Hello Fear, the brand new release from Kirk Franklin, celebrates its third week atop the Billboard Top Gospel Charts, selling over 33,000 units in its third week. The album also sits at #3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts, with over 166,000 units sold in its first three week. Mary Mary‘s latest release Something Big holds to the #2 position this week. The album also sits at #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #22 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. The WOW Gospel 2011 compilation holds to the #3 spot, while Church on the Moon from Deitrick Haddon moves up to #4. Smokie Norful‘s latest How I Got Over…Songs That Carried Usrounds out the week’s top five albums. In other chart news, I Believe: Live from James Fortune & FIYA jumps five spots to #8, while Twinkie Clark‘s latest With Humility debuts at #14.
In the world of radio, “I Smile” from Kirk Franklin celebrates its first week at the top of the radio charts. Vashawn Mitchell‘s “Nobody Greater” moves to the #2 spot while “I Give Myself Away” from William McDowell comes in at the #3 position. “Walking” from Mary Mary takes the #4 spot while “My Heart Says Yes” from Troy Sneed rounds out the week’s top five songs.
