Top 50 English Gospel – Gaise Baba takes the lead in the chart

Top English Gospel: Gaise Baba shakes up the charts

Week 21 of the year 2026 is illustrated by a renewed fervor on the YouTube Gospel ecosystem, marked by the resounding burst of new products which shake up a top 50 hitherto installed in a relative stabilization. If the majority of historic titles show a technical decline in their volumes, public enthusiasm does not weaken, driven by productions with a strong cultural identity and leading strategic collaborations.

Gaise Baba’s coup

Nigerian artist Gaise Baba makes a spectacular entry and directly takes first place in the ranking. With its title WANT TO GROWthe leader of the week totals 792,293 views in just seven days, a remarkable performance for a first week of presence in the chart. The artist does not stop there: he establishes his authority on the podium by also occupying third position thanks to the song NO TURNING BACK IIa key collaboration with Lawrence Oyor which combines 724,235 views and displays a remarkable longevity of 21 weeks. This double presence at the very top of the table demonstrates Gaise Baba’s ability to unite the public, combining the freshness of a successful launch and the resilience of established success.

Analysis of movements: A market shaken up by novelty

Technical analysis of the Top 50 reveals a contrasting landscape where the forces present are redistributed asymmetrically:

• 60% drop (30 titles): A majority of the table suffers a technical erosion of its audiences, a sign of a temporary exhaustion of historical pieces.
• 28% increase (14 titles): Notable resistance driven by occasional renewed interest.
• 6% stability (3 titles): A hard core which firmly maintains its positions.
• 6% new products (3 titles): Strategic entries that revitalize the overall audience.

The news of the week is marked by the introduction of three new faces or projects in the ranking: Gaise Baba (#1), the urban alliance between Limoblaze and Elle Limebear (#10) with JOY (300,569 views), and the collective Tim Godfrey & Fearless Community accompanied by Nosa (#45) with We Raise A Sound.

The maximum ranking volume peaks at 792,293 views (Position #1), while the entry threshold to access the Top 50 is established at 74,963 views (Position #50), held by Elevation Worship. In the middle of the table, we observe the omnipresence of pivotal artists like the essential American singer CeCe Winans, stabilized or in slight decline, but firmly anchored in the hearts of the audience.

Conclusion

This ranking for week 21 demonstrates the great maturity of the Gospel music sector on YouTube. Faced with a catalog of titles installed for more than twenty weeks which are beginning to saturate, the public expresses a quest for renewal that African and international artists strive to fill with careful visual productions. The outlook remains excellent, with the alternation between local fervor and global collaborations guaranteeing the continued vitality of the market.

The List: The Complete Top 50

1. GAISE BABA — WANT TO GROW (792 293)
2. Phil Wickham — What An Awesome God (Sunset Walk) (777 193)
3. GAISE BABA & LAWRENCE OYOR — NO TURNING BACK II (724 235)
4. Elevation Worship (feat. Tiffany Hudson) — Jesus Be The Name (692 232)
5. CeCe Winans — Come Jesus Come (517,503)
6. Tim Godfrey ft Travis Greene — Nara (480 898)
7. Lauren Daigle — You Say (458,889)
8. Casting Crowns ft. Matthew West — Nobody (387,482)
9. Tim Godfrey & Fearless Community — My Daddy (362,980)
10. Limoblaze, Elle Limebear — JOY (300,569)
11. Mercy Chinwo — Obinasom (295,038)
12. Ada Ehi ft Buchi — Congratulations (263 005)
13. Moses Bliss x Festizie, Neeja, Chizie, Son Music & Ajay Asika — You Are Great (250,320)
14. Tasha Cobbs Leonard ft. Kierra Sheard — Your Spirit (221,024)
15. Sounds of Salem — Promise Keeper (214,822)
16. Mercy Chinwo — Excess Love (207,852)
17. Katy Nichole — In Jesus Name (God of Possible) (196,325)
18. JIMMY D PSALMIST — MIGHTY MAN OF WAR (187,568)
19. Kirk Franklin — I Smile (186,418)
20. Forrest Frank — SUNRISE (182 017)
21. Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake — I Know A Name (180,597)
22. Elevation Worship (feat. Tiffany Hudson & Chris Brown) — SO BE IT (174,932)
23. Phil Wickham — What An Awesome God (170,760)
24. Lawrence Oyor — FAVOR (167,994)
25. Forrest Frank — GOD IS GOOD (154 107)
26. CeCe Winans — What A Friend We Have In Jesus (153,435)
27. Zach Williams, Dolly Parton — There Was Jesus (149,089)
28. Moses Bliss & Chandler Moore — Your Love (146,678)
29. CHIDINMA — Jehovah Overdo (145,804)
30. Anne Wilson — My Jesus (142,540)
31. Hope Darst — Mighty Name Of Jesus – Live (132,776)
32. Forrest Frank & Josiah Queen — JESUS ​​IS COMING BACK SOON (127,928)
33. Ben Fuller — If I Got Jesus (122,838)
34. ADA EHI — JESUS ​​(You Are Able) (118,699)
35. CeCe Winans — Worthy Of It All (Worthy) (115,527)
36. Left It In The River — Left It In The River (107,471)
37. Madison Ryann Ward—Mirror (96,129)
38. Phil Wickham — I Believe (95,848)
39. ADA EHI x JOE PRAIZE — GAME CHANGER (95,808)
40. Travis Greene — Intentional (94,861)
41. Mercy Chinwo — We Move (92,096)
42. Phil Wickham — Psalm 8 (Hallah) (90,826)
43. Josh Baldwin feat. Jenn Johnson — Made For More (90,594)
44. Mercy Chinwo—Hollow (90,229)
45. Tim Godfrey, Fearless Community and Nosa — We Raise A Sound (90 184)
46. Brandon Lake, Jelly Roll — Hard Fought Hallelujah (82,581)
47. Travis Malloy & Urban Worship Collective ft. Carvena Jones — Total Praise (77,043)
48. Mercy Chinwo — You Do This One (75,476)
49. SINACH — You Are Good (Ulungile) (75 198)
50. Elevation Worship — Jesus Be The Name (From The Warehouse) (74,963)