WP:CCM Grading scheme

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Codes and meanings

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Article progress grading scheme

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Status Meaning of Status
Stub The article is either a very short article or a stub that will need a lot of work.
Start The article has a decent amount of content, but it is still very weak in certain areas.
B The article is "almost there" but it may be missing one of the following: references, balance of content, NPOV or an important section. Alternatively, the English may need a comprehensive rewrite to make it flow.
  A The article provides a well-written and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a Great Article. It includes a well-written introduction to the topic, and an appropriate series of headings to break up the article. It should have sufficient external literature references, preferably from the "hard" literature rather than websites. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems.
  GA Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Good Article" status, and meet the current criteria for Good Articles. Article should be at or around A-class to receive this tag.
  FA Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles.

Article importance grading scheme

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Status Meaning of Status Artists Albums
Top This article is of the utmost importance to this project, as it forms the basis of all information.
High This article is fairly important to this project, as it covers a general area of knowledge. Multi-Dove (excluding albums)
any Grammy winner
Biographical inclusion in general market reference sources
Foremost Christian artist in a musical genre
Grammy winner
RIAA certification Gold or higher
Mid This article is relatively important to this project, as it fills in some more specific knowledge of certain areas. Single Dove Dove winner
Low This article is of little importance to this project, but it covers a highly specific area of knowledge or an obscure piece of trivia. Others
None This article is of unknown importance to this project. It remains to be analyzed.

Record label Disambiguations

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5 Minute Walk distribution chart

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Distributor Logos
Year Artist Album USA CAN Notes 5mw Sara
1995 My Brother's Mother Deeper Than Skies Dimante YES NO
1996 Yum Yum Children Used To Would've Dimante PUSH RECORDS logo also YES NO
1996 TTTL v2 Dimante YES NO
1996 FIF Upbeats and Beatdowns Forefront through Chordant CMC Distribution YES NO
1996 Seven Day Jesus The Hunger Sonic Fuel SBD 5283 (c) 1999 NO YES
1997 FIF Our Newest Album Ever! Forefront through Chordant CMC Distribution YES SOME
1997 TTTL v3 "5mw by Diamante, Sarabellum by WCD" "Sarabellum Records, a division of Five Minute Walk" YES YES
1997 Seven Day Jesus Seven Day Jesus Forefront (c)
Forefront logo
"MFG for BMG direct"
NO NO
1998 TTTL v4 Forefront through Chordant CMC Distribution YES NO
1998 FIF Brad Is Dead vinyl EP, "Sold only in Colorado", "Sarabellum Records, a division of Five Minute Walk" YES YES
1998 W's Fourth from the Last Chordant CMC Distribution "Sarabellum Records, a division of Five Minute Walk" YES YES
1999 W's Trouble With X Forefront through Chordant CMC Distribution YES NO
1999 Justin McRoberts Reason For Living Forefront through Chordant CMC Distribution YES NO
2000 Brave Saint Saturn So Far from Home Chordant CMC Distribution mfg through Forefront YES YES
2000 FIF All the Hype Forefront through Chordant CMC Distribution YES NO
2000 Soul-Junk 1956 (album) Chordant CMC Distribution mfg through Forefront YES YES
2000 TTTL v5 Chordant CMC Distribution mfg through Forefront YES YES
2003 FIF Cheeses...(of Nazareth) Forefront through Chordant CMC Distribution YES NO
2004 FIF The End Is Near Chordant CMC Distribution YES NO
2004 Roper (band) Brace Yourself for the Mediocre EMI CMG YES NO

TTTL is the various artist Take Time To Listen series

Visual aids

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Religious Television Networks, 1995
Network (millions)
CBN / Family Channel
62.4
FamilyNet
35
Trinity Broadcasting
27
Faith & Values
24
Inspiration Network
9
Potential viewers of religious television networks, 1995.[1]
 
Classification of videos on Z Music by content
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Christian music festivals in 1975.
Name recognition in Christian music
Artist Familiarity
Amy Grant
  
70%
  
67%
BeBe and CeCe Winans
  
43%
  
13%
Sandi Patty
  
42%
  
13%
Carman
  
33%
  
9%
Michael W. Smith
  
30%
  
10%
dc Talk
  
26%
  
11%
Steven Curtis Chapman
  
26%
  
6%
A 1997 survey looked at familiarity with "well known" Christian artists. Self-identified Christian music listeners in are shown in green, and the general public in red.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Calian, Carnegie Samuel (1995-10-02). "Redeeming the wasteland? Christian TV increasingly uses entertainment to spread its message". Christianity Today. 39 (11): 92–103. ISSN 0009-5753.
  2. ^ "Consumer Survey Reveals Potential Markets for Christian Music". CCM Update. 1997-05-26. OCLC 22937802.