The Best of Me (Yolanda Adams album)

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The Best of Me
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2007
Length60:13
Label Elektra, Atlantic
Yolanda Adams chronology
Day by Day
(2005)
The Best of Me
(2007)
What a Wonderful Time
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Best Of Me is a 2007 compilation album by Yolanda Adams. It is Adams' fifth consecutive number-one on the US Top Gospel Albums chart, [3] debuting with sales of 12,000 in its first week [4] and has since become her longest-charting on the US Top Gospel Albums chart, with a total of 207 weeks accumlated. [3]

Contents

Track listings

  1. Victory 4:42
  2. I Gotta Believe 3:39
  3. Yeah 3:17
  4. Open My Heart 5:40
  5. This Too Shall Pass 4:58
  6. Fragile Heart 4:38
  7. Be Blessed 5:44
  8. Continual Praise 4:28
  9. Never Give Up 5:16
  10. I Believe I Can Fly (duet with Gerald Levert) 5:59
  11. In the Midst of It All 6:56
  12. Someone’s Watching Over You 4:51

Charts

Weekly charts

ChartsPeak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 60
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 9
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [7] 23
Chart (2008)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [8] 43
Chart (2017)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [9] 37
Chart (2018)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [10] 41
Chart (2019)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [11] 23
Chart (2020)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [12] 19
Chart (2021)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [13] 31
Chart (2022)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [14] 31
Chart (2022)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [15] 36

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