Houston gospel music artist Brian Courtney Wilson’s debut CD, Just Love, is still topping the charts after 88 weeks.
Wilson’s CD has been on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album chart in the Top 20—longer than any other CD title on Billboard’s Top 50. In June 2009, JUST LOVE debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Gospel Album chart and #6 on Billboard’s Top Christian Album chart.
The CD also remained at #1 on Christian Music Trade Association’s (CMTA) Inspirational Album chart for 52 weeks.
“We are pleased but not surprised at the success of Brian’s debut project,” said Mathew Knowles, founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment. “For nearly two years, this project has continued to break records and make Billboard chart history. I knew when I first heard Brian sing that he had something very special and we have been excited to watch him develop as an artist. Brian is preparing to go back into the studio and we fully expect that his new project, which will be released in the fall, will be every bit as uplifting and successful as his first one.”
Wilson’s year-end results in Billboard magazine further prove and solidify the continued success of this ground-breaking project. Wilson was named Billboard’s #2 Hot Gospel Songs Artist and the #8 Top Gospel Album Artist.
Wilson’s debut single, “All I Need,” was #4 on the Hot Gospel chart and the CD was #7 on the Gospel Albums chart. In addition, “All I Need” was #10 on the Gospel Digital Songs chart and “Just Love,” Wilson’s third single from his CD was #33 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Award-winning and acclaimed music producer Stan Jones (Just Love and Just Love Deluxe Edition) was Billboard’s #4 Hot Gospel Producer of 2010. Overall, Just Love was #30 on the Top Christian/Gospel Album charts.
Currently, Wilson has four active gospel songs at radio, all charting on Billboard’s radio charts. The first single, “All I Need,” was the longest-running single last year, charting for 92 weeks on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Song chart. This week, the single is #2 on Billboard’s Gospel Recurrent chart.
Wilson’s current single, “Awesome God,” is #19 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Song chart. Wilson was also nominated for the 2011 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary).
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