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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 "That's My King" by CeCe Winans.[8]

Song milestones

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Most cumulative weeks at number-one

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List of songs with 5 or more cumulative weeks at number-one, showing year of release.

Song Wks. Year Artist Ref.
"Jireh" 86 2021 Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine [9]
"Never Would Have Made It" 46 2007 Marvin Sapp [10]
"Wanna Be Happy?" 45 2015 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Love Theory" 44 2019 [11]
"Won't He Do It" 41 2017 Koryn Hawthorne [12]
"Follow God" 2019 Kanye West [13]
"I Trust You" 29 2008 James Fortune & FIYA [14]
"That's My King" 28 2024 CeCe Winans [15]
"Every Praise" 26 2013 Hezekiah Walker [16]
"The Best in Me" 25 2010 Marvin Sapp [10]
"Take Me to the King" 2012 Tamela Mann [17]
"I Smile" 23 2011 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Change Me" 2016 Tamela Mann [17]
"Beautiful Day" 20 2014 Jamie Grace [18]
"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 [19]
"Heaven" 15 2005 Mary Mary [20]
"Souled Out" 14 2008 Hezekiah Walker & LFC [16]
"For Your Glory" 2015 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [21]
"Encourage Yourself" 13 2006 Donald Lawrence presents the Tri-City Singers [19]
"Um Good" 2006 Smokie Norful [22]
"I Need Your Glory" 2011 Earnest Pugh [23]
"They That Wait" 2013 Fred Hammond featuring John P. Kee [24]
"Hurricane" 2021 Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby [13]
"Break Every Chain" 12 2013 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [21]
"Believe for It" 2021 CeCe Winans [15]
"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]
"Nobody Greater" 9 2010 VaShawn Mitchell [28]
"God Really Loves Us" 2023 Crowder and Dante Bowe featuring Maverick City Music [9]
"In the Middle" 8 2011 Isaac Carree [29]
"Worth" 2015 Anthony Brown & Group Therapy [30]
"Fill Me Up" 2015 Casey J [31]
"Wash Us in the Blood" 2020 Kanye West featuring Travis Scott [13]
"I Call You Faithful" 7 2005 Donnie McClurkin [32]
"I Will Bless The Lord" 2006 Byron Cage [33]
"Blessed and Highly Favored" 2007 The Clark Sisters [34]
"God in Me" 2008 Mary Mary featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard [20]
"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 [35]
"Hold My Mule" 2016 Shirley Caesar featuring Albertina Walker and Milton Brunson [36]
"I'm Blessed" 6 2017 Charlie Wilson [37]
"Work it Out" 5 2005 Dr. Charles G. Hayes and the Warriors featuring Dianne Williams [38]
"It Ain't Over (Until God Says It's Over)" 2008 Maurette Brown Clark [39]
"Put a Praise On It" 2016 Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Kierra Sheard [21]

Number-one debuts

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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 [40]
"I'm Getting Ready" September 16, 2017 Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki 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 featuring Travis Scott [44]
"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 [45]
"Hurricane" September 11, 2021 Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby [46]
"Blessings" December 23, 2023 Nicki Minaj featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard [47]
"Rain Down on Me" October 26, 2024 GloRilla, Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music featuring Kierra Sheard & Chandler Moore [48]

Most cumulative weeks on chart

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List of songs with 52 or more total weeks on the chart, showing year of debut on the chart.

Song Wks. Year Artist Ref.
"Jireh" 183 2021 Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine [9]
"Every Praise" 102 2013 Hezekiah Walker [16]
"Won't He Do It" 94 2017 Koryn Hawthorne [12]
"Love Theory" 90 2019 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Promises" 80 2021 Maverick City Music featuring Joe L. Barnes and Naomi Raine [9]
"Never Would Have Made It" 79 2007 Marvin Sapp [10]
"Nobody Greater" 2010 VaShawn Mitchell [28]
"Hurricane" 78 2021 Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby [13]
"Goodness of God" 2022 CeCe Winans [15]
"Follow God" 76 2019 Kanye West [13]
"For Your Glory" 73 2013 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [21]
"Praise God" 72 2021 Kanye West [13]
"Amazing" 70 2014 Ricky Dillard & New G [49]
"I Trust You" 69 2008 James Fortune & FIYA [14]
"Fear Is Not My Future" 2022 Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore [9]
"They That Wait" 68 2009 Fred Hammond featuring John P. Kee [24]
"Let the Church Say Amen" 2011 Andrae Crouch featuring Marvin Winans [50]
"Break Every Chain" 67 2013 Tasha Cobbs Leonard [21]
"I'm Blessed" 65 2017 Charlie Wilson [37]
"God Favored Me" 64 2009 Hezekiah Walker & LFC featuring Marvin Sapp and D. J. Rogers [16]
"Take Me to the King" 62 2012 Tamela Mann [17]
"Work it Out" 61 2007 Troy Sneed presents Bonafide Praisers [51]
"It's Not Over (When God Is In It)" 2012 Israel & New Breed featuring James Fortune and Jason Nelson [14]
"The Best in Me" 60 2010 Marvin Sapp [10]
"Justified" 2019 Smokie Norful [22]
"One God" 59 2007 Maurette Brown Clark [39]
"I Need You" 58 2016 Donnie McClurkin [32]
"Yesterday" 57 2005 Mary Mary [20]
"Souled Out" 2008 Hezekiah Walker & LFC [16]
"God Really Loves Us" 2022 Crowder and Dante Bowe featuring Maverick City Music [9]
"Imagine Me" 56 2006 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Look At God" 2023 Koryn Hawthorne [12]
"God in Me" 55 2009 Mary Mary featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard [20]
"I Believe" 2010 James Fortune & FIYA featuring Zacardi Cortez and Shawn McLemore [14]
"He Has His Hands On You" Marvin Sapp [10]
"Change Me" 2016 Tamela Mann [17]
"Rain on Us" 54 2009 Earnest Pugh [23]
"Fill Me Up" 2014 Casey J [31]
"Believe for It" 2021 CeCe Winans [15]
"Praise Him In Advance" 53 2008 Marvin Sapp [10]
"I Smile" 2011 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Hold On" 2012 James Fortune & FIYA featuring Monica and Fred Hammond [14]
"I Can Only Imagine" 2013 Tamela Mann [17]
"Yes You Can" 2015 Marvin Sapp [10]
"Put a Praise On It" Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Kierra Sheard [21]
"Broken But I'm Healed" 52 2006 Byron Cage [33]
"Livin'" 2007 The Clark Sisters [34]
"Back II Eden" 2008 Donald Lawrence & Co. [19]
"Close To You" 2009 BeBe & CeCe Winans [26]
"Well Done" 2010 Deitrick Haddon [52]
"I Need Your Glory" 2011 Earnest Pugh [23]
"Turning Around For Me" 2012 VaShawn Mitchell [28]
"Beautiful Day" 2014 Jamie Grace [53][18]
"No Greater Love" Smokie Norful [22]
"Wanna Be Happy?" 2015 Kirk Franklin [11]
"Joy" 2016 VaShawn Mitchell [28]
"Your Great Name" 2017 Todd Dulaney [54]
"Listen" Marvin Sapp [10]
"I'm Getting Ready" Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki Minaj [21]
"Off the Grid" 2021 Kanye West featuring Playboi Carti and Fivio Foreign [13]
"Moon" Kanye West featuring Kid Cudi and Don Toliver [13]
"Kingdom" 2022 Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin featuring Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore [9]

Artist achievements

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Other achievements

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  • 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.[67]
  • "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.[68]
  • 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.[69]
  • 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.”[41]
  • 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.[69]
  • With the album Donda (2021), Kanye West occupied the top 23 spots on Hot Gospel Songs, setting a record.[70]
  • 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.[67]

Notes

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  1. ^
    • For "More Than Able" and Elevation Worship chart history.[55]
    • For "Jireh", "Wait on You" and Maverick City Music chart history.[9]
    • For "Rain Down On Me" and Kirk Franklin chart history.[11]
  2. ^
    • 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]
  3. ^
    • "Why Me?"[61]
    • For "God in Me" and Mary Mary chart history[20]
    • "Praise Him Now"[62]
    • For "Put a Praise On It", "Your Spirit" and Tasha Cobbs Leonard chart history[21]
    • For "Hang On" and GEI chart history[63]
    • "It Keeps Happening"[64]
    • "Something Has To Break"[65]
    • "Miracles"[66]

See also

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