'Wow Hits', 'It’s a Meaningful Life' atop SoundScan

Written by Eric Tiansay

Monday, 18 October 2010 02:19 PM America/New_York

Wow Hits 2011 (EMI Christian Music Group/EMI CMG Distribution) supplanted Michael W. Smith's Wonder (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution) for the top spot on SoundScan's Christian/gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending Oct. 10, while the new VeggieTales release It's A Meaningful Life (Big Idea/Word Distribution) remained atop the Christian Videos list.

Following Wow Hits 2011 were: 2. The Story of Your Life by Matthew West (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 3. Wonder; 4. The Altar and the Door by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity); 5. Love God. Love People. by Israel Houghton (Integrity Music/Columbia Records/Provident-Integrity); 6. Tonight by TobyMac (Forefront Records/EMI CMG); 7. Rehab by LeCrae (Reach Records/Central South Distribution); 8. Pieces of a Real Heart by Sanctus Real (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 9. It's a Wonderful Christmas by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); and 10. We Cry Out by Jeremy Camp (BEC Recordings/EMI CMG).

After It's A Meaningful Life, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 3. Faith Like Potatoes (Affirm Films/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Provident-Integrity); 4. Abe and the Amazing Promise, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 5. Giving Thanks by Bill & Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 6. Count Your Blessings by Bill & Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 7. Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (Lost World Pictures/Bridgestone Multimedia Group); 8. Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God's Own Heart (Big Idea/Word); 9. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); and 10. The Christmas Blessing (GT Media/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.