MercyMe, ‘Flywheel’ still atop SoundScan

Written by Eric Tiansay

Monday, 07 June 2010 04:04 PM America/New_York

The Generous Mr. Lovewell

by MercyMe (INO Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution) continued to hold the top spot of the SoundScan's Christian/gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending June 2, while Flywheel (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity) remained atop the Christian Videos list.

Following The Generous Mr. Lovewell were: 2. Fireflies and Songs by Sara Groves (INO Records/Provident-Integrity); 3. The Light Meets the Dark by Tenth Avenue North (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 4. The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers, Vol. 1 by The Statler Brothers (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG Distribution); 5. The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers, Vol. 2 by The Statler Brothers (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 6. Tonight by TobyMac (Forefront Records/EMI CMG); 7. Until the While World Hears by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity); 8. Wow Worship (Purple) by various artists (Word Records/Word Distribution); 9. Wow Hits 2010 by various artists (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); and 10. Over and Underneath by Tenth Avenue North (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity).

After Flywheel, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. The Flo Show Creates a Buzz, Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends (Tommy Nelson/Thomas Nelson); 3. The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers, Vol. 1 by The Statler Brothers (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 4. The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers, Vol. 2 by The Statler Brothers (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 5. The Ultimate Gift (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Word); 6. Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 7. The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (Christiano Film Group/Bridgestone Multimedia Group); 8. The Wager (Pure Flix/Genius Products/EMI CMG); 9. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Battlefield of the Mind, Joyce Meyer (Anchor Bay Entertainment/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.