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Casting Crowns discography

Casting Crowns discography

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The discography of Casting Crowns, an American Christian rock band, consists of nine studio albums, two independent albums, two holiday albums, five live albums, and 24 singles. Casting Crowns was formed in 1999 as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, Florida, with a lineup consisting of Mark Hall (vocals), Melodee DeVevo (violin), Juan DeVevo (guitars) and Hector Cervantes (guitars). The band relocated to McDonough, Georgia in 2001 and added Chris Huffman (bass guitar), Megan Garrett (keyboard) and Andy Williams (drums). The band released two independent records, one of which was discovered by Mark Miller, a country musician. Miller signed the band to his record label, Beach Street Records, a division of Reunion Records.[1]

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Casting Crowns released their self-titled debut album in 2003, which peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.[2] The album has sold over 1.9 million copies in the United States since its release[3] and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4] The band's second album, Lifesong, was released in 2005 and became their first top-ten album on the Billboard 200 and their first No. 1 album on the Christian Albums chart;[5][6] it has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States[3] and has been certified platinum.[4]

The band released The Altar and the Door, their third album, in 2007; it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling a total of 129,000 copies in its first week.[7] It has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States[3] and has been certified platinum.[4] Casting Crowns' fourth studio album, Until the Whole World Hears, was released in 2009 and sold 167,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.[8] It has sold 1.1 million copies[3] and has been certified platinum.[4] The band's fifth album, Come to the Well, was released in October 2011 and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with a total of 99,000 copies sold in its first week.[9] It has sold 779,000 copies in the United States[3] and has been certified gold.[4] Their sixth album, Thrive, was released in January 2014, selling 45,000 copies in its first week.[3] It has been certified gold.[4] The band's latest album, Only Jesus, was released on November 16, 2018.

In addition to their studio albums, Casting Crowns has also released a holiday album, Peace on Earth, which has been certified platinum, and four of the band's live CD/DVD albums have been certified gold or platinum by the RIAA. Four of the band's singles have been certified platinum, and three have been certified gold.[4]

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Notes

  1. Voice of Truth: The Ultimate Collection did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart.[34]

Footnotes

  1. Leggett, Steve. "Casting Crowns – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. Price, Deborah Evans (March 3, 2014). "Casting Crowns Rock Live at Billboard, 'Thrive' as Christian Music's Biggest Band: Video". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. "Casting Crowns Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  4. "Casting Crowns Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  5. "The Altar And The Door Certified Gold By RIAA In 10 Weeks". Today's Christian Music. CCM Magazine. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  6. Price, Deborah Evans (December 5, 2009). "Casting Crowns: Crowning Achievement". Billboard. Applebaum, Howard. pp. 23–24. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  7. Caulfield, Keith (October 26, 2011). "Casting Crowns Scores Top Billboard 200 Debut, Adele Back at No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  8. "Canadian Albums Chart (October 27, 2011)". Jam!. Canoe Inc. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved May 22, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Album Top 100 (February 1, 2014)". charts.org.nl. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  10. "Album Top 40 (January 30, 2012)". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  11. Peaks on the UK Christian & Gospel Albums Chart:
  12. "Casting Crowns – Casting Crowns". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  13. "Casting Crowns – Lifesong". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  14. "Casting Crowns – The Altar and the Door". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  15. "Casting Crowns – Until the Whole World Hears". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  16. "Casting Crowns – Come to the Well". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  17. "Casting Crowns – Thrive". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  18. Christman, Ed (January 9, 2015). "Music in 2014: Taylor Takes the Year, Republic Records on Top, Streaming to the Rescue". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  19. "Casting Crowns – The Very Next Thing". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  20. "Casting Crown New Album Called Only Jesus". GospelMusic. November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  21. "Casting Crowns, 'Casting Crowns' Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  22. "Amazon.com: What If The Whole World Prayed". Amazon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  23. "Casting Crowns' Christmas EP "It's Finally Christmas" Available Now - The Gospel Music Association". The Gospel Music Association. November 10, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  24. Trust, Gary (September 30, 2016). "Casting Crowns Rule Top Christian Albums Chart With 'The Very Next Thing'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

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