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 Seasons by Natalie Grant.[5]

Artist milestones

Album milestones

Most weeks on the chart

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

Key
Album currently charting, as of October 21, 2023[5]
No. Artist Wks. Album Ref.
1 Skillet 491 Awake † [42]
2 Hillsong United 463 Zion † [43]
3 Lauren Daigle 445 How Can It Be † [44]
4 NF 429 Mansion † [45]
5 Chris Tomlin 404 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection † [46]
6 Elevation Worship 392 Here as in Heaven † [47]
7 NF 390 Therapy Session † [48]
8 Amy Grant 381 The Collection [49]
9 Skillet 375 Unleashed † [50]
10 Hillsong Worship 352 Let There Be Light † [51]
11 Zach Williams 350 Chain Breaker † [52]
12 Alan Jackson 330 Precious Memories Collection † [53]
13 Elvis Presley 314 Elvis: Ultimate Gospel [54]
14 For King & Country 308 Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [55]
15 MercyMe 294 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe [56]
16 Amy Grant 286 Age to Age [57]
17 tobyMac 285 This Is Not a Test [58]
18 Hillsong Worship 274 There Is More [59]
19 Lauren Daigle 265 Look Up Child [60]
20 For King & Country 262 Burn the Ships [61]
21 Sandi Patty 257 More Than Wonderful [62]
22 Sandi Patty 237 Hymns Just for You [63]
23 MercyMe 228 Lifer † [64]
24 Tauren Wells 212 Hills and Valleys [65]
25 Zach Williams 210 Rescue Story [66]
26 Skillet 207 Comatose [67]
27 Kanye West 207 Jesus Is King [68]

Number ones

See also

References
  1. "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. "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. "Top Christian Albums". Billboard. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  6. 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. "Michael W. Smith Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. "MercyMe Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  9. "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. "Casting Crowns Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  15. "Third Day Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  16. "Newsboys Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  17. "Jeremy Camp Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  18. "Hillsong Worship Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  19. "Elevation Worship Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  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 October 12, 2023.
  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 October 12, 2023.
  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 October 19, 2023.
  43. "Hillsong United Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  44. "Lauren Daigle Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  45. "NF – Mansion". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  46. "Chris Tomlin – How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  47. "Elevation Worship – Here As in Heaven". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  48. "NF – Therapy Session". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  49. "Amy Grant – The Collection". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  50. "Skillet – Unleashed". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  51. "Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  52. "Zach Williams – Chain Breaker". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  53. "Alan Jackson – Precious Memories Collection". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  54. "Elvis Presley – Elvis: Ulimate Gospel". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  55. "For King & Country – Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  56. "MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  57. "Amy Grant – Age to Age". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  58. "tobyMac – This Is Not a Test". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  59. "Hillsong Worship – There Is More". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  60. "Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  61. "For King & Country – Burn the Ships". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  62. "Sandi Patty – More than Wonderful". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  63. "Sandi Patty – Hymns Just For You". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  64. "MercyMe – Lifer". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  65. "Tauren Wells – Hills and Valleys". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  66. "Zach Williams – Rescue Story". Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  67. "Skillet – Comatose". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  68. "Kanye West Chart History". Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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