Categories
Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 229

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 JULY 04TH 2021 WEEK 229
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 9 Yes He Can
[3RD week @ # 1]
Cain
2 3 24 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
3 6 6 Be Alright Evan Craft X Danny Gokey X Redimi2
4 4 5 Until Grace Tauren Wells Ft. Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts
5 5 6 When We Fall Apart Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
6 2 17 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac
7 7 13 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
8 8 4 Rattle ! Elevation Worship
9 10 3 Believe For It CeCe Winans
10 1 Sunday Morning Feeling Apollo LTD Ft. Ryan Stevenson

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Keep Me In The Moment” – Jeremy Camp
2019 – “Church (Take Me Back)” – Cochren & Co.
2018 – “Do It Again” – Elevation Worship
2017 – “The Comeback” – Danny Gokey

Logan, Madison, and Taylor Cain remain atop my chart for a 3RD week in a row with “Yes He Can”. It’s currently # 7 at U.S. Christian radio (both large market and small market). Cain are currently on a nationwide tour that continues until Thanksgiving here in the U.S. Later this week they are in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio. Strangely there are no Florida dates on the tour. Come on Cain. Florida is nice in December. Come down before Christmas. Bring Zach Williams and We The Kingdom with you.

BRAND NEW at # 10 is the debut hit from Apollo LTD – a Nashville Tennessee based duo. They’ve had a couple of hits at U.S. Christian radio over the past few years – mostly at stations that serve a younger demographic. This appears to be their breakthrough hit nationwide at all formats, and chart veteran Ryan Stevenson helps them out with “Sunday Morning Feeling”. It serves as Ryan’s 7TH hit on my chart.

CHART BUSTING just outside of my Top 10 this week is the debut hit from 19-year-old Anne Wilson. She sings all about her Jesus. It also serves as a dedication to her older brother Jacob Kent Wilson who tragically died in a vehicular accident in Lexington Kentucky 4 years ago at the age of 23. Here’s the official music video for “My Jesus”:

This blog is # 42 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

Categories
Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 228

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 27TH 2021 WEEK 228
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 8 Yes He Can
[2ND week @ # 1]
Cain
2 2 16 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac
3 3 23 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
4 5 4 Under Grace Tauren Wells Ft. Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts
5 4 5 When We Fall Apart Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
6 6 5 Be Alright Evan Craft X Danny Gokey X Redimi2
7 7 12 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
8 9 3 Rattle ! Elevation Worship
9 8 14 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
10 10 2 Believe For It CeCe Winans

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Keep Me In The Moment” – Jeremy Camp
2019 – “Church (Take Me Back)” – Cochren & Co.
2018 – “Do It Again” – Elevation Worship
2017 – “Home” – Chris Tomlin

Logan, Madison, and Taylor Cain remain atop my chart for a 2ND week in a row with “Yes He Can”. It’s currently # 11 at U.S. Christian radio (large market), and # 6 (small market). It registers the 4TH most – and 3RD most increased plays respectively at each market size. Needless to say it’s likely headed for the Top 5 and perhaps the Top 3 as we enter July. Not bad for a band that almost gave up before they rose up with “Rise Up (Lazarus)” last October.

“Be Alright” is the debut smash from Evan Craft. He loves his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, and he sings about Him in both English and Spanish. “Be Alright” also features chart veteran Danny Gokey and Dominican rapper Redimi2. The song ends with a sample from the early-20TH Century standard “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands”.

Here’s its official music video:

This blog is # 42 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

Categories
Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

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

Categories
Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

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