RCA INSPIRATION Dominates Billboard’s Year-end Gospel Charts Kevin Fleming December 10, 2016 Entertainment, Music News Billboard just released its 2016 “Year-End” charts and RCA Inspiration’s world-class artists, Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, William Murphy and Marvin Sapp have claimed top positions throughout several Gospel and R&B/Hip-Hop charts. Donnie McClurkin’s 2016 album The Journey (LIVE) and the single “I Need You,” are positioned in the Top 25 on the Gospel Albums, Hot Gospel and Gospel Airplay Songs charts. Kirk Franklin boasts seven chart-topping positions and over ten other Top 25 positions on various Gospel and R&B/Hip-Hop charts with his latest album Losing My Religion and singles including “123 Victory” and “Wanna Be Happy?” Marvin Sapp’s most recent album, You Shall Live, and his songs, “The Best in Me,” “Live,” “Never Would Have Made It,” and “Yes You Can” appear in the Top 25 on six charts. And last, but certainly not least, rising young star Travis Greene earned fourteen year-end chart positions, including the #1 spot on the Gospel Airplay Artists chart, with his debut album The Hill and hit singles, “Intentional” and “Made A Way”. Additionally, RCA Inspiration was ranked as the #1 Gospel Songs Label by Billboard for the 16th time. RCA Inspiration’s SVP and GM, Phil Thornton says, “The RCA Inspiration family is extremely proud of these latest achievements of our artists and the high-quality music that our label is bringing to people around the world! The creativity and dedication demonstrated by our artists is unparalleled and we’re grateful that all of their hard work is appreciated and recognized”. RCA Inspiration’s Billboard Year-End Chart Positions: Label No.1 – TOP GOSPEL LABELS No.1 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS LABELS No.1 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS IMPRINTS No.1 – GOSPEL ALBUMS LABELS No.1 – TOP GOSPEL IMPRINTS No.2 – GOSPEL ALBUMS IMPRINTS Donnie McClurkin No. 15 – TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS No. 15 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS (I Need You) No. 19 – GOSPEL ALBUMS (The Journey (Live)) No. 21 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY SONGS (I Need You) Fred Hammond No. 23 – GOSPEL ALBUMS (Worship Journal: Live) Kirk Franklin No. 1 – TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS No. 1 – GOSPEL ALBUMS (Losing My Religion) No. 1 – GOSPEL ALBUMS ARTISTS No. 1 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS (Wanna Be Happy?) No.1 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS ARTISTS No. 1 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS PRODUCERS No. 1 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS ARTISTS No. 2 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY ARTISTS No. 2 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS (Wanna Be Happy?) No. 3 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS ARTISTS No. 4 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS (Wanna Be Happy?) No. 5 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS (123 Victory featuring Pharrell Williams) No. 6 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS (123 Victory featuring Pharrell Williams) No. 7 – R&B ALBUMS (Losing My Religion) No. 7 – R&B ALBUMS ARTISTS No. 9 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY SONGS (Wanna Be Happy?) No. 11 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS (Imagine Me) No. 12 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY SONGS (123 Victory featuring Pharrell Williams) No. 14 – ADULT R&B SONGS (Wanna Be Happy?) No. 14 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS (I Smile) No. 16 – R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS ARTISTS No. 17 – R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS (Losing My Religion) No. 23 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS (Lean on Me featuring Mary J. Blige, Bono, R. Kelly, Crystal Lewis & The Family) No. 25 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS (123 Victory featuring Pharrell Williams) Marvin Sapp No. 7 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS ARTISTS No. 8 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS ARTISTS No. 10 – TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS No. 10 – GOSPEL ALBUMS ARTISTS No. 10 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS (The Best in Me) No. 13 – GOSPEL ALBUMS (You Shall Live) No. 18 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS (Live) No. 20 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS (Never Would Have Made It) No. 22 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY SONGS (Live) No. 25 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS (Yes You Can) Travis Greene No. 1 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY ARTISTS No. 2 – TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS No. 2 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS ARTISTS No. 3 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS (Intentional) No. 4 – GOSPEL ALBUMS ARTISTS No. 4 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS ARTISTS No. 4 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS (Made a Way) No. 4 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS ARTISTS No. 5 – GOSPEL ALBUMS (The Hill) No. 6 – HOT GOSPEL SONGS (Intentional) No. 6 – GOSPEL STREAMING SONGS (Intentional) No. 10 – GOSPEL DIGITAL SONGS (Made a Way) No. 11 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY SONGS (Made a Way) No. 15 – GOSPEL AIRPLAY SONGS (Intentional) William Murphy No. 15 – GOSPEL ALBUMS (Demonstrate) No. 19 – TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS ABOUT RCA INSPIRATION RCA Inspiration (formerly Verity Gospel Music Group), is the Gospel label operating under Provident Music Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Voted Billboard’s #1 “Gospel Songs Label” for the past 16 years, RCA Inspiration is the home of mega-gospel artists Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Le’Andria Johnson, Fred Hammond and many more. MEDIA CONTACTS: W&W Public Relations, Inc. Jacinda Chen / [email protected] Tony Ferguson / [email protected] Aliya Crawford / [email protected] Related