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]
| Casting Crowns discography | |
|---|---|
 Casting Crowns performing live on the Come to the Well Tour in 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Singles | 24 |
| Independent albums | 2 |
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]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||
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| US [5] |
US Christ [6] |
CAN [10] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
UK Christ [13] | ||||
| Casting Crowns |
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59 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
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| Lifesong |
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9 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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| The Altar and the Door |
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2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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| Until the Whole World Hears |
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4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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| Come to the Well |
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2 | 1 | 69 | — | 8 | — |
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| Thrive |
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6 | 1 | 23 | 52 | — | 1 |
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| The Very Next Thing |
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9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Only Jesus |
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42 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Healer |
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76 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
Independent albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Casting Crowns[23] |
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| What If the Whole World Prayed[24] |
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Holiday albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Christ [6] |
US Holiday [25] | |||
| Peace on Earth |
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15 | 1 | 2 |
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| It's Finally Christmas (EP) |
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180 | 4 | 4 | |
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Christ [6] | ||||||||
| Live from Atlanta | — | 16 |
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| Lifesong Live |
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— | 16 |
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| The Altar and the Door Live |
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114 | 6 |
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| Until the Whole World Hears... Live |
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162 | 9 |
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| A Live Worship Experience |
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53 | 4 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Other albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Christ [6] | |||
| The Acoustic Sessions: Volume One |
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35 | 2 | |
| Glorious Day: Hymns of Faith |
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52 | 2 | |
| Voice of Truth: The Ultimate Collection |
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—[A] | 4 | |
| New York Sessions |
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— | — | |
| Lifesongs: A Celebration of the First 20 Years |
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— | — | |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [35] |
US Heat. [36] |
US Christ [37] |
US Christ Airplay [38] |
US Christ AC [39] | |||||
| "If We Are the Body" | 2003 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
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Casting Crowns | ||
| "Who Am I" | 2004 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| "Voice of Truth" | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| "Lifesong" | 2005 | — | — | 1 | 1 | Lifesong | |||
| "Praise You In This Storm" | 2006 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| "Does Anybody Hear Her" | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| "East to West" | 2007 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 |
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The Altar and the Door | ||
| "Every Man" | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||||
| "Slow Fade" | 2008 | — | — | 5 | 7 |
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| "Until the Whole World Hears" | 2009 | — | 23 | 1 | 1 | Until the Whole World Hears | |||
| "If We've Ever Needed You" | 2010 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||||
| "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" | 2011 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
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| "Courageous" | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
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Come to the Well | |||
| "Jesus, Friend of Sinners" | 2012 | — | — | 6 | 6 | ||||
| "Already There" | — | — | 12 | 10 | |||||
| "All You've Ever Wanted" | 2013 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | Thrive | ||
| "Thrive" | 2014 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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| "Broken Together" | — | — | 8 | 11 | 16 |
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| "Just Be Held" | 2015 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| "One Step Away"[40] | 2016 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | The Very Next Thing | ||
| "Oh My Soul" | 2017 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| "God of All My Days" | 2018 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | |||
| "Only Jesus" | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Only Jesus | ||
| "Nobody" (featuring Matthew West) |
2019 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| "Love Moved First" | 2020 | — | — | 15 | 10 | 10 | |||
| "Start Right Here" | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| "Scars in Heaven" | 2021 | 22 | — | 5 | 6 | 8 |
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Healer | |
| "The Power of the Cross" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Desert Road" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All Because of Mercy" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Other charting songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| US Christ [37] |
US Christ AC [39] |
US AC [41] | |||||||
| "Away in a Manger" | 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | non-album single | ||||
| "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 26 | Peace on Earth | ||||
| "While You Were Sleeping" | 8 | 4 | — | ||||||
| "Joy to the World" | 2009 | 22 | 21 | — | |||||
| "To Know You" | 2010 | 27 | — | — | Until the Whole World Hears | ||||
| "Joyful, Joyful" | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||
| "Just Another Birthday" | 2012 | 21 | — | — | Come to the Well | ||||
| "This Is Now" | 2014 | 15 | — | — | Thrive | ||||
| "Great Are You Lord" | 2015 | 46 | — | — | A Live Worship Experience | ||||
| "Gloria / Angels We Have Heard on High" | 2017 | 25 | 2 | — | It's Finally Christmas (EP) | ||||
| "It's Finally Christmas" | 29 | — | — | ||||||
| "Somewhere In Your Silent Night" | 2018 | 37 | 18 | — | |||||
| "Make Room" (featuring Matt Maher) |
2019 | — | 34 | — | non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
References
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Casting Crowns – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Casting Crowns". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "American certifications – Casting Crowns". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Casting Crowns Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Casting Crowns Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Album Top 100 (February 1, 2014)". charts.org.nl. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ "Album Top 40 (January 30, 2012)". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
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Peaks on the UK Christian & Gospel Albums Chart:
- Thrive: "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Archive (February 8, 2014)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- The Very Next Thing: "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Archive (September 23, 2016)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- Only Jesus "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Archive (November 23, 2018)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Casting Crowns". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Lifesong". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – The Altar and the Door". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Until the Whole World Hears". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Come to the Well". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Thrive". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – The Very Next Thing". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "Casting Crown New Album Called Only Jesus". GospelMusic. November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Casting Crowns, 'Casting Crowns' Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Amazon.com: What If The Whole World Prayed". Amazon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns Album & Song Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Peace on Earth". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Live from Atlanta". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Lifesong Live". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – The Altar and the Door Live". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – Until the Whole World Hears". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – A Live Worship Experience". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Casting Crowns – The Acoustic Sessions, Vol. 1". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "Casting Crowns Chart History - Top Current Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Casting Crowns Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Casting Crowns Chart History (Heatseekers Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Casting Crowns Chart History - Christian Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Casting Crowns Chart History - Christian Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Casting Crowns Chart History - Christian AC Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Archive (27 December 2008)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
External links
edit- Official website Archived February 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Allmusic biography Archived January 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine