth | Hillsong United | 1 (2) |
July 4, 2009 | The Sound | Mary Mary | 1 (2) |
July 11, 2009 | City of Black & White | Mat Kearney | 1 (2) |
July 18, 2009 | The Sound | Mary Mary | 2 (4) |
August 1, 2009 | The Real Thing | pureNRG | 1 |
August 8, 2009 | Constellations | August Burns Red | 1 |
August 15, 2009 | The Sound | Mary Mary | 1 (5) |
August 22, 2009 | Fearless | Phillips, Craig and Dean | 1 |
August 29, 2009 | The Lost Get Found | Britt Nicole | 1 |
September 5, 2009 | Fearless | Phillips, Craig and Dean | 1 (2) |
September 12, 2009 | Awake | Skillet | 4 |
October 10, 2009 | Church Music | David Crowder Band | 2 |
October 24, 2009 | Forget And Not Slow Down | Relient K | 1 |
October 31, 2009 | WOW Hits 2010 | various artists | 3 |
November 21, 2009 | Beauty Will Rise | Steven Curtis Chapman | 1 |
November 28, 2009 | Memento Mori | Flyleaf | 1 |
December 5, 2009 | Until the Whole World Hears | Casting Crowns | 5 |
2010
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 3, 2010 | Until the Whole World Hears | Casting Crowns | 2 (7) |
January 17, 2010 | Speaking Louder Than Before | Jeremy Camp | 1 |
January 24, 2010 | Until the Whole World Hears | Casting Crowns | 2 (9) |
February 7, 2010 | Downtown Church | Patty Griffin | 1 |
February 14, 2010 | Awake | Skillet | 1 (5) |
February 21, 2010 | Tonight | tobyMac | 4 |
March 21, 2010 | Passion: Awakening | Passion | 1 |
March 28, 2010 | Tonight | tobyMac | 3 (7) |
April 18, 2010 | Awake | Skillet | 2 (7) |
May 2, 2010 | Until the Whole World Hears | Casting Crowns | 1 (10) |
May 9, 2010 | Awake | Skillet | 1 (8) |
May 16, 2010 | The Generous Mr. Lovewell | MercyMe | 1 |
May 23, 2010 | The Light Meets the Dark | Tenth Avenue North | 1 |
May 30, 2010 | The Generous Mr. Lovewell | MercyMe | 5 (6) |
July 4, 2010 | Between Two Worlds | Trip Lee | 1 |
July 11, 2010 | A Beautiful Exchange | Hillsong Live | 1 |
July 18, 2010 | Awake | Skillet | 1 (9) |
July 25, 2010 | Born Again | Newsboys | 2 |
August 8, 2010 | My Paper Heart (Deluxe Version) | Francesca Battistelli | 4 |
September 5, 2010 | We Cry Out: The Worship Project | Jeremy Camp | 1 |
September 12, 2010 | Love God. Love People. The London Sessions | Israel Houghton | 1 |
September 19, 2010 | Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place | Anberlin | 1 |
September 26, 2010 | Horseshoes and Hand Grenades | Disciple | 1 |
October 3, 2010 | We Cry Out: The Worship Project | Jeremy Camp | 1 (2) |
October 10, 2010 | Rehab | Lecrae | 1 |
October 17, 2010 | WOW Hits 2011 | Various artists | 2 |
October 31, 2010 | Move | Third Day | 2 |
November 14, 2010 | WOW Hits 2011 | Various artists | 1 (3) |
November 21, 2010 | Ø (Disambiguation) | Underoath | 1 |
November 28, 2010 | And If Our God Is for Us... | Chris Tomlin | 3 |
December 19, 2010 | WOW Hits 2011 | Various artists | 2 (5) |
2011
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 2, 2011 | WOW Hits 2011 | Various artists | 1 (6) |
January 9, 2011 | And If Our God Is for Us... | Chris Tomlin | 2 (5) |
January 23, 2010 | Rehab: The Overdose | Lecrae | 1 |
January 30, 2011 | Leaving Eden | Brandon Heath | 1 |
February 6, 2011 | WOW Hits 2011 | Various artists | 1 (7) |
February 19, 2011 | Until We Have Faces | Red | 2 |
February 26, 2011 | Aftermath | Hillsong United | 2 |
March 12, 2011 | Hundred More Years | Francesca Battistelli | 1 |
March 19, 2011 | Passion: Here For You | Passion | 1 |
March 26, 2011 | Until the Whole World Hears | Casting Crowns | 6 (16) |
May 8, 2011 | Awake | Skillet | 1 (10) |
May 15, 2011 | Hundred More Years | Francesca Battistelli | 1 (2) |
May 22, 2011 | Born Again | Newsboys | 1 (3) |
May 29, 2011 | One True God | NewSong | 1 |
June 5, 2011 | Blacklight | Tedashii | 2 |
June 25, 2011 | Awake | Skillet | 1 (11) |
July 2, 2011 | This Is The Christ | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | 1 |
July 9, 2011 | Leveler | August Burns Red | 3 |
July 30, 2011 | 10,000 Reasons | Matt Redman | 1 |
August 6, 2011 | Awake | Skillet | 1 (12) |
August 13, 2011 | God Is Able | Hillsong Live | 1 |
August 20, 2011 | Young Love | Mat Kearney | 3 |
September 10, 2011 | Dying To Live | PRo | 1 |
September 17, 2011 | Until the Whole World Hears | Casting Crowns | 2 (18) |
October 1, 2011 | Dead Throne | The Devil Wears Prada | 1 |
October 8, 2011 | The Reckoning | needtobreathe | 1 |
October 15, 2011 | Vice Verses | Switchfoot | 2 |
October 29, 2011 | WOW Hits 2012 | various artists | 1 |
November 5, 2011 | Come to the Well | Casting Crowns | 4 |
December 3, 2011 | WOW Hits 2012 | Various artists | 1 (2) |
December 10, 2011 | Come to the Well | Casting Crowns | 4 (8) |
2012
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 7, 2012 | Come to the Well | Casting Crowns | 3 (11) |
January 28, 2012 | Give Us Rest | David Crowder Band | 1 |
February 4, 2012 | Joyful Noise | Soundtrack | 1 |
February 11, 2012 | Where I Find You | Kari Jobe | 2 |
February 25, 2012 | Move | Third Day | 1 (3) |
March 3, 2012 | Live in Miami (Welcome to the Aftermath) | Hillsong United | 1 |
March 10, 2012 | Come to the Well | Casting Crowns | 1 (12) |
March 17, 2012 | Believer | Kutless | 1 |
March 24, 2012 | Now | Fireflight | 1 |
March 31, 2012 | Passion: White Flag | Passion | 1 |
April 7, 2012 | Top 25 Praise Songs: 2012 Edition | Maranatha Praise Band | 1 |
April 14, 2012 | Gold | Britt Nicole | 1 |
April 21, 2012 | Come to the Well | Casting Crowns | 1 (13) |
April 28, 2012 | The Good Life | Trip Lee | 1 |
May 5, 2012 | The End Is Where We Begin | Thousand Foot Krutch | 1 |
May 12, 2012 | Blessings | Laura Story | 3 |
June 2, 2012 | Ten Stories | MewithoutYou | 1 |
June 9, 2012 | The Hurt & The Healer | MercyMe | 1 |
June 16, 2012 | Immortal | For Today | 1 |
June 23, 2012 | The Hurt & The Healer | MercyMe | 1 (2) |
June 30, 2012 | Courageous | Soundtrack | 1 |
July 7, 2012 | The Hurt & The Healer | MercyMe | 2 (4) |
July 21, 2012 | Live: Cornerstone | Hillsong | 1 |
July 28, 2012 | Murdered Love | P.O.D. | 1 |
August 4, 2012 | Weight & Glory | KB | 1 |
August 11, 2012 | God's Not Dead | Newsboys | 1 |
August 18, 2012 | 10,000 Reasons | Matt Redman | 2 (3) |
September 1, 2012 | Jesus at the Center: Live | Israel & New Breed | 1 |
September 8, 2012 | The Struggle | Tenth Avenue North | 1 |
September 15, 2012 | Eye on It | TobyMac | 1 |
September 22, 2012 | Gravity | Lecrae | 2 |
October 6, 2012 | Eye on It | TobyMac | 1 (2) |
October 13, 2012 | WOW Hits 2013 | Various artists | 3 |
November 3, 2012 | Vital | Anberlin | 1 |
November 10, 2012 | Come to the Well | Casting Crowns | 1 (14) |
November 17, 2012 | New Horizons | Flyleaf | 1 |
November 24, 2012 | Miracle | Third Day | 2 |
December 8, 2012 | WOW Hits 2013 | Various artists | 4 (7) |
2013
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
December 8, 2012 | WOW Hits 2013 | Various artists | 3 (10) |
January 26, 2013 | Burning Lights | Chris Tomlin | 3 |
February 16, 2013 | A Messenger | Colton Dixon | 1 |
February 23, 2013 | Release the Panic | Red | 1 |
March 2, 2013 | Reckless | Jeremy Camp | 1 |
March 9, 2013 | Nothing Is Wasted | Elevation Worship | 1 |
March 16, 2013 | Zion | Hillsong United | 2 |
March 30, 2013 | Let the Future Begin | Passion | 2 |
April 13, 2013 | Precious Memories Volume II | Alan Jackson | 3 |
May 4, 2013 | Heroes For Sale | Andy Mineo | 1 |
May 11, 2013 | Precious Memories Volume II | Alan Jackson | 3 (6) |
June 1, 2013 | How Mercy Looks from Here | Amy Grant | 3 |
July 13, 2013 | Rise | Skillet | 6 |
August 24, 2013 | Wrongdoers | Norma Jean | 1 |
August 31, 2013 | Rise | Skillet | 2 (8) |
September 14, 2013 | Overcomer | Mandisa | 1 |
September 21, 2013 | Tides | Bethel Music | 1 |
September 28, 2013 | Restart | Newsboys | 1 |
October 5, 2013 | 8:18 | The Devil Wears Prada | 1 |
October 12, 2013 | Your Grace Finds Me | Matt Redman | 1 |
October 19, 2013 | We Are Young & Free | Hillsong Young & Free | 1 |
October 26, 2013 | WOW Hits 2014 | various artists | 1 |
November 2, 2013 | Hurricane | Natalie Grant | 1 |
November 9, 2013 | WOW Hits 2014 | various artists | 2 (3) |
November 23, 2013 | Church Clothes Vol. 2 | Lecrae | 1 |
November 30, 2013 | WOW Hits 2014 | various artists | 5 (8) |
2014
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 4, 2014 | WOW Hits 2014 | various artists | 4 (12) |
February 1, 2014 | Fading West | Switchfoot | 2 |
February 15, 2014 | Thrive | Casting Crowns | 4 |
March 15, 2014 | Tides Live | Bethel Music | 1 |
March 22, 2014 | 100 | KB | 1 |
March 29, 2014 | Thrive | Casting Crowns | 1 (5) |
April 5, 2014 | The Art of Celebration | Rend Collective | 1 |
April 12, 2014 | Majestic | Kari Jobe | 1 |
April 19, 2014 | Hymns | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
April 26, 2014 | Welcome to the New | MercyMe | 1 |
May 3, 2014 | Rivers in the Wasteland | Needtobreathe | 1 |
May 10, 2014 | You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic | Bethel Music | 1 |
May 17, 2014 | Passion: Take It All | Passion | 1 |
May 24, 2014 | Thrive | Casting Crowns | 1 (6) |
May 31, 2014 | Sovereign | Michael W. Smith | 2 |
June 14, 2014 | Neon Steeple | Crowder | 1 |
June 21, 2014 | Unstoppable Love | Jesus Culture | 1 |
June 28, 2014 | Neon Steeple | Crowder | 1 (2) |
July 5, 2014 | Welcome to the New | MercyMe | 1 (2) |
July 12, 2014 | Hope in Front of Me | Danny Gokey | 1 |
July 19, 2014 | No Other Name | Hillsong Worship | 2 |
August 2, 2014 | Zion | Hillsong United | 1 (3) |
August 9, 2014 | Lowborn | Anberlin | 1 |
August 16, 2014 | Zion | Hillsong United | 1 (4) |
August 23, 2014 | Time Stands Still | Family Force 5 | 1 |
August 30, 2014 | Zion | Hillsong United | 1 (5) |
September 6, 2014 | Anchor | Colton Dixon | 1 |
September 13, 2014 | Oxygen : Inhale | Thousand Foot Krutch | 1 |
September 20, 2014 | Welcome to the New | MercyMe | 1 (3) |
September 27, 2014 | Anomaly | Lecrae | 3 |
October 18, 2014 | WOW Hits 2015 | various artists | 3 |
November 15, 2014 | Love Ran Red | Chris Tomlin | 2 |
November 29, 2014 | Cathedrals | Tenth Avenue North | 1 |
December 6, 2014 | The Spirit of Christmas | Michael W. Smith | 1 |
December 13, 2014 | Wake Up the Wonder | Elevation Worship | 1 |
December 20, 2014 | The Spirit of Christmas | Michael W. Smith | 2 (3) |
2015
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 3, 2015 | The Spirit of Christmas | Michael W. Smith | 1 (4) |
January 10, 2015 | WOW Hits 2015 | various artists | 2 |
January 31, 2015 | This Is Living (EP) | Hillsong Young & Free | 1 |
February 7, 2015 | Church Songs | Vertical Church Band | 1 |
February 14, 2015 | We Will Not Be Shaken | Bethel Music | 1 |
February 21, 2015 | I Will Follow | Jeremy Camp | 2 |
March 7, 2015 | We Will Not Be Shaken | Bethel Music | 1 (2) |
March 14, 2015 | Of Beauty and Rage | Red | 1 |
March 21, 2015 | Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship | Third Day | 2 |
April 4, 2015 | Even So Come | Passion | 1 |
April 11, 2015 | Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship | Third Day | 1 (3) |
April 18, 2015 | Mansion | NF | 1 |
April 25, 2015 | Invader | Rapture Ruckus | 1 |
May 2, 2015 | How Can It Be | Lauren Daigle | 1 |
May 9, 2015 | Tomorrow We Live | KB | 1 |
May 16, 2015 | Live Forever | Matthew West | 1 |
May 23, 2015 | Sound of the Saints | Audio Adrenaline | 1 |
May 30, 2015 | Sing Along 3 | Phil Wickham | 1 |
June 6, 2015 | You Were Never Alone | Emery | 1 |
June 13, 2015 | Empires | Hillsong United | 3 |
July 4, 2015 | Unbroken Praise | Matt Redman | 1 |
July 11, 2015 | Empires | Hillsong United | 1 (4) |
July 18, 2015 | Found in Far Away Places | August Burns Red | 2 |
August 1, 2015 | Empires | Hillsong United | 1 (5) |
August 8, 2015 | Majestic | Kari Jobe | 1 (2) |
August 15, 2015 | Covered: Alive in Asia | Israel & New Breed | 2 |
August 29, 2015 | This Is Not a Test | tobyMac | 2 |
September 12, 2015 | As Family We Go | Rend Collective | 1 |
September 19, 2015 | This Is Not a Test | tobyMac | 2 (4) |
October 3, 2015 | Marty for President | Marty | 1 |
October 10, 2015 | Uncomfortable | Andy Mineo | 1 |
October 17, 2015 | Brave New World | Amanda Cook | 1 |
October 24, 2015 | WALLS | Gateway Worship | 1 |
October 31, 2015 | WOW Hits 2016 | various artists | 1 |
November 7, 2015 | Open Heaven / River Wild | Hillsong Worship | 1 |
November 14, 2015 | Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship | Chris Tomlin | 1 |
November 21, 2015 | WOW Hits 2016 | various artists | 1 (2) |
November 28, 2015 | Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship | Chris Tomlin | 1 (2) |
December 5, 2015 | Be One | Natalie Grant | 1 |
December 12, 2015 | Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship | Chris Tomlin | 3 (5) |
2016
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 2, 2016 | Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship | Chris Tomlin | 1 (6) |
January 9, 2016 | MercyMe, It's Christmas! | MercyMe | 1 |
January 16, 2016 | How Can It Be | Lauren Daigle | 1 (2) |
January 23, 2016 | Salvation's Tide Is Rising | Passion | 1 |
January 30, 2016 | How Can It Be | Lauren Daigle | 1 (3) |
February 6, 2016 | Church Clothes 3 | Lecrae | 1 |
February 13, 2016 | How Can It Be | Lauren Daigle | 2 (5) |
February 27, 2016 | Here as in Heaven | Elevation Worship | 1 |
March 5, 2016 | Hymns That Are Important to Us | Joey + Rory | 10 |
May 14, 2016 | Therapy Session | NF | 1 |
May 21, 2016 | Hymns That Are Important to Us | Joey + Rory | 5 (15) |
June 25, 2016 | Every Nation | Linda Conant & The Circuit Riders | 1 |
July 2, 2016 | Hymns That Are Important to Us | Joey + Rory | 1 (16) |
July 9, 2016 | Exhale | Thousand Foot Krutch | 1 |
July 16, 2016 | Hymns That Are Important to Us | Joey + Rory | 1 (17) |
July 23, 2016 | Everything Was Sound | Silent Planet | 1 |
July 30, 2016 | Where the Light Shines Through | Switchfoot | 1 |
August 6, 2016 | Hard Love | Needtobreathe | 1 |
August 13, 2016 | Air for Free | Relient K | 1 |
August 20, 2016 | Love Remains | Hillary Scott and The Scott Family | 1 |
August 27, 2016 | Unleashed | Skillet | 3 |
September 17, 2016 | One Sided War | Michael Sweet | 1 |
September 24, 2016 | Hymns That Are Important to Us | Joey + Rory | 1 (18) |
October 1, 2016 | Unleashed | Skillet | 1 (4) |
October 8, 2016 | The Very Next Thing | Casting Crowns | 1 |
October 15, 2016 | American Prodigal | Crowder | 1 |
October 22, 2016 | Beautiful Surrender | Jonathan David and Melissa Helser | 1 |
October 29, 2016 | Wow Hits 2017 | various artists | 1 |
November 5, 2016 | Let There Be Light | Hillsong Worship | 1 |
November 12, 2016 | Never Lose Sight | Chris Tomlin | 1 |
November 19, 2016 | How Can It Be | Lauren Daigle | 1 (6) |
November 26, 2016 | Tennessee Christmas | Amy Grant | 1 |
December 3, 2016 | Full Of (Even More) Cheer | Home Free | 1 |
December 10, 2016 | Tennessee Christmas | Amy Grant | 3 (4) |
December 31, 2016 | Behold: A Christmas Collection | Lauren Daigle | 1 |
2017
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at No. 1 |
January 7, 2017 | Wow Hits 2017 | various artists | 2 (3) |
January 21, 2017 | Maranatha! Music: Top 25 Praise Songs, 2017 Edition | various artists | 2 |
February 4, 2017 | Rise | Danny Gokey | 1 |
February 11, 2017 | How Can It Be | Lauren Daigle | 1 (7) |
February 18, 2017 | After All These Years | Brian and Jenn Johnson | 1 |
February 25, 2017 | Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope | Reba McEntire | 3 |
March 18, 2017 | The Shack: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture | soundtrack | 2 |
April 1, 2017 | Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope | Reba McEntire | 1 (4) |
April 8, 2017 | There Is a Cloud | Elevation Worship | 1 |
April 15, 2017 | Identity | Colton Dixon | 1 |
April 22, 2017 | Lifer | MercyMe | 1 |
April 29, 2017 | Starlight: Recorded Live On Tour | Bethel Music | 1 |
May 6, 2017 | Lifer | MercyMe | 1 (2) |
May 13, 2017 | On My Side | Kim Walker-Smith | 1 |
May 20, 2017 | Lifer | MercyMe | 3 (5) |
June 10, 2017 | Out of the Dark | Mandisa | 1 |
June 17, 2017 | Lifer | MercyMe | 2 (7) |
July 1, 2017 | Wonder | Hillsong United | 4 |
July 29, 2017 | Lifer | MercyMe | 2 (9) |
See also
References