WOW

The WOW compilation series was established in 1995 by EMI Christian Music Group, Word Entertainment, and Provident Music Group. The product's purpose was primarily two-fold: 1) to unite the year's best Christian music on one album to promote trial of one of the fastest growing music categories 2) to broaden the consumer base of Christian music.

The three main brands in the series, WOW Hits, WOW Gospel and WOW Worship have sold more than 16,000,000 units since 1995.  By 2008 the WOW Brand total units sold will surpass 20,000,000.

Today, the series' primary goals are to continue reaching light-to-heavy Christian music buyers while serving as an entry point to the category for millions of Americans & Christians who do not purchase Contemporary Christian Music.

More than $1,000,000 has been given away to charities or used to develop industry wide initiatives to support music retailers through proceeds from WOW sales.
• WOW was awarded the Gospel Music Association's Impact Award in 2002
• Since 1995, the WOW series has released eighteen RIAA-certified Platinum and
Multi-Platinum selling albums:
o WOW Hits 1996 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 1997 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 1998 – Platinum
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WOW Gospel 1998 - Platinum
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WOW Hits 1999 – Platinum
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WOW Gospel 1999 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2000 – Multi-Platinum
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WOW Gospel 2000 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2001 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2002 – Platinum
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WOW Gospel 2002 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2003 – Platinum
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WOW Gospel 2003 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2004 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2005 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2006 – Platinum
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WOW Hits 2007 – Platinum
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WOW Christmas (Red) – Platinum
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WOW Worship (Yellow) - Platinum
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WOW Worship (Orange) – Platinum
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WOW Worship (Blue) – Multi- Platinum
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WOW The '90's - Platinum

3/16/2010