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."Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20". (2013) Official Charts Company. The chart was launched on 11 March 2013 in partnership with Christian child development charity Compassion UK"New UK Christian and gospel album chart". (11 March 2013) Christianity Today. – the album at number one on the first chart was Zion by Hillsong United.Pakinkis, Tom. (11 March 2013) "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart – first Top 20 revealed". Music Week. 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". The event launching the chart was hosted by David Grant, and featured Martin Smith of Delirious? and the London Community Gospel Choir.Pakinkis, Tom. (5 March 2013) "UK's first Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart to be unveiled next week". Music Week. The previous year, 600 new Christian music albums had been released in the UK.Ferrol, Natalie. (11 March 2013) "Christian and Gospel Album Chart Launched". MOBO.
Number ones +Keynth album to top the Official Christian & Gospel Albums ChartreReturn of an album to number one
ArtistAlbumRecord labelReached number one(for the week ending)Weeks atnumber one(Total weeksat number one)1Hillsong UnitedZionHillsong12Worship CentralLet It Be KnownIntegrity4Hillsong UnitedZionHillsong2 (3)3God's Great Dance Floor Step 01Integrity1Hillsong UnitedZionHillsong1 (4)4Rend CollectiveCampfireIntegrity1Worship CentralLet It Be KnownIntegrity1 (5)5How Mercy Looks from HereDecca16Guvna BOdd 1 OutGuvna1Worship CentralLet It Be KnownIntegrity1 (6)How Mercy Looks from HereDecca1 (2)Hillsong UnitedZionHillsong1 (5)7One True VineANTI-18Hillsong LiveGlorious RuinsHillsong99Bethel MusicTidesIntegrity310Your Grace Finds Mesixstepsrecords111Hillsong Young & FreeWe Are Young & FreeHillsong1Your Grace Finds Mesixstepsrecords3 (4)12Voice of JoyDecca1Your Grace Finds Mesixstepsrecords2 (6)13Soul Survivor & MomentumThe FloodIntegrity114SkilletRiseWarner Bros.115King's College Choir & David WillcocksEssential CarolsDecca4Your Grace Finds Mesixstepsrecords2 (8)16Elevation WorshipOnly King ForeverEssential Worship1Your Grace Finds Mesixstepsrecords1 (9)17Casting CrownsThriveReunion418Bethel MusicTides LiveBethel Music119AngelDecca1Bethel MusicTides LiveBethel Music1 (2)20Rend CollectiveIntegrity521Bethel MusicYou Make Me Brave (Live)Bethel Music2Rend CollectiveIntegrity Music3 (8)22LIFE WorshipDance AgainIntegrity123Jesus CultureUnstoppable LoveJesus Culture1Rend CollectiveIntegrity3 (11)24Hillsong WorshipNo Other NameHillsong7Rend CollectiveIntegrity1 (12)25Bethel Music1Rend CollectiveIntegrity1 (13)26LecraeAnomalyReach1Rend CollectiveIntegrity1 (14)Hillsong WorshipNo Other NameHillsong1 (8)Rend CollectiveIntegrity4 (18)27Worship CentralSet ApartIntegrity2Rend CollectiveIntegrity1 (19)28Rend CollectiveCampfire Christmas (Vol. 1)UMC3Rend CollectiveIntegrity2 (21)Rend CollectiveCampfire Christmas (Vol. 1)UMC1 (4)Rend CollectiveIntegrity4 (25)29Bethel MusicWe Will Not Be Shaken (Live)Bethel Music930Various artistsThe World's Favorite Worship SongsUMTV831Hillsong UnitedEmpiresHillsong332Unbroken Praise (Live at Abbey Road Studios)Integrity533Pocketful of Faith134New Wine WorshipWildfire Live Worship From New Wine335United PursuitSimple Gospel (Live)United Pursuit136Rend CollectiveAs Family We GoCCMG537Brave New WorldBethel Music138Hillsong WorshipThe Peace ProjectHillsong1Rend CollectiveAs Family We GoCCMG1 (6)39Hillsong WorshipOpen Heaven / River WildHillsong Music440Soul SurvivorLove Takes OverIntegrity141Guvna BSecret WorldGuvna1Hillsong WorshipOpen Heaven / River WildHillsong Music1Rend CollectiveCampfire Christmas (Vol. 1)UMC2 (6)Hillsong WorshipOpen Heaven / River WildHillsong Music3 (7)42Jesus CultureLet It EchoJesus Culture143Sounds of RevivalEntertainment One1Jesus CultureLet It EchoJesus Culture1 (2)44Elevation WorshipHere as in HeavenEssential Worship2Jesus CultureLet It EchoJesus Culture1 (3)45Hillsong Young & FreeYouth RevivalHillsong246Bethel MusicHave It All – Live at Bethel ChurchBethel Music747Speed of LightResound Media1Bethel MusicHave It All – Live at Bethel ChurchBethel Music1 (8)Rend CollectiveAs Family We GoCCMG2 (7)48LIFE WorshipWide Open Space (Live)Integrity2Bethel MusicHave It All – Live at Bethel ChurchBethel Music1 (9)49Keith & Kristyn GettyFacing a Task UnfinishedGetty Music1Bethel MusicHave It All – Live at Bethel ChurchBethel Music1 (10)50Vineyard UKFearless: Live from DTI 2016Vineyard1Bethel MusicHave It All – Live at Bethel ChurchBethel Music1 (11)51Hillsong UnitedOf Dirt and Grace: Live from the LandHillsong352SkilletUnleashedRoadrunner4Keith & Kristyn GettyFacing a Task UnfinishedGetty Music2 (3)53Casting CrownsThe Very Next ThingReunion1SkilletUnleashedRoadrunner1 (5)54Beautiful SurrenderBethel Music155Rend CollectiveCampfire II: SimplicityCCMG156Hillsong WorshipLet There Be LightHillsong457Soul SurvivorNever Gonna StopIntegrity158These Christmas Lightssixsteps559King's College Choir & David WillcocksFavourite Carols from King'sWarner Classics1Hillsong WorshipLet There Be LightHillsong4 (8)60After All These YearsBethel Music161The GardenUMC1Bethel MusicHave It All – Live at Bethel ChurchBethel Music1 (12)Hillsong WorshipLet There Be LightHillsong7 (15)62Bethel MusicStarlightBethel Music263On My SideCCMG2Hillsong WorshipLet There Be LightHillsong4 (19)64Worship CentralMercy RoadCCMG165Here I Am Send MeIntegrity166Hillsong UnitedWonderHillsong967Jesus CultureLove Has a NameCCMG2Hillsong UnitedWonderHillsong4 (13)68Where His Light WasBethel Music169Glory Songsixsteps670Sweet & LynchUnifiedFrontiers171Soul SurvivorThe Promise (Live)Integrity172Come Back FightingResound1Hillsong WorshipThe Peace ProjectHillsong Music1Glory Songsixsteps2 (8)Hillsong WorshipThe Peace ProjectHillsong Music1 (2)73NFMansionCCMG374Rend CollectiveGood NewsCCMG175Reckless LoveBethel Music1Rend CollectiveGood NewsCCMG8 (9)76BlackoutBethel Music177Hillsong WorshipThere Is MoreHillsong Music878LIFE WorshipSpeak to the StormIntegrity Music1Hillsong WorshipThere Is More Hillsong Music3 (11)79Hillsong Young & FreeIII1Hillsong WorshipThere Is More3 (14)80New Wine WorshipYou Restore My SoulIntegrity Music1Hillsong WorshipThere Is MoreHillsong Music1 (15)81Where No One Stands AloneSony582Hiding PlaceVirgin1Where No One Stands AloneSony1 (6)83Elevation WorshipHallelujah Here BelowElevation Worship184Look Up ChildCentricity Music8Where No One Stands AloneSony1 (7)Look Up ChildCentricity Music5 (13)85SwitchfootNative TongueFantasy Records186Bethel MusicVictoryBethel Music9Look Up ChildCentricity Music4 (17)87Hillsong UnitedPeopleHillsong Music1Look Up ChildCentricity Music11 (28)88Scott StappThe Space Between the ShadowsNapalm189NFThe SearchNF Real Music1390Kanye WestJesus Is KingDef Jam6NFThe SearchNF Real Music15
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 List of Billboard Top Christian Albums number ones of the 2010s
References
External links Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 at the Official Charts Company