''Day By Day'' is the ninth studio album by American singer

Yolanda Adams Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961) is an American gospel singer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show. She is one of the best-selling gospel artists of all time, having sold over 10 million albu ...

. It was released by

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on August 30, 2005 in the United States. The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Urban of the Year at the

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. It also earned two

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nominations for

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and

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, with "Be Blessed" winning the former category at the

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Commercial reception

''Day by Day'' is Adams' highest-charting album, debuting at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 4 on the

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, with first week sales of 29,316; besting her previous peaks of number 24 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with '' Mountain High...Valley Low'' (1999). Furthermore, ''Day by Day'' is her fourth consecutive number-one album on the US

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chart, where it spent 3 weeks at number-one. In its second week, the album sold 23,820 units, a 19% dip from its first week. It went on to spend a total of 22 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200 and 56 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it ranked at number 86 on the 2006 year-end chart. On Top Gospel Albums, the album accumulated a total of 100 weeks and ranked at number 5 on the 2006 year-end chart.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Yolanda Adams albums Albums produced by Troy Taylor (record producer) 2005 albums