Kirk Franklin’s GloRilla Collab ‘This Time’ Becomes His Record-Extending 10th Hot Gospel Songs No. 1
The track follows the pair’s 2024 chart-topper “Rain Down on Me” and previews his upcoming double-album.
Kirk Franklin secures his record-extending 10th No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart with the collaboration "This Time," featuring GloRilla. This marks the first time an artist has achieved this feat. "This Time" debuted at the top of the chart on October 10, 2025, opening with 1.7 million chart-eligible U.S. streams, 2.5 million radio audience, and 1,000 sold units in the week ending October 1, according to Luminate.
The track, from Franklin's upcoming I Am What I Am double-album, also samples Mandrill's 1972 hit "Children of the Sun." GloRilla, who has now led every one of her Hot Gospel Songs entries, has ties to gospel music beyond her collaborations with Franklin. Raised in a Christian household and influenced by gospel artists such as Yolanda Adams and Deitrick Haddon, her Hot Rap Songs top 10s include Tyler, The Creator's "Sticky" in 2024.
Franklin has been a prominent figure in gospel music since the early 1990s, previously holding the No. 1 spot for 45 weeks with "Wanna Be Happy?," and 44 weeks with "Love Theory." As of October 10, 2025, Franklin is on a fall arena tour, with upcoming shows in Miami, Tampa, Memphis, Fort Worth, and California.
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