Music chart by Billboard
Hot Gospel Songs is a music chart published weekly byBillboard magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of gospel songs using the same methodology developed for theBillboard Hot 100 ,[ 1] the magazine's flagship songs chart,[ 2] by incorporating data from the sales of downloads, streaming data,[ 3] [ 4] and airplay across all monitored radio stations.[ 5]
From its inception in March 2005 through November 2013, the Hot Gospel Songs chart ranked the top songs only by overall audience impressions of songs played ongospel music radio stations.[ 1] Beginning with the chart dated December 7, 2013, the chart follows the same methodology used for the Hot 100 to compile its rankings. The Gospel Airplay chart was launched simultaneously to continue to monitor airplay of songs on gospel radio.[ 6]
The first number-one song on the chart was "We Must Praise" byJ Moss in the chart dated March 19, 2005.[ 7] The current number-one song on the chart is "That's My King" byCeCe Winans .[ 8]
Most cumulative weeks at number-one [ edit ] List of songs with 5 or more cumulative weeks at number-one, showing year of release.
List of songs which have debuted at number-one.
Song Debut date Artist Ref. "We Must Praise" March 19, 2005 J Moss [ 7] "Joyful Noise" July 19, 2014 Flame featuringLecrae & John Reilly[ 27] "Nuthin" August 9, 2014 Lecrae "All I Need Is You" August 23, 2014 "Say I Won't" September 13, 2014 Lecrae featuringAndy Mineo "Wanna Be Happy?" September 19, 2015 Kirk Franklin [ 40] "I'm Getting Ready" September 16, 2017 Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuringNicki Minaj [ 41] "Love Theory" February 9, 2019 Kirk Franklin [ 42] "Follow God " November 9, 2019 Kanye West [ 43] "Wash Us in the Blood " July 11, 2020 Kanye West featuringTravis Scott [ 44] "Jireh " April 10, 2021 Elevation Worship andMaverick City Music featuringChandler Moore andNaomi Raine [ 9] "Talking to Jesus " April 24, 2021 Elevation Worship andMaverick City Music featuringBrandon Lake [ 9] "Wait on You " May 8, 2021 Elevation Worship andMaverick City Music featuringDante Bowe &Chandler Moore [ 9] "We Win" June 5, 2021 Lil Baby andKirk Franklin [ 45] "Hurricane " September 11, 2021 Kanye West andthe Weeknd featuringLil Baby [ 46] "Blessings " December 23, 2023 Nicki Minaj featuringTasha Cobbs Leonard [ 47] "Rain Down on Me " October 26, 2024 GloRilla ,Kirk Franklin &Maverick City Music featuringKierra Sheard &Chandler Moore [ 48]
Most cumulative weeks on chart [ edit ] List of songs with 52 or more total weeks on the chart, showing year of debut on the chart.
Artist achievements [ edit ] Most number-one singles [ edit ] Artists with multiple number-one songs.
Artists with 10 or more entries.
Most top ten entries [ edit ] Artists with five or more top ten entries.
Kirk Franklin has the most number-one songs on Hot Gospel Songs.[ 45] Tasha Cobbs Leonard has the most number-one songs for a female artist on Hot Gospel Songs.[ 47] Lecrae has the most number-one debuts (4), all of which were in 2014.[ 68] "Work It Out" by Dr. Charles G. Hayes & the Warriors featuring Dianne Williams, was the first number-one recorded by a group. It succeeded Mary Mary's "Heaven", which had a record-setting 8 weeks at number-one.[ 69] On the charts dated June 15, 2014, Kirk Franklin became the first artist to top all five of Billboard's main Gospel charts simultaneously —Long, Live, Love toppedTop Gospel Albums , whilst "OK" topped Gospel Digital Song Sales and "Love Theory" led Hot Hot Gospel Songs, Gospel Airplay and Gospel Streaming Songs.[ 70] In 2018, Koryn Hawthorne's "Won't He Do It" became the longest-running number-one by a woman, with 41 weeks at the top,[ 13] surpassing Tamela Mann's 25 week reign with “Take Me to the King .”[ 41] With the albumJesus Is King (2019), Kanye West became the first artist to occupy the entire top 10 on bothHot Christian Songs and Hot Gospel Songs, monopolizing the top 11 of the latter.[ 70] With the albumDonda (2021), Kanye West occupied the top 23 spots on Hot Gospel Songs, setting a record.[ 71] In April 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music became the first groups with multiple number-one debuts on Hot Gospel Songs, when "Talking to Jesus" replaced their first number-one "Jireh" within the same month.[ 68] ^ For "More Than Able" and Elevation Worship chart history.[ 56] For "Jireh", "Wait on You" and Maverick City Music chart history.[ 9] For "Rain Down On Me" and Kirk Franklin chart history.[ 11] ^ For "Put a Praise On It" and Tasha Cobbs Leonard chart history.[ 21] For "God in Me" and Mary Mary chart history.[ 20] For "Rain Down On Me" and Kirk Franklin chart history.[ 11] ^ "Why Me?"[ 62] For "God in Me" and Mary Mary chart history[ 20] "Praise Him Now"[ 63] For "Put a Praise On It", "Your Spirit" and Tasha Cobbs Leonard chart history[ 21] For "Hang On" and GEI chart history[ 64] "It Keeps Happening"[ 65] "Something Has To Break"[ 66] "Miracles"[ 67] ^a b Martinez, Jessica (November 26, 2013)."Billboard to Give Gospel and Christian Song Charts 'Consumer-Influenced Facelift' " .The Christian Post . 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