WOW Hits 2005

WOW Hits 2005
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004
GenreContemporary Christian music
Length140:43
LabelEMI Christian Music Group
ProducerVarious
Various artists chronology
WOW Hits 2004
(2003)
WOW Hits 2005
(2004)
WOW Hits 2006
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1][2]

WOW Hits 2005 is a two-disc compilation album of hit songs that were selected to represent the best in contemporary Christian music. It was released on October 5, 2004. The album includes thirty one songs plus three bonus tracks. It features songs by Steven Curtis Chapman, Newsboys, MercyMe, Jars of Clay, and many more high-profile groups and singers. The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200.[3] It was certified as platinum in the US in 2005 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4] The album was certified as gold in Canada in 2006 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).[5]

  1. ^ review at Allmusic
  2. ^ review at The Phantom Tollbooth
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard 200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ RIAA official site Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.
  5. ^ CRIA official site Archived February 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.