Top 5 Best Selling South African Gospel Artists

SA gospel artists are not only moved crowds and converting non belivers into believers but they also selling albums in thousands sometimes millions. See Top 5 Best Selling South African Gospel Artists of all time list below!

1.Rebecca Malope

Rebecca Malope is a multi-award winning South African gospel singer. She is known as African Queen of Gospel music through out her career that has been spinning for 30 years, she sold at least 10 million albums in South Africa making her one biggest selling artists in South Africa all the time. Since the beginning of her career she released 35 albums with most of them achieving multi-platinum status, platinum status and Gold status. From 2004 till date, she has been the hostess of the TV show It’s Gospel Time. In 2013 she was one of the judges in Clash of Choirs South Africa .

2. Deborah Frazer

Deborah Fraser is a gospel legend who started as a backing singer in 1985 & recorded her own album in 2000 tittled Abanye bayombona. The album has sold over 700 000 copies

3.Winnie Mashaba

Winnie Mashaba is a popular SA Gospel artist with over 15 albums! Winnie is one of the best selling gospel music artists in the country!

4. Hlengiwe Mhlaba

Hlengiwe Mhlaba is one of the most successful SA gospel artists. Her album Dwala lami sold more than 200 000 copies-(Multi platinum, Jesu uyalalela also sold more than 200 000 copies(Multi –Platinum), Blessings(Izibusiso) aslso sold more than 200 000 copies(Multi-Platinum), Live at the Durban Play House sold more than 300 000 copies( Multi latinum) and Hlala kuye sold more than 100 000 copies(Double-Plainum)

5. Joyous Celebration

Joyous Celebration is an inspirational group, which comprises of loving interpretations of existing spirituals. Here are the Best Selling Joyous Celebration Albums Joyous Celebration CD/DVD Albums. See the stats below:

Best Selling Joyous Celebration Albums

Joyous Celebration 20 – Gold
Joyous Celebration 19 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 18 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 17 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 16 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 15 Part 2 – Gold
Joyous Celebration 15 Part 1 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 14 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 13 – Double Platinum
Joyous Celebration 12 – Double Platinum
Joyous Celebration 11 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 10 – Double Platinum
Joyous Celebration 9 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 8 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 7 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 6 – Quadruple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 5 – Septuple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 4 – Quintuple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 3 – Quintuple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 2 – Quadruple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 1 – Quadruple Platinum

DVD Sales Stats

Joyous Celebration 20 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 19 – Double Platinum
Joyous Celebration 18 – Double Platinum
Joyous Celebration 17 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 16 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 15 Part 2 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 15 Part 1 – Double Platinum
Joyous Celebration 14 – Double Platinum
Joyous Celebration 13 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 12 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 11 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 10 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 9 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 8 – Triple Platinum
Joyous Celebration 7 – Platinum
Joyous Celebration 6 – Double Platinum