WOW Hits
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"WOW" is a series of annual compilation album
s featuring contemporary Christian music
. Originally simply called "WOW" immediately followed by the coming year, a change to "WOW Hits" followed by the coming year was made when the "WOW" brand was extended to include the additional collections mentioned below. The WOW franchise represents the most successful collections of Christian music ever issued.
Released in late 1995, "WOW 1996" was the first in the WOW series and the first recording put together by the three major Christian record companies of the time: Word Records
(now Word Entertainment), Sparrow Records
(now part of EMI Christian Music Group
), and Reunion Records
(now part of Sony
's Provident Label Group
). Still today, after each submitting label agrees to a reduced master royalty, the final decision on the tracks to be included is made by committee. Production, marketing, and distribution for the "WOW Hits" series is handled by EMI Christian Music Group
.
Comprising songs submitted by each partner label, the annual "WOW Hits" releases have typically been double CD sets. Beginning in 2008, however, "WOW" began releasing separate single-disc collections spread throughout each year, rather than a two-disc collection toward the end of each year. In addition to "WOW Hits," which focuses on the most popular pop and pop-rock music, plans call for edgier single-disc "WOW Rock Hits" and "WOW Pop Hits" collections released twice a year.
, Casting Crowns
, and many others. The focus of this series is to showcase favorite and well-known songs picked from the most recent years.
WOW Essentials consists of the following albums:
WOW Hits is the second and also the most successful series of WOW collections. In the year 2000, it was rebranded from WOW Series to WOW Hits. It contains the following albums:
In 2008, the WOW series contemplated releasing three single discs per year instead of the annual double discs fans of the series were used to. Only one disc was ever released in the spring of 2008 before reverting back to the annual format. That disc was WOW Hits 1
. It is not known why the publishers decided to return to the annual format instead of the three-disc format, which was inspired by the Now That's What I Call Music!
series, which releases 3 discs annually.
. The compilation has been issued every year since 1998.
The series consists of the following albums:
Since the release of WOW Gospel 2003
, a major metropolitan city that has been influential in the field of gospel music has been honored. For instance, New York, NY was honored due in part to the September 11, 2001 tragedy, and so on. The exception is WOW Gospel 2009
in which the United States of America was honored due to the previous year's election.
. The first album featured songs performed by the worship leaders who wrote them, such as Darlene Zschech
's "Shout to the Lord
".
It is a partnership between Integrity Music, Maranatha Music and Vineyard Music.
After several years, they switched to a contemporary Christian music
format, where CCM recording artists perform praise and worship songs in their style.
The series consists of the following albums:
s featuring Christmas music
as recorded by contemporary Christian music
artists.
The series consists of the following albums:
hits during the 1990s. Marketing and distribution responsibilities for this title was delegated to Word Entertainment.
from the 1960s to the time it was released. Marketing and distribution responsibilities for this title in the WOW Hits
series was relegated to Brentwood Records (now Provident Music Group
).
.
of thirty modern and classic hymns that were recorded by popular Christian musicians. The album features songs by Jeremy Camp
, Chris Tomlin
, Nichole Nordeman
, David Crowder Band
, and many other well-known groups and singers. An accompanying songbook was also released by Word Music
.
WOW New & Next (2010) and WOW New & Next (2011) were 12-song CDs showcasing new artists that was sold, or given free to anyone who bought any WOW compilation CD.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s featuring contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
. Originally simply called "WOW" immediately followed by the coming year, a change to "WOW Hits" followed by the coming year was made when the "WOW" brand was extended to include the additional collections mentioned below. The WOW franchise represents the most successful collections of Christian music ever issued.
Released in late 1995, "WOW 1996" was the first in the WOW series and the first recording put together by the three major Christian record companies of the time: Word Records
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...
(now Word Entertainment), Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
(now part of EMI Christian Music Group
EMI Christian Music Group
EMI Christian Music Group is a subsidiary of EMI which contains its Christian music record labels, and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee...
), and Reunion Records
Reunion Records
Reunion Records is a Christian music record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee and operating under the Provident Label Group. The label was founded in 1982 by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.-History:...
(now part of Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's Provident Label Group
Provident Label Group
Provident Label Group is a division of Sony Music Entertainment focusing primarily on Christian music in Franklin, Tennessee. The group handles its own physical distribution through its Provident-Integrity Distribution service...
). Still today, after each submitting label agrees to a reduced master royalty, the final decision on the tracks to be included is made by committee. Production, marketing, and distribution for the "WOW Hits" series is handled by EMI Christian Music Group
EMI Christian Music Group
EMI Christian Music Group is a subsidiary of EMI which contains its Christian music record labels, and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee...
.
Comprising songs submitted by each partner label, the annual "WOW Hits" releases have typically been double CD sets. Beginning in 2008, however, "WOW" began releasing separate single-disc collections spread throughout each year, rather than a two-disc collection toward the end of each year. In addition to "WOW Hits," which focuses on the most popular pop and pop-rock music, plans call for edgier single-disc "WOW Rock Hits" and "WOW Pop Hits" collections released twice a year.
WOW Essentials
WOW Essentials was first released in August 2008. It contains twelve songs that are "essential to Christian music life." The first album features songs from Chris TomlinChris Tomlin
Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
, Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
, and many others. The focus of this series is to showcase favorite and well-known songs picked from the most recent years.
WOW Essentials consists of the following albums:
- WOW EssentialsWOW EssentialsWOW Essentials includes twelve songs on a single CD. It presents some of the best songs on the contemporary Christian music scene. The album reached #13 on the Top Christian Albums chart in 2008.- Track listing :#Indescribable - Chris Tomlin...
(2008) - WOW Essentials 2WOW Essentials 2WOW Essentials 2 is a collection of some recent favorite Christian songs on the contemporary Christian music scene. It showcases twelve songs on a single CD...
(2009)
WOW Hits
WOW Series is the first and most successful series of WOW collections. It contains the following albums:- WOW 1996WOW 1996WOW 1996 is a compilation album of thirty contemporary Christian music that was released on November 7, 1995. This represented the first installment in a highly successful annual series named WOW Hits. The album peaked at #144 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1995...
- WOW 1997WOW 1997WOW 1997 is a compilation album of 30 Contemporary Christian music hits that was released on October 29, 1996. It charted at #1 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Christian chart in 1996, and at #2 in 1997. The album reached number 71 in 1996 on the Billboard 200 chart...
- WOW 1998WOW 1998WOW 1998 is a compilation album of 30 contemporary Christian music hits which was released on November 4, 1997. WOW 1998 peaked at chart position 52 on the Billboard 200 in 1997, and also at #2 on the Top Contemporary Christian album chart. The album was certified platinum by the Recording...
- WOW 1999WOW 1999WOW 1999 is a compilation album of 30 contemporary Christian music hits that was released on October 20, 1998. It also featured three bonus tracks from new artists. WOW 1999 peaked at the 51st position on the Billboard 200 chart in 1998, and 2nd place on the Top Contemporary Christian album...
- WOW 2000WOW 2000WOW 2000 is a compilation album of 30 Contemporary Christian music hits and four bonus tracks that was released on October 26, 1999. The album hit #29 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1999, and #1 on the Top Contemporary Christian chart in both 1999 and 2000. It was certified as double platinum in...
WOW Hits is the second and also the most successful series of WOW collections. In the year 2000, it was rebranded from WOW Series to WOW Hits. It contains the following albums:
- WOW Hits 2001WOW Hits 2001WOW Hits 2001 is a Canadian compilation album of thirty Contemporary Christian music hits and three bonus tracks that was released on October 24, 2000. It included some music video content accessible with a CD-ROM drive. The album reached #36 on the Billboard 200 chart, and #1 on the Top...
- WOW Hits 2002WOW Hits 2002WOW Hits 2002 is a compilation album of 30 contemporary Christian music hits plus three bonus cuts from the year 2001. It peaked at No. 52 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2001 and 2002, and also climbed to number two on the Top Contemporary Christian chart in both years...
- WOW Hits 2003WOW Hits 2003WOW Hits 2003 is a compilation album featuring the best in Contemporary Christian music from 2002. It included thirty songs plus three bonus tracks on two CDs. The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 chart...
- WOW Hits 2004WOW Hits 2004WOW Hits 2004 is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been dubbed to showcase the best in contemporary Christian music. It was released on October 7, 2003. The album features songs by Michael W. Smith, Newsboys, Amy Grant, Sixpence None the Richer, and many more widely renowned groups...
- WOW Hits 2005WOW Hits 2005WOW 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,...
- WOW Hits 2006WOW Hits 2006WOW Hits 2006 is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been touted to represent the best of Christian music of 2006. It was released on October 4, 2005. It includes thirty songs plus three bonus cuts. The album features songs by Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Third Day, and many...
- WOW Hits 2007WOW Hits 2007WOW Hits 2007 is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been touted to represent the best of Christian music of 2006. It was released on October 3, 2006. The album features songs by Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, and many more highly renowned groups and singers. The...
- WOW Hits 2008WOW Hits 2008WOW Hits 2008 is a two-disc compilation album comprising some of the biggest hits on Christian radio from the previous year. Disc one features more of the adult contemporary hits, while disc two features the CHR/Pop and Rock hits. On November 12, 2008 the album was certified gold in the US by the...
- WOW Hits 2009WOW Hits 2009WOW Hits 2009 is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio during the previous year. Disc one features more of the adult contemporary hits, while disc two features the CHR–pop and rock hits....
- WOW Hits 2010WOW Hits 2010WOW Hits 2010 is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2009. Disc one features more adult contemporary hits, while disc two features the CHR–pop and rock hits. The album charted at number one on the Hot Christian Albums chart and number 33 on the...
- WOW Hits 2011WOW Hits 2011WOW Hits 2011 is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2010. Disc one features more AC radio hits, while disc two features the CHR/Rock radio hits. The album was also issued in a deluxe version featuring six bonus remixes.The album hit No. 1 on...
- WOW Hits 2012WOW Hits 2012WOW Hits 2012 is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2011. This disc features 33 songs . , the "WOW" series, of which this release is a part, has sold 17 million copies....
In 2008, the WOW series contemplated releasing three single discs per year instead of the annual double discs fans of the series were used to. Only one disc was ever released in the spring of 2008 before reverting back to the annual format. That disc was WOW Hits 1
WOW Hits 1
WOW Hits 1 was intended to be the first of three single-CD WOW Hits albums to be released in 2008. It contains sixteen of the most recent hit songs on Christian radio plus three bonus tracks...
. It is not known why the publishers decided to return to the annual format instead of the three-disc format, which was inspired by the Now That's What I Call Music!
Now That's What I Call Music!
Now That's What I Call Music! is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Polygram /EMI/Sony Music/Virgin Records ; spinoff series were later introduced in South Africa and many other countries worldwide, including the United States...
series, which releases 3 discs annually.
WOW Gospel
The WOW Gospel are released annually, beginning with WOW Gospel 1998. The focus of this series is gospelGospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
. The compilation has been issued every year since 1998.
The series consists of the following albums:
- WOW Gospel 1998WOW Gospel 1998WOW Gospel 1998 is a gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. It was released on January 27, 1998 and is the first WOW album to feature and focus on contemporary gospel in the wake of its growing popularity at the time, thus setting high standard for future releases...
- WOW Gospel 1999WOW Gospel 1999WOW Gospel 1999 is a gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. Released February 23, 1999, it featuresthirty-three songs on two CD's...
- WOW Gospel 2000WOW Gospel 2000WOW Gospel 2000 is a gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. Released February 8, 2000, it features thirty-two songs on a double disc set...
- WOW Gospel 2001WOW Gospel 2001WOW Gospel 2001 is a gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. Released February 6, 2001, it comprises thirty-two songs on a double disc set...
- WOW Gospel 2002WOW Gospel 2002WOW Gospel 2002 is a gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. Released February 5, 2002, it includes thirty songs and two bonus tracks on a double album...
- WOW Gospel 2003WOW Gospel 2003WOW Gospel 2003 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released February 4, 2003, it includes a total of thirty-three songs on two CDs...
- WOW Gospel 2004WOW Gospel 2004WOW Gospel 2004 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released January 27, 2004, it includes thirty songs on a double CD album. It reached number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2004, and hit number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart that year and also in 2006; it made number...
- WOW Gospel 2005WOW Gospel 2005WOW Gospel 2005 is a gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. Released, January 25, 2005, it included thirty-one tracks on a double CD album. It reached 29th place on the Billboard 200 chart in 2005, first place on the Top Gospel Albums chart in both 2005 and 2006, and 13th spot on the...
- WOW Gospel 2006WOW Gospel 2006WOW Gospel 2006 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released on January 31, 2006, it comprises thirty-two songs on a double disc album. The release reached 20 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2006, the highest peak of any of the WOW Gospel series thus far, and made number one on...
- WOW Gospel 2007WOW Gospel 2007WOW Gospel 2007 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released January 30, 2007, it showcases thirty-one contemporary Gospel songs on a double CD set. It reached 21 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2007, and made number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart...
- WOW Gospel 2008WOW Gospel 2008WOW Gospel 2008 is a gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. Released on February 12, 2008, it comprises thirty-three songs on a double CD set. It reached 34 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2008, and number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart...
- WOW Gospel 2009WOW Gospel 2009WOW Gospel 2009 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released on January 27, 2009, it includes thirty songs and two bonus tracks on a double album. It reached number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2009, and number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart...
- WOW Gospel 2010WOW Gospel 2010WOW Gospel 2010 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. It was released on January 26, 2010 and features thirty gospel hits on a double CD set. The album cover pays tribute to Detroit, Michigan...
- WOW Gospel 2011WOW Gospel 2011WOW Gospel 2011 is a gospel music compilation album from the award-winning WOW series. Released on February 1, 2011 , the double CD album features thirty contemporary gospel hits. The album cover pays tribute to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
- WOW Gospel 2012
Since the release of WOW Gospel 2003
WOW Gospel 2003
WOW Gospel 2003 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released February 4, 2003, it includes a total of thirty-three songs on two CDs...
, a major metropolitan city that has been influential in the field of gospel music has been honored. For instance, New York, NY was honored due in part to the September 11, 2001 tragedy, and so on. The exception is WOW Gospel 2009
WOW Gospel 2009
WOW Gospel 2009 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released on January 27, 2009, it includes thirty songs and two bonus tracks on a double album. It reached number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2009, and number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart...
in which the United States of America was honored due to the previous year's election.
WOW Worship
The WOW Worship series was released annually beginning with WOW Worship Blue in 1999. The focus on this series is praise and worshipWorship Music
Worship Music is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It is their first album of original material since 2003's We've Come for You All and the first to feature original singer Joey Belladonna since 1990's Persistence of Time...
. The first album featured songs performed by the worship leaders who wrote them, such as Darlene Zschech
Darlene Zschech
Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
's "Shout to the Lord
Shout to the Lord
Shout to the Lord is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Music.-Making of the album:Shout to the Lord was recorded live at the Hills Christian Life Centre by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team....
".
It is a partnership between Integrity Music, Maranatha Music and Vineyard Music.
After several years, they switched to a contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
format, where CCM recording artists perform praise and worship songs in their style.
The series consists of the following albums:
- WOW Worship: Blue (1999)
- WOW Worship: Orange (2000)
- WOW Worship: Green (2001)
- WOW Worship: The Platinum Collection (2002, 6-CD box set)
- WOW Worship: Yellow (2003)
- WOW Worship: Red (2004)
- WOW Worship: Aqua (2005)
- WOW Worship: PurpleWOW Worship: PurpleWOW Worship: Purple is the newest worship album installment and the seventh Wow Worship album in the WOW series, and was released on March 2, 2010. The 30-track double CD release debuted in 6th position on the Billboard Christian albums chart, and peaked at #3.-Disc 1:#"Your Grace Is Enough" by...
(2010) - WOW Gospel Worship (2011)
WOW Christmas
WOW Christmas is released sporadically, beginning in 2002. It is a series of compilation albumCompilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s featuring Christmas music
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
as recorded by contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
artists.
The series consists of the following albums:
- WOW Christmas: Red (2002)
- WOW Christmas: GreenWOW Christmas: GreenWOW Christmas: Green is the second release in the WOW Christmas series. It is the follow-up to the platinum-selling WOW Christmas: Red album. The double-disc album features 15 new tracks that are exclusive to this release. The album peaked at #54 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2005, and at #2 on...
(2005) - WOW Christmas (2011)WOW Christmas (2011)WOW Christmas 2011 is the third installment in the WOW Christmas series. It was released on September 27, 2011.- Disc 1 :# "Joy to the World" – Casting Crowns# "Christmas This Year" – TobyMac...
(2011)
WOW The 90s
WOW The 90s was released in 1999. All of the songs in this collection were contemporary Christian musicContemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
hits during the 1990s. Marketing and distribution responsibilities for this title was delegated to Word Entertainment.
WOW Gold
WOW Gold was released in 2000. It was a single 2-CD/2-cassette collection of contemporary Christian musicContemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
from the 1960s to the time it was released. Marketing and distribution responsibilities for this title in the WOW Hits
WOW Hits
"WOW" is a series of annual compilation albums featuring contemporary Christian music. Originally simply called "WOW" immediately followed by the coming year, a change to "WOW Hits" followed by the coming year was made when the "WOW" brand was extended to include the additional collections...
series was relegated to Brentwood Records (now Provident Music Group
Provident Label Group
Provident Label Group is a division of Sony Music Entertainment focusing primarily on Christian music in Franklin, Tennessee. The group handles its own physical distribution through its Provident-Integrity Distribution service...
).
WOW for the Children
A single disc released in the year 2000, a special issue for Feed the ChildrenFeed The Children
Feed The Children founded in 1979 is an international, non-profit relief organization guided by Christian values, whose stated mission is "providing hope and resources for those without life's essentials". In FY 2010, Feed The Children distributed more than 133 million pounds of food and other...
.
WOW #1s
- WOW #1s: 31 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits Ever was released in 2005. It is a two-disc compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of songSongIn music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
s that have been dubbed to be the "Greatest Christian Music Hits Ever". WOW #1s was released on April 5, 2005. The album features songs by FFHFFHFFH is a Contemporary Christian band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the United States. The band is occasionally known as Far From Home. They released six independent projects before being signed by Essential Records. Since then, they have released seven studio albums, as well as a "greatest-hits"...
, Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
, Rebecca St. JamesRebecca St. JamesRebecca St. James , is a Christian pop rock singer, songwriter, musician, author, and actor. She began performing in Australia in the late 1980s and released her first full-length studio album in 1991. In 1993 she was signed to the record label ForeFront Records and released her major label debut a...
, Chris RiceChris RiceChris Rice is an American songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, and adult contemporary genres with a style similar to David Wilcox and James Taylor. He became a recording artist as well in 1996 after signing a contract with Michael W...
, AvalonAvalon (band)Avalon is an American contemporary Christian vocal quartet who has earned multiple RIAA-certified gold records, sold four million albums, and released 22 number one Christian hits.- 1995–1997: Formation of Avalon and A Maze of Grace :...
, and many more high profile groups and singers. - WOW #1s: YellowWOW Number 1s: YellowWOW #1s: Yellow is a two-disc compilation album of thirty songs heralded as the biggest Christian hits of 2005-2010. It debuted at #9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.-Disc one:#"God with Us" - MercyMe...
(2011)
WOW Gospel No. 1s
- WOW Gospel No. 1sWOW Gospel Number 1sWOW Gospel #1s included thirty of the number one Gospel songs from the past decade on a double CD album. The tracks in this collection have all previously appeared on the annual WOW Gospel compilations...
(2007)
Smooth Jazz Tribute WOW Gospel
- WOW Gospel Smooth Jazz TributeWOW Gospel Smooth Jazz TributeAlthough not officially a sanctioned album in the Wow series, Copycats Records released a series of their own called "Smooth Jazz Tribute". The "Smooth Jazz Tribute" series gave a smooth jazz spin on popular songs and artists The album is performed and produced by the Smooth Jazz All Stars...
(2007)
WOW Next 2007
WOW Next 2007 was a free ten-song CD given to anyone who bought any WOW compilation CD.WOW Hymns
WOW Hymns was released in March 2007. It is a two-disc compilation albumCompilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of thirty modern and classic hymns that were recorded by popular Christian musicians. The album features songs by Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
, Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin
Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
, Nichole Nordeman
Nichole Nordeman
Nichole Ellyse Nordeman is an eight-time Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian American singer–songwriter.-Biography:Nordeman was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played the piano in church...
, David Crowder Band
David Crowder Band
The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
, and many other well-known groups and singers. An accompanying songbook was also released by Word Music
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...
.
WOW Gospel Essentials
- WOW Gospel EssentialsWOW Gospel EssentialsWOW Gospel Essentials is a best of the best Gospel music collection spanning more than ten years. The album includes twelve songs a single CD...
(2008) - WOW Gospel Essentials 2WOW Gospel Essentials 2WOW Gospel Essentials 2 is a best of Gospel music collection including some of the biggest hits of the modern era. The album has twelve songs on a single CD...
(2009)
WOW New & Next
- WOW New & NextWOW New & NextWOW New & Next is a 12-song compilation album CD showcasing the best radio hits of new and rising CCM artists. It was sold, or given free to anyone who bought any WOW compilation CD.-Track listing:#"Before The Morning" - Josh Wilson...
(2010) - WOW New & Next 2011 (2011)
WOW New & Next (2010) and WOW New & Next (2011) were 12-song CDs showcasing new artists that was sold, or given free to anyone who bought any WOW compilation CD.
WOW The Videos
The WOW The Videos series is released annually beginning with WOW 1998-1997 - Top 25 Videos; it consists of DVDs of music videos.WOW Hits
- WOW 1997-1998 - Top 25 Videos
- WOW Hits: The Videos 1999
- WOW Hits: The Videos 2000
- WOW Hits: The Videos 2001
- WOW Hits 2002
- WOW Hits 2003
- WOW Hits 2004
- WOW Hits 2005
- WOW Hits 2006
- WOW Hits 2007
- WOW Hits 2008
- WOW Hits 2009
- WOW Hits 2010
- WOW Hits 2011
- WOW Hits 2012
WOW Gospel
- WOW Gospel 1998
- WOW Gospel 1999
- WOW Gospel 2000
- WOW Gospel 2001
- WOW Gospel 2002
- WOW Gospel 2003
- WOW Gospel 2004
- WOW Gospel 2005
- WOW Gospel 2006
- WOW Gospel 2007
- WOW Gospel 2008
- WOW Gospel 2009
- WOW Gospel 2010
- WOW Gospel 2011
- WOW Gospel 2012
Other WOW DVDs
- WOW Worship: Red (2004)
- WOW British Gospel 2004
- WOW No. 1s (2005)
- WOW Gospel No. 1s (2007)
- WOW Music Trivia Game (2007)