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‘Passion’, ‘The Wager’ atop SoundScan charts Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 22 March 2010 02:41 PM America/New_York
Passion: Awakening

by various artists/Passion Band (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG Distribution) supplanted Tonight by TobyMac (Forefront Records/EMI CMG) for the top spot on SoundScan's Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending March 14, while The Wager (Pure Flix/Genius Products/EMI CMG) replaced Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word Distribution) atop the Christian Videos list.

Following Passion: Awakening were: 2. See the Morning by Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG); 3. Tonight; 4. Wow Worship (Purple) by various artists (Word Records/Word); 5. Until the While World Hears by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution); 6. Pieces of a Real Heart by Sanctus Real (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 7. Wow Hits 2010 by various artists (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 8. Awake by Skillet (Atlantic/Ardent/INO Records/Provident-Integrity); 9. Throne Room by CeCe Winans (INO Records/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Breathe Deep by Guy Penrod (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG).

After The Wager, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Pistachio; 3. Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 4. Read and Share DVD Bible: The Jesus Series-Easter by Gwen Ellis (Tommy Nelson/Thomas Nelson); 5. An Easter Carol, VeggieTales (Big Idea Productions/Word); 6. Heroes of the Bible! Vol. 3, VeggieTales (Big Idea Productions/Word); 7. The Ultimate Gift (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Word); 8. The Miracle Worker (Lionsgate Home Entertainment/Thomas Nelson); 9. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity Distribution); and 10. God of Wonders, "The Praise Baby Collection" (Big House Kids/Provident-Integrity).

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.