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Still 'Wow' in music charts Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Thursday, 30 December 2010 01:25 PM America/New_York

Both Wow Hits 2011 (Wow/EMI CMG Distribution) and Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity Distribution) were the best-selling titles in their respective Christian/Gospel—Christian retail and Christian Videos lists for the third consecutive week, through Dec. 26.

The rest of the top 10 music list was: 2. It's a Wonderful Christmas by Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records/Provident-Integrity); 3. And If Our God is for Us… by Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG Distribution); 4. Move by Third Day (Essential Records/Provident-Integrity); 5. The Gift by Susan Boyle (Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity); 6. Tonight by TobyMac (Forefront Records/EMI CMG); 7. Until The Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity); 8. The Generous Mr. Lovewell by MercyMe (INO Records/Provident-Integrity); 9. We Cry Out: The Worship Project by Jeremy Camp (BEC Recordings/EMI CMG); and 10. The Story of Your Life by Matthew West (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG).

The rest of the DVD top 10: 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Ha’s, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word Distribution); 3. The Christmas Blessing (GT Media/EMI CMG); 4. It's a Meaningful Life, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 5. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 6. Sweetpea: A Girl After God's Own Heart, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 7. St. Nick: A Story of Joyful Giving, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 8. Faith Like Potatoes (Affirm Films/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment); 9. Letters to God (Possibility Pictures/Vivendi Entertainment/EMI CMG); and 10. The Nativity (New Line Cinema/Warner Home Video/Word).

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.