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"WOW" is a series of annual compilation albums featuring contemporary Christian music dating from 1995. Comprising songs submitted by each partner label, the annual WOW Hits releases are usually double CD sets. BackgroundThe birth of the WOW record project can be traced Grant Cunningham, A&R Director at Sparrow Records. In November 1994 Grant made a business trip to EMI Limited in London, which at the time was the parent company of Sparrow Records. There he noticed that several British record labels were issuing an annual CD of top-rated songs, known as the NOW series, containing collections of pop songs. Grant brought the idea back to Sparrow. Sparrow executives suggested a similar project be developed for Christian pop music and Grant was assigned the task of getting the project off the ground. 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. In 1999, the annual WOW Worship series was launched. Rather than using the year, each release is identified by the color of the cover. The worship series and hits series are today among the bestselling members of the product brand. Beginning in 2008, 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 either single-disc WOW Rock Hits and WOW Pop Hits collections released twice a year. Released annuallyWOW EssentialsWOW 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 Tomlin, Casting Crowns, and many others. The focus of this series was to showcase favorite and well-known songs picked from the most recent years, and consists of the following albums:
WOW SeriesWOW Series was the first and most successful series of WOW collections,[1] and contains the following albums:
Wow HitsIn the year 2000, the WOW Series was rebranded to WOW Hits, forming the second and also the most successful series of WOW collections.[1] 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 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. {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} It contains the following albums:
WOW GospelWOW Gospel are released annually, beginning with WOW Gospel 1998. The focus of this series is gospel, and the compilation has been issued every year since 1998.[8] Since the release of WOW Gospel 2003, a major metropolitan city that has been influential in the field of gospel music has been honored on the album cover. 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. Another exception was when Atlanta was honored twice - first in 2007 and 2013. However, for Wow Gospel 2014 and Wow Gospel 2015, they did not recognize a city, however used a different background for the cover. The series consists of the following albums:
WOW WorshipThe WOW Worship series was released annually beginning with WOW Worship Blue in 1999. The focus on this series is praise and worship. The first album features songs performed by the worship leaders who wrote them, including Darlene Zschech's "Shout to the Lord". It is a partnership between Integrity Music, Maranatha Music and Vineyard Music.[9] After several years, it switched to a contemporary Christian music format, where CCM recording artists perform praise and worship songs in their style. The series features ten albums.
Released occasionallyWOW ChristmasWOW Christmas is a series of compilation albums featuring Christmas music as recorded by contemporary Christian music artists.[10] The series is released sporadically, beginning in 2002, and consists of the following albums:
Released onceWOW #1s
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WOW the videosThe WOW the Videos series was released annually, in conjunction with the annual CD releases, beginning with WOW 1997-1998 - Top 25 Videos; it consists of DVDs of music videos for the previous year's top Christian music hits. The video series was also released on VHS through 2003. The final WOW Hits DVD release was 2012, and postings on the WOW Facebook page indicate there are no plans for future DVD releases.{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}} WOW Hits
WOW Gospel
Other WOW DVDs
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wowhits.com/|title=WOW Online|publisher=|access-date=February 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070226165934/http://www.wowhits.com/|archive-date=February 26, 2007|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}} 2. ^https://open.spotify.com/album/1TOmUiqNnCTO9Tlv2wvNUK 3. ^{{cite news |title=WOW 2010 sales |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/04/your-weekly-idols-sales-fix-the-albums/1|publisher=USA Today | date=April 7, 2010}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Carrie Underwood blows past 500,000 |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2012/06/carrie-underwood-blows-past-500000/1 |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |work=Idol Chatter |publisher=USA Today |date=June 6, 2012 |accessdate=June 6, 2012}} 5. ^{{cite news|title='Idol' sales: Jessica Sanchez, David Cook, more |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2013/05/08/american-idol-sales-jessica-sanchez-david-cook/2145081/ |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |work=Idol Chatter |publisher=USA Today |date=May 8, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2013}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6436399/nielsen-music-soundscan-2014-taylor-swift-republic-records-streaming?page=0,3|title=Music in 2014: Taylor Takes the Year, Republic Records on Top, Streaming to the Rescue|publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite web |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160829210341/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= August 29, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://wowgospelonline.com/|title=WOW Gospel|publisher=}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wowworship.com/|title=WOW Online|publisher=|access-date=December 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211153545/http://www.wowworship.com/|archive-date=December 11, 2008|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://saltofthesound.com/inspiration/christmas-albums/|title=17 amazing Christian Christmas albums for 2017 {{!}} Salt Of The Sound: Inspiration|website=saltofthesound.com|access-date=January 10, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2012/12/05/american-idol-album-sales-phillip-phillips/1748275/ |title='Idol' album sales: Phillip Phillips stays in the Top 5 |author=Brian Mansfield |work=Idol Chatter |publisher=USA Today |date=December 5, 2012 |accessdate= December 5, 2012 }} External links
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