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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 2007

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date November 4, 2022

Hello again retro music fans. 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, 20, 25, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 1ST Friday of the month, so I go back 15 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday November 04TH 2007:

“Staring At The Light” – The Wedding
“F-Stop” – Sullivan
“Love In Your Arms” – Eleventyseven
“Technique” – Def Shepard
“Make Money Money” – John Reuben

Whatever happened to Columbus Ohio native Mr. John Reuben ? He was absolutely huge on the radio and on my chart in 2007 with a trio of hits – “Word Of Mouth”, “Make Money Money”, and “Good Evening”. They all made my Top 5, and “Word Of Mouth” was actually my # 1 smash overall in 2007 – without hitting # 1. After those 3 hits in a row I never heard of John Reuben again. (Actually – John had a surprise guest rap on MercyMe’s “Grace Got You” in 2018 – a version that was not played on many radio stations.)

But his 3 hits continue to live on 15 years later. Combined – they have over 2,900 plays on my iPod Shuffles that play at my desk at my workplace.

Next #RetroFriday – in 2 weeks – I’ll go back 25 years ago to November 1997. It’s when Backstreet Boys scored a worldwide pop smash with “As Long As You Love Me”.

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 !

Tags 2007, John Reuben, Music, Radio

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 298

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 31, 2022

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 nearly 45 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday October 30TH 2022 – the 298TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	2	11	New Creation [1ST week @ # 1]	Mac Powell
2	1	12	Good Morning Mercy	Jason Crabb
3	4	5	Ain’t Nobody	Cody Carnes
4	5	2	Who I Am	Ben Fuller
5	3	19	Thank God For Sunday Morning	Cochren & Co.
6	6	5	Love Me Like I Am	for King & Country Ft. Jordin Sparks
7	9	2	Same God	Elevation Worship
8	10	2	Then Christ Came	MercyMe
9	7	10	Build A Boat	Colton Dixon
10	8	8	Miracle Power	We The Kingdom

# 1 This Week In:
2021 – “Promised Land” – TobyMac
2020 – “Rise Up (Lazarus)” – Cain
2019 – “Fear No More” – Building 429
2018 – “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns
2017 – “Word Of Life” – Jeremy Camp

NEW CREATION – After spending 5 out of the past 6 weeks of waiting at # 2 – “New Creation” ascends to the top to become my new # 1 smash. It’s my 13TH # 1 smash of 2022. It’s Mac Powell’s 2ND hit on my chart this year. His “River Of Life” peaked at # 2. Both tracks are from his “New Creation” album.

Therefore – if anyone is in Christ – he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold. The new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV)

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again with the new weekend – and 4 new entries – known as #TravelThursday, #RetroFriday, #SundayScripture, and #Top10Monday.

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 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.

Tags Blog, Chart, Christian, God, Jesus, KLOVE, Music, Radio, TheJoyFM, WayFM, WGTS, Z883

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1987

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 28, 2022

It’s the 4TH Friday of the month, so I go back 35 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday November 01ST 1987:

“Love In The First Degree” – Bananarama
“Got My Mind Set On You” – George Harrison
“You Win Again” – Bee Gees
“Come On Let’s Go” – Los Lobos
“Crazy Crazy Nights” – KISS

The end was near. I was in my final couple of weeks of living and working in the south of England in the Cotswolds of Gloucestershire. I was there for 2 years and 1 week, and I made the most of it by immersing myself into British culture as an 18, 19, and 20-year-old. It was the greatest 2 years of my life at the time. I vowed to return to the United Kingdom when I left 35 years ago. I haven’t been back since. Someday though it may happen.

Among the highlights of my Top 5 – Bananarama spent a 2ND week at the top with their Stock Aitken Waterman produced pop-dance smash – “Love In The First Degree”. George Harrison scored a comeback smash with what turned out to be his biggest smash since his debut solo smash in 1970 – “My Sweet Lord”. It was a long-lasting hit on my chart, as it straddled the end of my British-based pop chart and the start of my American-based pop chart. Many songs did that. What was big in the U.K. in 1987 was big in the U.S. in 1988, and my chart continued on. You’ll see that as #RetroFriday continues on the 4TH Friday of the month from 35 years ago.

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 15 years ago to November 2007. It’s when a young man from the east side of Columbus Ohio was cashing in.

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 !

Tags 1987, England, Music, Radio

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 297

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 24, 2022

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 nearly 45 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday October 23RD 2022 – the 297TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	11	Good Morning Mercy [6TH week @ # 1]	Jason Crabb
2	3	10	New Creation	Mac Powell
3	2	18	Thank God For Sunday Morning	Cochren & Co.
4	5	4	Ain’t Nobody	Cody Carnes
5	–	1	Who I Am	Ben Fuller
6	7	4	Love Me Like I Am	for King & Country Ft. Jordin Sparks
7	6	9	Build A Boat	Colton Dixon
8	4	7	Miracle Power	We The Kingdom
9	–	1	Same God	Elevation Worship
10	–	1	Then Christ Came	MercyMe

# 1 This Week In:
2021 – “What If” – Matthew West
2020 – “Rise Up (Lazarus)” – Cain
2019 – “Fear No More” – Building 429
2018 – “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns
2017 – “Word Of Life” – Jeremy Camp

53RD ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS – What a great show it was. Recorded at the Allen Arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville Tennessee on Tuesday October 18TH 2022 – it aired 3 nights later on TBN. I watched the Red Carpet preshow for the full hour before the 2-hour telecast. It was a fun 3 hours last Friday night. I had originally planned to live-tweet during the show, but I was actually finalizing my sermon for yesterday morning. I got that done during the show, and the awesome music provided the perfect soundtrack for my final preparations.

LOVE ME LIKE I AM – This song is really growing on me, and with each new listen on the radio – I like it a little bit more.

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.