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My Top 10 Hits – Week 224

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 MAY 30TH 2021 WEEK 224
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 12 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)
[3RD week @ # 1]
TobyMac
2 3 19 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
3 2 11 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett
4 4 4 Yes He Can Cain
5 1 When We Fall Apart Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
6 9 8 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
7 6 10 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
8 5 8 God Of Revival Brian & Jenn Johnson
9 1 Be Alright Evan Craft X Danny Gokey X Redimi2
10 1 Hold On To Me Lauren Daigle

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “I Will Fear No More” – The Afters
2019 – “Born Again” – Austin French
2018 – “The Way (New Horizon)” – Pat Barrett
2017 – “Live Like You’re Loved” – Hawk Nelson

TobyMac is at # 1 for a 3RD week with his smash “Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)”. It’s got the 3RD “most increased plays” this week at U.S. Christian radio (large market), and it will very likely hit # 1 nationally in a couple of weeks.

Last week’s BUBBLING UNDER is this week’s highest new entry – straight-in to my Top 5 at # 5. I love the new Ryan Stevenson track “When We Fall Apart”. It’s actually a re-recorded version of the song that was originally released as a single late in 2019 and included on his 2020 album “Wildest Dreams”. The new version features country music singer Vince Gill and his wife of 21 years – pop star Amy Grant. It sounds great on the radio; although, the lyrics do make my eyes water a bit. It’s OK to cry. It’s OK to fall apart.

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

June has arrived, and Summer is here in the U.S.A. It’s going to be a fun Summer, and I’ll be here all season long continuing my 4 blog posts per weekend schedule. This is actually my 5TH blog post for this holiday weekend, so I’ve got a quick turnaround of just 48 hours before my next weekend of blogging begins.

This blog is # 48 worldwide on the Top 90 Christian Music Blogs, Websites, & Influencers 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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Sunday Scripture

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday May 30TH 2021, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us continue to celebrate our living Lord & Savior Jesus Christ – and all that He has done for us.

There’s a great new song on the radio from family band Cain. It’s titled “Yes He Can”. It’s about our almighty God. He moved every mountain. He parted every sea. He defeated the darkness. He delivered me. Yes He did. So Yes He can.

♫ Sometimes those voices try to tell me
I’m forgotten, and I’ve fallen
Too far from His hands
But I know what kind of God He is
And I’m trusting in His promises
I’m believing
And I’m singing
Yes He can ♫

Don’t believe those voices that tell you otherwise. It was a mere 15 years ago that I didn’t who God was – and is. I was far from Him. But He reached out for me, and I accepted Him as my rescuer – as my savior – as my Lord – as my God.

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and He turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the pit of despair –
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground,
and steadied me as I walked along.
He has given me a new song to sing –
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what He has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the Lord.
(Psalm 40:1-3 NLT)

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.

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

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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 223

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 MAY 23RD 2021 WEEK 223
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 11 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)
[2ND week @ # 1]
TobyMac
2 3 10 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett
3 2 18 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
4 6 3 Yes He Can Cain
5 5 7 God Of Revival Brian & Jenn Johnson
6 4 9 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
7 7 14 Good God Almighty Crowder
8 8 26 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
9 9 7 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
10 10 5 Mean Girls Leanna Crawford

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “I Will Fear No More” – The Afters
2019 – “Born Again” – Austin French
2018 – “The Way (New Horizon)” – Pat Barrett
2017 – “Live Like You’re Loved” – Hawk Nelson

TobyMac spends a 2ND week at # 1 with his smash “Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)”. It’s also Top 5 nationwide at U.S. Christian radio (large market) – and just outside of the Top 5 (small market). I expect it to be Top 3 next week at both.

BUBBLING UNDERRyan Stevenson‘s latest “When We Fall Apart” is starting to receive moderate airplay on K-LOVE. It’s sitting just outside of my Top 10, and it could enter with next week’s chart. It would be his 6TH hit on my chart during this current era.

This weekend’s chart is normally the first chart of summer, but this year Memorial Day is as late as it can possibly be on the calendar – May 31ST. Last year it was as early as it can possibly be – May 25TH. (It’s always the last Monday of May.) Here in the U.S. it’s unofficially the start of summer.

Every summer here at #CountUp I celebrate the hottest hits of the hottest time of the year – from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend. On the Tuesday after Labor Day in September I’ll present my Top 10 hits of the 15 weeks of summer.

This blog is # 48 worldwide on the Top 90 Christian Music Blogs, Websites, & Influencers 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 5 new entries on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and a special post on Tuesday June 01ST (my next music chart). 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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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 222

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 MAY 16TH 2021 WEEK 222
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 3 10 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)
[1ST week @ # 1]
TobyMac
2 1 17 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
3 5 9 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett
4 2 8 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
5 4 6 God Of Revival Brian & Jenn Johnson
6 8 2 Yes He Can Cain
7 6 13 Good God Almighty Crowder
8 7 25 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
9 9 6 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
10 10 4 Mean Girls Leanna Crawford

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “I Will Fear No More” – The Afters
2019 – “Alive” – Big Daddy Weave
2018 – “The Way (New Horizon)” – Pat Barrett
2017 – “Oh My Soul” – Casting Crowns

Kevin Michael McKeehan AKA Toby McKeehan AKA TobyMac climbs to the top of my chart with “Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)”. It’s his first # 1 smash on my chart since my very first chart during this current era that began 221 weeks ago. That was “Love Broke Thru” that topped the return of my chart after a 7-year hiatus in February 2017. Toby’s first # 1 smash was exactly a decade before that in February 2007 – “Made To Love”.

Moving up 2 notches to # 3 this week is the latest from Chris Tomlin from his album of inspirational songs with some of his friends. “God Who Listens” is his collaboration with country music star Thomas Rhett. It returns Chris back into the Top 3 for the first time in nearly 2 years. His first 4 hits on my chart peaked at either # 1 or # 2 or # 3, but his last hit – “Who You Are To Me” (with Lady A) – stalled-out after 3 weeks at # 10.

Here’s the official lyric video for “God Who Listens”:

This blog is # 49 worldwide on the Top 90 Christian Music Blogs, Websites, & Influencers 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