Hello Fear, the brand new release from Kirk Franklin, celebrates its seventh week atop the Billboard Top Gospel Charts. The album also sits at #5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #22 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 #13 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts and #47 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. The WOW Gospel 2011 compilation moves to the #3 position, while the latest from Lonnie Hunter featuring Structure, titled I’m Back, enters at the #4 position. Keep Living, from Ricky Dillard & New G, rounds out the week’s top five albums. In other chart news, Take The High Road, the new release from The Blind Boys of Alabama debuts at #17, while Tonya Baker‘s new effort The Live Encounter debuts at #23.
In the world of radio, “I Smile” from Kirk Franklin celebrates its fifth 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.