Thursday, March 27, 2014

Christon Gray Smells Like Roses on R&B Charts

At a time when Christian albums are making tremendous waves on hip-hop and electronic-dance music charts, Christon Gray is making his presence known.

The R&B singer and We Live As Kings rapper’s new album, School of Roses, released Tuesday and debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes R&B charts, above John Legend and Toni Braxton & Babyface.

Perhaps even more impressive, though, is Gray’s ascension to the Top 10 of the iTunes general charts. Currently sitting at No. 8 on the “Top Albums” listing, School of Roses has climbed as high as No. 5.

Gray is in good company in the iTunes Top 10, with Erica Campbell (of Mary Mary) hitting No. 7 with her solo debut, Help, and Kari Jobe’s Deluxe Edition of her latest, Majestic, reaching No. 5.