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My Top 10 Hits – Week 473

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday March 08TH 2026 – the 473RD week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 8 Where Would I Be
[6TH week @ # 1]
Peter Burton
2 3 8 Homesick For Heaven Phil Wickham
3 4 10 Heaven On My Mind TobyMac X Forrest Frank
4 2 8 Finished Caleb & John
5 10 2 I’ve Got A Fire Pat Barrett
6 6 21 How Good It Is Chris Tomlin
7 5 7 The Love I Have For You Colton Dixon
8 9 2 Keep Holding On Jeremy Rosado
9 7 6 Make It Well MercyMe
10 8 5 Good Matthew West

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “Goodbye Yesterday” – Elevation Rhythm
2024 – “Hallelujah Anyway” – Rend Collective
2023 – “The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours)” – Matt Maher
2022 – “Jesus Is Coming Back” – Jordan Feliz Ft. Mandisa
2021 – “Say I Won’t” – MercyMe
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Red Letters” – Crowder
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “Love Broke Thru” – TobyMac

OPERATION DESERT STORM – 35 years ago today – on March 09TH 1991 – I returned home stateside from the first Gulf War. I was stationed at Al Kharj Air Base Saudi Arabia (about 50 miles from Riyadh). I listened to a lot of great music in Tent City. One particular album (cassette) that I bought on base and listened to extensively was Don Henley’s “The End Of The Innocence”. It was hit-rich. Including its title track there was “How Bad Do You Want It ?”, “The Last Worthless Evening”, “New York Minute”, and “The Heart Of The Matter”. All great songs that were recorded from 1987 to 1989. The album was released during the Summer of 1989. My chart existed back then as a Mainstream Top 40 chart. “The End Of The Innocence” was my # 1 smash exactly 35 years ago, and it was its 2ND run at # 1. (It was previously at # 1 a year earlier in February and March of 1990.)

ONE-HIT WONDER – Christian Paul was briefly part of a secular boy band. And then he was about to go solo at 19. But God. He was rescued, saved, and became “born again – resurrected sinner – been forgiven”. His Christian pop track “Yes I Am” tells his story of redemption. It was a Summer Of 2023 hit for me – my # 10 hit of the summer.

SPOTIFY â€“ You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends !  May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

All rights reserved (c) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 472

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday March 01ST 2026 – the 472ND week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 7 Where Would I Be
[5TH week @ # 1]
Peter Burton
2 2 7 Finished Caleb & John
3 3 7 Homesick For Heaven Phil Wickham
4 6 9 Heaven On My Mind TobyMac X Forrest Frank
5 7 6 The Love I Have For You Colton Dixon
6 4 20 How Good It Is Chris Tomlin
7 9 5 Make It Well MercyMe
8 10 4 Good Matthew West
9 1 Keep Holding On Jeremy Rosado
10 1 I’ve Got A Fire Pat Barrett

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “Goodbye Yesterday” – Elevation Rhythm
2024 – “Strong” – Anne Wilson
2023 – “The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours)” – Matt Maher
2022 – “Jesus Is Coming Back” – Jordan Feliz Ft. Mandisa
2021 – “Say I Won’t” – MercyMe
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Red Letters” – Crowder
2018 – “Gracefully Broken” – Matt Redman Ft. Tasha C. Leonard
2017 – “Love Broke Thru” – TobyMac

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 2 – Great movie. 4 stars. A+. I saw it at my local movie theatre on opening day a couple of Fridays ago, and the theatre was more than half full. It was wonderful to see so many people watching the movie with me. It’s a great sequel to the March 2018 original that was a surprise smash. While the original focused on how MercyMe’s 2001 platinum smash “I Can Only Imagine” came to be – this one focuses on their 2017 hit “Even If” and the 16 years since their first big hit. (“Even If” was my 3RD # 1 smash of this current era of my chart back in April 2017.)

ONE-HIT WONDER – Benjamin William Hastings – formerly of Hillsong Worship and Hillsong UNITED – teamed-up with Blessing Offor to create “That’s The Thing About Praise” in May and June of 2023. It reached my Top 5 for 2 weeks before falling off my chart.

SPOTIFY â€“ You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends !  May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

All rights reserved (c) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 471

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday February 22ND 2026 – the 471ST week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 6 Where Would I Be
[4TH week @ # 1]
Peter Burton
2 2 6 Finished Caleb & John
3 5 6 Homesick For Heaven Phil Wickham
4 3 19 How Good It Is Chris Tomlin
5 4 30 Can’t Steal My Joy Josiah Queen X Brandon Lake
6 6 8 Heaven On My Mind TobyMac X Forrest Frank
7 8 5 The Love I Have For You Colton Dixon
8 7 20 Dusty Bibles Josiah Queen
9 9 4 Make It Well MercyMe
10 10 3 Good Matthew West

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “In The Name Of Jesus” – JWLKRS Worship Ft. Maverick City Music
2024 – “Strong” – Anne Wilson
2023 – “My Story Your Glory” – Matthew West
2022 – “Weary Traveler” – Jordan St. Cyr
2021 – “Every Step Of The Way” – Cade Thompson
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Maybe It’s OK” – We Are Messengers
2018 – “Gracefully Broken” – Matt Redman Ft. Tasha C. Leonard
2017 – “Love Broke Thru” – TobyMac

STAYIN ALIVE – I’ve been humming and singing Bee Gees songs for the past week. I saw the Canadian-based Bee Gees tribute band Stayin Alive last Tuesday afternoon LIVE in concert here in Avon Park Florida. Once again – they were fantastic. They performed 23 Bee Gees hits from 1967 to 1979. They sort of look like Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, and they definitely sound like them as well (except when they talk – as Canadians). I was singing along to every single song, and I probably brought down the average age in the arena simply by being almost 59. I appreciated the 95 minutes of music that I grew up with during the first 12 years of my life. I previously enjoyed the band 4 years ago in Coral Springs Florida, and I’ll see them again the next time they return to Florida.

ONE-HIT WONDER – It’s hard to believe that Mr. Jason Crabb is a one-hit wonder on my chart, but he is. His “Good Morning Mercy” is currently my 34TH biggest hit over the past 9 years. It spent 6 weeks at # 1 and 20 weeks on my chart from August to December 2022. It was my # 3 hit of the entire year. Such a great song that year !

SPOTIFY â€“ You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends !  May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

All rights reserved (c) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 470

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday February 15TH 2026 – the 470TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 5 Where Would I Be
[3RD week @ # 1]
Peter Burton
2 2 5 Finished Caleb & John
3 3 18 How Good It Is Chris Tomlin
4 4 29 Can’t Steal My Joy Josiah Queen X Brandon Lake
5 6 5 Homesick For Heaven Phil Wickham
6 7 7 Heaven On My Mind TobyMac
7 5 19 Dusty Bibles Josiah Queen
8 8 4 The Love I Have For You Colton Dixon
9 9 3 Make It Well MercyMe
10 10 2 Good Matthew West

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “In The Name Of Jesus” – JWLKRS Worship Ft. Maverick City Music
2024 – “I Believe” – Phil Wickham
2023 – “My Story Your Glory” – Matthew West
2022 – “Weary Traveler” – Jordan St. Cyr
2021 – “Every Step Of The Way” – Cade Thompson
2020 – “The God Who Stays” – Matthew West
2019 – “Maybe It’s OK” – We Are Messengers
2018 – “Gracefully Broken” – Matt Redman Ft. Tasha C. Leonard

ANNIVERSARY WEEK – It started yesterday with #SundayScripture, and it continues today with #MusicMonday. This chart was resurrected on this weekend 9 years ago. I was returning home from Tallahassee at the end of Presidents’ Day Weekend – having seen TobyMac LIVE in concert. Supporting him were other great artists including Ryan Stevenson and the late great Mandisa. It was a wonderful inspirational concert. As I was driving homeward I spent the night at a hotel in Bartow Florida. That night I discovered the existence of K-LOVE – the national network of positive and encouraging radio stations. I’ve been listening ever since the next day when I picked-up its Fort Myers signal at 88.7 FM on my car radio. Both the concert and the radio station discovery inspired me to bring back this chart after a 7-year hiatus. (It previously ran from 1995 to 2010, and before that – from 1985 to 1992.)

ONE-HIT WONDER – Rachael Lampa scored a minor hit on my chart in September and October 2022 with “Perfectly Loved”. It should’ve been a bigger hit at the time. It was a big hit nationally with TobyMac appearing on one version of the song, and Rachael solo on another version. It was actually her biggest hit in 20 years (since 2002).

SPOTIFY â€“ You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends !  May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

All rights reserved (c) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp