Carrie Underwood Replaces Herself Atop Scorching Christian Songs With John Legend Collab ‘Hallelujah’

In the tracking week ending Dec. 17, Underwood and Legend’s “Hallelujah” surged by 56% to 8.6 million U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Songs/MRC Knowledge. It also bought 5,000 downloads in that timeframe (up 16%) and drew 1.6 million in radio airplay audience (up 14%) in the 7 days ending Dec. 20.

“Hallelujah,” which Legend wrote with Toby Gad, is from Underwood’s initially getaway album, My Gift. The 11-song set debuted atop the Leading Christian Albums and Top Nation Albums charts dated Oct. 10 with 43,000 equivalent album models. It qualified prospects the former for a 12th week and the latter for a fourth frame (47,000 units, after hitting a substantial of 53,000 the 7 days prior to). The LP is Underwood’s first on Prime Christian Albums and her eighth No. 1, encompassing all her appearances, on Top Nation Albums, producing for a history profession-opening No. 1 streak.

Plus, for a 3rd straight 7 days, Underwood holds the prime 3 slots on Incredibly hot Christian Music, as her edition of “Silent Night” stays at No. 3. She is the to start with artist to manage the leading three positions on Scorching Christian Tunes for various weeks.

A person other artist has realized this sort of a monopoly for 1 7 days: Kanye West dominated the total top 10 on the ranking dated Nov. 9, 2019. That week, West’s 1st faith-based album, Jesus Is King, opened atop Top Christian Albums, Top Gospel Albums and the all-genre Billboard 200 (with 264,000 models).

In the meantime, sibling duo For King & Nation (Joel and Luke Smallbone) earns its eighth Christian Airplay chief as “O Arrive O Occur Emmanuel,” showcasing NEEDTOBREATHE, flies 8-1. In the week ending Dec. 20, the carol improved by 23% to 3.7 million viewers impressions.

The carol is For King & Country’s eighth Christian Airplay leader, and 3rd of 2020. It follows “Jointly,” the pair’s pandemic-influenced anthem of hope which options Kirk Franklin and Tori Kelly. The monitor led for five weeks starting in August, after “Burn up the Ships” anchored at No. 1 for five months starting in January. The pair 1st topped Christian Airplay in September 2014 with “Repair My Eyes.”

Christian rock band NEEDTOBREATHE earns its second Christian Airplay coronation, right after “Washed in the Drinking water” dominated for four months beginning in May 2008.

Moreover, the 8-1 leap for “O Arrive” marks the best hurry into the conclude zone since January 2017 when Matt Maher’s “Glory (Let There Be Peace)” run 11-1.