FORREST FRANK'S CHILD OF GOD II DEBUTS AT NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS CHART,
NO. 12 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
VIRAL TRACK "YOUR WAY'S BETTER" TOPS BILLBOARD'S HOT CHRISTIAN SONGS CHART AND BECOMES BILLBOARD HOT 100 HIT
Frank Closes Sold Out Arena Tour After Performing to over 215,000 Fans
2025/05/22.ForrestFranksChildofGodIIDebutsatNo1.asp NEWS SOURCE: The Media Collective May 22, 2025
NASHVILLE, TN… May 22, 2025 - GRAMMY-nominated, award-winning artist FORREST FRANK'SCHILD OF GOD II has debuted atop the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 12 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart. Simultaneously, viral track "YOUR WAY'S BETTER," has become a Billboard Hot 100 hit (currently No. 63), while holdling steady at No.1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, where notably, FRANK appears on a whopping 21 songs in its Top 50, including his collab with TobyMac.
Taking to socials to express his gratitude, FRANK commented, "I don’t take any credit or receive any glory from this, but wanted to update y'all and just say thanks for tuning in and letting me be a part of the soundtrack of your lives. THANK YOU JESUS."
FRANK just closed out his completely SOLD OUT "CHILD OF GOD II" Arena Tour last week where he performed to over 215,000 fans. The tour appeared multiple times on POLLSTAR'S LIVE75 chart which ranks worldwide active tours by average tickets sold for shows performed over the last 30 days.
The explosive growth of "YOUR WAY'S BETTER" was driven by a viral dance that's taken the internet by storm. Billboard recently spoke with FRANK about the ‘Invisible Market’ that turned the track into a phenomenon. During his Miami show last weekend FRANK took to the stage to do the dance with its original creators, David Myers and Bridgett Nicole resulting in an Instagram post that received over 7.1M views.
FRANK also continues to dominate social media with multiple trending audio and viral posts, with his latest TikTok video amassing over 7.6 MILLION views. "YOUR WAY'S BETTER" is currently #5 on YouTube Daily Top Shorts Songs and No. 38 on the TikTok Top 50 Music Chart. Last week as YouTube launched their equivalent of Spotify's Monthly Listeners, Forrest's page revealed a whopping 261M Monthlies, putting him in the company of top mainstream acts like The Weeknd (297M), Drake (142M) and Ed Sheeran (257M).
The most added at Christian radio two of the past three weeks, with 44 new stations joining the 58 currently playing the song "YOUR WAY'S BETTER" is currently No. 15 on Mediabase Christian AC, and has also pushed into the Top 20 on Billboard Christian Airplay and Christian AC. Meanwhile, "NOTHING ELSE" grew to No. 30 on Mediabase CHristian AC with 32 stations on. Including these two tracks, FRANK'S collective audience at the format is now 9.6M per week across multiple songs, including "GOOD DAY," "NEVER GET USED TO THIS," and "LIFT MY HANDS."
ABOUT FORREST FRANK: Forrest Frank acknowledges the weight of his words, deeds, and actions within his artistry. The award-nominated Texas-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist approaches life and music with gratitude and intent. This mindset underscores his music, and it’s why his GRAMMY-nominated CHILD OF GOD was the best-selling Christian album of 2024.
The Houston-born singer, who’d temporarily put the idea of making solo music on the back burner to keep building on his band’s success, craved the freedom to make music just for himself again, and in 2021, a revelation inspired him to change course. Forrest opted to take a year off from touring, relocated to Waco, TX, and became a father.
Working completely independently, his self-described “simple worship song”—the powerful “NO LONGER BOUND” [feat. Hulvey]— opened up the floodgates, surging across social media, tallying north of 60.9 million Spotify streams and counting. He parlayed this momentum into CHILD OF GOD. Beyond performing on all 20 tracks, Forrest helmed the production, crafting an immersive ou anchored by elements of bright R&B, upbeat pop, and uplifting gospel. Thematically, he clung to a core message. “My whole brand was built around God, and I’m not going to change that—ever,” he affirms.
CHILD OF GOD soared to stratospheric heights upon arrival, capturing his first GRAMMY nomination, a Billboard Music Award (BBMA) finalist spot, a #1 on the iTunes Overall Top Albums Chart, and within a few months’ time, tallied over 1 billion global streams. Given the runaway success, Billboard named him the #1 Top New Christian Artist of 2023, a 2024 BBMA finalist for Top Christian Artist. Concurrently, the signature “GOOD DAY” became a Christian radio hit, also named a BBMA finalist and won a DOVE Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, with Frank winning for “New Artist of the Year.” Last fall he released the CHILD OF GOD (DELUXE) album featuring seven new tracks, including "YOUR WAY'S BETTER" and "HEAVEN ON THIS EARTH" with Torey D’Shaun, as well as a new holiday original, "THE PRESENT." 2025 has seen the release of four new singles, "drop," "SUNRISE,” "NOTHING ELSE (with Thomas Rhett)," “NO L’s,” "CELEBRATION," and "AMEN." FRANK just wrapped his completely sold out "CHILD OF GOD TOUR Part 2,” and is experiencing the explosive viral growth of the track "YOUR WAY'S BETTER,” driven by a viral dance that's taken the internet by storm. His new album, CHILD OF GOD II, is out now.
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