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]

The current number-one album on the chart is Child of God II by Forrest Frank.^[5]

Artist milestones

Most number-one albums Artist No. Ref. Amy Grant 17 [6] Michael W. Smith 16 [7] MercyMe 12 [8] Steven Curtis Chapman 9 [9] Passion [10] Lecrae [11] Hillsong United 8 [12] Chris Tomlin [13] Casting Crowns [14] Elevation Worship [15] Third Day 7 [16] Newsboys [17] Jeremy Camp [18] Hillsong Worship [19]

Most cumulative weeks at number one Artist Wks. Ref. Amy Grant 333 [6] Lauren Daigle 121 [20] Sandi Patti 112 [21] Kanye West 106 [22] Michael W. Smith 86 [7] Kirk Franklin 79 [23] Carman 64 [24] Steven Curtis Chapman 62 [9] Casting Crowns 61 [14] MercyMe 60 [8] P.O.D. 54 [25] dc Talk 53 [26] Switchfoot 48 [27] Forrest Frank 46 [28] Petra 44 [29]

Album milestones

Most cumulative weeks at number one The following albums have spent at least 30 cumulative weeks atop the chart: Artist Wks. Years Album Ref. Lauren Daigle 102 2018–23 Look Up Child [30] Kanye West 98 2021–24 Donda [31] Amy Grant 85 1982–84 Age to Age [32] Sandi Patty 68 1986–88 Morning Like This [33] Amy Grant 61 1984–85 Straight Ahead [34] dc Talk 38 1993–94 Free at Last [35] Switchfoot 38 2004–05 The Beautiful Letdown [36] Forrest Frank 37 2024-25 Child of God [37] Amy Grant 36 1985–86 Unguarded [38] Amy Grant 36 1988–89 Lead Me On [39] LeAnn Rimes 35 1997–98 You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs [40] P.O.D. 35 2001–02 Satellite [41] Carman 34 1989–90 Revival In the Land [42]

Most consecutive weeks at number one The following albums have spent at least 25 consecutive weeks atop the chart: Artist Wks. Years Album Ref. Amy Grant 85 1982–84 Age to Age [43] Amy Grant 61 1984–85 Straight Ahead Sandi Patty 40 1986–87 Morning Like This Lauren Daigle 37 2018–19 Look Up Child Amy Grant 36 1985–86 Unguarded LeAnn Rimes 35 1997–98 You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs Amy Grant 28 1988–89 Lead Me On Amy Grant 25 1987–88 The Collection

Most weeks on the chart

The following albums have spent at least 200 weeks on the chart:

Key

Album currently charting, as of Issue April 12, 2025[5] No. Artist Wks. Album Ref. 1 Skillet 569 Awake † [44] 2 Hillsong United 529 Zion † [45] 3 Lauren Daigle 522 How Can It Be † [46] 4 NF 493 Mansion † [47] 5 Chris Tomlin 471 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection † [48] 6 Elevation Worship 456 Here as in Heaven † [49] 7 Skillet 423 Unleashed † [50] 8 NF 422 Therapy Session † [51] 9 Hillsong Worship 419 Let There Be Light † [52] 10 Alan Jackson 408 Precious Memories Collection † [53] 11 Zach Williams 391 Chain Breaker † [54] 12 Amy Grant 381 The Collection [55] 13 MercyMe 372 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe [56] 14 Flyleaf 357 Flyleaf [57] 15 Lauren Daigle 344 Look Up Child [58] 16 Elvis Presley 315 Elvis: Ultimate Gospel [59] 17 For King & Country 308 Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [60] 18 Hillsong Worship 300 There Is More [61] 19 Amy Grant 286 Age to Age [62] 20 tobyMac 285 This Is Not a Test [63] 21 Kanye West 284 Jesus Is King [64] 22 Zach Williams 283 Rescue Story [65] 23 For King & Country 268 Burn the Ships [66] 24 Casting Crowns 270 Voice of Truth: The Ultimate Collection [67] 25 Elevation Worship 258 Graves into Gardens [68] 26 Sandi Patty 257 More Than Wonderful [69] 27 Casting Crowns 255 Only Jesus [70] 28 Sandi Patty 237 Hymns Just for You [71] 29 MercyMe 228 Lifer † [72] 30 Tauren Wells 212 Hills and Valleys [73] 31 CeCe Winans 212 Believe for It [74] 32 Skillet 207 Comatose [75]

Other achievements

• Forrest Frank became the first artist to replace himself at number one on the chart; Frank's album of Child of God II dethroned his album Child of God on May 24, 2025. He repeated the achievement on July 26, 2025.

Number ones

• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s
• 2010s
• 2020s

See also

• Hot Christian Songs
• Top Holiday Albums
• Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart (UK)