Editing DC Talk (section)

===''Jesus Freak'' (1995–1997)===
''[[Jesus Freak (album)|Jesus Freak]]'' was released in 1995, and it achieved the highest first-week sales of any Christian release at the time,<ref name="Group_site" />{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} reaching No.&nbsp;16 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Artist Chart History-dc talk">{{cite web
|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dc talk|chart=all}}| title=dc talk: Chart History| publisher=billboard.com | access-date=August 18, 2009}}</ref> The album, which was ultimately certified double platinum,<ref name="riaa"/> was certified gold within 30 days of its release.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Herman | first =Michael | title =Expect the Supernatural... | journal =[[Christianity Today]] | year=2000|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2000/tait-0100.html| access-date =July 21, 2009}}</ref> This album was a fusion of musical stylings, with a more [[pop music|pop]]-[[rock music|rock]] oriented sound combined with [[hip hop music|hip hop]].

''Jesus Freak'' marked a milestone in the group's commercial career, as they signed a deal with [[Virgin Records]] in 1996 to distribute their music to the mainstream market.<ref name="Soupernatural" /><ref>{{cite journal|title=Supermen |journal=[[CCM Magazine]] |date=October 2000 |url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/stories/11535356/dc%20talk/ |access-date=July 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720203120/http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/stories/11535356/dc%20talk/ |archive-date=July 20, 2010 }}</ref> It also earned DC Talk their second [[Grammy]].<ref name="EncyclopediaofCCM"/>

[[Jesus Freak (song)|The title track]] is also of historical importance. It is believed to be the first link between grunge and rapcore in Contemporary Christian music, and was the first non–Adult Contemporary song to win the Dove Award for Song of the Year. The song was also played on some secular stations.<ref name="EncyclopediaofCCM"/><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p27907|pure_url=yes}}|title=dc Talk: Biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 18, 2009 |author=John Bush}}</ref> "[[Between You and Me (DC Talk song)|Between You and Me]]" was a successful single, reaching No.&nbsp;24 and No.&nbsp;29 respectively on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s Adult Contemporary and [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="Artist Chart History-dc talk" /> and No.&nbsp;12 on [[Casey's Top 40]], while the video received regular airtime on [[MTV]] and [[VH1]].<ref name="Group_site" />

With the release of the album, the group launched a massive tour titled the ''Freakshow Tour'',<ref name="Group_site" /> which took the trio across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The group released a live video titled ''Live in Concert: Welcome To The Freak Show'' which contained footage from the tour.<ref name="Soupernatural" /> An audio CD of the soundtrack from the video was also released under the same title, reaching No.&nbsp;109 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Artist Chart History-dc talk" /> The CD ''Welcome to the Freakshow'' was certified gold and won dc Talk another Grammy award.<ref name="EncyclopediaofCCM" />

The album is looked at by many as one of the greatest and most important albums to be released in Christian music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/breathecast-throwback-thursday-dc-talk-s-jesus-freak-changes-christian-music-forever-14002/ |title=BreatheCast Throwback Thursday: DC Talk's 'Jesus Freak' Changes Christian Music Forever with Most 'Overtly Christian Act' of All Time (VIDEO) |date=February 13, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006082556/http://www.breathecast.com/articles/breathecast-throwback-thursday-dc-talk-s-jesus-freak-changes-christian-music-forever-14002/ |archive-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref>