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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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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.

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Christian God Music Radio

The Major’s Top 10 Hits – Week 55

  1. “Gracefully Broken” – Matt Redman Ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard [# 1 last week / 12TH week on chart]
  2. “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster [3 / 8TH]
  3. “Bleed The Same” – Mandisa Ft. TobyMac [2 / 13TH]
  4. “Come To The Table” – Sidewalk Prophets [4 / 5TH]
  5. “Resurrection Power” – Chris Tomlin [5 / 4TH]
  6. “When We Pray” – Tauren Wells [6 / 4TH]
  7. “Fear Is A Liar” – Zach Williams [7 / 4TH]
  8. “Broken Prayers” – Riley Clemmons [- / 1ST]
  9. “Witness” – Jordan Feliz [9 / 6TH]
  10. “Masterpiece” – Danny Gokey [10 / 8TH]

“Gracefully Broken” is still my favorite song on the radio for the 6TH week in a row. I’m still singing along to it at home and in my car.

You may be wondering, “Who’s The Major ?”  The Major is me, as in “Major Hitwaves”. It’s the pseudonym that I used online from the mid-1990s through the mid-2010s. 5 years ago this month when I joined Facebook (late) I began using my real name (Christopher M. Day). You can call me Chris. For my music charts (past and present) I’m nodding to my 25 years of online history by using The Major again. Feel free to write me at anytime !

Here’s a special treat for this week. The official music video for my sole new entry this week from Riley Clemmons. Check out her climbing hit, “Broken Prayers”.