The latest project from sister duo Mary Mary, titled Go Get It, continues at the #1 spot on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart this week, after debuting at the top last week.

Beyond that, the charts had very little movement– the Joyful Noise soundtrack swapped with the WOW Gospel project and Jessica Reedy re-entered the Top 10 from #13.

Here’s this week’s top 10:

1 | Mary Mary – Go Get It
2 | Marvin Sapp – I Win
3 | Various Artists – Joyful Noise (Soundtrack)
4 | WOW Gospel 2012
5 | Trip Lee – The Good Life
6 | William McDowell – Arise
7 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
8 | JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
9 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
10 | Jessica Reedy – From The Heart

Next week, I’m predicting a #1 debut from Jason Nelson, plus high sales numbers from Zacardi Cortez and Cheneta Jones.

The latest project from sister duo Mary Mary, titled Go Get It, lands at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart this week. The album also made a strong debut on the Billboard R&B chart, landing at #3.

Here’s this week’s full top 10 at Billboard:

1 | Mary Mary – Go Get It
2 | Marvin Sapp – I Win
3 | WOW Gospel 2012
4 | Various Artists – Joyful Noise (Soundtrack)
5 | Trip Lee – The Good Life
6 | William McDowell – Arise
7 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
8 | JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
9 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
10 | Deitrick Haddon – A Beautiful Soul (Soundtrack)

Did anyone decide NOT to grab Mary Mary’s new album? If so, why? Just curious…

No big debuts this week, though the soundtrack to Joyful Noise experienced a significant sales bump, from the #22 position to the #3 spot. Not sure what caused that, but kudos to ya!

Here’s this week’s full top 10 at Billboard:

1 | Marvin Sapp – I Win
2 | WOW Gospel 2012
3 | Various Artists – Joyful Noise (Soundtrack)
4 | Trip Lee – The Good Life
5 | William McDowell – Arise
6 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
7 | Elder Goldwire McClendon – The Best of…
8 | JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
9 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
10 | Le’Andria Johnson – The Awakening of…

Next week, I’m expecting a #1 debut for Mary Mary’s new album, Go Get It. Check out this full album review at gmc: http://www.watchgmctv.com/music/review/album/mary-mary-go-get-it

Check out this dope video of JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise performing “Grateful” unplugged!

“Grateful” is from JJ & YP’s latest album, After This, which debuted at #1 on Billboard when it was released several weeks ago.

In this video, I love how we get to step into an already-in-progress worship session. The result is a heartfelt and passionate performance that you can’t help but jump into.

Whatcha think?!

This week, the debut album from Tim Bowman Jr., titled Beautiful, enters the gospel marketplace at the #8 spot on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart. Congrats to ya, man!

Marvin Sapp still reigns at #1, followed by Trip Lee’s The Good Life at #2 and WOW Gospel 2012 at #3.

Check out the rest of the top 10:

1 | Marvin Sapp – I Win
2 | Trip Lee – The Good Life
3 | WOW Gospel 2012
5 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
4 | JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
6 | William McDowell – Arise
7 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
8 | Tim Bowman Jr. – Beautiful
9 | Smokie Norful – Once In A Lifetime
10 | Isaac Carree – Uncommon Me

Still looking for sales to RISE for Anita Wilson and forever JONES. Do not overlook those projects– they’re solid and worth your $9.99. Promise.

Marvin Sapp’s I Win returns to the top spot on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart this week, after Trip Lee’s latest, The Good Life, debuted at #1 last week. Trip’s project remains in the #2 position, followed by the 2012 release of WOW Gospel at #3.

The full Top 10 at Billboard looks like…

1 | Marvin Sapp – I Win
2 | Trip Lee – The Good Life
3 | WOW Gospel 2012
4 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
5 | JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
6 | William McDowell – Arise
7 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
8 | Smokie Norful – Once In A Lifetime
9 | Isaac Carree – Uncommon Me
10 | Jessica Reedy – From the Heart

Not sure how things will shake up next week. I’m still wanting sales for albums from Anita Wilson and forever JONES to come up. They’re good projects worth a listen, and a purchase.

In true Reach Records fashion, Trip Lee has debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel AND Christian charts with his newest album, The Good Life! He also landed at #3 on the Rap Albums chart. Congrats!

I’m a bit bummed about the sales showing of forever JONES– they entered at #17 on the chart, but their project is REALLY good. Give it a listen and grab it, ok?

The rest of the Top 10 at Billboard looks like…

1 | Trip Lee – The Good Life
2 | Marvin Sapp – I Win
3 | JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
4 | WOW Gospel 2012
5 | Smokie Norful – Once In A Lifetime
6 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
7 | William McDowell – Arise
8 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
9 | Isaac Carree – Uncommon Me
10 | Kirk Franklin – Hello Fear

Which albums above do you still need to get???

With his newest album, titled I Win, Marvin Sapp sells nearly 45,000 units and debuts at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart, as well as #9 on the Billboard 200.

Smokie Norful debuts at #4 with his latest album, a compilation titled Once In A Lifetime. And Anita Wilson’s debut album, Worship Soul lands at #14. Not nearly enough sales, in my opinion, but I’m banking on a rise over the next several weeks.

The Top 10 in Gospel is right here for ya:

1 | Marvin Sapp – I Win
2 | JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
3 | WOW Gospel 2012
4 | Smokie Norful – Once In A Lifetime
5 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
6 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
7 | Le’Andria Johnson – The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson…
8 | Kirk Franklin – Hello Fear
9 | Maranatha! Gospel – 2012 Top Gospel Songs
10 | William McDowell – Arise

Don’t have Marvin Sapp’s new album yet? Check out my full review here, then grab the album here.

Gospel hip-hopper Swoope has debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart this week, with the release of his latest album, Wake Up. Congrats!

Stephen Hurd’s O, That Men Would Worship has debuted at #8 . The project highlights the power behind men of God in the Kingdom, and it calls them to be active in praise and worship. It’s a GREAT project. Listen to snippets and buy it right here.

The top 10 in Gospel…

1 | WOW Gospel 2012
2 | Fred Hammond – God, Love & Romance
3 | William McDowell – Arise
4 | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity
5 | Maranatha! Gospel – 2012 Top Gospel Songs
6 | Swoope – Wake Up
7 | Le’Andria Johnson – The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson…
8 | Stephen Hurd – O, That Men Would Worship
9 | Le’Andria Johnson – The Evolution of Le’Andria Johnson
10 | Isaac Carree – Uncommon Me

Next week, I expect to see big numbers from Take 6 and JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, whose newest project, After This, hit stores this week.

EJ Gaines writes…

The backbone of gospel music has always been the choir. Whether a humble, but faithful handful of church members or a 300-member citywide mass choir, the format is unique to our genre. As a result, choir music is never really in short supply. But with the ever-evolving economy of the music industry, choirs have become increasingly difficult to tour with, leaving smaller ensembles, groups and solo acts to nab the most recognition and opportunities.

Fortunately, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise is one of several contemporary choirs that has withstood the changing industry climate, consistently delivering great music that is current, but still anchored in a rich gospel music heritage. And it does so again with its newest album, the choir’s sixth, After This.

Read the FULL REVIEW at gmc’s official website by clicking here.

And click here to listen to snippets/buy it at Amazon.com.