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Casting Crowns, ‘Noah’s Umbrella’ still atop SoundScan charts Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 31 August 2009 02:23 PM America/New_York
Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella

(Big Idea/Word Distribution) stayed at No. 1 on SoundScan's Christian Videos list for sales the week ending Aug. 23, while Casting Crowns' self-titled disc (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution) remained atop Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart.

Following Casting Crowns were: 2. Fearless by Phillips, Craig & Dean (INO Records/Provident-Integrity); 3. The Lost Get Found by Britt Nicole (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG Distribution); 4. Portable Sounds by Toby Mac (ForeFront Records/EMI CMG); 5. My Paper Heart by Francesca Battistelli (Fervent Records/Word); 6. Over and Underneath by Tenth Avenue North (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 7. Faith+Hope+Love by Hillsong (Hillsong Music/Provident-Integrity); 8. Kari Jobe by Kari Jobe (Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity); 9. Hello Love by Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG); and 10. Wow Hits 2009 by various artists (Word Records/Word Distribution).

After Noah's Umbrella, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. The Retrievers (GT Media/EMI CMG); 3. 3-2-1 Penguins! Save the Planets! (Big Idea/Word); 4. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 5. Faith Like Potatoes (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Provident-Integrity); 6. The Second Chance (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 7. Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush (Big Idea/Word); 8. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 9. Chicken Soup For The Soul: For The Christian Soul (First Look Studios/EMI CMG); and 10. How Great Is Our God, Louie Giglio (sixstepsrecords/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.