Christian/Gospel Music Album Sales Rise in 2006.Country Icon Alan Jackson's Gospel CD Leads a Diverse Top-Selling Albums List NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Gospel Music Association The Gospel Music Association (GMA) was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. There are currently more than 4,200 members worldwide. (GMA GMA glycol methacrylate. ) and Nielsen Christian SoundScan have announced 2006 year-end sales data for the 52-week period ending December 31, 2006. "2006 was a good year for Christian/Gospel music. Album sales were up, albeit slightly; digital sales continue to rise and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , the impact of the Gospel through music reached beyond even what our sales reveal. Everywhere you look, in books, games, TV and movies, music that is inspired by faith seems more prevalent than ever before," said John W. Styll, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the GMA. "There may be many reasons why this is true, but I think chief among them is that people seem to be drawn to the inspiring and compassionate message of Gospel music amid uncertain times." Christian/Gospel music sales in 2006 represent music that is sold at both Christian and mainstream retail and is compiled by the GMA from Nielsen Christian SoundScan, the data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music recorded music n → música grabada product. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] "Alan Jackson represents the significant impact that various country artists are having in our culture with faith-inspired recordings," said Styll, who noted that the Christian/Gospel music industry shares Nashville/Music City as its "home" with country music. In addition to Jackson's record, Three Wooden Crosses, a compilation CD featuring Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (IPA: /ˈræskəl ˈflæts/) is an American country pop band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2000. , Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian music and pop music, as well as an author and occasional actress. and others was among the top-selling Christian/Gospel music albums sold in 2006. Also notable, Alabama released Songs of Inspiration, claiming the top spot on Billboard's "Top Country Albums" and "Top Christian Albums" chart, marking the first time the legendary country group entered any album chart in the top position. Country was not the only story in 2006, Styll added, noting that the breakout success of artists like Flyleaf fly·leaf n. A blank or specially printed leaf at the beginning or end of a book. flyleaf Noun pl -leaves the inner leaf of the endpaper of a book Noun 1. , Underoath, Juanita Bynum, Kutless and Mat Kearney and the continued popularity of Kirk Franklin, Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns and others contribute to a positive outlook for the long-term health of Christian/Gospel music. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] ABOUT THE GMA AND NEILSEN CHRISTIAN SOUNDSCAN TRACKING: Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Christian/Gospel music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the gospel through music of all styles including pop, rock, praise & worship, black gospel, R&B, hip hop, southern gospel, country, and more. The GMA community consists of 4,000 members including agents, artists, church leaders, managers, promoters, radio personnel, record company executives, retailers, songwriters and other industry visionaries. The GMA produces the GMA Dove Awards, GMA Music Week, GMA Music in the Rockies The Music in the Rockies is a national Contemporary Christian Music competition in the United States. The festival is sponsored by the Gospel Music Association, and is held in Estes Park, Colorado. The event features a series of seminars. , and the GMA Academy. For more information, please visit www.gospelmusic.org. For an album to be tracked by Nielsen Christian SoundScan, it must have national distribution and meet at least one of the additional criteria: 50 percent or more of the tracks on the album contain Christian-oriented content, as determined by the Dove Award content criteria; one or more songs on the album receive national Christian radio airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio , and 25 percent or more of album scans are reasonably anticipated at Christian retail the first week added to Christian SoundScan. |
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