Tasha Cobbs Leonard scores her seventh No. 1 Advertising signGospel Airplay Chart As “Burdens Down” Tops June 15th Survey. It rose 5% in projects from May 31 to June 6, according to Luminate.
“Burdens Down,” written solely by Cobbs Leonard and produced by her husband, Kenneth Leonard, is from her LP Hymns. The set opened at No. 3 on Top Gospel Albums in October 2022, making it the Atlanta native's seventh of eight top 10s. It was recorded live in Chicago earlier that year.
“It's always an honor to write, produce and release musical instruments that help inspire others,” says Cobbs Leonard. “I am committed to spreading the good news by any means.”
“Burdens Down” is Cobbs Leonard's fifth consecutive Gospel Airplay No. 1, following “The Moment,” which led for two frames beginning in May 2023. “Gotta Believe” (one week, March 2022) “In Spite of Me' (one week, June 2021) and 'You Know My Name (Live)' (one week, October 2019).
Cobbs Leonard previously topped Gospel Airplay as she appeared on Kirk Franklin's “My World Needs You” (also featuring Sarah Reeves and Tamela Mann), a two-week leader in July 2017, and with her first hit, ” Break Every Chain”, for seven weeks starting in June 2013.
The singer-songwriter ties Jekalyn Carr, Todd Dulaney and Marvin Sapp for the fourth-most No. 1s since Gospel Airplay began in March 2005. Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann lead with 10 each, followed by James Fortune and FIYA (nine).
Cobbs Leonard's active Gospel Airplay top-five streak is the longest among women, followed by Tamela Mann's four. Among all the acts, Dulaney, Jonathan McReynolds and Pastor Mike Jr. have the longest active streaks (six each, with Pastor Mike Jr.'s career-best in chart history).
'Exile' enters No.1
Crowder collects his fourth Top Christian Albums leader, all of which opened at the summit, with The Exile. The 12-song set, released on May 31, has earned 11,000 equivalent album units in the US, with 8,000 album sales, by June 6.
Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, previously opened at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums with Milk & Honey in June 2021; American Prodigal in October 2016; and Neon Steeple in June 2014.
“Grave Robber,” the new set's lead single, ruled Christian Airplay and Christian AC Airplay for two frames in May, becoming Crowder's fifth and third No. 1s, respectively. On the multi-metric Hot Christian Songs chart, the track peaked at No. 8 in April, marking his 10th top 10.
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