Top Christian Albums

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 Child of God by Forrest Frank.[5]

Artist milestones

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Album milestones

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Most weeks on the chart

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The following albums have spent at least 200 weeks on the chart:

Key
Album currently charting, as of Issue September 7, 2024[5]
No. Artist Wks. Album Ref.
1 Skillet 537 Awake † [42]
2 Hillsong United 501 Zion † [43]
3 Lauren Daigle 491 How Can It Be † [44]
4 NF 475 Mansion † [45]
5 Chris Tomlin 444 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection † [46]
6 Elevation Worship 431 Here as in Heaven † [47]
7 NF 424 Therapy Session † [48]
8 Skillet 419 Unleashed † [49]
9 Hillsong Worship 395 Let There Be Light † [50]
10 Zach Williams 391 Chain Breaker † [51]
10 Amy Grant 381 The Collection [52]
12 Alan Jackson 376 Precious Memories Collection † [53]
13 MercyMe 340 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe [54]
14 Flyleaf 325 Flyleaf [55]
15 Elvis Presley 314 Elvis: Ultimate Gospel [56]
16 Lauren Daigle 312 Look Up Child [57]
17 For King & Country 308 Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [58]
18 Hillsong Worship 302 There Is More [59]
19 Amy Grant 286 Age to Age [60]
20 tobyMac 285 This Is Not a Test [61]
21 For King & Country 268 Burn the Ships [62]
22 Sandi Patty 257 More Than Wonderful [63]
23 Zach Williams 256 Rescue Story [64]
24 Casting Crowns 255 Only Jesus [65]
25 Kanye West 253 Jesus Is King [66]
26 Casting Crowns 245 Voice of Truth: The Ultimate Collection [67]
27 Sandi Patty 237 Hymns Just for You [68]
28 MercyMe 228 Lifer † [69]
29 Elevation Worship 226 Graves into Gardens [70]
30 Tauren Wells 212 Hills and Valleys [71]
31 Skillet 207 Comatose [72]

Number ones

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Best Selling Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. March 29, 1980. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.
  3. ^ "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.'
  4. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Amy Grant | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Top Christian Albums". Billboard. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  6. ^ a 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.
  7. ^ a b "Michael W. Smith Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "MercyMe Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Steven Curtis Chapman Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Passion Conferences Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "LeCrae Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "Hilsong United Chapman Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Chris Tomlin Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Casting Crowns Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "Elevation Worship Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "Third Day Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  17. ^ "Newsboys Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  18. ^ "Jeremy Camp Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  19. ^ "Hillsong Worship Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  20. ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  21. ^ "Sandi Patty Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  22. ^ "Kanye West Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  23. ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  24. ^ "Carmen Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  25. ^ "P.O.D. Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  26. ^ "dc Talk Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  27. ^ "Switchfoot Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  28. ^ "Petra Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  29. ^ "Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  30. ^ "Kanye West – Donda". Billboard. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  31. ^ "Amy Grant – Age to Age". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  32. ^ "Sandi Patty – Morning Like This". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  33. ^ "Amy Grant – Straight Ahead". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  34. ^ "dc Talk – Free at Last". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  35. ^ "Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  36. ^ "Amy Grant – Unguarded". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  37. ^ "Amy Grant – Lead Me On". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  38. ^ "LeAnn Rimes – You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  39. ^ "P.O.D. – Satellite". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  40. ^ "Carman – Revival In the Land". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  41. ^ Darden, Bob. "Amy Grant's Phenomenal Success" (PDF). Billboard. p. 37. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.
  42. ^ "Skillet – Awake". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  43. ^ "Hillsong United Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  44. ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  45. ^ "NF – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  46. ^ "Chris Tomlin – How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  47. ^ "Elevation Worship – Here As in Heaven". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  48. ^ "NF – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  49. ^ "Skillet – Unleashed". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  50. ^ "Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  51. ^ "Zach Williams – Chain Breaker". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  52. ^ "Amy Grant – The Collection". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  53. ^ "Alan Jackson – Precious Memories Collection". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  54. ^ "MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  55. ^ "Flyleaf – Flyleaf". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  56. ^ "Elvis Presley – Elvis: Ultimate Gospel". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  57. ^ "Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  58. ^ "For King & Country – Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  59. ^ "Hillsong Worship – There Is More". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  60. ^ "Amy Grant – Age to Age". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  61. ^ "tobyMac – This Is Not a Test". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  62. ^ "For King & Country – Burn the Ships". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  63. ^ "Sandi Patty – More than Wonderful". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  64. ^ "Zach Williams – Rescue Story". Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  65. ^ "Casting Crowns – Only Jesus". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  66. ^ "Kanye West Chart History". Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  67. ^ "Casting Crowns – Voice of Truth: The Ultimate Collection". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  68. ^ "Sandi Patty – Hymns Just For You". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  69. ^ "MercyMe – Lifer". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  70. ^ "Elevation Worship – Graves into Gardens". Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  71. ^ "Tauren Wells – Hills and Valleys". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  72. ^ "Skillet – Comatose". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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