Top Gospel Albums

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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]

Contents

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.

AlbumWks.Year(s)ArtistRef.
Donda 1272021-23 Kanye West [4]
Jesus Is King 672019-20 [4]
The Nu Nation Project 491998-99 Kirk Franklin [5]
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation 431997-98 [5]
Thirsty 392007 Marvin Sapp [6]
Live in London and More...372001 Donnie McClurkin [7]
Kirk Franklin and the Family 361993 Kirk Franklin [5]
Hero 342005-06 [5]
Mountain High...Valley Low 321999-2000 Yolanda Adams [8]
The Sound 322008-09 Mary Mary [9]
Whatcha Lookin' 4 301996-97 Kirk Franklin [5]
Best Days 302012-13 Tamela Mann [10]
The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin 292002 Kirk Franklin [5]
The Preacher's Wife 261996-97 Whitney Houston [11]
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. 242017-18 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [12]
Here I Am 232010 Marvin Sapp [6]
One Way 202016-17 Tamela Mann [10]
Hello Fear 192011 Kirk Franklin [5]
Old Church Basement 172021 Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music [13]
Losing My Religion 162015-16 Kirk Franklin [5]
Pages of Life - Chapters I & II 151998 Fred Hammond [14]
WOW Gospel 2004 152004 Various Artists [15]
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs152005 Donnie McClurkin [7]
Incredible 132002 Mary Mary [9]
Rehab 132010-11 Lecrae [16]
Long Live Love 132019 Kirk Franklin [5]
Somethin' 'Bout Love122004 Fred Hammond [14]
Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas 111995-96 Kirk Franklin [5]
Gravity 112012-13 Lecrae [16]
Love Alive IV 101990 Walter Hawkins [17]
Alabaster Box 101999-2000 CeCe Winans [18]
Donnie McClurkin... Again102003 Donnie McClurkin [7]
WOW Gospel 2016 102016 Various Artists [15]

Most cumulative weeks on chart

List of albums with 100 or more total weeks on the chart.

AlbumWks.ArtistRef.
Best Days 484 Tamela Mann [10]
Grace 469 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [12]
Playlist: The Very Best Of Marvin Sapp448 Marvin Sapp [6]
Hello Fear 393 Kirk Franklin [5]
One Place Live 374 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [12]
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. 339 [12]
The Essential Kirk Franklin317 Kirk Franklin [5]
The Nu Nation Project 308 [5]
Unstoppable285 Koryn Hawthorne [19]
Go Get It 254 Mary Mary [9]
Jesus Is King 228 Kanye West [4]
Jesus Is Born 212 Sunday Service [20]
The Best of Me 209 Yolanda Adams [8]
One Way 200 Tamela Mann [10]
The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin 197 Kirk Franklin [5]
Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 196 Maverick City Music [13]
Losing My Religion 183 Kirk Franklin [5]
Kirk Franklin and the Family 182 [5]
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation 181 [5]
Long Live Love 162 [5]
The Preacher's Wife 161 Whitney Houston [11]
Move Your Heart 162 Maverick City Music & UPPERROOM [13]
Make Room 155 Jonathan McReynolds [21]
Believe for It 154 CeCe Winans [18]
Old Church Basement 149 Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music [13]
Thirsty 135 Marvin Sapp [6]
Donda 132 Kanye West [4]
The Best Of Fred Hammond123 Fred Hammond [14]
Everyday Jesus122 Anthony Brown & group therAPy [22]
As We Worship: Live121 William McDowell [23]
Mary Mary 117 Mary Mary [9]
The Essential Donnie Mcclurkin116 Donnie McClurkin [7]
The Journey (Live)114 [7]
Thankful 113 Mary Mary [9]
Save the World 112 Yolanda Adams [8]
Live in Chicago110 Shirley Caesar [24]
Pages of Life - Chapters I & II 109 Fred Hammond [14]
Live in London and More...108 Donnie McClurkin [7]
Hero 108 Kirk Franklin [5]
Purpose By Design106 Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ [14]
Greatest Hits105 BeBe & CeCe Winans [18]
Alabaster Box 105 CeCe Winans [18]
Whatcha Lookin' 4 105 Kirk Franklin [5]
The Fight of My Life 105
A Miracle in Harlem104 Shirley Caesar [24]
WOW Gospel 1998 104 Various Artists [15]
Donnie McClurkin104 Donnie McClurkin [7]
Donnie McClurkin... Again104 [7]
Mountain High...Valley Low 104 Yolanda Adams [8]
The Spirit of David104 Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ [14]
Live in Detroit104 Vickie Winans [25]
I Need You Now 104 Smokie Norful [26]
Somethin' 'Bout Love104 Fred Hammond [14]
Nothing Without You 104 Smokie Norful [26]
Alive in South Africa 104 Israel & New Breed [27]
Awesome Wonder103 Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers [28]
Bringing It All Together103 Vickie Winans [25]
Live from Another Level 103 Israel & New Breed [27]
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs103 Donnie McClurkin [7]
20/85 The Experience103 Hezekiah Walker & LFC [29]
Maverick City, Vol. 3 Part 2 103 Maverick City Music [13]
Yolanda... Live in Washington 102 Yolanda Adams [8]
Believe 102 [8]
Gospel Greats 101 Aretha Franklin [30]
The Inner Court101 Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ [14]
Alone in His Presence 101 CeCe Winans [18]
WOW Gospel 2004 101 Various Artists [15]
Show Up!101 The New Life Community Choir featuring John P. Kee [31]
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition 102 Maverick City Music [13]
The Best of Yolanda Adams 100 Yolanda Adams [8]
Day By Day 100 [8]
After the Music Stops 100 Lecrae [16]

Number-one debuts

List of albums which have debuted at number-one.

1990s

SongDebut dateArtistRef.
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

SongDebut dateArtistRef.
Love and FreedomSeptember 16, 2000 BeBe [32]
Christmas with Yolanda Adams December 16, 2000 Yolanda Adams [8]
Believe December 22, 2001 Yolanda Adams [8]
Donnie McClurkin... AgainMarch 22, 2003 Donnie McClurkin [7]
Incredible August 3, 2002 Mary Mary [9]
Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3September 28, 2002 Fred Hammond [14]
Bringing It All TogetherMay 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 LoveJune 26, 2004 Fred Hammond [14]
CrossroadsSeptember 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 AloneOctober 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

SongDebut dateArtistRef.
Here I Am April 3, 2010 Marvin Sapp [6]
Refreshed by FireOctober 2, 2010 Shekinah Glory Ministry [41]
Rehab October 16, 2010 Lecrae [16]
FreshNovember 6, 2010 Tye Tribbett [36]
Church on the MoonFebruary 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 MeSeptember 10, 2011 Isaac Carree [44]
The Awakening of Le'Andria JohnsonSeptember 24, 2011 Le'Andria Johnson [45]
Free November 5, 2011 Kierra Sheard [46]
IdentityFebruary 4, 2012 James Fortune & FIYA [47]
God, Love & RomanceFebruary 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, WilsonApril 13, 2013 Fred Hammond [14]
ResetJuly 13, 2013 Isaac Carree [48]
Greater ThanAugust 24, 2013 Tye Tribbett [36]
R.E.D. (Restoring Everything Damaged)September 21, 2013 Deitrick Haddon [34]
20 Year Celebration - Vol. 1: Best For LastOctober 12, 2013 Donald Lawrence & Co. [43]
Church Clothes, Vol. 2 November 23, 2013 Lecrae [16]
Dear Future MeMarch 15, 2014 James Fortune & FIYA [49]
Deitrick Haddon's LXWMay 10, 2014 Deitrick Haddon [34]
Graceland August 14, 2014 Kierra Sheard [50]
I Will TrustDecember 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 JesusAugust 8, 2015 Anthony Brown & group therAPy [22]
Life Music: Stage Two October 10, 2015 Jonathan McReynolds [21]
MasterpieceNovember 28, 2015 Deitrick Haddon [34]
The Journey (Live)September 10, 2016 Donnie McClurkin [7]
One Way October 1, 2016 Tamela Mann [10]
Worship Journal: LiveOctober 22, 2016 Fred Hammond [14]
Secret Place: Live In South AfricaNovember 26, 2016 VaShawn Mitchell [53]
Let Them Fall in Love February 25, 2017 CeCe Winans [18]
Dear Future MeJuly 15, 2017 James Fortune [54]
Love and FreedomAugust 5, 2017 Anita Wilson accompanied by the Company [55]
A Long Way from SundayAugust 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 WinNovember 4, 2017 Tye Tribbett [36]
Make Room March 24, 2018 Jonathan McReynolds [21]
Open Heaven: The Maranda ExperienceMay 12, 2018 Maranda Curtis [56]
UnstoppableJuly 28, 2018 Koryn Hawthorne [19]
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings August 25, 2018 Aretha Franklin [30]
Heart. Passion. Pursuit.: Live at Passion City ChurchNovember 17, 2018 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [12]
Long Live Love June 15, 2019 Kirk Franklin [5]
Dream AgainSeptember 7, 2019 James Fortune [57]
I Made It OutSeptember 28, 2019 John P. Kee [31]
2econd Wind: ReadyNovember 2, 2019 Anthony Brown & group therAPy [22]
Jesus Is King November 9, 2019 Kanye West [4]

2020s

SongDebut dateArtistRef.
Kierra May 2, 2020 Kierra Sheard [58]
Royalty: Live at the RymanOctober 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. 1March 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 WaySeptember 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 02November 11, 2023 Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine [13]

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