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Hillsong Worship’s ‘Let There Be Light’ Shines at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart

Hillsong's new live worship LP, 'Let There Be Light,' launches at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart (dated Nov. 5), shifting 16,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen Music.

Hillsong Worship‘s new live worship LP, Let There Be Light, launches at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Christian Albums chart (dated Nov. 5), shifting 16,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen Music.

The set is the Australia-based collective’s 12th leader on the list (including Hillsong United and Hillsong Worship releases), and was recorded at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

“More than anything, our greatest hope for this record is that it will give people something to sing that rages against the chorus of division and fear that seems to be making so much noise right now,” Hillsong’s Joel Houston tells Billboard. “God knows the world needs more love, more empathy, more hope, more light.”

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