JFH News: Elevation Worship Earns Its 8th No. 1 Album Debut with "When Wind Meets Fire"

WHEN WIND MEETS FIRE - NEW LIVE ALBUM FROM GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING GROUP ELEVATION WORSHIP - HITS NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS CHART

ELEVATION WORSHIP’S HIT SONG “PRAISE” REACHES 20 WEEKS AT NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD’S HOT SONGS CHRISTIAN CHART

Elevation Worship Earns Its 8th No. 1 Album Debut with 'When Wind Meets Fire'

NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR
August 1, 2024

CHARLOTTE, NC / NASHVILLE, TN (AUGUST 01, 2024) Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-Award winning group Elevation Worship’s latest release, When Wind Meets Fire, tops Billboard’s Top Christian Albums Chart. This is the group’s eighth No. 1 chart debut, the most Top Christian Album No. 1s of any artist.

Speaking with Billboard, Elevation Worship’s Chris Brown said, “We’re so grateful and honored to have this new album hit No. 1. Our hope is that these songs will continue helping people encounter God’s presence just like they have for our church over the past year.”

In addition to the No. 1 album debut, Elevation Worship’s hit song “Praise” continues to resonate with listeners as it entered the 20th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Songs Christian Chart. This is only the ninth song in the genre to reach this milestone in the chart’s history. The song was also nominated for two GMA Dove Awards last week as “Song of the Year” and “Worship Recorded Song of the Year.”

Four dates remain for Elevation Worship’s Praise Party Summer Tour, including seven outdoor major-market shows and three special club-style shows. The tour will conclude with a sold-out show at the historic Ryman Auditorium next week. Praise Party Summer Tour will be followed by Elevation Nights this fall featuring Elevation Worship, Pastor Steven Furtick, and ELEVATION RHYTHM. The sold-out spring run of Elevation Nights became one of the largest Christian tours in history, averaging more than 11,600 tickets sold each night. Tickets for Elevation Nights are on sale now by visiting ElevationNights.com.

ABOUT ELEVATION WORSHIP: Elevation Worship is the worship ministry of Elevation Church, a multi-site church based in Charlotte, NC led by Pastor Steven Furtick. They have released 17 albums that include the RIAA double Platinum-certified song "O Come To The Altar" and six Platinum-certified songs: “The Blessing,” "Jireh," "Graves Into Gardens," "Do It Again," "Here As In Heaven," and "See A Victory."

Elevation Worship is passionate about producing songs for the local church that connect others to God. Their main priority is to create an atmosphere of worship so people can encounter Jesus personally. In 2023, they released CAN YOU IMAGINE? which topped the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart during street week. This summer the group released When Wind Meets Fire, which also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart - their eighth No. 1 album and the only artist in the genre to reach this milestone.

Additionally, they have earned five No. 1 radio singles with "Graves Into Gardens," "RATTLE!," "Same God," “Trust In God,” and their most recent chart-topper “Praise.” Currently, they have 6.4M YouTube subscribers, 7.3M monthly listeners on Spotify, and ten songs on the CCLI Top 100 list.

Elevation Worship has won seven GMA Dove Awards, including their most recent Worship Album of the Year for LION: Live From The Loft. They've also won a GRAMMY Award, two Billboard Music Awards, Group of the Year this year at the KLOVE Fan Awards, and have received nominations for American Music Awards and BET Awards.

Their spring 2024 Elevation Nights tour completely sold out, making it one of the largest Christian tours in history, averaging more than 11,600 tickets sold each night. For more information on Elevation Worship, tour information, and tickets, please visit ElevationWorship.com

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