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Gaither Vocal Band tops SoundScan charts Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 08 February 2010 02:30 PM America/New_York
Better Day by Gaither Vocal Band (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG Distribution) supplanted Speaking Louder Than Before by Jeremy Camp (BEC Recordings/EMI CMG) for the top spot of the SoundScan's Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending Jan. 31, while the DVD of Better Day replaced Perfect Stranger and Another Perfect Stranger: The Director's Double Feature (Kelly's Filmworks/EMI CMG) atop the Christian Videos list.

Following the Better Day CD were: 2. Speaking Louder Than Before; 3. Wow Hits 2010 by various artists (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 4. Reunited by Gaither Vocal Band (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 5. Encore by James Fortune & FIYA (Black Smoke Music Worldwide/E1 Entertainment Distribution); 6. Until the While World Hears by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution); 7. Give Yourself Away by NewSong (His Honor Music/EMI CMG); 8. Wow Gospel 2010 by various artists (Verity Records/Provident-Integrity); 9. Over and Underneath by Tenth Avenue North (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); and 10. It Is Well by Kutless (BEC Recordings/EMI CMG).

After Better Day, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Reunited by Gaither Vocal Band (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 3. Perfect Stranger and Another Perfect Stranger; 4. The Ultimate Gift (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Word); 5. Miracle Dogs Too (GT Media/EMI CMG); 6. Lord of the Beans, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 4. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 7. No Greater Love (Lionsgate Home Entertainment/Thomas Nelson); 8. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 9. Silly Little Thing Called Love, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); and 10. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/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.