The Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart is a music chart based on sales of albums of Contemporary Christian and gospel music in the UK. It is compiled weekly by the Official Charts Company (OCC), with each week's number one being announced on Mondays on their official website. [1] The chart was launched on 11 March 2013 in partnership with Christian child development charity Compassion UK [2] – the album at number one on the first chart was Zion by Hillsong United. [3] The band's record label, Hillsong Music UK, remarked that they were "thrilled to be part of the launch of the first Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in the UK". [3] The event launching the chart was hosted by David Grant, and featured Martin Smith of Delirious? and the London Community Gospel Choir. [4] The previous year, 600 new Christian music albums had been released in the UK. [5]
No. | nth album to top the Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart |
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re | Return of an album to number one |
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No. | Artist [lower-alpha 1] | Album [lower-alpha 1] | Record label [lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one (for the week ending) [lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one (Total weeks at number one) [lower-alpha 1] |
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2013 | |||||
1 | Hillsong United | Zion | Hillsong | 16 March 2013 | 1 |
2 | Worship Central | Let It Be Known | Integrity | 23 March 2013 | 4 |
re | Hillsong United | Zion | Hillsong | 20 April 2013 | 2 (3) |
3 | Martin Smith | God's Great Dance Floor Step 01 | Integrity | 4 May 2013 | 1 |
re | Hillsong United | Zion | Hillsong | 11 May 2013 | 1 (4) |
4 | Rend Collective | Campfire | Integrity | 18 May 2013 | 1 |
re | Worship Central | Let It Be Known | Integrity | 25 May 2013 | 1 (5) |
5 | Amy Grant | How Mercy Looks from Here | Decca | 1 June 2013 | 1 |
6 | Guvna B | Odd 1 Out | Guvna | 8 June 2013 | 1 |
re | Worship Central | Let It Be Known | Integrity | 15 June 2013 | 1 (6) |
re | Amy Grant | How Mercy Looks from Here | Decca | 22 June 2013 | 1 (2) |
re | Hillsong United | Zion | Hillsong | 29 June 2013 | 1 (5) |
7 | Mavis Staples | One True Vine | ANTI- | 6 July 2013 | 1 |
8 | Hillsong Live | Glorious Ruins | Hillsong | 13 July 2013 | 9 |
9 | Bethel Music | Tides | Integrity | 14 September 2013 | 3 |
10 | Matt Redman | Your Grace Finds Me | sixstepsrecords | 5 October 2013 | 1 |
11 | Hillsong Young & Free | We Are Young & Free | Hillsong | 12 October 2013 | 1 |
re | Matt Redman | Your Grace Finds Me | sixstepsrecords | 19 October 2013 | 3 (4) |
12 | Friar Alessandro | Voice of Joy | Decca | 9 November 2013 | 1 |
re | Matt Redman | Your Grace Finds Me | sixstepsrecords | 16 November 2013 | 2 (6) |
13 | Soul Survivor & Momentum | The Flood | Integrity | 30 November 2013 | 1 |
14 | Skillet | Rise | Warner Bros. | 7 December 2013 | 1 |
15 | King's College Choir & David Willcocks | Essential Carols | Decca | 14 December 2013 | 4 |
2014 | |||||
re | Matt Redman | Your Grace Finds Me | sixstepsrecords | 11 January 2014 | 2 (8) |
16 | Elevation Worship | Only King Forever | Essential Worship | 25 January 2014 | 1 |
re | Matt Redman | Your Grace Finds Me | sixstepsrecords | 1 February 2014 | 1 (9) |
17 | Casting Crowns | Thrive | Reunion | 8 February 2014 | 4 |
18 | Bethel Music | Tides Live | Bethel Music | 8 March 2014 | 1 |
19 | Patrick Hawes | Angel | Decca | 15 March 2014 | 1 |
re | Bethel Music | Tides Live | Bethel Music | 22 March 2014 | 1 (2) |
20 | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 29 March 2014 | 5 |
21 | Bethel Music | You Make Me Brave (Live) | Bethel Music | 3 May 2014 | 2 |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity Music | 17 May 2014 | 3 (8) |
22 | LIFE Worship | Dance Again | Integrity | 7 June 2014 | 1 |
23 | Jesus Culture | Unstoppable Love | Jesus Culture | 14 June 2014 | 1 |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 21 June 2014 | 3 (11) |
24 | Hillsong Worship | No Other Name | Hillsong | 12 July 2014 | 7 |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 30 August 2014 | 1 (12) |
25 | Steffany Gretzinger | The Undoing | Bethel Music | 6 September 2014 | 1 |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 13 September 2014 | 1 (13) |
26 | Lecrae | Anomaly | Reach | 20 September 2014 | 1 |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 27 September 2014 | 1 (14) |
re | Hillsong Worship | No Other Name | Hillsong | 4 October 2014 | 1 (8) |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 11 October 2014 | 4 (18) |
27 | Worship Central | Set Apart | Integrity | 8 November 2014 | 2 |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 22 November 2014 | 1 (19) |
28 | Rend Collective | Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1) | UMC | 29 November 2014 | 3 |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 20 December 2014 | 2 (21) |
2015 | |||||
re | Rend Collective | Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1) | UMC | 3 January 2015 | 1 (4) |
re | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | Integrity | 10 January 2015 | 4 (25) |
29 | Bethel Music | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) | Bethel Music | 7 February 2015 | 9 |
30 | Various artists | The World's Favorite Worship Songs | UMTV | 11 April 2015 | 8 |
31 | Hillsong United | Empires | Hillsong | 6 June 2015 | 3 |
32 | Matt Redman | Unbroken Praise (Live at Abbey Road Studios) | Integrity | 27 June 2015 | 5 |
33 | Tim Hughes | Pocketful of Faith | 30 July 2015 | 1 | |
34 | New Wine Worship | Wildfire Live Worship From New Wine | 6 August 2015 | 3 | |
35 | United Pursuit | Simple Gospel (Live) | United Pursuit | 27 August 2015 | 1 |
36 | Rend Collective | As Family We Go | CCMG | 3 September 2015 | 5 |
37 | Amanda Cook | Brave New World | Bethel Music | 8 October 2015 | 1 |
38 | Hillsong Worship | The Peace Project | Hillsong | 15 October 2015 | 1 |
re | Rend Collective | As Family We Go | CCMG | 22 October 2015 | 1 (6) |
39 | Hillsong Worship | Open Heaven / River Wild | Hillsong Music | 29 October 2015 | 4 |
40 | Soul Survivor | Love Takes Over | Integrity | 26 November 2015 | 1 |
41 | Guvna B | Secret World | Guvna | 3 December 2015 | 1 |
re | Hillsong Worship | Open Heaven / River Wild | Hillsong Music | 10 December 2015 | 1 |
re | Rend Collective | Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1) | UMC | 17 December 2015 | 2 (6) |
2016 | |||||
re | Hillsong Worship | Open Heaven / River Wild | Hillsong Music | 7 January 2016 | 3 (7) |
42 | Jesus Culture | Let It Echo | Jesus Culture | 28 January 2016 | 1 |
43 | William McDowell | Sounds of Revival | Entertainment One | 4 February 2016 | 1 |
re | Jesus Culture | Let It Echo | Jesus Culture | 11 February 2016 | 1 (2) |
44 | Elevation Worship | Here as in Heaven | Essential Worship | 18 February 2016 | 2 |
re | Jesus Culture | Let It Echo | Jesus Culture | 3 March 2016 | 1 (3) |
45 | Hillsong Young & Free | Youth Revival | Hillsong | 10 March 2016 | 2 |
46 | Bethel Music | Have It All – Live at Bethel Church | Bethel Music | 24 March 2016 | 7 |
47 | Philippa Hanna | Speed of Light | Resound Media | 12 May 2016 | 1 |
re | Bethel Music | Have It All – Live at Bethel Church | Bethel Music | 19 May 2016 | 1 (8) |
re | Rend Collective | As Family We Go | CCMG | 26 May 2016 | 2 (7) |
48 | LIFE Worship | Wide Open Space (Live) | Integrity | 9 June 2016 | 2 |
re | Bethel Music | Have It All – Live at Bethel Church | Bethel Music | 23 June 2016 | 1 (9) |
49 | Keith & Kristyn Getty | Facing a Task Unfinished | Getty Music | 30 June 2016 | 1 |
re | Bethel Music | Have It All – Live at Bethel Church | Bethel Music | 7 July 2016 | 1 (10) |
50 | Vineyard UK | Fearless: Live from DTI 2016 | Vineyard | 14 July 2016 | 1 |
re | Bethel Music | Have It All – Live at Bethel Church | Bethel Music | 21 July 2016 | 1 (11) |
51 | Hillsong United | Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land | Hillsong | 28 July 2016 | 3 |
52 | Skillet | Unleashed | Roadrunner | 18 August 2016 | 4 |
re | Keith & Kristyn Getty | Facing a Task Unfinished | Getty Music | 15 September 2016 | 2 (3) |
53 | Casting Crowns | The Very Next Thing | Reunion | 29 September 2016 | 1 |
re | Skillet | Unleashed | Roadrunner | 6 October 2016 | 1 (5) |
54 | Jonathan David & Melissa Helser | Beautiful Surrender | Bethel Music | 13 October 2016 | 1 |
55 | Rend Collective | Campfire II: Simplicity | CCMG | 20 October 2016 | 1 |
56 | Hillsong Worship | Let There Be Light | Hillsong | 27 October 2016 | 4 |
57 | Soul Survivor | Never Gonna Stop | Integrity | 24 November 2016 | 1 |
58 | Matt Redman | These Christmas Lights | sixsteps | 1 December 2016 | 5 |
2017 | |||||
59 | King's College Choir & David Willcocks | Favourite Carols from King's | Warner Classics | 5 January 2017 | 1 |
re | Hillsong Worship | Let There Be Light | Hillsong | 12 January 2017 | 4 (8) |
60 | Brian & Jenn Johnson | After All These Years | Bethel Music | 9 February 2017 | 1 |
61 | Kari Jobe | The Garden | UMC | 16 February 2017 | 1 |
re | Bethel Music | Have It All – Live at Bethel Church | Bethel Music | 23 February 2017 | 1 (12) |
re | Hillsong Worship | Let There Be Light | Hillsong | 2 March 2017 | 7 (15) |
62 | Bethel Music | Starlight | Bethel Music | 20 April 2017 | 2 |
63 | Kim Walker-Smith | On My Side | CCMG | 3 May 2017 | 2 |
re | Hillsong Worship | Let There Be Light | Hillsong | 11 May 2017 | 4 (19) |
64 | Worship Central | Mercy Road | CCMG | 8 June 2017 | 1 |
65 | Darlene Zschech | Here I Am Send Me | Integrity | 15 June 2017 | 1 |
66 | Hillsong United | Wonder | Hillsong | 22 June 2017 | 9 |
67 | Jesus Culture | Love Has a Name | CCMG | 24 August 2017 | 2 |
re | Hillsong United | Wonder | Hillsong | 7 September 2017 | 4 (13) |
68 | Kristene DiMarco | Where His Light Was | Bethel Music | 5 October 2017 | 1 |
69 | Matt Redman | Glory Song | sixsteps | 12 October 2017 | 6 |
70 | Sweet & Lynch | Unified | Frontiers | 23 November 2017 | 1 |
71 | Soul Survivor | The Promise (Live) | Integrity | 30 November 2017 | 1 |
72 | Philippa Hanna | Come Back Fighting | Resound | 7 December 2017 | 1 |
re | Hillsong Worship | The Peace Project | Hillsong Music | 14 December 2017 | 1 |
re | Matt Redman | Glory Song | sixsteps | 21 December 2017 | 2 (8) |
2018 | |||||
re | Hillsong Worship | The Peace Project | Hillsong Music | 4 January 2018 | 1 (2) |
73 | NF | Mansion | CCMG | 11 January 2018 | 3 |
74 | Rend Collective | Good News | CCMG | 1 February 2018 | 1 |
75 | Cory Asbury | Reckless Love | Bethel Music | 10 February 2018 | 1 |
re | Rend Collective | Good News | CCMG | 15 February 2018 | 8 (9) |
76 | Steffany Gretzinger | Blackout | Bethel Music | 12 April 2018 | 1 |
77 | Hillsong Worship | There Is More | Hillsong Music | 19 April 2018 | 8 |
78 | LIFE Worship | Speak to the Storm | Integrity Music | 14 June 2018 | 1 |
re | Hillsong Worship | There Is More | Hillsong Music | 21 June 2018 | 3 (11) |
79 | Hillsong Young & Free | III | 12 July 2018 | 1 | |
re | Hillsong Worship | There Is More | 19 July 2018 | 3 (14) | |
80 | New Wine Worship | You Restore My Soul | Integrity Music | 9 August 2018 | 1 |
re | Hillsong Worship | There Is More | Hillsong Music | 16 August 2018 | 1 (15) |
81 | Elvis Presley | Where No One Stands Alone | Sony | 23 August 2018 | 5 |
82 | Tori Kelly | Hiding Place | Virgin | 27 September 2018 | 1 |
re | Elvis Presley | Where No One Stands Alone | Sony | 4 October 2018 | 1 (6) |
83 | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | Elevation Worship | 11 October 2018 | 1 |
84 | Lauren Daigle | Look Up Child | Centricity Music | 18 October 2018 | 8 |
re | Elvis Presley | Where No One Stands Alone | Sony | 20 December 2018 | 1 (7) |
re | Lauren Daigle | Look Up Child | Centricity Music | 27 December 2018 | 5 (13) |
2019 | |||||
85 | Switchfoot | Native Tongue | Fantasy Records | 31 January 2019 | 1 |
86 | Bethel Music | Victory | Bethel Music | 7 February 2019 | 9 |
re | Lauren Daigle | Look Up Child | Centricity Music | 11 April 2019 | 4 (17) |
87 | Hillsong United | People | Hillsong Music | 9 May 2019 | 1 |
re | Lauren Daigle | Look Up Child | Centricity Music | 16 May 2019 | 11 (28) |
88 | Scott Stapp | The Space Between the Shadows | Napalm | 1 August 2019 | 1 |
89 | NF | The Search | NF Real Music | 8 August 2019 | 13 |
90 | Kanye West | Jesus Is King | Def Jam | 7 November 2019 | 6 |
re | NF | The Search | NF Real Music | 19 December 2019 | 2 |
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