TOP CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN IMPRINTS CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN Y'J1USIC Pos. IMPRINT (ho. Of Charted Albums) 1 DREAMWORKS (2) 2 SPARROW (12) 3 MYRRH (5) 4 REUNION (4) YEAR -TO -DATE CHARTS T5 GOSPO CENTRIC (2) T5 INTERSCOPE (2) The recaps in the Contemporary Christian Spotlight are compiled from Billboard's weekly Top Contemporary Christian Albums and Top Contemporary Christian Catalog Albums charts from the start of the chart year, which began with the Dec. 5, 1998, issue through the March 27 issue. Rankings are determined by accumulating sales, as compiled by SoundScan, for each week a title is on the chart (including those weeks the chart is not published in Billboard). An album is considered catalog two years after its initial release date as long as it is not in the top half of the Billboard 200 or if it is a reissue of an older title. The recaps in this spotlight were compiled by chart manager Kirk Franklin Wade Jessen with assistance from Anthony Colombo, Michael Cusson and Alex Vitoulis. TOP CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN ARTISTS TOP CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN LABELS Pos. ARTIST (No. Of Charted Albums) Imprint /Label Pos. LABEL (No. Of Charted Albums) 1 KIRK FRANKLIN (1) Gospo Centric/ 1 WORD (18) Interscope/Word 2 PROVIDENT (15) 2 MICHAEL W. SMITH (2) Reunion/ 3 CHORDANT (31) Provident 4 MADACY (4) Arny Grant 3 DC TALK (1) Virgin /Forefront/ 5 WCD (3) Chordant TOP CONTEMPORARY 4 POINT OF GRACE (1) Word CATALOG 5 VINCE GILL (1) MCA Nashville/ CHRISTIAN Sparrow /Chordant ALBUMS Franklin -Gospo Centric /Interscope/ Word His Orchestra -MCA Pos. TITLE-Artist- Imprint /Label TOP CONTEMPORARY 4 WOW -1999: THE YEAR'S 30 TOP Nashville /Sparrow/Chordant 1 CHRISTMAS COLLECTION -Amy CHRISTIAN ALBUMS CHRISTIAN ARTISTS AND 7 THE PRINCE OF EGYPT - W Grant- Myrrh/Word SONGS-Various Artists -Sparrow/ NASHVILLE- Soundtrack- 2 HEAVENLY PLACE -Jaci Pos. TITLE -Artist -Imprint /Label Chordant DreamWorks (Nashville)/Provident word Velásquez- Myrrh/Word Virgin/ 3 SHOUT TO THE LORD -Various 1 THE PRINCE OF EGYPT - 5 THE PRINCE OF EGYPT - 8 SUPERNATURAL -dc Talk- Sou ndtrack- Dream Works /Provident INSPIRATIONAL- Soundtrack- Forefront/Chordant Artists-Hosanna!/Integrity/Word 2 TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL: THE Dream Works /Provident 9 CHRISTMASTIME -Michael W. 4 JARS OF CLAY -Jars Of Clay - ALBUM -Soundtrack -550 Music/ 6 BREATH OF HEAVEN -A Smith -Reunion /Provident Essential /Provident Myrrh/Word CHRISTMAS COLLECTION - 10 STEADY ON -Point Of Grace - 5 SHADES OF GRACE -Bob 3 THE NU NATION PROJECT-Kirk Vince Gill With Patrick Williams And Word Carlisle- Diadem /Provident YOUR 24 -HOUR CHRISTIAN MUSIC VIDEO NETWORK BILLBOARD SPOTLIGHT BILLBOARD APRIL 24, 1999 www.americanradiohistory.com.