Forrest Frank’s Child of God II arrives at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart (dated May 24). Released May 9, the 20-song set earned 33,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending May 15, according to Luminate.
Frank adds his second Top Christian Albums No. 1, as Child of God II dethrones his Child of God after 35 weeks on top beginning last August (the third-most weeks at No. 1 among all titles this decade).
Concurrently, “Your Way’s Better,” which is on the deluxe version Child of God and the new Child of God II, ascends a spot to No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs, where it’s Frank’s first leader. The track, which the Fulshear, Texas, native and Pera Krstajic co-wrote, drew 7.9 million official U.S. streams (up 3%) and likewise lifts 2-1 on Christian Streaming Songs, also marking Frank’s first No. 1. Plus, track sold 2,000 downloads. On Christian Airplay, it climbs 22-19 for a new best (1.1 million audience impressions, up 29%).
The single, which went viral on TikTok, previously became Frank’s first solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Notably, Frank is the first artist to lead Top Christian Albums and Hot Christian Songs simultaneously since Brandon Lake on the Nov. 4, 2023, charts. That week, his Coat of Many Colors blasted in at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums as “Praise You Anywhere” rose to the summit on Hot Christian Songs.
Concurrently, Child of God II enters the all-genre Billboard 200 at No. 12, bestowing Frank with his highest rank. Child of God, his lone prior entry, arrived at its No. 28 peak last August.
