Billboard reports:
Singer-songwriter Danny Gokey attains his second No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Christian Albums chart (dated Feb. 4), as his new LP Rise launches atop the list, selling 11,000 copies in the week ending Jan. 19, according to Nielsen Music.
“I’m incredibly grateful and really blown away by the connection that people are feeling to the new music,” Gokey tells Billboard. “I love getting to create music that inspires and entertains, and the fact that fans have embraced Rise the way that they have, and supported it in such a big way, is very humbling.”
….his third top five hit on Hot Christian Songs (11-5). It’s also his first top five on Christian Digital Song Sales (19-5; up 108 percent to 3,000 sold), while holding at its No. 3 high on Christian Airplay (8 million audience impressions).
From the Billboard Charts, here are the other chart placements:
| Chart name | Title | Peak | Peak | Wks | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 | Rise | 2017 0204 | #32 | 1 | BMG | |
| Digital Albums | Rise | 2017-0204 | #20 | 1 | BMG | |
| Hot Christian Songs | Rise | 2017-0204 | #5 | 23 | BMG | |
| Top Christian Albums | Rise | 2017-0204 | #1 | 1 | BMG | |
| Independent Albums | Rise | 2017-0204 | #3 | 1 | BMG | |
| Christian & Gospel Albums | Rise | 2017-0204 | #1 | 1 | BMG | |
| Christian Airplay | Rise | 2016-1217 | #3 | 24 | BMG | |
| Top Album Sales | Rise | 2017-0204 | #9 | 1 | BMG | |
| Christian AC Songs | Rise | 2017-0204 | #7 | 19 | BMG | |
| Christian/Gospel Digital | Rise | 2017-0204 | #5 | 14 | BMG | |
| Internet Albums | Rise | 2017-0204 | #11 | 1 | BMG | |
| Top Current Albums | Rise | 2017-0204 | #9 | 1 | BMG | |
| Christian Digital Song Sales | Rise | 2017-0204 | #5 | 15 | BMG |
Wonderful news!
I echo Sherry. Wonderful news!
Oh, and can I say I like the photo that goes with this thread?
I saved that nice phto to use on a congratulatory post…. because I knew we would have lots of good news. I also think it attracted the attention of Danny/Team Danny because they have now shared 2 of our recent Facebook posts on Danny’s own Facebook page 🙂 THAT has really helped grow our followers.