The Altar and the Door is the third studio album by American band Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...

. The album was released on August 28, 2007. It includes two cover songs, including Chandler

Chandler (band)

Chandler is a Christian contemporary/praise & worship band. The band is made up of three brothers and their two childhood friends. They are from Stockbridge, Georgia along with their counterpart Casting Crowns...

's "I Know You're There" and Steve Fee's "All Because of Jesus." The album debuted at number-two on the United States Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

chart, shipping 129,000 copies in its first week. The album was recently certified platinum, after selling over 1 million copies.

Track listing

Note: Track 10 contains approximately 3:25 of silence after All Because of Jesus, followed by White Dove, Fly High.

Charts and certifications

Chart (2007–2008)	Peak position
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	2
Billboard Top Christian Albums	1

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000s)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Christian Albums	18

Certifications

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Music recording sales certification

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Awards

In 2008, the album won a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. The song "East to West" also won Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.