This Marks The Sixth Consecutive No. 1 Hit Overall For Platinum Selling Duo
Nashville, TENN. – Four-time GRAMMY® award-winning duo and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist for KING & COUNTRY celebrates its fifth No. 1 hit from the GRAMMY winning, RIAA Gold certified studio album Burn The Ships with the single “Amen”. “Amen” not only brings the platinum selling duo to nine No. 1 hits total, it also marks their sixth consecutive No. 1 hit since the multi-week No. 1 smash “joy.” Listen to “Amen” here.
“The love that you all have been giving Burn The Ships is still astounding to us,” Joel and Luke Smallbone share in a statement. “We are feeling very grateful for the way you’ve supported this album and made it your own. You did this… thank you!” For more, check out for KING & COUNTRY’s post on Instagram marking the occasion.
“Amen” currently sits at No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay and Christian AC charts as well as Mediabase’s Christian Audience and Christian AC charts. Additionally, “Amen” is gaining ground on the mainstream side, slotting in at No. 20 on both Billboard and Mediabase’s AC charts.
for KING & COUNTRY have a total of nine No. 1 hits stemming back from their 2014 hit “Fix My Eyes.” Since then, Joel and Luke Smallbone have produced a steady stream of chart-topping tunes including “joy.,” “Burn The Ships,” and the eleven-week cross-genre smash hit “God Only Knows,” which produced a subsequent version that saw the duo collaborate with world renowned entertainer Dolly Parton.
Earlier this year, for KING & COUNTRY celebrated the RIAA Gold certification of their third studio album, Burn The Ships, and released a deluxe version featuring contributions from Dolly Parton, Timbaland, and more. Burn The Ships currently sits at No. 5 on the Top Christian Albums chart, spending an impressive 141 weeks on the chart. for KING & COUNTRY are currently hard at work in the studio, crafting brand new tracks that the duo cannot wait to share later this year.
About for KING & COUNTRY
for KING & COUNTRY is one of the music industry’s most respected and decorated duos. Brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone have won four GRAMMY Awards, seven GMA Dove Awards, a Billboard Music Award, 13 K-LOVE Fan Awards, and their nine No. 1 songs have produced an astonishing accumulation of over one billion on-demand streams. The RIAA Platinum-selling act’s live show has been hailed as a must-see concert event that continues to wow sold-out crowds whether in the U.S.A, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, or New Zealand. for KING & COUNTRY’S most recent album, the RIAA Gold certified Burn The Ships debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and has since propelled the duo to five consecutive No. 1 songs including “joy.,” “TOGETHER (feat. Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly),” and the 11-week platinum smash “God Only Knows.” The global hitmakers have collaborated with a diverse list of artists including the legendary Dolly Parton, NEEDTOBREATHE, and Timbaland, amongst others. Joel and Luke Smallbone are committed to numerous philanthropic efforts focused on human trafficking, children in need, as well as numerous programs in support of the arts.
About Curb | Word Entertainment
In 2016, Curb Records acquired Word Entertainment, combining two of the music industry’s most respected brands, and more than a century of collective experience. Today, Curb and Word are two of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated by Mike Curb, the Curb | Word family includes the labels Curb, Word, Squint, Fervent, Sidewalk, MCC and IVAV, as well as Curb Publishing, Word Publishing, 25 Live, Curb Films, Word Films, Word Entertainment, and Curb Sports, representing top artists and entertainers in Country, Christian, Pop, Rock, and Hip-Hop. For more information, visit www.curb.com.
