Forrest Frank Replaces Himself At No. 1

The world first heard Forrest Frank’s music in a major way in 2020, when his group Surfaces reached the Hot 100 with “Sunday Best.” That single cracked the top 20 and remains the duo’s only major commercial win. In addition to making art as part of that band, Frank also records under his own name, but his solo work leans much more into his Christian faith than the pop output of the pair.

In just over a year, Frank has become one of the top stars in the Christian music space in America, and he proves his growing popularity this week with a major feat.

Child of God II Debuts on the Billboard Charts

Frank’s new album Child of God II debuts on five Billboard charts this week. It opens inside the top 10 on several of them, and even manages to bring him to the No. 1 spot on the Top Christian Albums chart.

Frank has previously hit the summit on Billboard’s ranking of the most consumed Christian full-lengths and EPs in the country. In fact, he was already running the show just last week.

Forrest Frank Replaces Himself at No. 1

Frank replaces himself atop the Top Christian Albums chart as Child of God II debuts at No. 1. The original Child of God steps down to the runner-up space after spending the previous frame at No. 1. That turn marked its thirty-fifth stay in the spotlight. That’s a massive accumulation for any project on any ranking. Considering the fact that Child of God had only lived on the list for 41 frames, 35 stints at No. 1 is huge.

Forrest Frank Scores Multiple Top 10s

Child of God II also manages to begin its time inside the highest tier on both the Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts. It launches at No. 5 on the all-encompassing list of the bestselling titles with a little more than 11,700 pure purchases, according to Luminate. The same effort is new to the vinyl-only roster at No. 8.

Forrest Frank’s New Career Peak on the Billboard 200

Child of God II also brings Frank to the Top Streaming Albums ranking, where it debuts at No. 24. The sequel release helps him hit a new career high point on the Billboard 200 and nearly crack the top 10. The sequel album begins its time on that competitive tally at No. 12, moving just over 33,250 equivalent units in its first frame of availability in the U.S.