Steven Curtis Chapman discography
American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman has released 17 studio albums and 82 singles, in addition to 4 holiday albums, 3 compilation albums, and 3 video releases. He has sold over 11 million albums, and 10 of his albums have been certified gold or platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1]
| Steven Curtis Chapman discography | |
|---|---|
 Steven Curtis Chapman performing in concert | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 82 |
| Holiday albums | 4 |
Chapman's first album, First Hand (1987), was released on Sparrow Records; although the album did not chart, three of its singles reached the top ten on the CCM Update Christian radio charts. Real Life Conversations (1988) became his first album to appear on the Billboard Christian Albums chart, and More to This Life (1989) was his first top ten album on the Christian Albums chart, also yielding four No. 1 singles on the CCM Update Adult Contemporary chart; it was certified gold by the RIAA in 2002, signifying sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.
Chapman would release five more studio albums in the 1990s, all of which reached the No. 1 position on the Christian Albums chart. For the Sake of the Call (1990), The Great Adventure (1992), and Signs of Life (1996) achieved gold certifications, while Heaven in the Real World (1994) and Speechless (1999) were certified platinum, signifying sales of over one million copies in the United States. He also recorded two other gold albums in the 1990s: the Christmas album The Music of Christmas (1995) and the compilation album Greatest Hits (1997). Chapman recorded 22 No. 1 singles on the Adult Contemporary chart in the 1990s, with "The Great Adventure" ranking as the No. 1 single on the 1990s decade-end Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
Chapman's next two albums, Declaration (2001) and All About Love (2003), were his highest-charting albums on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 14 and 12, respectively; they were both certified gold by the RIAA. In addition to All About Love, All Things New (2004), This Moment (2007), and Beauty Will Rise (2009) all reached the No. 1 position on the Christian Albums chart. He left Sparrow Records in 2012 and moved to Reunion Records,[3] where he has released two studio albums, The Glorious Unfolding (2014) and Worship and Believe (2016), as well as the Christmas album Joy (2012). He has also released two bluegrass albums through Cracker Barrel, with both charting at No. 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Christ. [5] | ||||||||
| First Hand | — | — | |||||||
| Real Life Conversations |
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— | 19 | ||||||
| More to This Life |
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— | 2 | ||||||
| For the Sake of the Call |
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— | 1 |
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| The Great Adventure |
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— | 1 |
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| Heaven in the Real World |
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195 | 1 |
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| Signs of Life |
|
20 | 1 |
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| Speechless |
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31 | 1 |
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| Declaration |
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14 | 2 |
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| All About Love |
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12 | 1 |
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| All Things New |
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22 | 1 | ||||||
| This Moment |
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47 | 1 | ||||||
| Beauty Will Rise |
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27 | 1 | ||||||
| Re-creation |
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43 | 2 | ||||||
| The Glorious Unfolding | 27 | 2 | |||||||
| Worship and Believe |
|
87 | 4 | ||||||
| Still | — | 4 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Bluegrass albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Christ. [5] |
US Bluegrass [8] | |||||||
| Deep Roots |
|
68 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows |
|
—[upper-alpha 1] | 12 | 1 | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Christ. [5] | ||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
|
85 | 4 | ||||||
| #1's, Vol. 1 |
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— | 19 | ||||||
| #1's, Vol. 2 |
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— | 43 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Christ. [5] | ||||||||
| Safe in the Arms (EP) |
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— | 30 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Holiday albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Christ. [5] |
US Holiday [10] | |||||||
| The Music of Christmas |
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61 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| All I Really Want for Christmas |
|
90 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Joy | 185 | 7 | 13 | ||||||
| Christmas Hymns |
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— | 50 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Christ. [5] | ||||||||
| The Live Adventure | — | 2 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Videos
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Video [11] |
US Christ [5] | ||||||||
| The Walk | 2 | — | |||||||
| The Videos | 16 | — | |||||||
| A Great Adventure: Live Solo Performances of Timeless Hits |
|
1 | —[upper-alpha 2] | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
1987–2000
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. AC [16] |
US Christ. CHR [17] | ||||||||
| "Weak Days" | 1987 | 2 | 6 | First Hand | |||||
| "Hiding Place" | 6 | — | |||||||
| "Tell Me" | — | 14 | |||||||
| "Run Away" | 1988 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| "His Eyes" | 1 | 12 | Real Life Conversations | ||||||
| "Faithful Too" | — | 14 | |||||||
| "For Who He Really Is" | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| "My Turn Now" | 1989 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| "His Strength Is Perfect" | 10 | — | |||||||
| "More to This Life" | 1 | 2 | More to This Life | ||||||
| "I Will Be Here" | 1990 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| "Love You With My Life" | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| "Treasure Island" | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| "Waiting for Lightning" | 6 | — | |||||||
| "For the Sake of the Call" | 1991 | 1 | 3 | For the Sake of the Call | |||||
| "When You Are a Soldier" | 12 | — | |||||||
| "No Better Place" | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| "Busy Man" | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| "What Kind of Joy" | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| "You Know Better" | 1992 | 6 | 15 | ||||||
| "Real Life Medley" | 10 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "The Great Adventure" | 1 | 3 | The Great Adventure | ||||||
| "Where We Belong" | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| "Go There With You" | 1993 | 2 | 19 | ||||||
| "That's Paradise" | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| "Still Called Today" (featuring Bebe Winans) | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| "Heaven in the Real World" | 1994 | 1 | 1 | Heaven in the Real World | |||||
| "King of the Jungle" | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| "Remember Your Chains" | 20 | — | |||||||
| "Dancing with the Dinosaur" | 1995 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| "The Mountain" | 6 | — | |||||||
| "Heartbeat of Heaven" | 11 | 19 | |||||||
| "Christmas is All in the Heart" | 1 | — | The Music of Christmas | ||||||
| "Sometimes He Comes in the Clouds" | 1996 | 8 | — | My Utmost for His Highest | |||||
| "Lord of the Dance" | 2 | 2 | Signs of Life | ||||||
| "Signs of Life" | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| "Let Us Pray" | 1997 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| "Free" | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| "Not Home Yet" | 1 | 9 | Greatest Hits | ||||||
| "I Will Not Go Quietly" | 1998 | 1 | 7 | Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture The Apostle | |||||
| "The Walk" | 6 | — | Signs of Life | ||||||
| "Speechless" | 1999 | 1 | 2 | Speechless | |||||
| "Dive" | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| "Fingerprints of God" | 1 | — | |||||||
| "Whatever" | 2000 | — | 3 | ||||||
| "Great Expectations" | 1 | — | |||||||
| "I Do Believe" | — | 3 | |||||||
| "The Change" | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
2001–present
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AC [18] |
US Christ. [19] |
US Christ. Airplay [20] |
US Christ. AC [21] | ||||||
| "Live Out Loud" | 2001 | — | —[upper-alpha 3] | —[upper-alpha 4] | Declaration | ||||
| "God Is God" | — | —[upper-alpha 5] | —[upper-alpha 6] | ||||||
| "See The Glory" | 2002 | — | —[upper-alpha 7] | —[upper-alpha 8] | |||||
| "Magnificent Obsession" | — | —[upper-alpha 9] | —[upper-alpha 10] | ||||||
| "Jesus Is Life" | — | —[upper-alpha 11] | —[upper-alpha 12] | ||||||
| "All About Love" | — | —[upper-alpha 13] | —[upper-alpha 14] | All About Love | |||||
| "How Do I Love Her" | 2003 | 27 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| "Moment Made for Worshipping" | — | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| "All Things New" | 2004 | — | 8 | 8 | All Things New | ||||
| "Much of You" | — | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| "Believe Me Now" (w/ Mac Powell) | 2005 | — | 27 | 27 | |||||
| "Remembering You" | 22 | 9 | 7 | Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | |||||
| "All I Really Want For Christmas" | 36 | 2 | 2 | All I Really Want for Christmas | |||||
| "Miracle of the Moment" | 2007 | — | 4 | 3 | This Moment | ||||
| "Cinderella" | 2008 | 23 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| "Yours" | — | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| "Heaven is the Face" | 2009 | — | 7 | 13 | Beauty Will Rise | ||||
| "Beauty Will Rise" | 2010 | — | 39 | — | |||||
| "Do Everything" | 2011 | — | 3 | 1 | Re-creation | ||||
| "Long Way Home" | 2012 | — | 15 | 18 | |||||
| "Christmas Time Again" | — | 1 | 1 | Joy | |||||
| "Love Take Me Over" | 2013 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | The Glorious Unfolding | |||
| "Glorious Unfolding" | 2014 | — | 18 | 16 | — | ||||
| "Something Beautiful" | 2015 | — | 19 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| "Amen" | 2016 | — | 23 | 17 | 20 | Worship and Believe | |||
| "One True God" | — | 27 | 20 | 27 | |||||
| "More Than Conquerers" | 2017 | — | — | 33 | — | ||||
| "Remember to Remember" | 2018 | — | — | 41 | — | non-album single | |||
| "Don't Lose Heart" | 2022 | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | Still | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
1987–2000
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. AC [16] |
US Christ. CHR [17] | ||||||||
| "Listen to Our Hearts" (Geoff Moore and the Distance featuring Steven Curtis Chapman) |
1992 | 4 | — | A Friend Like U | |||||
| "Faithful Friend" (Twila Paris featuring Steven Curtis Chapman) |
1996 | 4 | 22 | Where I Stand | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
2004–present
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. [19] |
US Christ. Airplay [20] |
US Christ. AC [21] | |||||||
| "I See Love" (featuring MercyMe, Third Day, and Steven Curtis Chapman) |
2004 | 21 | 25 | The Passion of the Christ: Songs | |||||
| "By His Wounds" (featuring Mark Hall, Mac Powell, Brian Littrell, and Steven Curtis Chapman) |
2007 | 8 | 8 | Glory Revealed | |||||
| "Jesus, Firm Foundation" (featuring Mike Donehey, Mandisa, Mark Hall, and Steven Curtis Chapman) |
2013 | 41 | — | Jesus, Firm Foundation: Hymns of Worship | |||||
| "Wonderful" (Cain featuring Steven Curtis Chapman) |
2021 | 18 | 4 | 3 | Wonderful (EP) | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Other charting songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. [19] | |||
| "Go Tell it on the Mountain" | 2005 | 17 | All I Really Want for Christmas |
| "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | 2012 | 32 | Joy |
| "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" | 46 | ||
| "Joy to the World" | 45 | ||
| "Warrior" | 2015 | 50 | War Room (Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) |
| "We Remember" | 2017 | 43 | non-album release |
| "The Great Adventure: 25th Anniversary Edition" (with Bart Millard) | 47 | ||
| "Together (We'll Get Through This)" (with Brad Paisley, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Lauren Alaina) | 2020 | 36 |
Notes
Notes
- Deeper Roots: Where The Bluegrass Grows did not appear on the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 58 on the component Top Album Sales chart.[9]
- A Great Adventure: Live Solo Performances of Timeless Hits did not appear on the Billboard Christian Albums chart, but peaked at No. 13 on the component Christian Album Sales chart.[15]
- "Live Out Loud" was released before the Billboard Christian Songs and Christian Airplay charts were created, but peaked at No. 1 on the Radio & Records Christian AC and CHR charts.[22]
- "Live Out Loud" was released before the Billboard Christian AC Songs chart was created.
- "God Is God" was released before the Billboard Christian Songs and Christian Airplay charts were created, but peaked at No. 1 on the Radio & Records Christian AC chart.[23]
- "God Is God" was released before the Billboard Christian AC Songs chart was created.
- "See The Glory" was released before the Billboard Christian Songs and Christian Airplay charts were created, but peaked at No. 3 on the Radio & Records Christian CHR charts.[24]
- "See The Glory" was released before the Billboard Christian AC Songs chart was created.
- "Magnificent Obsession" was released before the Billboard Christian Songs and Christian Airplay charts were created, but peaked at No. 1 on the Radio & Records Christian AC chart.[25]
- "Magnificent Obsession" was released before the Billboard Christian AC Songs chart was created.
- "Jesus Is Life" was released before the Billboard Christian Songs and Christian Airplay charts were created, but peaked at No. 21 on the Radio & Records Christian CHR chart.[26]
- "Jesus Is Life" was released before the Billboard Christian AC Songs chart was created.
- "All About Love" was released before the Billboard Christian Songs and Christian Airplay charts were created, but peaked at No. 1 on the Radio & Records Christian AC and CHR charts.[27]
- "All About Love" was released before the Billboard Christian AC Songs chart was created.
Footnotes
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- "Decade Chart Toppers". The CCM Update. January 2000. Archived from the original on April 8, 2000. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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- "Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "Music". Stevencurtischapman.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "American certifications – Steven Curtis Chapman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Chart History: Bluegrass Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "Chart History: Holiday Album Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "Chart History: Music Video Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- Walk [VHS] - Steven Curtis Chapman. ISBN 8474002869.
- "Steven Curtis Chapman - The Videos". Amazon. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- Culver, Ross (May 6, 2019). "Steven Curtis Chapman 'LIVE Solo' Project Hits May 10". CCM Magazine. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- "Christian Album Sales". Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. May 25, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- Brothers, Jeffery Lee (2003). Hot Hits: Adult Contemporary Charts 1978-2001. CCM Magazine. pp. 58–59. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
- Powell, Mark Allan (March 2003). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson Publishers. p. 161. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- "Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- "Chart History: Christian Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- "Chart History: Christian Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- "Chart History: Christian AC Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "Christian" (PDF). Radio & Records: 116–117. October 5, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Christian" (PDF). Radio & Records: 126. February 15, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Christian" (PDF). Radio & Records: 138. May 3, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Christian" (PDF). Radio & Records: 115. August 2, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Christian" (PDF). Radio & Records: 65. January 3, 2003. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Christian" (PDF). Radio & Records (1493): 85–86. February 28, 2003. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
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