WOW Hits

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Part of the series on the WOW Hits series
WOW Hits (main albums) WOW 1996 (1995) · WOW 1997 (1996) WOW 1998 (1997) · WOW 1999 (1998) WOW 2000 (1999) WOW Hits 2001 (2000) · WOW Hits 2002 (2001) WOW Hits 2003 (2002) · WOW Hits 2004 (2003) WOW Hits 2005 (2004) · WOW Hits 2006 (2005) WOW Hits 2007 (2006) WOW Gospel WOW Gospel 1998 (1998) · WOW Gospel 1999 (1999) WOW Gospel 2000 (2000) · WOW Gospel 2001 (2001) WOW Gospel 2002 (2002) · WOW Gospel 2003 (2003) WOW Gospel 2004 (2004) · WOW Gospel 2005 (2005) WOW Gospel 2006 (2006) · WOW Gospel 2007 (2007) WOW Worship WOW Worship: Blue (1999) · WOW Worship: Orange (2000) WOW Worship: Green (2001) · WOW Worship: Yellow (2003) WOW Worship: Red (2004) · WOW Worship: Aqua (2006) WOW Christmas WOW Christmas (2002) WOW Christmas: Green (2005) Other WOW Gold (2000) WOW The 90s (2000) WOW #1s (2005)

WoW Hits is an annual series of compilation albums promoting contemporary Christian music.

WoW 1996 was the first in the series. Released in 1995, it was the first recording put together by the three major Christian record companies at the time: Word Records (now Word Entertainment), Sparrow Records (now part of EMI Christian Music Group), and Reunion Records (now part of Provident Music Group).

Each annual WOW Hits release is a double CD set compiling songs submitted by each partner label. Final track decision is made by committee, upon which the submitting label must agree to a reduced master royalty. Production, marketing & distribution for the WOW Hits, series has been relegated to EMI Christian Music Group.

Since then, it has expanded to include:

WOW Worship (released annually beginning with WOW Worship Blue in 1999)
WOW The Videos (released annually beginning with WOW 1997 The Videos)
WOW Gospel (released annually beginning with WOW Gospel 1998)
WOW Christmas (released periodically beginning in 2002)
WOW Gold (released in 2000)
WOW The 90s (released in 2000)
WOW For The Children (A single-disc release special release for Feed the Children)
WOW #1s: 31 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits Ever (released in 2005)
WOW Next 2007 (A Free CD 10 Song Disc Given to Anyone Who Bought Any WOW Compilation CD)
WOW Hymns (releasing in March 2007)