Hot Gospel Songs is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of gospel songs using the same methodology developed for the Billboard Hot 100,[1] the magazine's flagship songs chart,[2] by incorporating data from the sales of downloads, streaming data,[3][4] and airplay across all monitored radio stations.[5]
From its inception in March 2005 through November 2013, the Hot Gospel Songs chart ranked the top songs only by overall audience impressions of songs played on gospel music radio stations.[1] Beginning with the chart dated December 7, 2013, the chart follows the same methodology used for the Hot 100 to compile its rankings. The Gospel Airplay chart was launched simultaneously to continue to monitor airplay of songs on gospel radio.[6]
The first number-one song on the chart was "We Must Praise" by J Moss in the chart dated March 19, 2005.[7] The current number-one song on the chart is "Jireh" by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine.[8]
List of songs with 5 or more weeks at number-one.
Songs which have debuted at number-one.
| Number of singles | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kirk Franklin | [11] |
| 5 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [20] |
| 5 | Maverick City Music | [9] |
| 5 | Kanye West | [13] |
| 4 | Marvin Sapp | [10] |
| 4 | Elevation Worship | [45] |
| 4 | James Fortune & FIYA | [14] |
| 4 | Lecrae | [27] |
| 3 | Hezekiah Walker | [15] |
| 3 | Kierra Sheard | [46][20][19] |
| 3 | Koryn Hawthorne | [12] |
| 2 | Mary Mary | [19] |
| 2 | Smokie Norful | [21] |
| 2 | Earnest Pugh | [22] |
| 2 | Tamela Mann | [16] |
| Number of top ten singles | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kanye West | [13] |
| 25 | Maverick City Music | [9] |
| 23 | Kirk Franklin | [11] |
| 17 | Chandler Moore | [47] |
| 16 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [20] |
| 12 | Marvin Sapp | [10] |
| 12 | James Fortune & FIYA | [14] |
| 11 | Tamela Mann | [16] |
| 11 | Naomi Raine | [47] |
| 10 | Elevation Worship | [45] |
| 10 | Jonathan McReynolds | [48] |
| 9 | Fred Hammond | [23] |
| 9 | Mary Mary | [19] |
| 9 | Deitrick Haddon | [49] |
| 9 | Kierra Sheard | [19][20][46][50][51][52][53][54] |
| 8 | Donald Lawrence | [18] |
| 7 | Tye Tribbett | [55] |
| 7 | Anthony Brown & Group Therapy | [29] |
| 6 | CeCe Winans | [24] |
| 6 | Donnie McClurkin | [31] |
| 6 | Smokie Norful | [21] |
| 6 | Hezekiah Walker | [15] |
| 6 | Erica Campbell | [56] |
| 5 | Yolanda Adams | [57] |
| 5 | Byron Cage | [32] |
| 5 | Troy Sneed | [58] |
| 5 | Todd Dulaney | [59] |
| 5 | VaShawn Mitchell | [60] |
| 5 | Koryn Hawthorne | [12] |
| Number of entries | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kirk Franklin | [11] |
| 41 | Maverick City Music | [9] |
| 39 | Kanye West | [13] |
| 32 | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | [20] |
| 22 | Jonathan McReynolds | [48] |
| 20 | Donald Lawrence | [18] |
| 20 | Tamela Mann | [16] |
| 20 | James Fortune & FIYA | [14] |
| 19 | Fred Hammond | [23] |
| 19 | Deitrick Haddon | [49] |
| 19 | Marvin Sapp | [10] |
| 18 | Tye Tribbett | [55] |
| 14 | Mary Mary | [19] |
| 14 | Smokie Norful | [21] |
| 14 | Erica Campbell | [56] |
| 13 | CeCe Winans | [24] |
| 13 | Byron Cage | [32] |
| 13 | Elevation Worship | [45] |
| 13 | Anthony Brown & Group Therapy | [29] |
| 12 | Donnie McClurkin | [31] |
| 12 | Earnest Pugh | [22] |
| 11 | Hezekiah Walker | [15] |
| 11 | Israel & New Breed | [25] |
| 11 | Todd Dulaney | [59] |
| 10 | Troy Sneed | [58] |
| 10 | VaShawn Mitchell | [60] |