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My Top 10 Hits – Week 288

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 August 21ST 2022 – the 288TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 2 10 Hold You Tight
[1ST week @ # 1]
Dan Bremnes
2 3 9 Thank God For Sunday Morning Cochren & Co.
3 1 13 Love Is Everything We Need Unspoken
4 5 3 Don’t Lose Heart Steven Curtis Chapman
5 6 2 Good Morning Mercy Jason Crabb
6 1 New Creation Mac Powell
7 9 6 Good Lord David Leonard
8 4 10 Getting Started Jeremy Camp
9 8 2 All My Praise Ryan Ellis
10 10 5 We All Need Jesus Danny Gokey Ft. Koryn Hawthorne

# 1 This Week In:
2021 – “When We Fall Apart” – Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
2020 – “Miracles” – Colton Dixon
2019 – “Raise A Hallelujah” – Bethel Music
2018 – “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship
2017 – “Hard Love” – NEEDTOBREATHE

DAN BREMNES – My 79TH # 1 smash of this current era and 11TH # 1 smash of 2022 is Dan Bremnes’ 1ST # 1 smash on my chart. His “Hold You Tight” ascends to the top in its 10TH week on my chart after spending at least 1 week at every chart position in my Top 5.

JASON CRABB – I love a debut artist on my chart. Jason is 45 years old, and he hails from southwestern Kentucky. He’s been singing about God since he was a kid – first with his family – and then solo since 2009. His breakout hit – “Good Morning Mercy” – is now Top 5 on my chart, and it’s approaching the Top 30 nationwide. Hallelujah it’s a brand-new day !

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.

All rights reserved (c) 2022 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1992

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 August 23RD 1992:

  1. “Restless Heart” – Peter Cetera
  2. “Steel Bars” – Michael Bolton
  3. “Lift Me Up” – Howard Jones
  4. “Too Funky” – George Michael
  5. “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” – En Vogue

2 weeks prior to Sunday August 23RD 1992 I compiled one last Top 40 hit music chart on notebook paper, but I didn’t really know that it would be the final one.

Hurricane Andrew destroyed my home, my workplace, and my entire region on the morning of Monday August 24TH 1992. It was the most frightening night of my life. By the end of that week I was driving northward away from the death and destruction of Homestead Florida to continue my life and military employment up in the Washington D.C. area (my original home-of-record).

I actually tried twice to restart my weekly hit music chart in late-September and early-November of 1992, but both attempts fizzled. I was no longer interested in writing down my favorite songs each week. That hobby came to a temporary close. 3 years later in late-1995 – back in a partially-rebuilt Homestead Florida – I tried again by bringing it back electronically (via spreadsheet), and that 2ND era was a success – lasting over 14 years !

This is my final look-back at 30 years ago in 1992. Starting in September I’ll look-back at 20 years ago in 2002.

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 35 years ago to the end of August 1987. It’s when my # 1 smash was a # 2 smash all across the British Isles.

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) 2022 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 287

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 August 14TH 2022 – the 287TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 12 Love Is Everything We Need
[2ND week @ # 1]
Unspoken
2 2 9 Hold You Tight Dan Bremnes
3 4 8 Thank God For Sunday Morning Cochren & Co.
4 3 9 Getting Started Jeremy Camp
5 8 2 Don’t Lose Heart Steven Curtis Chapman
6 1 Good Morning Mercy Jason Crabb
7 5 6 The Goodness TobyMac Ft. Blessing Offor
8 1 All My Praise Ryan Ellis
9 9 5 Good Lord David Leonard
10 10 4 We All Need Jesus Danny Gokey Ft. Koryn Hawthorne

# 1 This Week In:
2021 – “When We Fall Apart” – Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
2020 – “There Was Jesus” – Zach Williams Ft. Dolly Parton
2019 – “Raise A Hallelujah” – Bethel Music
2018 – “Dream Small” – Josh Wilson
2017 – “Wonder” – Hillsong UNITED

DAN BREMNES – He’s on the verge of a # 1 smash on my chart. It’s his 3RD hit on my chart over the past 4 years. “Wherever I Go” spent 15 weeks on my chart in 2018 – peaking at # 5 for a week. “Up Again” spent 10 weeks on my chart in 2019 – peaking at # 4. “Hold You Tight” was released as a single at the start of February 2022, and radio picked-up on it in June to coincide with the release of Dan’s new album “Into The Wild”.

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.

All rights reserved (c) 2022 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1997

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, 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 August 10TH 1997:

  1. “Where’s The Love ?” – Hanson
  2. “Semi-Charmed Life” – Third Eye Blind
  3. “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” – Backstreet Boys
  4. “How Bizarre” – OMC
  5. “Bitch” – Meredith Brooks

Hanson were huge 25 years ago in 1997. They spent 8 weeks at # 1 on my chart – 4 with “MMMBop” – and 4 with “Where’s The Love ?”. Both overlapping songs were fun to listen to on Y-100 here in South Florida in my shiny green 1997 Saturn SL1. In case you were wondering Hanson are still very active – touring and performing worldwide in support of their new album “RGB”. Isaac is 41, Taylor is 39, and Zac is 36. Feel old now ?

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 30 years ago to August 1992. It’ll be my last “look-back” at 1992, and I’ll explain why next week. Starting in September I’ll be adding 20 years ago to the rotation, so I’ll be remembering 2002 – back when I was heavily into the #EDM realm.

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) 2022 Christopher M. Day, CountUp