“Jesus Is Alive!” by Forrest Frank is a masterclass in fan/viral engagement. His strategy resulted in a huge 17-to-1 vertical leap to capture the No. 1 position on Billboard’s marquee Hot Christian Songs chart. To put that into perspective, this rise ties the all-time Billboard record for the largest single-week jump in the chart’s history. It’s up there with Lauren Daigle’s “You Say” and MercyMe’s “I Can Only Imagine.”
The song was fueled by an incredible 199% weekly surge in pure streaming data. The “open-verse” social media challenge blew the doors off Instagram and TikTok. It racked up over 19 million views before the track even cleared distribution to DSPs. “He dropped JESUS IS ALIVE (VOL. 1), a massive 20-track compilation project built entirely on the community that showed up. He aggregated custom verses from fans, internet influencers, and CHH heavyweights like 1K Phew and WHATUPRG, even pulling in a mainstream feature from Donnie Wahlberg.
The track is completely dominating the Christian-based charts on Billboard. “Jesus is Alive!” by Forrest Frank has the No. 1 spot on Hot Christian Songs, Christian Digital Song Sales, and Christian Streaming Songs simultaneously. The song narrowly missed entering the primary Billboard Hot 100, landing instead at No. 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. That means “Jesus Is Alive!” essentially tracked as the 108th biggest song in the United States across all musical genres, an incredibly rare feat for an independent faith release. Even more impressive? It debuted at No. 13 on the All-Genre Digital Song Sales chart.
Overall, this is the second time he reached No. 1 on that chart. The first was with “Your Way is Better” just about a year ago.
What’s Next for Forrest Frank?
This “Vol. 1” drop serves as a perfect primer for Frank’s upcoming Jesus Generation Tour. It is already reporting sell-outs across major arena markets. He also hinted that VOL. 2 is on the way.
Listen to JESUS IS ALIVE VOL 1 Below:
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