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Hot Gospel Songs is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of gospel songs using the same methodology developed for the Billboard 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 on gospel 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" by

J Moss in the chart dated March 19, 2005.[7] The current number-one song on the chart is "Jireh" by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine.[8]

Song milestones

Most cumulative weeks at number-one

List of songs with 5 or more cumulative weeks at number-one.

Song Wks. Year(s) Artist Ref.
"Jireh" 84 2021–24 Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine [9]
"Never Would Have Made It" 46 2007–08 Marvin Sapp [10]
"Wanna Be Happy?" 45 2015–16 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Love Theory" 44 2019–20 [11]
"Won't He Do It" 41 2017–18 Koryn Hawthorne [12]
"Follow God" 2019 Kanye West [13]
"I Trust You" 29 2008 James Fortune & FIYA [14]
"
Every Praise
" 		26 2013 Hezekiah Walker [15]
"
The Best in Me
" 		25 2010 Marvin Sapp [10]
"Take Me to the King" 2012–13 Tamela Mann [16]
"I Smile" 23 2011 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Change Me" 2016–17 Tamela Mann [16]
"Beautiful Day" 20 2014 Jamie Grace [17]
"I Believe" 19 2010 James Fortune & FIYA featuring Zacardi Cortez & Shawn McLemore [14]
"Speak To Me" 2020 Koryn Hawthorne [12]
"Looking for You" 18 2005 Kirk Franklin [11]
"The Blessing Of Abraham" 2006 Donald Lawrence presents the Tri-City Singers [18]
"Heaven" 15 2005 Mary Mary [19]
"Souled Out" 14 2008–09 Hezekiah Walker & LFC [15]
"For Your Glory" 2015 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [20]
"Encourage Yourself" 13 2006 Donald Lawrence presents the Tri-City Singers [18]
"Um Good" 2006 Smokie Norful [21]
"I Need Your Glory" 2011 Earnest Pugh [22]
"They That Wait" 2013 Fred Hammond featuring John P. Kee [23]
"Hurricane" 2021 Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby [13]
"Break Every Chain" 12 2013 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [20]
"Believe for It" 2021 CeCe Winans [24]
"It's Not Over (When God Is In It)" 11 2013
Israel & New Breed featuring James Fortune and Jason Nelson
 [25]
"Promises" 2022 Maverick City Music featuring Joe L. Barnes and Naomi Raine [9]
"Close To You" 10 2009 BeBe & CeCe Winans [26]
"
All I Need Is You
" 		2014 Lecrae [27]
"
Praise God
" 		2021 Kanye West [13]
"God Really Loves Us" 9 2023 Crowder and Dante Bowe featuring Maverick City Music [9]
"In the Middle" 8 2011 Isaac Carree [28]
"Worth" 2015 Anthony Brown & Group Therapy [29]
"Fill Me Up" 2015 Casey J [30]
"Wash Us in the Blood" 2020 Kanye West featuring Travis Scott [13]
"I Call You Faithful" 7 2005 Donnie McClurkin [31]
"I Will Bless The Lord" 2006 Byron Cage [32]
"Blessed and Highly Favored" 2007 The Clark Sisters [33]
"God in Me" 2008 Mary Mary featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard [19]
"Declaration (This Is It!)" 2008 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Still Able" 2011 James Fortune & FIYA [14]
"Say Yes" 2013 Michelle Williams featuring Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland [34]
"Hold My Mule" 2016 Shirley Caesar featuring Albertina Walker and Milton Brunson [35]
"I'm Blessed" 6 2017 Charlie Wilson [36]
"Work it Out" 5 2005 Dr. Charles G. Hayes and the Warriors featuring Dianne Williams [37]
"It Ain't Over (Until God Says It's Over)" 2008 Maurette Brown Clark [38]
"Put a Praise On It" 2016 Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Kierra Sheard [20]

Number-one debuts

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 featuring Lecrae & John Reilly [27]
"Nuthin" August 9, 2014 Lecrae
"All I Need Is You" August 23, 2014
"Say I Won't" September 13, 2014 Lecrae featuring Andy Mineo
"Wanna Be Happy?" September 19, 2015 Kirk Franklin [39]
"I'm Getting Ready" September 16, 2017 Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki Minaj [40]
"Love Theory" February 9, 2019 Kirk Franklin [41]
"Follow God" November 9, 2019 Kanye West [42]
"Wash Us in the Blood" July 11, 2020 Kanye West featuring Travis Scott [43]
"Jireh" April 10, 2021 Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine [9]
"Talking to Jesus" April 24, 2021 Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Brandon Lake [9]
"Wait on You" May 8, 2021 Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Dante Bowe & Chandler Moore [9]
"We Win" June 5, 2021 Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin [44]
"Hurricane" September 11, 2021 Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby [45]
"
Blessings
" 		December 23, 2023 Nicki Minaj featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard [46]

Most cumulative weeks on chart

List of songs with 100 or more total weeks on the chart.

Song Wks. Artist Ref.
"Jireh" 158 Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine [9]
"
Every Praise
" 		102 Hezekiah Walker [15]

Artist achievements

Other achievements

  • Kirk Franklin has the most number-one songs on Hot Gospel Songs.[44]
  • Tasha Cobbs Leonard has the most number-one songs for a female artist on Hot Gospel Songs.[46]
  • Lecrae has the most number-one debuts (4), all of which were in 2014.[63]
  • "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.[64]
  • 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 topped Top Gospel Albums, whilst "OK" topped Gospel Digital Song Sales and "Love Theory" led Hot Hot Gospel Songs, Gospel Airplay and Gospel Streaming Songs.[65]
  • 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,[12] surpassing Tamela Mann's 25 week reign with “Take Me to the King.”[40]
  • With the album Jesus Is King (2019), Kanye West became the first artist to occupy the entire top 10 on both Hot Christian Songs and Hot Gospel Songs, monopolizing the top 11 of the latter.[65]
  • With the album Donda (2021), Kanye West occupied the top 23 spots on Hot Gospel Songs, setting a record.[66]
  • 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.[63]

Notes

  1. ^
    • For "Put a Praise On It" and Tasha Cobbs Leonard chart history[20]
    • For "God in Me" and Mary Mary chart history[19]
  2. ^
    • "Why Me?"[56]
    • For "God in Me" and Mary Mary chart history[19]
    • "Praise Him Now"[57]
    • For "Put a Praise On It", "Your Spirit" and Tasha Cobbs Leonard chart history[20]
    • For "Hang On" and GEI chart history[58]
    • "It Keeps Happening"[59]
    • "Something Has To Break"[60]
    • "Miracles"[61]

See also

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  34. ^ "Chart History: Michelle Williams (Hot Gospel Songs)", Billboard, retrieved January 22, 2024
  35. ^ "Chart History: Shirley Caesar (Hot Gospel Songs)", Billboard, retrieved January 22, 2024
  36. ^ "Chart History: Charlie Wilson (Hot Gospel Songs)", Billboard, retrieved February 21, 2024
  37. ^ "Chart History: Dianne Williams (Hot Gospel Songs)", Billboard, retrieved February 21, 2024
  38. ^ "Chart History: Maurette Brown Clark (Hot Gospel Songs)", Billboard, retrieved January 22, 2024
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