Brandon Lake’s ‘Gratitude’ Tops Christian Sales Chart After Charlie Kirk Memorial Performance

Brandon Lake’s “Gratitude” returns to the apical spot connected Billboard’s Christian Digital Song Sales illustration (dated Oct. 4) with a 673% summation to 7,000 sold Sept. 19-25, according to Luminate.

The full follows Lake’s show of the opus astatine the Sept. 21 ceremonial of slain governmental activistic Charlie Kirk astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz. It replaces Lake’s ain “Hard Fought Hallelujah” atop the ranking.

The chart’s apical 3 consists of songs performed astatine Kirk’s service, with Chris Tomlin’s “Holy Forever” a reentry astatine No. 2 with 6,000 sold, up 1,229%, and Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship’s “The Blessing: Live” a returnee astatine No. 3 (5,000, up 1,731%). Plus, Tomlin’s 2011 mentation of “How Great Is Our God,” likewise sung astatine the memorial, debuts astatine No. 10 (1,000 sold).

“Gratitude” besides ascends 7-3 connected the Christian Streaming Songs chart, up 39% to 5.1 cardinal streams.

On the all-genre Digital Song Sales chart, “Gratitude” reenters astatine No. 1, becoming Lake’s 2nd leader, aft “Hard Fought Hallelujah.”

Wickham, Fair Trade Triumph

Elsewhere connected Billboard’s faith-based charts , Phil Wickham logs his eighth week astatine No. 1 connected Christian Airplay with “What an Awesome God,” which drew 5.1 cardinal assemblage impressions Sept. 19-25. The archetypal mentation of the song, released successful 1988, was written and performed by Rich Mullins. Wickham and shaper Jonathan Lindsey Smith added caller verses that powerfulness the existent hit.

Wickham’s signaling is present the sole longest-leading Christian Airplay deed this decennary connected Fair Trade, breaking a necktie with Colton Dixon’s “Build a Boat,” which linked its seven-week No. 1 tally successful 2022-23. The statement besides boasts the longest-ruling opus successful the chart’s 22-year history: MercyMe’s “Word of God Speak” (23 weeks, 2003).

Wickham’s “What an Awesome God” was released successful April and successful August became his sixth Christian Airplay No. 1. He is presently connected the roadworthy headlining the multi-artist Air1 Worship Now Tour.

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