The Billboard Top Christian Albums ranks the best-performing Christian music albums of the week in the United States. The chart was titled Top Contemporary Christian Albums until 2003 and was renamed to the Top Christian Albums on issue date August 16, 2003. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each album's weekly physical (CD, vinyl and cassette) sales. Throughout the decade, a total of 129 albums claimed the top spot of the chart.

WOW albums were the most successful of the decade. Twelve albums spent a total of 75 weeks atop, with two albums topping the year end charts.

Number-ones +Key Best-performing album of respective years Issue dateNumber ones

Album Artist(s) 82 WoW 2000: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists And Songs Various artists 2 A Christmas to Remember 1 WoW 2000: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists And Songs Various artists 3 83 What a Wonderful World 1 WoW 2000: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists And Songs Various artists 1 84 The Fundamental Elements of Southtown P.O.D. 3 85 Lay It Down 1 The Fundamental Elements of Southtown P.O.D. 2 86 Purpose By Design Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ 2 The Fundamental Elements of Southtown P.O.D. 2 87 God Is Working – Live The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir 3 88 WOW Worship: Orange Various artists 1 89 The Ever Passing Moment MxPx 1 90 The Promise Plus One 1 91 Thankful Mary Mary 3 92 Mountain High... Valley Low 9 93 Love and Freedom 1 Mountain High... Valley Low 7 94 Heart of a Champion Carman 1 95 WoW-2001: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists And Hits Various artists 16 96 Songs 4 Worship: Shout To The Lord Various artists 4 97 The Experience 1 Songs 4 Worship: Shout to the Lord Various artists 4 98 Live in London And More 1 99 Free to Fly Point of Grace 3 100 Oxygen Avalon 4 Free to Fly Point of Grace 4 Songs 4 Worship: Shout to the Lord Various artists 2 Live in London And More 2 Songs 4 Worship: Shout to the Lord Various artists 10 101 Satellite P.O.D. 7 102 Christmas Extraordinaire Mannheim Steamroller 8 Satellite P.O.D. 8 103 The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin 2 Satellite P.O.D. 11 104 Legacy...Hymns and Faith 1 Satellite P.O.D. 7 105 Incredible Mary Mary 5 106 Worship 1 Satellite P.O.D. 2 107 Let Freedom Ring: Live From Carnegie Hall Bill & Gloria Gaither 1 108 Stanley Climbfall Lifehouse 2 109 WOW Hits 2003 Various artists 3 Worship 3 110 WOW Christmas: Red Various artists 4 WOW Hits 2003 Various artists 5 111 Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Various artists 2 112 All About Love 3 Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Various artists 2 113 Fallen Evanescence 5 114 Adoration: The Worship Album Newsboys 1 Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Various artists 3 115 WOW Worship: Orange Various artists 1 Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Various artists 1 116 Stacie Orrico 3 117 Rise and Shine 1 Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Various artists 7 118 Almost There MercyMe 2 119 Simple Things 1 Almost There MercyMe 2 120 Throne Room 1 Almost There MercyMe 2 Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Various artists 1 121 The Second Decade: 1993-2003 1 Almost There MercyMe 3 122 Payable on Death P.O.D. 4 123 WOW Hits 2004 Various artists 3 124 Payable on Death P.O.D. 1 125 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 8 126 The Passion of the Christ Soundtrack 7 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 1 127 Undone MercyMe 2 128 Wire Third Day 3 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 2 129 Somethin' 'Bout Love 1 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 14 130 All Things New 1 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 4 131 Healing Rain 1 132 Mmhmm Relient K 1 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 1 133 Merry Christmas with Love 6 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 5 134 WOW Hits 2005 Various artists 1 The Beautiful Letdown Switchfoot 3 135 O God, the Aftermath Norma Jean 1 WOW Hits 2005 Various artists 2 136 Redemption Songs Jars of Clay 1 137 The Everglow Mae 1 138 WOW Number 1's Various artists 4 139 Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith 2 WOW Number 1's Various artists 3 140 Panic MxPx 1 WOW Number 1's Various artists 1 141 MMHMM Relient K 4 142 Mary Mary Mary Mary 6 143 Lifesong Casting Crowns 2 144 Nothing Is Sound Switchfoot 1 145 A Collision David Crowder Band 1 146 Hero 4 147 Wherever You Are Third Day 3 148 WOW Hits 2006 Various artists 5 Hero 4 149 Testify P.O.D. 3 Hero 2 150 Precious Memories 8 151 Coming Up To Breathe MercyMe 1 152 Precious Memories 7 153 Define The Great Line Underoath 4 Precious Memories 3 154 Bless the Broken Road: The Duets Album Selah 1 Precious Memories 2 155 Restored 1 Precious Memories 1 156 Redeemer Norma Jean 1 157 Turn Around 1 158 See the Morning 1 159 Free to Worship 1 160 WOW Hits 2007 Various artists 2 161 Songs of Inspiration Alabama 2 162 Stand 1 WOW Hits 2007 Various artists 5 Precious Memories 1 163 Oh! Gravity. Switchfoot 4 164 Get Away, Jordan Ernie Haase & Signature Sound 1 WOW Hits 2007 Various artists 3 165 Portable Sounds tobyMac 2 166 Five Score and Seven Years Ago Relient K 3 167 Songs of Inspiration II Alabama 1 168 Southern Weather The Almost 2 169 Anything Worth Saying 4 170 Beauty From Pain 1.1 Superchick 1 171 All of the Above Hillsong United 1 Southern Weather The Almost 3 172 Messengers August Burns Red 1 173 Flyleaf Flyleaf 2 174 Secret Weapon MxPx 1 175 How Can We Be Silent BarlowGirl 1 176 True Beauty Mandisa 1 177 Stand 3 178 The Altar and the Door Casting Crowns 4 179 Remedy 1 The Altar and the Door Casting Crowns 3 180 This Moment 1 The Altar and the Door Casting Crowns 3 181 All That Is Within Me MercyMe 3 The Altar and the Door Casting Crowns 1 182 The Fight of My Life 10 183 Never Going Back To OK The Afters 2 The Fight of My Life 1 The Altar and the Door Casting Crowns 1 184 Flyleaf Flyleaf 1 185 Hawk Nelson Is My Friend 1 186 When Angels and Serpents Dance P.O.D. 3 187 Tell Me What You Know 2 Flyleaf Flyleaf 4 188 Beyond Measure 1 Flyleaf Flyleaf 1 189 To Know That You're Alive Kutless 1 190 The Bird and the Bee Sides Relient K 2 Flyleaf Flyleaf 2 191 Revelation Third Day 3 192 Dance or Die Family Force 5 1 Revelation Third Day 1 193 Lost in the Sound of Separation Underoath 1 194 Hello Love 3 195 New Surrender Anberlin 1 196 WOW Hits 2009 Various artists 1 197 The Sound Mary Mary 1 198 A New Hallelujah 1 WOW Hits 2009 Various artists 1 199 Peace on Earth Casting Crowns 7 WOW Hits 2009 Various artists 2 200 Audience of One 2 201 Reunion (Vol. One) Gaither Vocal Band 1 WOW Hits 2009 Various artists 1 202 Innocence & Instinct Red 3 WOW Hits 2009 Various artists 2 203 A New Hallelujah 1 204 The Power of One 2 205 10 MercyMe 2 206 The Long Fall Back to Earth Jars of Clay 2 207 With Roots Above and Branches Below The Devil Wears Prada 2 208 City of Black & White 1 209 A Cross: The Earth Hillsong United 1 210 ...In Shallow Seas We Sail Emery 1 A Cross: The Earth Hillsong United 1 211 The Sound Mary Mary 1 City of Black & White 1 The Sound Mary Mary 2 212 The Real Thing pureNRG 1 213 Constellations August Burns Red 1 The Sound Mary Mary 1 214 Fearless 1 215 The Lost Get Found 1 Fearless 1 216 Awake Skillet 4 217 Church Music 2 218 Forget And Not Slow Down Relient K 1 219 WOW Hits 2010 Various artists 3 220 Beauty Will Rise 1 221 Memento Mori Flyleaf 1 222 Until the Whole World Hears Casting Crowns 5

Statistics The following artists have spent at least ten weeks atop the chart, with at least three albums: Artist Albums (Weeks) WOW series 75 12 P.O.D. 53 5 Switchfoot 43 3 Casting Crowns 27 4 Mary Mary 19 4 MercyMe 17 5 12 5 Relient K 11 4 Third Day 10 3

The following albums have spent at least ten weeks atop the chart throughout the decade:

Album Artist(s) The Beautiful Letdown 38 Switchfoot Satellite 35 P.O.D. Precious Memories 22 Songs 4 Worship: Shout To The Lord 20 Various artists Mountain High... Valley Low 16 WoW-2001: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists And Hits 16 Various artists The Altar and the Door 13 Casting Crowns The Fight of My Life 11 WOW Hits 2007 10 Various artists Hero 10 Flyleaf 10 Flyleaf

See also List of number-one Billboard Christian Songs of the 2000s

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