{"id":86499,"date":"2024-06-05T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/06\/05\/josiah-queens-the-prodigal-debuts-at-no-1-on-top-christian-albums-chart\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:10:04","slug":"josiah-queens-the-prodigal-debuts-at-no-1-on-top-christian-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/06\/05\/josiah-queens-the-prodigal-debuts-at-no-1-on-top-christian-albums-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Josiah Queen\u2019s \u2018The Prodigal\u2019 Debuts at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums\u00a0Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJosiah Queen\u2019s launch album <em>The Prodigal<\/em> enters <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/christian-albums\/\">Top Christian Albums<\/a> chart (dated June 8) at No. 1. Released May 24, the set earned 4,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. through May 30, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe LP marks the first Top Christian Albums appearance for the 21-year-old Queen, based in Tampa, Fla. He initially accumulated traction by posting videos on TikTok, where he has approximately 100,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s been surreal to see the response to <em>The<\/em> <em>Prodigal<\/em>,\u201d Queen tells <em>Billboard<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s wild to me that these songs which I wrote in my living room and bedroom have made their way to people all over the world. My hope is that the album leads people closer to God.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3B3hC706X90?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, the set\u2019s title track ranks at No. 7, after hitting No. 4, on the multimetric Hot Christian Songs survey. It drew 2.2 million in airplay audience and 1.8 million official U.S. streams in the tracking week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tQueen co-authored the single with Jared Marc, who also produced it. Queen co-wrote or solo-authored all 11 songs on the new album. He\u2019s on tour and scheduled to make his first appearance at Nashville\u2019s Grand Opry July 2.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-primary-bold-xl   \">\n\t\tPastor Mike Jr. Extends Record Run\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPastor Mike Jr. adds his record-extending sixth consecutive career-opening No. 1 on Gospel Airplay with \u201cWindows.\u201d The song, which he wrote with Jaicko Lawrence, increased by 9% in plays during the tracking week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Birmingham, Ala., native previously topped Gospel Airplay as featured on Kierra Sheard\u2019s \u201cMiracles,\u201d for a week last July and with his own \u201cImpossible,\u201d featuring James Fortune (two weeks, April 2023); \u201cAmazing\u201d (two weeks, May 2022); \u201cI Got It\u201d (four weeks, beginning in March 2021); and \u201cBig Rock City\u201d (10 weeks, beginning in February 2020).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPastor Mike Jr. also ties Todd Dulaney and Jonathan McReynolds for the longest streak of Gospel Airplay No. 1s overall, regardless of career-launching runs. All three acts\u2019 streaks are active, with Dulaney currently rising 25-24 with his newest entry, \u201cNo Weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/josiah-queen-the-prodigal-number-1-top-christian-albums-chart\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josiah Queen\u2019s launch album The Prodigal enters Billboard\u2019s Top Christian Albums chart (dated June 8) at No. 1. Released May 24, the set earned 4,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. through May 30, according to Luminate. The LP marks the first Top Christian Albums appearance for the 21-year-old Queen, based in Tampa, Fla. 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