Hello Fear, the latest release from Kirk Franklin, celebrates its ninth week atop the Billboard Top Gospel Charts. The album also sits at #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #39 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. Mary Mary‘s latest release Something Big holds to the #2 position this week. The album also sits at #21 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #93 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. The WOW Gospel 2011 compilation moves to the #3 position, while Becoming, the brand new release from Yolanda Adams, comes in at #4. The Love Album, the new release from Kim Burrell, rounds out the week’s top five albums. In other chart news, Love God, Love People: The London Sessions, from Israel Houghton moves twenty places to #17, while James Hall & The Voices of Citadel‘s latest Won’t It Be Wonderful moves six places to #19.
In the world of radio, “I Smile” from Kirk Franklin celebrates its seventh week at the top of the radio charts. Vashawn Mitchell‘s “Nobody Greater” holds to the #2 spot while “Walking” from Mary Mary moves to the #3 position. “Well Done” from Deitrick Haddon moves to the #4 spot while “My Heart Says Yes” from Troy Sneed rounds out the week’s top five songs.