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Hot Gospel Songs is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of gospel songs using the same methodology developed for the Billboard Hot 100,[1] the magazine's flagship songs chart,[2] by incorporating data from the sales of downloads, streaming data,[3][4] and airplay across all monitored radio stations.[5]

From its inception in March 2005 through November 2013, the Hot Gospel Songs chart ranked the top songs only by overall audience impressions of songs played on gospel music radio stations.[1] Beginning with the chart dated December 7, 2013, the chart follows the same methodology used for the Hot 100 to compile its rankings. The Gospel Airplay chart was launched simultaneously to continue to monitor airplay of songs on gospel radio.[6]

The first number-one song on the chart was "We Must Praise" by J Moss in the chart dated March 19, 2005.[7] The current number-one song on the chart is "That's My King" by CeCe Winans.[8]

Most cumulative weeks at number-one

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List of songs with 5 or more cumulative weeks at number-one.

List of songs which have debuted at number-one.

Most cumulative weeks on chart

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List of songs with 52 or more total weeks on the chart, showing year of debut on the chart.

  • Kirk Franklin has the most number-one songs on Hot Gospel Songs.[45]
  • Tasha Cobbs Leonard has the most number-one songs for a female artist on Hot Gospel Songs.[47]
  • Lecrae has the most number-one debuts (4), all of which were in 2014.[66]
  • "Work It Out" by Dr. Charles G. Hayes & the Warriors featuring Dianne Williams, was the first number-one recorded by a group. It succeeded Mary Mary's "Heaven", which had a record-setting 8 weeks at number-one.[67]
  • On the charts dated June 15, 2014, Kirk Franklin became the first artist to top all five of Billboard's main Gospel charts simultaneously — Long, Live, Love topped Top Gospel Albums, whilst "OK" topped Gospel Digital Song Sales and "Love Theory" led Hot Hot Gospel Songs, Gospel Airplay and Gospel Streaming Songs.[68]
  • In 2018, Koryn Hawthorne's "Won't He Do It" became the longest-running number-one by a woman, with 41 weeks at the top,[12] surpassing Tamela Mann's 25 week reign with “Take Me to the King.”[41]
  • With the album Jesus Is King (2019), Kanye West became the first artist to occupy the entire top 10 on both Hot Christian Songs and Hot Gospel Songs, monopolizing the top 11 of the latter.[68]
  • With the album Donda (2021), Kanye West occupied the top 23 spots on Hot Gospel Songs, setting a record.[69]
  • In April 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music became the first groups with multiple number-one debuts on Hot Gospel Songs, when "Talking to Jesus" replaced their first number-one "Jireh" within the same month.[66]
  1. ^
    • For "Put a Praise On It" and Tasha Cobbs Leonard chart history[21]
    • For "God in Me" and Mary Mary chart history[20]
  2. ^
    • "Why Me?"[60]
    • For "God in Me" and Mary Mary chart history[20]
    • "Praise Him Now"[61]
    • For "Put a Praise On It", "Your Spirit" and Tasha Cobbs Leonard chart history[21]
    • For "Hang On" and GEI chart history[62]
    • "It Keeps Happening"[63]
    • "Something Has To Break"[64]
    • "Miracles"[65]
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