Christian Retailing

Provident-Integrity strong in SoundScan top 10 Print Email
Sunday, 23 July 2006 08:00 PM America/New_York

Provident-Integrity Distribution finished the second quarter of 2006 strong, having held five or more of the top 10 titles for 26 out of the 28 reporting weeks of 2006, according to Nielsen Christian SoundScan's combined sales chart.

For the week ending June 4, Provident-Integrity claimed every release in the top 10, including Lifesong from Casting Crowns (Beach Street), Hero from Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/Gospo Centric), No Limits from Martha Munizzi (Integrity Music) and Victory from Tye Tribbett (Sony Urban).

March 5 marked the beginning of a 16-week streak with Provident-Integrity titles in the No. 1 position. Releases that contributed to this included Alan Jackson's Precious Memories (Arista Nashville) and Coming Up to Breathe from Mercy Me (INO Records), which kept Provident-Integrity in the No. 1 position for sales 21 times during 28 weeks of reporting.