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Number one album in Christian music in the United States
Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in
Billboard magazine that ranks the best-performing
Christian albums in the United States. Like the
Billboard 200 , the data is compiled by
Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and
digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of its individual tracks.
[1] The chart was introduced on the magazine issue dated March 29, 1980, under the title "Best Selling Inspirational LPs".
[2] The current name was adopted on August 16, 2003, in an effort to "streamline" chart titles.
[3] The first number-one album was
Candle 's
Music Machine .
[2]
Amy Grant 's
Age to Age , released in 1982, topped the chart for 85 consecutive weeks, the longest for any album on the chart.
[4]
The current number-one album on the chart is
Can You Imagine? ' by
Elevation Worship .
[5]
Artist milestones
Most number-one albums
Most cumulative weeks at number one
Album milestones
Most cumulative weeks at number one
The following albums have spent at least 30 cumulative weeks atop the chart:
Most consecutive weeks at number one
The following albums have spent at least 25 consecutive weeks atop the chart:
Most weeks on the chart
The following albums have spent at least 200 weeks on the chart:
Number ones
See also
References
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"Billboard Charts Legend" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
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"Best Selling Inspirational LPs" (PDF) .
Billboard . March 29, 1980. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.
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"Bad Boys" (PDF) .
Billboard . August 16, 2003. p. 58. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory. Note that we have streamlined the name of the latter album list, dropping the word 'Contemporary.'
^ Ruhlmann, William.
"Amy Grant | Biography & History" .
AllMusic . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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b
"Top Christian Albums" .
Billboard . April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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b Asker, Jim (February 15, 2018).
"Michael W. Smith Returns to Hot Christian Songs Chart: Music Can 'Transform a Life on Every Level' " .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media .
Archived from the original on July 3, 2019.
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b
"Michael W. Smith Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"MercyMe Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 2, 2022 .
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b
"Steven Curtis Chapman Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Passion Conferences Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"LeCrae Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"Hilsong United Chapman Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 . [
dead link ]
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"Chris Tomlin Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
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b
"Casting Crowns Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2022 .
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"Third Day Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Newsboys Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Jeremy Camp Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Hillsong Worship Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Elevation Worship Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 1, 2023 .
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"Lauren Daigle Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 21, 2023 .
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"Sandi Patty Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Kanye West Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
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"Kirk Franklin Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Carmen Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"P.O.D. Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"dc Talk Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Switchfoot Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Petra Chart History: Christian Albums" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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"Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 11, 2021 .
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"Kanye West – Donda" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
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"Amy Grant – Age to Age" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Sandi Patty – Morning Like This" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Amy Grant – Straight Ahead" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"dc Talk – Free at Last" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Amy Grant – Unguarded" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Amy Grant – Lead Me On" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"LeAnn Rimes – You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"P.O.D. – Satellite" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Carman – Revival In the Land" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ Darden, Bob.
"Amy Grant's Phenomenal Success" (PDF) .
Billboard . p. 37. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.
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"Skillet – Awake" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Hillsong United Chart History" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Lauren Daigle Chart History" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"NF – Chart History" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Chris Tomlin – How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"NF – Chart History" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Elevation Worship – Here As in Heaven" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Skillet – Unleashed" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Amy Grant – The Collection" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
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"Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light" .
Billboard . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
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"Zach Williams – Chain Breaker" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Alan Jackson – Precious Memories Collection" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Elvis Presley – Elvis: Ulimate Gospel" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 29, 2022 .
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"For King & Country – Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 4, 2022 .
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"Flyleaf – Flyleaf" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Hillsong Worship – There Is More" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Amy Grant – Age to Age" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
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"tobyMac – This Is Not a Test" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
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"For King & Country – Burn the Ships" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
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"Sandi Patty – More than Wonderful" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Casting Crowns – Only Jesus" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Sandi Patty – Hymns Just For You" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Zach Williams – Rescue Story" . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Kanye West Chart History" . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"MercyMe – Lifer" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 15, 2022 .
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"Casting Crowns – Voice of Truth: The Ultimate Collection" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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"Tauren Wells – Hills and Valleys" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2022 .
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"Skillet – Comatose" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Elevation Worship – Graves into Gardens" . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
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