'Fireproof,' MercyMe still atop SoundScan charts

Written by Eric Tiansay

Monday, 27 April 2009 02:29 PM America/New_York

Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity Distribution) remained in the top spot of the SoundScan Christian Videos list for sales the week ending April 19, while MercyMe's "best of" album 10 (INO Records/Provident-Integrity) continued atop the Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart.

After Fireproof, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Stayin' Alive ... Laughing! by Chonda Pierce (No Whining Productions/Provident-Integrity); 3. Faith Like Potatoes (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Provident-Integrity); 4. The Second Chance (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 5. Read and Share DVD Bible Volume 1 By Gwen Ellis (Thomas Nelson/Thomas Nelson); 6. This Ain't Prettyville by Chonda Pierce (No Whining Productions/Provident-Integrity); 7. VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise (Big Idea/Word Distribution); 8. One Night With the King (Fox Faith/Word); 9. Flywheel (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity).

Following 10 were: 2. My Paper Heart by Francesca Battistelli (Fervent Records/Word); 3. A New Hallelujah by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 4. How You Live by Point of Grace (Word Records/Word); 5. Hello Love by Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG Distribution); 6. Wow Hits 2009 by various artists (Wow Gospel/Provident-Integrity); 7. Over and Underneath by Tenth Avenue North (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 8. Revelation by Third Day (Essential Records/Provident-Integrity); 9. The Power of One by Israel Houghton (Integrity Music/Columbia Records/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Speaking Louder Than Before by Jeremy Camp (BEC Recordings/EMI CMG).

The video listings, drawn from a national sample of mainstream and Christian store sales, with music listings based on sales solely at Christian stores, were produced for the Christian Music Trade Association by Nielsen SoundScan.