Kelontae Gavin Hits Top 40
Nearly five years after going viral on YouTube (1 million+ views) singing, “I Won’t Complain” in his high school cafeteria, 19-year-old viral sensation-turned-chart-topping-recording-artist, Kelontae Gavin continues to tally Billboard chart achievements reaching new levels of success and fame. This week, his song “No Ordinary Worship” debuts on the mainstream top 40 radio-based Billboard Adult R&B Songs Airplay chart rising from No.41 to No. 39. The song reaches 14.1 million on-demand U.S. audio and video streams combined while sporting 91.3 million in all-format airplay audience to-date.
In addition to his Adult R&B Songs Airplay debut, “No Ordinary Worship” reached Top 5 on three Billboard genre-based charts: To-date, the song peaked at #4 and spends its 47th week on Hot Gospel Songs, which combines airplay, streaming and sales data. On Gospel Airplay(spent 53 consecutive weeks on the tally) and Gospel Digital Song Sales (42nd week), both peaked at No.5 on the chart. His April 2018 Warner Music Group distributed 11-track live freshman album, The Higher Experience (MBE/Tyscot Records), co-produced by hitmakers Marquis Boone and TedyP – reached No.1 on the Gospel Albums Sales chart. Additionally, Gavin also debuted on multiple Billboard mainstream charts: No. 4 on the Next Big Soundchart and the all-genre Top Independent Album (No.11) and Top Albums Sales charts (No. 94).