Dunno if it’s more monotonous for me to report it, or for you to read it… but the top 5 spots on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart haven’t really changed much.
BeBe & CeCe Winans remain at the top, followed by Fred Hammond, then Mary Mary.
Tamela Mann drops just a bit, from #4 to #5, and Hezekiah Walker & LFC’s Souled Out jumps from #6 to #4.
For some reason, Israel Houghton’s The Power Of One fell from the #5 spot to #14, but I think it’s just an issue of market correction– he may have gotten a large push somehow last week and he’s simply returning to the regular spot for his sales figure.
I’m ready for new music from James Fortune & FIYA, WOW Gospel 2010 and The Mighty Clouds Of Joy at the end of this month, just to see if the new releases can shake things up a bit.
Look for a jump when Marvin Sapp releases his cd. Did you see the hurried release on itunes and Amazon after the great response from the BET Celebration of Gospel? Also I am thinking Tamela Mann's cd is going to rise as I received a Tyler Perry e-mail, it was said "go get Tamela Mann's new cd". It's a really good cd.
I'm surprised a bit that Tamela Mann dropped. I actually expected the opposite. It's a little more fresh, and I would've assumed it would have received increased air play and gone up slightly. Maybe the people just need to hear it a little more. I'm a fan!!
Looking forward to hearing new music in 2010 from new artist Travis Greene with Pendulum Records... The single is being played on radio now...The song is called "Still Here"....AWESOME!