The Decade in Gospel Charts: Hezekiah Walker Deserves ‘Praise’ and Tamela Mann Is ‘Best’

‘Every Praise’ is the decade’s No. 1 gospel song, while ‘Best Days’ is the leading album.

Hezekiah Walker‘s “Every Praise” reigns as the No. 1 hit for the 2010s on Billboard‘s  opens in a new windowHot Gospel Songs chart, while Tamela Mann‘s Best Days leads the decade’s Top Gospel Albums review.
As the 2010s come to a close, Billboard has compiled 30 charts encompassing the decade, including the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200 and those covering Christian and gospel; all-genre streaming, radio airplay and song sales; all-genre social and touring activity; and the top songs and albums in country, rock, Latin and dance/electronic. (See below for decade-end chart methodologies.)

WORTHY ‘PRAISE’
“Every Praise” became Walker’s second of three Hot Gospel Songs leaders to date, topping the tally for 26 weeks beginning in August 2013. Overall, it spent 102 weeks on the survey, its longevity on the list helping spark its No. 1 ranking for the decade.

“Won’t He Do It” by  opens in a new windowKoryn Hawthorne, a finalist on NBC’s The Voice in 2015, is the decade’s No. 2 track on Hot Gospel Songs. It hit No. 1 for its first of 41 weeks on top in March 2018, and stands as the longest-leading hit by a female act in the chart’s history, which dates to 2005.
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise’s “You Deserve It” places at No. 3 on Hot Gospel Songs for the decade, having led the list for 26 weeks starting in February 2017.
Mann’s “Take Me to the King” ranks at No. 4 for the past 10 years on Hot Gospel Songs, after it ruled for 25 weeks starting in September 2012, while Kirk Franklin‘s “Wanna Be Happy?” wraps at No. 5. “Happy” dominated for 45 weeks beginning in September 2015, a No. 1 residence second only to  opens in a new windowMarvin Sapp‘s “Never Would Have Made It” (46 weeks, 2007-08) in the chart’s archives.
 
‘BEST’ IS BEST
Mann’s third studio album, Best Days, is No. 1 on Top Gospel Albums for the 2010s, having led the list for 30 weeks beginning in September 2012 and spent 296 weeks on the chart so far. Mann’s first of two No. 1 sets includes “Take Me to the King.”

opens in a new windowTravis Greene‘s The Hill, from 2015, ranks at No. 3 on the recap, thanks to a two-week reign and 209 frames on the survey; Cobbs’ 2015 release One Place: Live ranks at No. 4, following its six-week command among 219 total weeks; and Playlist: The Very Best of Marvin Sapp, from 2011, is No. 5, having reached No. 3 and totaled 225 weeks on the chart, and counting.