![Lecrae garnered his second career GRAMMY ® nomination for “Best Gospel Album” with his studio project "Gravity." The album was released earlier fall 2012 and debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart and dominated the #1 spot on Billboard’s Rap, Independent, Gospel and Christian Album charts for several weeks.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/05/e3/05e33667c67c7d4505af5ab4acb9b965.jpg?itok=w-02xkpl "Lecrae garnered his second career GRAMMY ® nomination for “Best Gospel Album” with his studio project "Gravity." The album was released earlier fall 2012 and debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart and dominated the #1 spot on Billboard’s Rap, Independent, Gospel and Christian Album charts for several weeks.")
![Kurt Carr’s highly anticipated new CD, "Bless This House" debuts at the top of Billboard’s Gospel Sales Chart, and #43 on the Billboard Top-200. It is the highest Top-200 debut for Carr, who earlier this month received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the Stellar Awards, and was honored as a BMI Trailblazer. This is Carr’s second #1 debut.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/c0/59/c05950d46e9a5e6a98ca1eacece70125.jpg?itok=XpJSplKu "Kurt Carr’s highly anticipated new CD, "Bless This House" debuts at the top of Billboard’s Gospel Sales Chart, and #43 on the Billboard Top-200. It is the highest Top-200 debut for Carr, who earlier this month received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the Stellar Awards, and was honored as a BMI Trailblazer. This is Carr’s second #1 debut.")
Kurt Carr's "Bless This House" debuts at the top of Billboard’s Gospel Albums Chart. It also debuted at #43 on the Billboard Top-200 chart. Tamela Mann is #2 with “Best Days” and Lecrae is #3 with “Gravity” Mary Mary is #4 with “Go Get It” and Israel & New Breed holds down the #5 spot with “Jesus at the Center.” The rankings were announced Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Other Chart News
After winning five Stellar Awards last month, Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago move back up the chart #11 with “Best of Both Worlds.” James Fortune jumps to # 14 with “Identity” and Renee Spearman featuring DJ Rogers climbs to #25 with “Whoa to the WOW!”
Sho Baraka slips to #13 after his #1 debut last week with “The Talented 10th." Anthony Brown and Group TherAPy move to #36 with their self-titled album and Canton Jones slides to #49 with “Kingdom Business.”
Billboard Top Ten Gospel Albums
1. “Bless This House”-Kurt Carr
2. “Best Days”-Tamela Mann
3. “Gravity”- Lecrae
4. “Go Get It”-Mary Mary
5. “Jesus at the Center”-Israel & New Breed
6. “Joyful Noise” Soundtrack-Various
7. “Shake Heaven”-Montell Jordan and Victory World Music
8. Prank Phone Calls: “Church Folks Gotta Laugh Too ”-Nephew Tommy
9. “Created4This”-Vashawn Mitchell
10. “Well Done”-Joshua Rogers
![Kurt Carr’s highly anticipated new CD, "Bless This House" debuts at the top of Billboard’s Gospel Sales Chart, and #43 on the Billboard Top-200. It is the highest Top-200 debut for Carr, who earlier this month received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the Stellar Awards, and was honored as a BMI Trailblazer. This is Carr’s second #1 debut.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/8a/2c/8a2c5c0d578da7d117148ebe9b47ebdd.jpg?itok=EwOxW0JB "Kurt Carr’s highly anticipated new CD, "Bless This House" debuts at the top of Billboard’s Gospel Sales Chart, and #43 on the Billboard Top-200. It is the highest Top-200 debut for Carr, who earlier this month received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the Stellar Awards, and was honored as a BMI Trailblazer. This is Carr’s second #1 debut.")
![Lecrae garnered his second career GRAMMY ® nomination for “Best Gospel Album” with his studio project "Gravity." The album was released earlier fall 2012 and debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart and dominated the #1 spot on Billboard’s Rap, Independent, Gospel and Christian Album charts for several weeks.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/50/34/5034f362beec9a15e3971a4b8b525c4f.jpg?itok=eLA8B_g1 "Lecrae garnered his second career GRAMMY ® nomination for “Best Gospel Album” with his studio project "Gravity." The album was released earlier fall 2012 and debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart and dominated the #1 spot on Billboard’s Rap, Independent, Gospel and Christian Album charts for several weeks.")
![The release of "Well Done" marks the BET’s Sunday Best winner’s ' first recorded body of work. The album features seven of Rogers' most talked about and best remembered musical renditions on the show including "God in Me," "We Expect You," "I'm Still Standing," and more. The Greeleyville, S.C. native showcases his vocal prowess and the unique style that can only be attributed to him, on each song.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/5d/42/5d421f2ee80d1300daf1e0cb2e76cd24.jpg?itok=elo_oCsx "The release of "Well Done" marks the BET’s Sunday Best winner’s ' first recorded body of work. The album features seven of Rogers' most talked about and best remembered musical renditions on the show including "God in Me," "We Expect You," "I'm Still Standing," and more. The Greeleyville, S.C. native showcases his vocal prowess and the unique style that can only be attributed to him, on each song.")
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