Hillsong United achieved the first number one on the Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart with Zion.

The Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart is a music chart based on sales of albums of Contemporary Christian and gospel music in the UK. It is compiled weekly by the Official Charts Company (OCC), with each week's number one being announced on Mondays on their official website.[1] The chart was launched on 11 March 2013 in partnership with Christian child development charity Compassion UK[2] – the album at number one on the first chart was Zion by Hillsong United.[3] The band's record label, Hillsong Music UK, remarked that they were "thrilled to be part of the launch of the first Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in the UK".[3] The event launching the chart was hosted by David Grant, and featured Martin Smith of Delirious? and the London Community Gospel Choir.[4] The previous year, 600 new Christian music albums had been released in the UK.[5]

Number ones

Key
No. nth album to top the Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart
re Return of an album to number one
Contents
No. Artist[lower-alpha 1] Album[lower-alpha 1] Record label[lower-alpha 2] Reached number one
(for the week ending)[lower-alpha 1]		 Weeks at
number one
(Total weeks
at number one)[lower-alpha 1]
2013
1 Hillsong United Zion Hillsong 16 March 2013 1
2 Worship Central Let It Be Known Integrity 23 March 2013 4
re Hillsong United Zion Hillsong 20 April 2013 2 (3)
3 Martin Smith God's Great Dance Floor Step 01 Integrity 4 May 2013 1
re Hillsong United Zion Hillsong 11 May 2013 1 (4)
4 Rend Collective Campfire Integrity 18 May 2013 1
re Worship Central Let It Be Known Integrity 25 May 2013 1 (5)
5 Amy Grant How Mercy Looks from Here Decca 1 June 2013 1
6 Guvna B Odd 1 Out Guvna 8 June 2013 1
re Worship Central Let It Be Known Integrity 15 June 2013 1 (6)
re Amy Grant How Mercy Looks from Here Decca 22 June 2013 1 (2)
re Hillsong United Zion Hillsong 29 June 2013 1 (5)
7 Mavis Staples One True Vine ANTI- 6 July 2013 1
8 Hillsong Live Glorious Ruins Hillsong 13 July 2013 9
9 Bethel Music Tides Integrity 14 September 2013 3
10 Matt Redman Your Grace Finds Me sixstepsrecords 5 October 2013 1
11 Hillsong Young & Free We Are Young & Free Hillsong 12 October 2013 1
re Matt Redman Your Grace Finds Me sixstepsrecords 19 October 2013 3 (4)
12 Friar Alessandro Voice of Joy Decca 9 November 2013 1
re Matt Redman Your Grace Finds Me sixstepsrecords 16 November 2013 2 (6)
13 Soul Survivor & Momentum The Flood Integrity 30 November 2013 1
14 Skillet Rise Warner Bros. 7 December 2013 1
15 King's College Choir & David Willcocks Essential Carols Decca 14 December 2013 4
2014
re Matt Redman Your Grace Finds Me sixstepsrecords 11 January 2014 2 (8)
16 Elevation Worship Only King Forever Essential Worship 25 January 2014 1
re Matt Redman Your Grace Finds Me sixstepsrecords 1 February 2014 1 (9)
17 Casting Crowns Thrive Reunion 8 February 2014 4
18 Bethel Music Tides Live Bethel Music 8 March 2014 1
19 Patrick Hawes Angel Decca 15 March 2014 1
re Bethel Music Tides Live Bethel Music 22 March 2014 1 (2)
20 Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 29 March 2014 5
21 Bethel Music You Make Me Brave (Live) Bethel Music 3 May 2014 2
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity Music 17 May 2014 3 (8)
22 LIFE Worship Dance Again Integrity 7 June 2014 1
23 Jesus Culture Unstoppable Love Jesus Culture 14 June 2014 1
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 21 June 2014 3 (11)
24 Hillsong Worship No Other Name Hillsong 12 July 2014 7
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 30 August 2014 1 (12)
25 Steffany Gretzinger The Undoing Bethel Music 6 September 2014 1
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 13 September 2014 1 (13)
26 Lecrae Anomaly Reach 20 September 2014 1
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 27 September 2014 1 (14)
re Hillsong Worship No Other Name Hillsong 4 October 2014 1 (8)
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 11 October 2014 4 (18)
27 Worship Central Set Apart Integrity 8 November 2014 2
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 22 November 2014 1 (19)
28 Rend Collective Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1) UMC 29 November 2014 3
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 20 December 2014 2 (21)
2015
re Rend Collective Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1) UMC 3 January 2015 1 (4)
re Rend Collective The Art of Celebration Integrity 10 January 2015 4 (25)
29 Bethel Music We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) Bethel Music 7 February 2015 9
30 Various artists The World's Favorite Worship Songs UMTV 11 April 2015 8
31 Hillsong United Empires Hillsong 6 June 2015 3
32 Matt Redman Unbroken Praise (Live at Abbey Road Studios) Integrity 27 June 2015 5
33 Tim Hughes Pocketful of Faith 30 July 2015 1
34 New Wine Worship Wildfire Live Worship From New Wine 6 August 2015 3
35 United Pursuit Simple Gospel (Live) United Pursuit 27 August 2015 1
36 Rend Collective As Family We Go CCMG 3 September 2015 5
37 Amanda Cook Brave New World Bethel Music 8 October 2015 1
38 Hillsong Worship The Peace Project Hillsong 15 October 2015 1
re Rend Collective As Family We Go CCMG 22 October 2015 1 (6)
39 Hillsong Worship Open Heaven / River Wild Hillsong Music 29 October 2015 4
40 Soul Survivor Love Takes Over Integrity 26 November 2015 1
41 Guvna B Secret World Guvna 3 December 2015 1
re Hillsong Worship Open Heaven / River Wild Hillsong Music 10 December 2015 1
re Rend Collective Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1) UMC 17 December 2015 2 (6)
2016
re Hillsong Worship Open Heaven / River Wild Hillsong Music 7 January 2016 3 (7)
42 Jesus Culture Let It Echo Jesus Culture 28 January 2016 1
43 William McDowell Sounds of Revival Entertainment One 4 February 2016 1
re Jesus Culture Let It Echo Jesus Culture 11 February 2016 1 (2)
44 Elevation Worship Here as in Heaven Essential Worship 18 February 2016 2
re Jesus Culture Let It Echo Jesus Culture 3 March 2016 1 (3)
45 Hillsong Young & Free Youth Revival Hillsong 10 March 2016 2
46 Bethel Music Have It All – Live at Bethel Church Bethel Music 24 March 2016 7
47 Philippa Hanna Speed of Light Resound Media 12 May 2016 1
re Bethel Music Have It All – Live at Bethel Church Bethel Music 19 May 2016 1 (8)
re Rend Collective As Family We Go CCMG 26 May 2016 2 (7)
48 LIFE Worship Wide Open Space (Live) Integrity 9 June 2016 2
re Bethel Music Have It All – Live at Bethel Church Bethel Music 23 June 2016 1 (9)
49 Keith & Kristyn Getty Facing a Task Unfinished Getty Music 30 June 2016 1
re Bethel Music Have It All – Live at Bethel Church Bethel Music 7 July 2016 1 (10)
50 Vineyard UK Fearless: Live from DTI 2016 Vineyard 14 July 2016 1
re Bethel Music Have It All – Live at Bethel Church Bethel Music 21 July 2016 1 (11)
51 Hillsong United Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land Hillsong 28 July 2016 3
52 Skillet Unleashed Roadrunner 18 August 2016 4
re Keith & Kristyn Getty Facing a Task Unfinished Getty Music 15 September 2016 2 (3)
53 Casting Crowns The Very Next Thing Reunion 29 September 2016 1
re Skillet Unleashed Roadrunner 6 October 2016 1 (5)
54 Jonathan David & Melissa Helser Beautiful Surrender Bethel Music 13 October 2016 1
55 Rend Collective Campfire II: Simplicity CCMG 20 October 2016 1
56 Hillsong Worship Let There Be Light Hillsong 27 October 2016 4
57 Soul Survivor Never Gonna Stop Integrity 24 November 2016 1
58 Matt Redman These Christmas Lights sixsteps 1 December 2016 5
2017
59 King's College Choir & David Willcocks Favourite Carols from King's Warner Classics 5 January 2017 1
re Hillsong Worship Let There Be Light Hillsong 12 January 2017 4 (8)
60 Brian & Jenn Johnson After All These Years Bethel Music 9 February 2017 1
61 Kari Jobe The Garden UMC 16 February 2017 1
re Bethel Music Have It All – Live at Bethel Church Bethel Music 23 February 2017 1 (12)
re Hillsong Worship Let There Be Light Hillsong 2 March 2017 7 (15)
62 Bethel Music Starlight Bethel Music 20 April 2017 2
63 Kim Walker-Smith On My Side CCMG 3 May 2017 2
re Hillsong Worship Let There Be Light Hillsong 11 May 2017 4 (19)
64 Worship Central Mercy Road CCMG 8 June 2017 1
65 Darlene Zschech Here I Am Send Me Integrity 15 June 2017 1
66 Hillsong United Wonder Hillsong 22 June 2017 9
67 Jesus Culture Love Has a Name CCMG 24 August 2017 2
re Hillsong United Wonder Hillsong 7 September 2017 4 (13)
68 Kristene DiMarco Where His Light Was Bethel Music 5 October 2017 1
69 Matt Redman Glory Song sixsteps 12 October 2017 6
70 Sweet & Lynch Unified Frontiers 23 November 2017 1
71 Soul Survivor The Promise (Live) Integrity 30 November 2017 1
72 Philippa Hanna Come Back Fighting Resound 7 December 2017 1
re Hillsong Worship The Peace Project Hillsong Music 14 December 2017 1
re Matt Redman Glory Song sixsteps 21 December 2017 2 (8)
2018
re Hillsong Worship The Peace Project Hillsong Music 4 January 2018 1 (2)
73 NF Mansion CCMG 11 January 2018 3
74 Rend Collective Good News CCMG 1 February 2018 1
75 Cory Asbury Reckless Love Bethel Music 10 February 2018 1
re Rend Collective Good News CCMG 15 February 2018 8 (9)
76 Steffany Gretzinger Blackout Bethel Music 12 April 2018 1
77 Hillsong Worship There Is More Hillsong Music 19 April 2018 8
78 LIFE Worship Speak to the Storm Integrity Music 14 June 2018 1
re Hillsong Worship There Is More Hillsong Music 21 June 2018 3 (11)
79 Hillsong Young & Free III 12 July 2018 1
re Hillsong Worship There Is More 19 July 2018 3 (14)
80 New Wine Worship You Restore My Soul Integrity Music 9 August 2018 1
re Hillsong Worship There Is More Hillsong Music 16 August 2018 1 (15)
81 Elvis Presley Where No One Stands Alone Sony 23 August 2018 5
82 Tori Kelly Hiding Place Virgin 27 September 2018 1
re Elvis Presley Where No One Stands Alone Sony 4 October 2018 1 (6)
83 Elevation Worship Hallelujah Here Below Elevation Worship 11 October 2018 1
84 Lauren Daigle Look Up Child Centricity Music 18 October 2018 8
re Elvis Presley Where No One Stands Alone Sony 20 December 2018 1 (7)
re Lauren Daigle Look Up Child Centricity Music 27 December 2018 5 (13)
2019
85 Switchfoot Native Tongue Fantasy Records 31 January 2019 1
86 Bethel Music Victory Bethel Music 7 February 2019 9
re Lauren Daigle Look Up Child Centricity Music 11 April 2019 4 (17)
87 Hillsong United People Hillsong Music 9 May 2019 1
re Lauren Daigle Look Up Child Centricity Music 16 May 2019 11 (28)
88 Scott Stapp The Space Between the Shadows Napalm 1 August 2019 1
89 NF The Search NF Real Music 8 August 2019 13
90 Kanye West Jesus Is King Def Jam 7 November 2019 6
re NF The Search NF Real Music 19 December 2019 2
  1. 1 2 3 4 The artist, song, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the OCC.[6][7][8]
  2. ↑ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[9]

Broadcast

The chart is aired on Christian radio stations Premier Christian Radio on Tuesday afternoons at 5pm, and on UCB UK on Thursday evenings at 10pm and Sunday evenings at 6pm.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20". (2013) Official Charts Company.
  2. ↑ "New UK Christian and gospel album chart". (11 March 2013) Christianity Today.
  3. 1 2 Pakinkis, Tom. (11 March 2013) "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart – first Top 20 revealed". Music Week.
  4. ↑ Pakinkis, Tom. (5 March 2013) "UK's first Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart to be unveiled next week". Music Week.
  5. ↑ Ferrol, Natalie. (11 March 2013) "Christian and Gospel Album Chart Launched". MOBO.
  6. ↑ "2013 Top 40 Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "2014 Top 40 Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "2015 Top 40 Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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