Kirk Franklin Ties Record For Most No. 1s on Gospel Airplay Chart

On the airplay-, streaming- and sales-powered Hot Gospel Songs chart, where in February "Theory" became Frankin's record-padding seventh No. 1 (and second to start at the pinnacle), the song reigns for a 12th week; it leads Gospel Digital Song Sales for a ninth frame, with 1,000 sold in the latest tracking week.

"Theory" is the first single from Franklin's 13th studio album, Long Live Love, due May 31.

Elsewhere on Billboard's faith-based charts, Danny Gokey's Haven't Seen It arrives at No. 2 on Top Christian Albums, earning 10,000 equivalent album units (9,000 in traditional album sales), according to Nielsen Music. Gokey adds his fourth top 10, a sum that includes two No. 1s. His last LP, Rise, debuted atop the tally in February 2017. The third-place finalist on the 2009 season of American Idol initially led with his first full-length in the genre, Hope in Front of Me, which bowed at the summit in July 2014.