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Building 429's "Where I Belong" spent 15 consecutive weeks at No. 1, the longest-running No. 1 single of the year, and was ranked as the top Christian song of 2012. [5] Matt Redman's "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" had three separate stints at No. 1 for a total of 13 weeks. In 2013, only four artists topped the Christian Songs chart.
Ashford & Simpson's career as recording artists began in the early 1960s as part of the gospel group the Followers, with whom they recorded the album Gospel Meeting (on Forum Circle), later issued as Meetin' The Followers (on Roulette Records). The LP contains their vocals and also four Ashford compositions.
WOW Gospel 2012 is a gospel music compilation album from the award-winning WOW series. Released on January 24, 2012, the double CD album features thirty contemporary gospel hits. The album cover pays tribute to Los Angeles, California, with a side tribute to the San Francisco Bay Area on the back album cover notes.
During the 2000s, 44 singles reached the number one position on the Christian Songs chart. MercyMe was the most successful group, with seven of their singles topping the chart during the 2000s. The band's " Word of God Speak " was the longest-running number one single of the 2000s, having spent a total of 23 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart.
June 8, 2004 Somethin' 'Bout Love: Verity Records Gold - November 7, 2008 June 13, 2006 Praise & Worship (Commissioned) Verity/Legacy October 3, 2006 Free to Worship: Verity Records September 29, 2009 Love Unstoppable: Verity Gospel Music Group January 31, 2012 God, Love & Romance: Verity Gospel Music Group March 26, 2013 United Tenors: RCA Records
January 1 – Fred Milano, 72, singer (The Belmonts) January 2 – Larry Reinhardt, 63, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) January 17 – Johnny Otis, 90, singer; January 20 Etta James, 73, singer; John Levy, 99, bassist and manager; January 21 - Gerre Hancock, 77, organist and composer; January 25 - Mark Reale, 56, guitarist and songwriter
A founding member of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama and their best-known lead singer, Clarence Fountain launched his six-album (give or take) solo career with these exuberant sessions.
In 2012, Roger Fortner stepped up to sing a solo, "Unspoken Request". Much to the delight of fans, Roger's first solo captured the No. 1 spot on the January 2013 Singing News Top 80 Charts and received nominations for Song of the Year in the 2013 Singing News Fan Awards and 2013 NQC Music Awards.