Author: Chris M. Day

I'm 59 years old. I've been online for 33 years - starting with my own dial-up bulletin board system in 1993 - and continuing with AOL, my own dot.com web site, Myspace, WordPress, Twitter / X, Flickr, and Facebook.

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1980s Music Radio

The Major’s Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1988

  1. I Get Weak – Belinda Carlisle
  2. Out Of The Blue – Debbie Gibson
  3. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
  4. Just Like Paradise – David Lee Roth
  5. Father Figure – George Michael

These were my Top 5 hits exactly 30 years ago this weekend – Sunday March 20TH 1988.

WHYI Y-100 and WHQT HOT-105 were my (Miami Florida) radio stations of choice back then. Y-100 was the heritage TOP 40 radio station at the time – approaching its 15TH anniversary. (It’s still going strong today as the longest-running continuous TOP 40 radio station in North America.) HOT-105 was the new kid in town, and their strategy was to play continuous back-to-back hits during the 8-hour work day with 1 or 2 long commercial breaks per hour and no deejays. They played their biggest hits frequently – about every 90 to 120 minutes around the clock. That strategy ultimately failed, and HOT-105 flipped to Urban Contemporary later in 1988 – a format that’s been wildly successful for them over the past 30 years.

I abandoned mainstream TOP 40 radio at the start of 2002 (going electronic dance) – returned early on in 2004 – and then abandoned it for good during the Summer of 2006 (upon my salvation).

This upcoming Monday night I’ll present my TOP 10 current hits – God’s music on the radio.

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Bible Christian God Music Radio Scripture

The Major’s Top 10 Hits – Week 56

  1. “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster [# 2 last week / 9TH week on chart]
  2. “Gracefully Broken” – Matt Redman Ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard [1 / 13TH]
  3. “Bleed The Same” – Mandisa Ft. TobyMac [3 / 14TH]
  4. “Come To The Table” – Sidewalk Prophets [4 / 6TH]
  5. “Resurrection Power” – Chris Tomlin [5 / 5TH]
  6. “When We Pray” – Tauren Wells [6 / 5TH]
  7. “Fear Is A Liar” – Zach Williams [7 / 5TH]
  8. “Broken Prayers” – Riley Clemmons [8 / 2ND]
  9. “God Of All My Days” – Casting Crowns [- / 1ST]
  10. “So Will I (100 Billion X)” – Hillsong UNITED [- / 1ST]

46-year-old Lincoln Brewster hits # 1 this week with his debut smash on my personal weekly hit music chart. The dude with the cool name has been actively performing since about the age of 1 (that’s right – 1), and he was saved and rescued by Jesus Christ in his early-20s. It wasn’t until last year when I heard of him for the first time. His 2006 smash, “Everlasting God” is an awesome song that K-LOVE plays on a fairly regular basis. It gets me dancing when I hear it – even while I’m driving.

LORD – There is no one like You !  For You are great, and Your name is full of power. (Jeremiah 10:6 NLT)

As for “Gracefully Broken” we sang this song for the first time as our 3RD of 4 songs during “Praise & Worship” yesterday morning at my church. It gave me the goosebumps as I was singing it out loud and proud with my brothers and sisters. I knew all the words. Unfortunately it was not enough to keep it at # 1 this week. After 6 weeks at the top it drops a notch to # 2.

I’ve added a 2ND page to this blog. Check out my “SERMONS” page by clicking on the tab above. It’s a work in progress – much like myself.

May God bless you and your loved ones – always and forever – AMEN !

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Bible Christian God Scripture

Sunday Scripture

This morning at Living Waters Full Gospel Church in Homestead Florida our Lead Pastor Bob resumed his message series on Passover that will continue until Resurrection Sunday (April 01ST).

I based our monthly Communion last Sunday on the following Scripture that Pastor Bob based his sermon on this morning:

1 Corinthians 5:7-8 (NLT) – Get rid of the old “yeast” by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast – which is what you really are. Christ – our Passover Lamb – has been sacrificed for us. So let us celebrate this festival – not with the old bread of wickedness and evil – but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.

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1990s Music Radio

The Major’s Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1998

  1. One More Night – Amber
  2. As Long As You Love Me – The Backstreet Boys
  3. Superhero (Lover) – Daze
  4. (I Wanna Be Your) Number One – Alexia
  5. Legend Of A Cowgirl – Imani Coppola

These were my Top 5 hits exactly 20 years ago this weekend – Sunday March 08TH 1998.

The late-1990s were known for boy bands and Eurodance artists. That’s pop and HI-NRG.

I’ve come a long way since then. This upcoming Monday night I’ll present my brand new Top 10 music chart. We’ll find out if “Gracefully Broken” spends a 7TH consecutive week at # 1.

I’ve been producing my own personal weekly hit music chart off and on for the past 30+ years. Next Friday I’ll go back another 10 years to the 3RD weekend of March of 1988.