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 Donda by Kanye West.[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 Issue February 17, 2024[5]
No. Artist Wks. Album Ref.
1 Skillet 508 Awake † [42]
2 Hillsong United 480 Zion † [43]
3 Lauren Daigle 462 How Can It Be † [44]
4 NF 446 Mansion † [45]
5 Chris Tomlin 416 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection † [46]
6 Elevation Worship 409 Here as in Heaven † [47]
7 NF 407 Therapy Session † [48]
8 Skillet 390 Unleashed † [49]
9 Amy Grant 381 The Collection [50]
10 Zach Williams 367 Chain Breaker † [51]
11 Hillsong Worship 366 Let There Be Light † [52]
12 Alan Jackson 347 Precious Memories Collection † [53]
13 Elvis Presley 314 Elvis: Ultimate Gospel [54]
14 MercyMe 311 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe [55]
15 For King & Country 308 Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [56]
16 Amy Grant 286 Age to Age [57]
17 tobyMac 285 This Is Not a Test [58]
18 Lauren Daigle 283 Look Up Child [59]
19 Hillsong Worship 280 There Is More [60]
20 For King & Country 268 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 Zach Williams 226 Rescue Story [65]
25 Kanye West 224 Jesus Is King [66]
26 Tauren Wells 212 Hills and Valleys [67]
27 Skillet 207 Comatose [68]

Number ones

See also

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Top Christian Albums". Billboard. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  6. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Michael W. Smith Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "MercyMe Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "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.[dead link]
  13. ^ "Chris Tomlin Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  14. ^ a b "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 February 16, 2024.
  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 February 16, 2024.
  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 February 16, 2024.
  43. ^ "Hillsong United Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  44. ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  45. ^ "NF – Mansion". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  46. ^ "Chris Tomlin – How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  47. ^ "Elevation Worship – Here As in Heaven". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  48. ^ "NF – Therapy Session". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  49. ^ "Skillet – Unleashed". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  50. ^ "Amy Grant – The Collection". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  51. ^ "Zach Williams – Chain Breaker". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  52. ^ "Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  53. ^ "Alan Jackson – Precious Memories Collection". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  54. ^ "Elvis Presley – Elvis: Ulimate Gospel". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  55. ^ "MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  56. ^ "For King & Country – Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  57. ^ "Amy Grant – Age to Age". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  58. ^ "tobyMac – This Is Not a Test". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  59. ^ "Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  60. ^ "Hillsong Worship – There Is More". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  61. ^ "For King & Country – Burn the Ships". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 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. ^ "Zach Williams – Rescue Story". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  66. ^ "Kanye West Chart History". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  67. ^ "Tauren Wells – Hills and Valleys". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  68. ^ "Skillet – Comatose". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.

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Lists of number ones on the Billboard Christian charts
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