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Chris Tomlin, ‘Fireproof’ atop SoundScan Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 29 November 2010 02:57 PM America/New_York
And If Our God Is For Us...

by Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG Distribution) replaced The Gift by Susan Boyle (SYCO/Columbia Records/Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity Distribution) for the top spot of the SoundScan's Christian/gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending Nov. 21, while Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity) remained atop the Christian Videos list.

Following And If Our God Is For Us... were: 2. Wow Hits 2011 (Wow/EMI CMG); 3. It's a Wonderful Christmas by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 4. The Gift; 5. Wonder by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 6. Move by Third Day (Essential Records/Provident-Integrity); 7. The Generous Mr. Lovewell by MercyMe (INO Records/Provident-Integrity); 8. Peace on Earth by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity); 9. Share the Wonder by various artists (Lucid Artist/Lucid Artist); and 10. My Paper Heart by Francesca Battistelli (Fervent Records/Word Distribution).

After Fireproof, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 3. It's a Meaningful Life, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 4. The Christmas Blessing (GT Media/EMI CMG); 5. Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God's Own Heart (Big Idea/Word); 6. Gigi: Dreaming of a Pink Christmas, Gigi, God's Little Princess (Tommy Nelson/Thomas Nelson); 7. Saint Nicholas—A Story of Joyful Giving, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 8. Gideon: Tuba Warrior, Veggie Tales (Big Idea/Word); 9. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Amish Grace (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Word).

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.