Skillet, ‘Noah’s Umbrella’ atop SoundScan charts

Written by Eric Tiansay

Thursday, 10 September 2009 02:38 PM America/New_York

Awake by Skillet (Atlantic Records/Ardent Records/INO Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution) supplanted Casting Crowns' self-titled disc (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution) atop the SoundScan's Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending Aug. 28, while Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (Big Idea/Word Distribution) remained atop the Christian Videos list.

Following Awake were: 2. Casting Crowns; 3. You Deliver Me by Selah (Curb Records/Word); 4. All That is Within Me by MercyMe (INO Records/Provident-Integrity); 5. Come Alive by Mark Schultz (Word Records/Word); 6. The Outsiders by Needtobreathe (Atlantic Records/Word); 7. Love Is On the Move by Leeland (Essential Records/Provident-Integrity); 8. Nashville Homecoming by Bill Gaither & The Homecoming Friends (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 9. Everybody Dance! by James Roberson (JDI Records/Universal/EMI CMG); and 10. Joy In My Heart by Bill Gaither & The Homecoming Friends (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG).

After Noah's Umbrella, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Nashville Homecoming by Bill Gaither & The Homecoming Friends (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 3. Joy In My Heart by Bill Gaither & The Homecoming Friends (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 4. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 5. 3-2-1 Penguins! Save the Planets! (Big Idea/Word); 6. Chicken Soup for the Soul: For the Christian Soul (First Look Studios/First Look Home Entertainment/EMI CMG); 7. Gigi's First Day of School, "Gigi, God's Little Princess" series (Thomas Nelson/Thomas Nelson); 8. The Retrievers (GT Media/EMI CMG); 9. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Elvis: Love Me Tender-The Love Songs (Coming Home Music/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.