timeline
1989
DC Talk forms at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University.
Self-titled debut ships 7,141 units.
1990
Nu Thang album ships 35,000 units.
Yo, Ho, Ho! Christmas compilation released.
1991
Nu Thang crosses the 100,000 unit mark.
DC Talk opens on Michael W. Smith tour.
Nu Thang crosses the 200,000 unit mark.
DC Talk wins 1 Dove Award.
Rap, Rock, n' Soul video ships 28,000 units.
1992
Arsenio Hall Show performance generates biggest selling month
since Nu Thang released - 24,000 units.
Nu Thang crosses the 300,000 unit mark.
Free at Last album ships 156,000 units.
DC Talk wins 2 Dove Awards.
1993
Free At Last dominates Billboard CCM sales chart at #1 for 34
weeks.
Free At Last certified RIAA Gold for sales over 500,000 units.
DC Talk wins 1 Dove Award.
1994
Free At Last receives Grammy Award.
People Magazine feature article.
DC Talk wins 2 Dove Awards.
Entertainment Tonight feature segment and premiere of "The
Hardway" music video.
DC Talk headlines Free At Last tour with special guest Audio
Adrenaline.
Free At Last reclaims Billboard's #1 position 16 months after
release totalling 37 weeks - a new industry record.
Free At Last crosses the 700,000 unit mark.
Nu Thang album is RIAA certified gold.
DC Talk performs on televised Billy Graham Crusade.
DC Talk films "Free At Last" movie.
Free At Last EP Remixes released.
"Narrow is the Road" projected to ship gold at 50,000
units.
DC Talk co-hosts America's Christian Music Awards.
1995
Free At Last goes Platinum.
"Jesus Freak AVCD Single" released.
Jesus Freak album released November 21.
Jesus Freak premiers at #16 on Billboard's Top 200 as its first
week shipping reaches 85,000 units, breaking records held by Amy
Grant and Michael W. Smith.
"Jesus Freak" (the single) played on a few secular
radio stations.
dc Talk wins 1 Dove Award.
1996
Freak Show tour kicks off in Irvine, California on February 22,
then reaches Canada and wraps up in May.
"Just Between You and Me" released to Top 40 radio.
European Tour in October reaches Germany, Sweden, England, Spain,
etc.
Appearance on MTV Europe.
"Just Between You and Me" reaches #12 on Casey's Top
40.
"Just Between You and Me" video added to rotation on
MTV, VH1, MTV2, etc.
dc Talk wins 2 Dove Awards.
1997
"Colored People" to be released to Top 40 radio in
February.
Welcome to the Freak Show video and CD released to Christian
retail.
dc Talk wins 3 Dove Awards.
1998
"My Will" from the Exodus album released to Christian
radio.
Summer tour to benefit E.R.A.C.E. foundation - visit festivals
and fairs across the US.
"Into Jesus" released to Christian radio in August.
Supernatural released on September 22.
New single "My Friend (So Long)" released to mainstream
radio on September 22.
Supernatural debuts at #4 on Billboard Top 200 Album Chart,
selling 106,213 units its first week of release.
Music video for "My Friend (So Long)" is filmed and
released.
dcTalk recieves 11 Dove Award nominations and wins 1.
1999
"Just Between You And Me" played on TV show Charmed.
The Supernatural Experience tour begins January 29 and finishes
May 7 featuring Jennifer Knapp and The W's as opening acts.
dcTalk plays for the Pope at a Catholic youth rally.
Supernatural album is RIAA certified gold in March.
"Consume Me" video shot in Canada and released May 2.
"Wanna Be Loved" released to AC/CHR radio and
"Supernatural" released to rock stations June 25.
Jesus Freaks, dcTalk's first book, released in August and was
followed by a 16 city, in-store book signing tour.
The Supernatural Experience video debuts November 2 at #6 on the
Billboard Video Chart.
"Consume Me" wins Best Video Clip of the Year in the
Contemporary Christian category at the 21st Annual Billboard
Music Awards.
dcTalk recieves a Grammy nomination and wins 1 Dove Award for
their contribution to the Exodus project.
2000
dcTalk makes a contribution, Spirit In The Sky, to the Jesus TV
mini-series soundtrack released March 28.
dcTalk wins 1 Dove Award (Long Form Music Video of the Year for
The Supernatural Experience).
"Godsend" gains regular airplay on the Billboard Top
40.
dcTalk plays 2 Billy Graham crusades (Nashville, TN and
Jacksonville, FL).
dcTalk host their first very own live television special,
"Intermission: A Decade of dcTalk."
Intermission: The Greatest Hits releases on November 21.
Jesus Freak goes double platinum and Welcome to the Freak Show
goes gold.
Intermission debuts at #81 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.
Toby, Michael, and Kevin take a break to work on solo projects.
2001
dcTalk Solo - Special Edition EP released on April 24.
dcTalk nominated for 2 Dove Awards.
Toby, Michael, and Kevin tour together as well as solo throughout
the summer.
Solo projects release in late summer / early fall.