Amidst a media-intensive week in which she announced signing to Mathew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment, Juanita Bynum’s new project, More Passion, debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart this week. Congrats!
The top 10 looks a lil’ somethin’ like this…
#1 | Marvin Sapp – Here I Am
#2 | WOW Gospel 2010
#3 | Juanita Bynum – More Passion
#4 | BeBe & CeCe Winans – Still
#5 | Karen Clark Sheard – All In One
#6 | Fred Hammond – Love Unstoppable
#7 | James Fortune & FIYA – Encore
#8 | Tamela Mann – The Master Plan
#9 | Earnest Pugh – Live: Rain On Us
#10 | Brian Courtney Wilson – Just Love
Whatd’ya think of the sales breakdown?
Have you purchased Juanita Bynum’s More Passion? Do you plan to?
I think that Juanita looks scared in her cd cover and would like to see Karen at the top of the list. Good for Juanita.
@ Deon--I agree with your entire post!
Wow. I'm shocked Juanita debuted as high as she did. Because I sure did not hear a peep about this cd release. Next, I'm interested to see what kind of real longevity this has. Because other gospel cd releases have had a high debuts & dropped out of the Top 10 the following week.
Congrats Juanita, but Bebe & CeCe will back at number 3 next week.... giggle. Karen's album should be at least at number 2. That album is the biz. Its crazy cause she didn't even have a big label behind her but the quality of the album still proved to be amazing. It always drives me crazy how people say their Clark fans but when it comes to the record sales your like where is the fans?????? They all should be selling like 10mil a piece with how people throw their name around. Come on support your artist people! Marvin, Kirk, Donnie, Yolanda, BeBe & CeCe, & Mary Mary shouldn't be the only artist selling big numbers. If this were the 90's maybe it would be easier, but albums aren't selling like that anymore. I'm sure Marvin is only doing like 8k a week if that. So Juanita didn't sell much I'm sure. You can debut high but that has nothing to do with the actual numbers. Someone can debut at number 1 and only sell 10k. Its all about how the sells are for that week.
@ Marshawn--I agree cuz Karen's album is wonderful but some of the issue is "in store visibility." I know KAREW is new but it took me 4 and 5 different stores to find a hard copy and when I went back to buy a couple more for other people--Gone!! I get tired of messing with Amazon and their shipping charges--rant over!
Glad to see Brian Courtney Wilson still in the top 10 after almost a year after the release.
I am glad to see her debut at number 3 also! Hope this cd sales gold like piece of my passion did! Great producing also!
@Marshawn, u stupid...LOL...but i love BeBe &CeCe, WowGospel needs to go...lol...who's buying that Cd? Peeps that probably got all those songs already!!
Yeah, those WOW Gospel compilations are real sellers. This is slightly off topic, but I once read that artists do not get compensated for their song being featured on these compilations. Has anyone else heard this? I thought that was strange.
I think I'll pass on this one. Heard a few snippets and not sold at all. Was definately gonna buy this off the strength of "A Piece of my Passion" until I heard some of the songs on this project. Nope.
We LOOOOOOVE Dr. Juanita Bynum at Gospellyfe.com!!!! CONGRATS to her peek at #3 already!!!! ....but seriously the CD is bangin like forreal forreal....CCM AT IT'S BEST.....its a different sound for her and its really working in her favor!!!!!
@Marshawn IIIIII AGREEEEEEEE with everthang you said!! Karen needs to be at the top!
May God bless Juanita Bynum. I will not buy the album and I am not sure why it is at Number 3 already. I am sure Karen will surpass quickly after everyone sees that More Passion is more hype. God Bless her efforts.
I am going to give Juanita credit for making it at the top three. However Karen should at least get at a two, her cd is amazing!
for those complaining about Karen not being higher than #5....please understand that Billboard Charts are based on SALES and RADIO AIRPLAY...NOT on how "GOOD" or "BAD" a CD is....so Juanita is obviously selling more than Karen....
Thanks Derrick! Some people just don't get it. lol