‘Jesus Is King’ tops Billboard's Christian charts

Kanye West’s latest album “Jesus Is King” is seeing incredible success and has now number one on both Billboard’s Top Christian Albums and Top Gospel Album charts.

The Grammy-award winning musician, who also this year started Kanye’s Sunday Services, dropped ‘Jesus Is King’ on October 25.

This is West’s first appearance on Billboard’s religious charts. He is now tied with Eminem for the highest number of records to debut at the top of the chart.

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Tonight, @candacebrewington & I got to experience Kanye West’s Sunday Service at @bethany_church in Baton Rouge. If you’ve ever doubted the legitimacy or spiritual impact of this #sundayservice project, simply look at this incredible shot taken by @the.smitan during the altar call. YES, I said ALTAR CALL. ? Tonight, worship was lifted, the name of Christ was exalted, the Word of God was preached, a multitude prayed together, the Gospel was clearly proclaimed, and an opportunity to respond was given. In a crowd of 6,000 people from all walks of life, all ages, and all races, i witnessed over 1,000 people respond to The Gospel by raising their hands to accept Jesus as their Lord & Savior! ??? Say what you want, & think what you want…. But trust me when I tell you – The Spirit of the Living God was indeed present. I danced, wept, stood in awe of God’s redemptive work, & can honestly say that tonight I witnessed a new wave of REVIVAL first hand. #Jesusisking • Isaiah 43:19 “Behold I do a NEW thing. • 1 Corinthians 1:27 “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. • #excited #inspired ? @the.smitan
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According to Nielsen Music, 264,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week ending Oct. 31. Billboard reports this translates to 196.9 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s 11 tracks.

There has also been a spike in Google searches on Christianity since West’s album has been available.

While West continues to increase the profile of Christianity, only time will tell if he is in it for the long haul.