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]

As of the issue dated May 7, 2022, the current number-one album is My Jesus by Anne Wilson.[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 May 7, 2022[5]
No. Artist Wks. Album Ref.
1 Hillsong United 419 Zion [41]
2 Skillet 415 Awake [42]
3 Amy Grant 381 The Collection [43]
4 Lauren Daigle 369 How Can It Be [44]
5 NF 353 Mansion [45]
6 Chris Tomlin 334 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection [46]
7 Elevation Worship 322 Here as in Heaven [47]
8 NF 314 Therapy Session [48]
9 For King & Country 304 Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [49]
10 Elvis Presley 302 Elvis: Ultimate Gospel [50]
11 Skillet 299 Unleashed [51]
12 Amy Grant 286 Age to Age [52]
13 tobyMac 284 This Is Not a Test [53]
14 Zach Williams 279 Chain Breaker [54]
15 Hillsong Worship 277 Let There Be Light [55]
16 Sandi Patty 257 More than Wonderful [56]
17 Alan Jackson 254 Precious Memories Collection [57]
18 Sandi Patty 237 Hymns Just for You [58]
19 MercyMe 226 Lifer [59]
20 MercyMe 218 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe [60]
21 Skillet 207 Comatose [61]
22 Tauren Wells 206 Hills and Valleys [62]
23 Hillsong Worship 203 There Is More [63]

Number ones

See also

References
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  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. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  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 12, 2019.
  9. "Steven Curtis Chapman Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  10. "Passion Conferences Chapman 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 November 12, 2019.
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  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. "Needtobreathe Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  20. "Lauren Daigle Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  21. "Sandi Patty Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  22. "Kirk Franklin Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  23. "Carmen Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  24. "P.O.D. Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  25. "dc Talk Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  26. "Switchfoot Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  27. "Petra Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  28. "Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  29. "Amy Grant – Age to Age". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  30. "Sandi Patty – Morning Like This". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  31. "Amy Grant – Straight Ahead". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  32. "dc Talk – Free at Last". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  33. "Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  34. "Amy Grant – Unguarded". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  35. "Amy Grant – Lead Me On". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  36. "LeAnn Rimes – You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  37. "P.O.D. – Satellite". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  38. "Carman – Revival In the Land". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  39. "Kanye West – Donda". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  40. Darden, Bob. "Amy Grant's Phenomenal Success" (PDF). Billboard. p. 37. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.
  41. "Hillsong United – Zion". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  42. "Skillet – Awake". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  43. "Amy Grant – The Collection". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  44. "Lauren Daigle – How Can It Be". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  45. "NF – Mansion". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  46. "Chris Tomlin – How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection". Billboard. Retrieved Nay 4, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  47. "Elevation Worship – Here As in Heaven". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  48. "NF – Therapy Session". Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  49. "For King & Country – Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  50. "Elvis Presley – Elvis: Ulimate Gospel". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  51. "Skillet – Unleashed". Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  52. "Amy Grant – Age to Age". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  53. "tobyMac – This Is Not a Test". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  54. "Zach Williams – Chain Breaker". Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  55. "Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light". Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  56. "Sandi Patty – More than Wonderful". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  57. "Alan Jackson – Precious Memories Collection". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  58. "Sandi Patty – Hymns Just For You". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  59. "MercyMe – Lifer". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  60. "MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  61. "Skillet – Comatose". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  62. "Tauren Wells – Hills and Valleys". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  63. "Hillsong Worship – There Is More". Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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