MercyMe discography explained

Artist:MercyMe
Studio:11
Compilation:3
Video:2
Singles:28

The discography of MercyMe, an American Christian rock band, includes 11 studio albums, two compilation albums, two video albums, and 28 singles. MercyMe, formed in 1994, released six independent albums from 1995 - 2000 before signing with INO Records and releasing their major label debut album, Almost There (2001).[1] Almost There peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart. The band released Spoken For, their second studio album, in 2002; it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and No. 41 on the Billboard 200. Its second single, "Word of God Speak", spent a record 23 weeks atop the Billboard Christian Songs chart.[2] The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[3] and has sold over 550,000 copies.[4] In 2003, mainstream radio interest in "I Can Only Imagine", the band's second single from Almost There, caused sales of the album to surge.[5] "I Can Only Imagine" would peak at No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] Almost There was eventually certified triple Platinum by the RIAA, signifying shipments of over 3,000,000 copies, and has sold over 2.2 million copies in the United States.[7]

In 2004, the band released their third album, Undone, which sold 55,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. Undone earned a Gold certification from the RIAA in December 2004 and has sold over 627,000 copies in the United States. Its three singles all peaked inside the top three on the Christian Songs chart, with two of them ("Here with Me" and "Homesick") crossing over to the Adult Contemporary chart. The band released Coming Up to Breathe, their fourth studio album, in 2006. The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart with 58,000 copies sold in its first week.[8] "Coming Up to Breathe" earned a Gold certification from the RIAA in 2007.

All That Is Within Me, the band's fifth studio album, was released in 2007. It sold over 84,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart.,[9] and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2010.[3] Their sixth studio album, The Generous Mr. Lovewell, was released in 2010 and sold 88,000 copies in its first week. It became their first top 10 album on the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 3.[10] All three of its singles peaked at No. 1 on the Christian Songs chart, and the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA. MercyMe's seventh studio album, The Hurt & The Healer, sold 33,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.[11] Their 2014 studio album, Welcome to the New, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 26,000 copies in its first week.[12]

Albums

Independent albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:16em;"
Album details
Pleased to Meet You
Traces of Rain
  • Released: 1997
  • Format: CD, cassette
Traces of Rain Volume II
  • Released: 1998
  • Format: CD, cassette
The Need
  • Released: May 1999
  • Format: CD, cassette
The Worship Project
  • Released: October 1999
  • Format: CD
Look
  • Released: 2000
  • Format: CD

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[15]
US
Christ

[16]
CAN
[17]
Almost There 37 1
Spoken For
  • Released: October 1, 2002[18]
  • Label: INO, Word
  • Format: CD, digital download
41 2
  • RIAA: Gold
Undone
  • Released: April 20, 2004[19]
  • Label: INO, Epic
  • Format: CD, digital download
12 1
  • RIAA: Gold
Coming Up to Breathe
  • Released: April 25, 2006[20]
  • Label: INO, Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
13 1
  • RIAA: Gold
All That Is Within Me
  • Released: November 20, 2007[21]
  • Label: INO, Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
15 1
  • RIAA: Gold
The Generous Mr. Lovewell
  • Released: May 4, 2010[22]
  • Label: INO, Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
3 1
  • RIAA: Gold
The Hurt & The Healer
  • Released: May 22, 2012[23]
  • Label: Fair Trade, Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
7 1
Welcome to the New
  • Released: April 8, 2014[24]
  • Label: Fair Trade
  • Format: CD, digital download
4 1
  • RIAA: Gold
Lifer
  • Released: March 31, 2017[25]
  • Label: Fair Trade
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
10 1 95
  • RIAA: Gold
Inhale (Exhale)
  • Released: April 30, 2021
  • Label: Fair Trade
  • Format: CD, digital download
78 3
Always Only Jesus
  • Released: October 21, 2022
  • Label: Fair Trade
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
126
[26]
1

Christmas albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
US
Christ

US
Holiday
[27]
The Christmas Sessions
  • Released: September 27, 2005[28]
  • Label: INO, Epic
  • Format: CD, digital download
64 3 10
  • RIAA: Gold
MercyMe, It's Christmas!
  • Released: October 9, 2015[29]
  • Label: Fair Trade
  • Format: CD, digital download
38 1 1

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
US
Christ

10
  • Released: April 7, 2009[30]
  • Label: INO, Columbia
  • Format: CD/DVD, digital download
18 1
Playlist: The Very Best of MercyMe
  • Released: October 15, 2013[31]
  • Label: Fair Trade/Legacy
  • Format: CD, digital download
25
I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe
  • Released: March 2, 2018[32]
  • Label: Fair Trade
  • Format: CD, digital download
23 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Video albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
Video
[33]
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
  • Released: November 19, 2002[34]
  • Label: INO
  • Format: DVD
MercyMe Live
  • Released: September 14, 2004[35]
  • Label: INO, Epic
  • Format: DVD
25
  • RIAA: Platinum

Other albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ

Coming Up to Breathe: Acoustic
  • Released: January 30, 2007[36]
  • Label: INO, Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
22
iTunes Originals
  • Released: March 18, 2008[37]
  • Label: INO, Columbia
  • Format: Digital download
The Worship Sessions
  • Released: August 30, 2011[38]
  • Label: Fair Trade, Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[39]
US
AC

[40]
US
Christ

[41]
US
Christ
Airplay

[42]
US
Christ
AC
[43]
"Bless Me Indeed (Jabez's Song)"2001Almost There
"I Can Only Imagine"71 5 1

5× Platinum

"Spoken For"2002Spoken For
"Word of God Speak"20031 1
"The Change Inside of Me"
"Here with Me"200412 1 1Undone
"Homesick"9 3 3
"In the Blink of an Eye"20051 1
"Joseph's Lullaby"33 1 1 The Christmas Sessions
"So Long Self"200616 1 1Coming Up to Breathe
"Hold Fast"27 3 3
"Bring the Rain"20071 1
"God with Us"1 1All That Is Within Me
"You Reign"20082 1
"Finally Home"200916 3 2
"All of Creation"20101 1The Generous Mr. Lovewell
"Beautiful"1 1
"Move"20111 1
"The Hurt & The Healer"20121 1The Hurt & The Healer
"You Are I Am"3 2
"Shake"20136 9 8Welcome to the New
"Greater"20142 1 1
  • RIAA: Gold
"Flawless"20152 1 1
  • RIAA: Gold
"Dear Younger Me"20166 3 2
"Even If"20171 1 1
  • RIAA: Platinum
Lifer
"Grace Got You"
(featuring John Reuben)
20183 1 1
  • RIAA: Gold
"Best News Ever"4 1 1
"Almost Home"20193 1 1Inhale (Exhale)
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"38 23non-album single
"Hurry Up and Wait"202030 Inhale (Exhale)
"Say I Won't"4 4 3
"On Our Way"
202114 8 9
"Then Christ Came"
20223 1 5Always Only Jesus
"To Not Worship You"2023511
"Always Only Jesus"3332
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist

Other charted songs

List of charting songs, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Christ

US
Christ
Airplay

US
Christ
AC
US
AC

"O Holy Night"200424 22 non-album release
"Silent Night"200530 26 6The Christmas Sessions
"The Little Drummer Boy"10 10
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"22 21
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"20069 9 34
"Gloria"26 27
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"37 35 25
"No More No Less"200730 23 Coming Up to Breathe
"This Life"2010The Generous Mr. Lovewell
"Free"
"Finish What He Started"201433 Welcome to the New
"Our Lullaby"201549 37 16 MercyMe, It's Christmas
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"39 30 24
"Christmastime Again"32 23 12
"Sleigh Ride"201650 30 21
"Joy"29 19 12
"Lifer"201742 Lifer
"Happy Dance"35
"I Can Only Imagine (The Movie Session)"201816 26 28 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

Notes
Footnotes

Notes and References

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  2. Ask Billboard: Which Carrie Songs To 'Play'?. Trust. Gary. April 23, 2010. Billboard. November 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130204024233/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958487/ask-billboard-which-carrie-songs-to-play. February 4, 2013. live. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). April 9, 2016.
  4. Price, Deborah Evans . May 15, 2004. It Only Gets Better for Gospel group. Billboard. 116. 20. 3, 82. May 16, 2012.
  5. Web site: "I Can Only Imagine" Impacts Mainstream Radio . Gillespie . Natalie Nichols . June 2, 2003 . . 1 . May 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403075444/http://www.crosswalk.com/culture/music/i-can-only-imagine-impacts-mainstream-radio-1203206.html . April 3, 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: Billboard Charted Singles. Mikecurb.com. Curb Records. August 24, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20050128000330/http://www.mikecurb.com/about/pdf/billboard_charted_singles.pdf. January 28, 2005. live. mdy-all.
  7. Price, Deborah Evans. April 29, 2006. Rocking Harder while Keeping the Faith. Billboard. 118. 17. 36–37. May 18, 2012.
  8. Godsmack Earns Second No. 1 with 'IV'. Cohen. Jonathan. Caulfield, Keith. May 3, 2006. Billboard. May 18, 2012. January 15, 2013. https://archive.today/20130115044339/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/others/godsmack-earns-second-no-1-with-iv-1002461997.story. dead.
  9. Web site: Josh Groban Takes 'Noel' to No. 1. Caulfield. Keith. November 28, 2007. Billboard.biz. May 29, 2012. January 15, 2013. https://archive.today/20130115131903/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/others/josh-groban-takes-noel-to-no-1-1003678203.story. dead.
  10. Web site: Godsmack Grabs Third No. 1 Album; Eminem Wows Digitally. Caulfield. Keith. May 12, 2010. Billboard.biz. May 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130729180826/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958279/godsmack-grabs-third-no-1-album-eminem-wows-digitally. July 29, 2013. live. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: John Mayer's 'Born and Raised' Earns Him Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200. Caulfield. Keith. May 30, 2012. Billboard.biz. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602054734/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/john-mayer-s-born-and-raised-earns-him-third-1007183152.story. June 2, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  12. 'Frozen' Soundtrack Spends 10th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Sales Climb Past 2 Million . Caulfield . Keith . April 16, 2014 . . April 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426195513/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6055512/frozen-soundtrack-spends-10th-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 . April 26, 2014 . live . mdy-all .
  13. Web site: Discography . October 17, 2000 . MercyMe . March 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001017175343/http://www.mercyme.org/music.html . October 17, 2000.
  14. Web site: WisdomWorks Resources . October 7, 1999 . WisdomWorks . March 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19991007201652/http://www.wisdomworks.org/ResourceStore/mercymestore.htm . October 7, 1999 .
  15. MercyMe Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. May 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180514112346/https://www.billboard.com/music/mercyme/chart-history/billboard-200. May 14, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  16. MercyMe Chart History (Christian Albums). Billboard. May 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180514105248/https://www.billboard.com/music/mercyme/chart-history/christian-albums. May 14, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  17. MercyMe Album & Song Chart History (Canadian Albums). Billboard. March 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414155020/https://www.billboard.com/music/mercyme/chart-history/canadian-albums. April 14, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  18. Web site: Spoken For – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019140040/http://www.allmusic.com/album/spoken-for-mw0000662023. October 19, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  19. Web site: Undone – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120906044512/http://www.allmusic.com/album/undone-mw0000697535. September 6, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  20. Web site: Coming Up to Breathe – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902185927/http://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-up-to-breathe-mw0000523681. September 2, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  21. Web site: All That Is Within Me – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502042357/http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-that-is-within-me-mw0000749930. May 2, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  22. Web site: The Generous Mr. Lovewell – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910003803/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-generous-mr-lovewell-mw0001974317. September 10, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  23. Web site: The Hurt & The Healer – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120628125016/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hurt-the-healer-mw0002355668. June 28, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  24. Web site: Welcome to the New – MercyMe. AllMusic. April 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419195455/http://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-the-new-mw0002618157. April 19, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  25. Web site: MercyMe to Release New Album 'Lifer' on Mar. 31 . 2017-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818215433/http://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=2022 . 2017-08-18 . live .
  26. billboardcharts. 1587173494869073920. Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2).... October 31, 2022. November 1, 2022.
  27. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mercyme|chart=Holiday Albums}} MercyMe Album & Song Chart History (Holiday Albums)]. Billboard. April 21, 2012.
  28. Web site: The Christmas Sessions – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730053615/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-christmas-sessions-mw0000390350. July 30, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  29. Web site: MercyMe, It's Christmas! – MercyMe. AllMusic. April 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502044230/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mercyme-its-christmas%21-mw0002869494. May 2, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  30. Web site: 10 – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924143559/http://www.allmusic.com/album/10-mw0000813187. September 24, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  31. Web site: Playlist: The Very Best of MercyMe – MercyMe. AllMusic. April 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413160729/http://www.allmusic.com/album/playlist-the-very-best-of-mercyme-mw0002578339. April 13, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  32. Web site: I Can Only Imagine – The Very Best of MercyMe (Deluxe) by MercyMe. iTunes Store (US). 2 February 2018 . March 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314044319/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-can-only-imagine-the-very-best-of-mercyme-deluxe/1342285053. March 14, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  33. November 20, 2004. Top Music Videos. Billboard. 116. 47. 71. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514235350/http://www.billboard.com/archive. May 14, 2012. live. mdy-all. User must find the November 20, 2004 issue manually.
  34. Web site: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow DVD. New Release Today. May 30, 2012.
  35. Web site: MercyMe Live – MercyMe. AllMusic. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019135917/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mercyme-live-mw0001404673. October 19, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  36. Web site: MercyMe, 'Coming Up to Breathe Acoustic' Review. Jesus Freak Hideout. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905195226/http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ComingUpToBreatheAcoustic.asp. September 5, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  37. Web site: MercyMe, 'iTunes Originals' Review. Jesus Freak Hideout. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110910074453/http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MercyMeiTunesOriginals.asp. September 10, 2011. live. mdy-all.
  38. Web site: MercyMe, 'The Worship Sessions' Review. Jesus Freak Hideout. May 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905195808/http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MercyMeTheWorshipSessions.asp. September 5, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  39. MercyMe Album & Song Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. May 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525161753/https://www.billboard.com/music/mercyme/chart-history/hot-100. May 25, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  40. MercyMe Album & Song Chart History (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. May 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526163725/https://www.billboard.com/music/mercyme/chart-history/adult-contemporary. May 26, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  41. MercyMe Album & Song Chart History (Christian Songs). Billboard. May 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526161822/https://www.billboard.com/music/mercyme/chart-history/christian-songs. May 26, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  42. MercyMe Album & Song Chart History - Christian Airplay. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526163444/https://www.billboard.com/music/mercyme/chart-history/christian-airplay. May 26, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  43. MercyMe Album & Song Chart History - Christian AC. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 8, 2019. mdy-all.