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‘Minnesota Cuke,’ Toby Mac top SoundScan charts Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 20 July 2009 02:32 PM America/New_York
Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush

(Big Idea/Word Distribution) remains at the top of the SoundScan Christian Videos list for sales the week ending July 12, while Toby Mac's Portable Sounds (ForeFront Records/EMI CMG Distribution) is at No. 1 on the Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart.

After Minnesota Cuke, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity Distribution); 3. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity Distribution); 4. The Climb (World Wide Pictures/Wesscott Marketing); 5. Faith Like Potatoes (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Provident-Integrity); 6. The Best of The Crabb Family by The Crabb Family (Spring Hill Music Group/EMI CMG); 7. Love Takes Wing (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Word); 8. Flywheel (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 9. Let Freedom Ring (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); and 10. The Second Chance (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity).

Following Portable Sounds were: 2. Over and Underneath by Tenth Avenue North (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 3. Gospel Truth Presents Gospel Mix Vol. III by various artists (Worldwide Music/E1 Entertainment Distribution); 4. Jason Crabb by Jason Crabb (Spring Hill Music Group/EMI CMG); 5. A New Hallelujah by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 6. Kari Jobe by Kari Jobe (Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity); 7. This Moment by Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 8. Wow Hits 2009 by various artists (Wow Gospel/Provident-Integrity); 9. The Altar and the Door by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity); and 10. A Cross the Earth: Tear Down the Walls by Hillsong United (Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity).

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.