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My Top 10 Hits – Week 227

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 40+ years. Here’s this week’s chart:

COUNTUP MINISTRIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY JUNE 20TH 2021 WEEK 227
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 2 7 Yes He Can
[1ST week @ # 1]		 Cain
2 1 15 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac
3 4 22 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
4 3 4 When We Fall Apart Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
5 6 3 Under Grace Tauren Wells Ft. Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts
6 7 4 Be Alright Evan Craft X Danny Gokey X Redimi2
7 8 11 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
8 9 13 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
9 10 2 Rattle ! Elevation Worship
10 – 1 Believe For It CeCe Winans

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “I Will Fear No More” – The Afters
2019 – “Church (Take Me Back)” – Cochren & Co.
2018 – “Do It Again” – Elevation Worship
2017 – “Home” – Chris Tomlin

Cain ascends to # 1 this week with their 2ND consecutive chart-topper – “Yes He Can”. It’s my 61ST # 1 smash of this current era of the past 227 weeks. It’s their follow-up to their debut smash – and winner of the K-LOVE Fan Award for “Breakout Single” – “Rise Up (Lazarus)”. That was my 53RD # 1 smash last October.

Here’s the official music video for “Yes He Can”:

Further down my chart this week “Fires” by Jordan St. Cyr is the sleeper smash of 2021 and possibly the eventual # 1 smash of the entire year. It debuted quietly back in late-January, and it spent its first 5 weeks at # 8 or below. Since then it’s spent 3 weeks at # 1, 4 weeks at # 2, and 6 weeks at # 3.

CeCe Winans enters my chart for the very first time with her current radio hit “Believe For It”. It’s approaching the Top 10 nationally at U.S. Christian radio. It’s the title track of her first LIVE album – released this past March.

This blog is # 43 worldwide on the Top 60 Christian Music Blogs and Websites in 2021 chart. Thank You for including us Feedspot !

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again this upcoming weekend – with 4 new entries on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t blog on Saturdays. That’s my day of rest.

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. I’m also on Twitter and Flickr.

Be blessed my friends !  May the 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) 2021 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1991

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 3RD Friday of the month, so I go back 30 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday June 16TH 1991:

  1. “Unbelievable” – EMF
  2. “I Touch Myself” – The Divinyls
  3. “Here We Go (Let’s Rock & Roll)” – C + C Music Factory Presents Freedom Williams & Zelma Davis
  4. “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” – C + C Music Factory Ft. Freedom Williams
  5. “Joyride” – Roxette

EMF topped my chart 30 years ago this weekend with their unique HI-NRG pop-dance track “Unbelievable”. It was a worldwide smash, and a # 1 smash here in the U.S. It was near the start of a long 10-week summertime run at # 1 on my chart.

EMF were formed in 1989 in Cinderford – about 40 miles west of where I lived for 2 years (1985-1987) near Fairford. Both towns are in Gloucestershire in the South West of England. I haven’t been back to England since I left 33½ years ago. I hope to make it back sometime in the future.

Next Friday on RETRO I’ll go back 35 years ago to June 1986 – when I lived in Gloucestershire. I attended my very first concert ever back then in London England. I’ll share that experience with you next week.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going RETRO with me !

All rights reserved (c) 2021 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 226

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 40+ years. Here’s this week’s chart:

COUNTUP MINISTRIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY JUNE 13TH 2021 WEEK 226
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 14 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)
[5TH week @ # 1]		 TobyMac
2 2 6 Yes He Can Cain
3 4 3 When We Fall Apart Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
4 3 21 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
5 5 13 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett
6 9 2 Under Grace Tauren Wells Ft. Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts
7 8 3 Be Alright Evan Craft X Danny Gokey X Redimi2
8 6 10 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
9 7 12 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
10 – 1 Rattle ! Elevation Worship

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “I Will Fear No More” – The Afters
2019 – “Church (Take Me Back)” – Cochren & Co.
2018 – “Do It Again” – Elevation Worship
2017 – “Home” – Chris Tomlin

Due to my special blog post yesterday commemorating Flag Day here in the U.S.A. my Top 10 hits is presented to you today on this Tuesday.

Matthew West mentioned this on the recent K-LOVE Fan Awards: Country music stars are suddenly in abundance on Christian radio. With Dolly Parton and Lady A last summer, and Vince Gill, Thomas Rhett, and Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts this week – Country music stars are praising and worshiping God alongside established Christian music artists. It all makes sense. Traditional Country music has been rooted in the Gospel since the very beginning. Today’s Christian music sounds very Country. (Think Cain’s “Rise Up (Lazarus)” and “Yes He Can” and Rhett Walker’s “Gospel Song”. Even Crowder’s “Good God Almighty”.)

I really love the sound and feel of Ryan Stevenson’s collaboration with Vince Gill and his wife Amy Grant. Vince sounds amazing in the song, and the short duet portion between Amy and Ryan is wonderful (and not long enough). Every time I hear that song on the radio I turn-up the volume and listen intently to it.

Here’s the official lyric video for “When We Fall Apart”:

This blog is # 43 worldwide on the Top 60 Christian Music Blogs and Websites in 2021 chart. Thank You for including us Feedspot !

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again this upcoming weekend – with 4 new entries on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t blog on Saturdays. That’s my day of rest.

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. I’m also on Twitter and Flickr.

Be blessed my friends !  May the 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) 2021 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1996

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 2ND Friday of the month, so I go back 25 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday June 09TH 1996:

  1. “Everything Falls Apart” – Dog Eye’s View
  2. “Follow You Down” – Gin Blossoms
  3. “Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)” – Hootie & The Blowfish
  4. “Theme From ‘Mission: Impossible'” – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen
  5. “Plush” – Stone Temple Pilots

Good music there from a quarter of a century ago when I turned 29 years old.

Recorded in 1995 when they were in heavy rotation on Rock, Top 40, and Hot A.C. radio with a string of hits in a row here in the U.S.A. – that’s from Hootie’s 2ND album – “Fairweather Johnson” – which was not nearly as HUGE as their debut album – “Cracked Rear View”. That music video was filmed in their hometown of Columbia South Carolina.

I credit Hootie with ending the grunge era in 1994 and rescuing Top 40 music. As grunge was dying Hootie came on the scene with “happy rock” that made you feel good. It was the dawn of a new era on the radio.

Speaking of grunge – let me explain “Plush” from Stone Temple Pilots. What was that song doing at # 5 on my chart in 1996 when it was 3 years old by that time ?  Believe it or not it was my # 1 smash the week before – for the week ending Sunday June 02ND 1996. I was visiting my family in my original hometown area of Washington D.C. during the Memorial Day holiday week leading up to that, and my brother (age 21 at the time) played that song a lot in his car. It grew on me. I brought it back home to South Florida with me.

Next Friday on RETRO I’ll go back 30 years ago to June 1991.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going RETRO with me !

All rights reserved (c) 2021 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries