Heaven on My Mind is the tenth studio album by Christian hip hop musician tobyMac. The album was announced on January 10, 2025, and was released on March 7, 2025 on Forefront Records and Capitol CMG. The album's first single, "Nothin' Sweeter", reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, and spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart. On June 26, 2026, a deluxe edition of the album is scheduled for release, containing collaborative remixes of seven of the album's tracks.
Background Heaven on My Mind is inspired partially by the death of tobyMac's son, Truett McKeehan. The song "Goodbye (For Gabe)" is a tribute to his touring member and occasional studio collaborator, Gabe Patillo, who died of cancer in April 2024.
TobyMac announced through Instagram that he would be releasing one song a month until Heaven on My Mind is released.
Critical reception
Speaking for Jesus Freak Hideout, Josh Balogh awarded the album a 4.5-out-of-5 star review, stating that Heaven on My Mind is one of tobyMac's top three best releases. In a second review from Jesus Freak Hideout, John DiBiase also gave the album 4.5-out-of-5 stars, calling the album "a solid album from start to finish" and one of the best of 2025. Reviewing for New Release Tuesday, Bill Pence gave the album a 5-out-of-5 star review, calling it a "strong effort from TobyMac".
Accolades + Year-end lists Publication Accolade Rank Jesus Freak Hideout Grace Graber's Album Picks of 2025 5 John Dibiase's Album Picks of 2025 4 Michael Carder's Album Picks of 2025 6
Commercial performance Heaven on My Mind debuted at number 157 on the US Billboard 200 and atop the Top Christian Albums chart selling 10,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.
Four singles were released off the album. The first single was "Nothin' Sweeter", released on June 7, 2024, and reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and number 1 on the Christian Airplay and Adult Contemporary. The second single released was "a lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)" was released on December 6, 2024, and reached number 30 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. On January 10, 2025, "God Did It" was released. The song reached number 35 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. The fourth single released off the album was "Can't Stop Me", which was released on February 7, 2025. While not released as a single, the title track, "Heaven on My Mind", reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs.
Track listing
Personnel
TobyMac – songwriting, vocals, producer Bryan Fowler – producer, songwriting, programming, keyboards, bass, backing vocals Jeff Pardo – producer, songwriting, programming, keyboards, piano, synth pads, electric piano Jordan Mohilowski – producer, songwriting, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, instrumentation, vocal editing Josiah Bell – producer, songwriting, engineering Juan Winans – producer, songwriting, engineering, backing vocals, guest vocals on "Rearview" Kyle Williams – producer, songwriting, backing vocals, vocal engineering, guitar, bass, instrumentation Micah Kuiper – producer, songwriting, engineering, vocal engineering, programming, guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals Tommee Profitt – producer, songwriting, programming, instrumentation Benji Cowart – producer, songwriting, backing vocals Justin Gray – songwriting, backing vocals Terrian – songwriting, backing vocals, guest vocals on "Resist (Keep the Devil Away)" Matthew West – songwriting, backing vocals Brent Milligan – bass David Curran – bass Justin Ostrander – guitar Tim Rosenau – guitar Scottie Mills – guitar Court Clement – guitar Matthew Ulrich – Hammond B-3 Organ, keyboards Sam Garner – piano Aaron Sterling – drums Jacob Arnold – drums Keith Everette Smith – horns, trumpet, horns arranger Steve Patrick – trumpet Barry Green – trombone Matt Jefferson – bass trombone Tyler Summers – saxophone Jimmy Bowland – baritone saxophone Mark Douthit – tenor saxophone Chris Bevins – vocoder Jon Reddick – backing vocals Andrew Thompson – backing vocals Calvin Nowell – backing vocals Janice Gaines – backing vocals Deondra Marowa – backing vocals Emoni Wilkins – backing vocals Madelyn Howze – backing vocals Maurice Staple – backing vocals Chuck Butler – vocal editing Doug Weier – mixing Nick Radovanovic – mixing Sean Moffitt – mixing Thomas Mann – mixing Atharva Dhenke – mastering Chris Gehringer – mastering Will Quinnell – mastering John DeNosky – additional engineering
Charts
Weekly + Weekly chart performance for Heaven on My Mind Chart (2025) Peak position
Year-end + Year-end chart performance for Heaven on My Mind Chart (2025) Position US Top Christian Albums (Billboard) 39
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