'Wow Hits', ‘Fireproof’ atop SoundScan

Written by Eric Tiansay

Monday, 15 November 2010 02:17 PM America/New_York

Wow Hits 2011 (Wow/EMI CMG Distribution) replaced Move by Third Day (Essential Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution) for the top spot of the SoundScan's Christian/gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending Nov. 7, while Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity) remained atop the Christian Videos list.

Following Wow Hits 2011 were: 2. It's a Wonderful Christmas by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 3. Move; 4. We Cry Out: The Worship Project by Jeremy Camp (BEC Recordings/EMI CMG); 5. Wonder by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 6. The Story of Your Life by Matthew West (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 7. Thirsty by Marvin Sapp (Verity Records/Provident-Integrity); 8. Brooklyn Tabernacle Christmas by Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir (Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity); 9. Pieces of a Real Heart by Sanctus Real (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); and 10. Rehab by LeCrae (Reach Records/Central South Distribution).

After Fireproof, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Abe and the Amazing Promise, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word Distribution); 3. It's a Meaningful Life, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 4. The Christmas Blessing (GT Media/EMI CMG); 5. Gideon: Tuba Warrior, Veggie Tales (Big Idea/Word); 6. Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God's Own Heart (Big Idea/Word); 7. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 8. LarryBoy and the Bad Apple, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 9. Saint Nicholas—A Story of Joyful Giving, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); and 10. The Christmas Child (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.