Pastor Mike Jr.
American contemporary gospel music artist, public speaker and pastor
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Michael DeWayne McClure Jr. (born August 15, 1983, in Birmingham, Alabama),[1][2] best known as Pastor Mike Jr., is a contemporary gospel singer, public speaker, and pastor from Birmingham, Alabama.[2] He is the founder of Rock City Church.[3] Billboard said that he is the first artist on the Gospel Airplay chart to have seven No. 1 songs which each appeared on four different charts.[4][5]
Also known as
- Pastor Mike Jr.
- PMJ
Born
August 15, 1983
Michael DeWayne McClure Jr.
August 15, 1983
Birmingham, Alabama
Occupations
- Musician
- singer
- songwriter
- producer
- public speaker
- pastor
Pastor Mike Jr. | |
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| Born | Michael DeWayne McClure Jr. August 15, 1983 Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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He released his debut studio album, Live Free on September 20, 2019 through Blacksmoke Music Worldwide and Rock City Media Group.[6] The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart,[7] and later reached No. 1.[8] It was followed by I Got It: Singles Ministry, Vol 1, released on August 13, 2021, through Blacksmoke.[9] His third studio album, Impossible, was released on February 3, 2023, through Worldwide Music,[10] and went to No. 4 on the Top Gospel albums chart.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [12] |
US Gospel [13] |
US Indie [14] | ||
| Live Free |
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—[A] | 1 | 17 |
| I Got It: Singles Ministry, Vol. 1 |
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— | — | — |
| Impossible |
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—[B] | 4 | — |
Mixtapes
EPs
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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| US [12] |
US Gospel [13] | |||||||||||
| Big: Freedom Session |
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| Winning |
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— | 10 | |||||||||
| I Got Away |
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—[C] | 5 | |||||||||
| God Showing Out |
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— | 9 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| US [15] |
US Gospel [16] |
US Gospel Air [17] |
US Gospel Digital [18] |
US R&B Air [19] | |||||||
| "Take the City Back" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Blessed" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Release Your Power" (with The Sound of Rock) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Big" | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | Live Free
Big: Freedom Session (EP) | |||||
| "I Got It" | 2020 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | Live Free
Big: Freedom Session (EP) I Got It: Singles Ministry Vol. 1 | ||||
| "Big Rock City" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Grateful" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | I Got It: Singles Ministry Vol. 1 | ||||
| "I Remember" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Amazing" (Gnarles Barkley cover) |
— | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | Impossible | |||||
| "This Christmas, Just Jesus" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Winning (EP) | ||||
| "Miracles" (with Kierra Sheard) |
— | 8 | 1 | 6 | — | All Yours | |||||
| "Mr. McClure" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Impossible | ||||
| "Windows" | — | 10 | 1 | — | 21 | ||||||
| "Amen" | 2025 | —[D] | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape | ||||
| "Proof" | — | 10 | — | 3 | — | ||||||
| "Just Jesus" | — | — | — | 4 | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Break" | — | — | — | — | — | Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape | |||||
| "No Lie" (with Miles Minnick) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Blessed" | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "He Can" | 2026 | —[E] | 6 | — | 1 | — | |||||
| "Sunday Morning" (with Tauren Wells) |
— | 21 | — | — | — | Breathe on It | |||||
| "Suddenly" | —[F] | 5 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart
positions |
Album | |||||||
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| US Gospel [16] |
US Gospel Air [17] |
US Gospel Digital [18] | ||||||||
| "Winning" | 2022 | — | — | 5 | Impossible | |||||
| "Impossible (with James Fortune) |
2023 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| "I Got Away" | 2024 | — | — | 4 | I Got Away | |||||
| "Haha" | — | — | 2 | |||||||
| "Bye" (with Adia) |
2025 | 25 | — | — | Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape | |||||
| "God Showing Out" | 18 | — | — | |||||||
| "Turn It Around" | 10 | 1 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Awards and certifications
Stellar Awards
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GMA Dove Awards
BET Awards
Grammy Awards
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Notes
- Live Free did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Top Album Sales
- Impossible did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales
- I Got Away did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales
- "Amen" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales
- "He Can" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales
- "Suddenly" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales