Hello Fear, the brand new release from Kirk Franklin, celebrates its sixth week atop the Billboard Top Gospel Charts. The album also sits at #4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #19 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 #12 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #49 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. Keep Living, the brand new effort from Ricky Dillard & New G debuts at the #3 position and #58 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts, while newcomer Preashea Hilliard’s debut Live Out Loud enters at the #4 position and #68 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. The WOW Gospel 2011 compilation rounds out the week’s top five albums. In other chart news, Make It Loud, the latest from Martha Munizzi debuts at #6, while Juanita Bynum’s More Passion re-enters the charts at #7.
In the world of radio, “I Smile” from Kirk Franklin celebrates its fourth 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. (May 8, 2011)
