With just two days sales in the month of August Casting Crowns soared to the top of the Canadian Christian retail charts. The Atlanta based band’s album ”Lifesong”, which released August 30th was the biggest selling album in Canada according to statistics assembled from Canadian Christian retail stores. The group pushed out Canada’s Thousand Foot Krutch from the top position as their album “The Art of Breaking” slips to #2 on the national chart. Casting Crowns has two albums in the top 5, with their debut album holding steady at #4. Hillsong’s latest effort “God He Reigns” enters the chart at #6—- also based on just two days sales as their latest live recording also released August 30th.

Other new entries to the chart include Emery with “The Question” at #17 (their highest charting album to date), Audio Adrenaline with “Until My Heart Caves In” at #27 (it also released August 30th), MercyMe’s Bart Millard at #30 with “Hymned”, Stryper with “Reborn” at #31, Hip Hope Hits 2006 at #40, Todd Agnew with “Reflections of Something” at #42 and rounding out the Top 50 new entries: Absolute Smash Hits Volume 2 at #49. Several Canadian acts continues to do well in the top 50, with TFK leading the way at #2, followed by Brian Doerksen with “Today” at #14, Relient K with “mmhmm” at #18, Winnipeg’s Starfield at #24, Hawk Nelson at #36 and Thousand Foot Krutch’s “Phenomenon” at #39. Casting Crowns will be challenged in September for the top position by new releases from Switchfoot (September 13th), CeCe Winans (September 13th) and Christmas music from Steven Curtis Chapman and MercyMe (both September 27th). For a Christian retail store near you visit http://www.cmcstorefinder.com .

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