(Pastor Marvin Sapp at his 2009 live recording)

With the 2007 record breaking success of “Never Would Have Made It” many would think that Marvin Sapp wouldn’t have to work as hard with the release of his current project. Yet Pastor Sapp is proving that he doesn’t mind hard work and never takes anything for granted. Sapp has numerous songs that have made it on the Billboards Top 100 list in recent years and from the looks of it his newest single “The Best Me” has been pounding the charts for 11 straight weeks.

(Sapp’s Latest Release ‘I Am Here’)

Sapp first released “Never Would Have Made It” in 2007. The single bombarded the charts and quickly became a U.S. record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel. The track from his seventh album, “Thirsty,” was in its 42nd week at No. 1 on Billboard’s gospel radio charts when we stopped counting. It became a crossover success with its perch at No. 1 on the urban adult contemporary chart as well peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs, and has become the longest running No. 1 single at radio across all genres in the history of Billboard analysis. Wow talk about FAVOR!!!But God is not through! In just a week it will be known if Sapp breaks a record and his single “The Best Me” reigns on top for a 12th week.

Marvin Sapp is currently the pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The success of his latest single is most certainly not without hard work and dedication. Although Sapp has numerous hits out he didn’t rely on his celebrity status to promote his music. Having a strong promotion team, publishing manager, and good BDS tracking Sapp was able to work just as hard to promote “The Best Me” as if it was his first project. He is a great example of ‘faith in action’ for the entire music industry.