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WOW Hits 2006 and WOW Christmas Green CD

December 15, 2005 – 11:27 am

When it comes to Christian rock music on the mid-December Billboard charts, the WOW Hits 2006 and WOW Christmas Green CD are leading the way. The former is at number 53 on the Billboard Top 200 albums while the Christmas CD rose four places to number 54.

The WOW Hits CD features an assortment of Christian artists including Third Day, Newsboys, Audio Adrenaline, Jeremy Camp, BarlowGirl, Relient K, Kutless, Building 429, Superchick. Inhabited and Krystal Meyers.

The Christmas CD has mostly CCM artists doing top Christmas classics. BarlowGirl, Building 429, Jeremy Camp, Relient K and Kutless also make an appearance.

Meanwhile, Third Day’s Wherever You Are continues to stay on the chats. It’s been on the Billboard Top 200 for 5 weeks, peaking at number 8 and now down thirteen spots to 68.

Looking at the Billboard Heatseeker’s chart, which profiles the top albums from up and coming bans that haven’t appeared on the Top 200, Superchick is down one spot to No. 18 with their latest Beauty From Pain, which has been on the chart of 22 weeks.

Underoath, whose They’re Only Chasing Safety, helped by an expanded reissue, has been on Heatseekers for an amazing 60 weeks, is down twelve spots to No. 23.

Meanwhile, looking at the top 20 songs on the Billboard Christian songs charts, Third Day’s “Cry Out to Jesus” finally fell off the top spot and is now at No. 2, having been on for 14 weeks.

“This Man” from Jeremy Camp has been on for 16 weeks and dropped one place to 4th. Superchick’s “We Live” is now at No. 11 having been on for 16 weeks.

David Crowder Band and Big Daddy Weave get their modern rock worship songs “Here Is Our King” and “Just the Way I Am” on at 12th and 13th.

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