Kanye West's New 'Jesus is King' Album Rules the Billboard Charts

Nicholas Ballasy | 1:32 AM on November 06, 2019

*Recording artist Kanye West attends The Fashion Group International's annual "Night of Stars" gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)*

Grammy Award-winning artist Kanye West’s new Jesus is King album is ruling the Billboard charts.

West’s new record debuted at number one on 22 Billboard charts including the Billboard 200, Artist 100, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Streaming Songs, Rap Album Sales, Top Rap Albums, Top Christian Albums, Top Gospel Albums, On-Demand Streaming Songs and more.

Jesus is King marks West’s 9th consecutive album to top the Billboard 200 chart, which tied Eminem’s record.

Every song on the 27-minute album debuted on the Hot 100 song chart as well.

West has said he plans to continue making gospel music going forward. West held another Sunday Service in Baton Rouge which was widely attended. The Grammy Winner revealed that he is planning to release a Sunday Service album on Christmas Day titled Jesus Is Born.

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