Christian Bestsellers, January 2021

Christian Bestsellers, January 2021
Compiled and distributed by ECPA
List does not include Bibles, Children's, or books under $6
Rank (Prev) Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub Date List $ Award
1 (1) FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2020 $26.99
2 (NEW) IT'S NEVER TOO LATE KATHIE LEE GIFFORD 9780785236641 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Dec. 2020 $26.99
3 (3) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $26.99
4 (2) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
5 (5) JESUS CALLING SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $16.99
6 (9) NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014 $22.99
7 (7) EMPTY OUT THE NEGATIVE JOEL OSTEEN 9781546015994 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Nov. 2020 $24.00
8 (35) THE MANUAL TO MANHOOD JONATHAN CATHERMAN 9780800722296 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2014 $15.99
9 (8) GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD JENNIE ALLEN 9781601429643 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2020 $23.99
10 (12) QUIET TIMES WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL JOYCE MEYER 9781455560288 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2020 $17.00
11 (6) THE HARBINGER II: THE RETURN JONATHAN CAHN 9781629998916 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2020 $24.99
12 (15) GENTLE AND LOWLY DANE C. ORTLUND 9781433566134 CROSSWAY Apr. 2020 $19.99
13 (11) WHEN WOMEN PRAY T. D. JAKES 9781546015598 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2020 $24.00
14 (38) EMBRACED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400310296 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018 $19.99
15 (32) WHATEVER IS LOVELY: A COLORING BOOK FOR REFLECTION AND WORSHIP WATERBROOK 9781601429285 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Dec. 2015 $14.99
16 (4) THE FORGIVENESS JOURNAL LYSA TERKEURST 9781400224388 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2020 $19.99
17 (33) PEACE FOR EACH DAY, Large Text Leathersoft BILLY GRAHAM 9781400224111 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $24.99
18 (27) LIVE SADIE ROBERTSON HUFF WITH BETH CLARK 9781400213061 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2020 $19.99
19 (45) TRUSTING GOD DAY BY DAY JOYCE MEYER 9780446538589 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Nov. 2012 $17.00
20 (30) GIRL, WASH YOUR FACE RACHEL HOLLIS 9781400201655 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018 $24.99
21 (29) GOD HEARS HER OUR DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES AND XOCHITL DIXON 9781627078719 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Sep. 2017 $15.99
22 (21) RELATIONSHIP GOALS MICHAEL TODD 9780593192573 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Apr. 2020 $23.00
23 LIVE IN GRACE, WALK IN LOVE BOB GOFF 9781400203772 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2019 $22.99
24 (24) YOU ARE NEVER ALONE MAX LUCADO 9781400217342 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2020 $26.99
25 (NEW) GOD'S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE CHARLES F. STANLEY 9781400219650 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $24.99
26 IMAGINE HEAVEN JOHN BURKE 9780801015267 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2015 $16.99
27 (14) BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION HENRY CLOUD AND JOHN TOWNSEND 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $19.99
28 (44) JESUS CALLING NOTE-TAKING EDITION SARAH YOUNG 9781400213702 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $24.99
29 (31) DAILY GUIDEPOSTS 2021 GUIDEPOSTS 9780310354727 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2020 $24.99
30 (18) JESUS CALLING FOR CHRISTMAS SARAH YOUNG 9781400309184 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2018 $16.99
31 (28) THE ROAD BACK TO YOU IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE 9780830846191 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2016 $24.00
32 (22) DO IT AFRAID JOYCE MEYER 9781546026303 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2020 $26.00
33 (25) THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER WORKBOOK DAVE RAMSEY 9781400206506 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2018 $21.99
34 JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $16.99
35 (34) IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039851 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018 $24.99
36 (43) FORWARD DAVID JEREMIAH 9780785224020 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $26.99
37 (48) THE RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY JOHN MARK COMER 9780525653097 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2019 $23.99
38 (49) DAILY WISDOM FOR MEN 2021 DEVOTIONAL COLLECTION COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF 9781643525181 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Oct. 2020 $15.99
39 (13) JESUS CALLING, SMALL BROWN LEATHERSOFT SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
40 DREAM BIG BOB GOFF 9781400219490 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jun. 2020 $26.99
41 (39) JESUS POLITICS PHIL ROBERTSON 9781400210060 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2020 $26.99
42 (41) THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013 $19.99
43 STAND STRONG OUR DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES AND DAVE BRANON 9781627079006 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Oct. 2018 $15.99
44 (47) ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718074210 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2019 $17.99
45 (37) THE HARBINGER JONATHAN CAHN 9781616386108 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jan. 2012 $16.99
46 (NEW) DAILY WISDOM FOR WOMEN 2021 DEVOTIONAL COLLECTION COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF 9781643525211 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Oct. 2020 $15.99
47 (23) ANNE NEILSON'S ANGELS ANNE NEILSON 9781400220403 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2020 $24.99
48 JESUS CALLING, Gray Leathersoft SARAH YOUNG 9781400215294 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2019 $22.99
49 (NEW) WIN THE DAY MARK BATTERSON 9780593192764 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House Dec. 2020 $22.00
50 JESUS CALLING WITH REAL LIFE STORIES SARAH YOUNG 9781400215058 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jun. 2020 $24.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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