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My Top 10 Hits – Week 216

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 APRIL 04TH 2021 WEEK 216
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 12 Say I Won’t
[6TH week @ # 1]
MercyMe
2 2 7 Good God Almighty Crowder
3 5 2 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
4 3 11 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
5 4 19 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
6 6 4 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac
7 7 3 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett
8 8 11 Less Like Me Zach Williams
9 9 5 Amen for King & Country
10 10 26 Truth Be Told Matthew West

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Confidence” – Sanctus Real
2018 – “Freedom Hymn” – Austin French
2017 – “I Have This Hope” – Tenth Avenue North

There’s no change at the top of my chart, as MercyMe hold on for a 6TH consecutive week at # 1 with their 2ND single from their upcoming album. “inhale (exhale)” drops online on Friday April 30TH 2021, and it’s a 16-track album that starts with “inhale” and ends with “exhale”. “Say I Won’t” is the 14TH track on it, and the one right after it – “Almost Home”. The 2 tracks have spent a combined 18 weeks (and counting) at # 1. (“Almost Home” was # 1 last Resurrection Sunday 2020.)

BUBBLING UNDER just outside my Top 10 is debut artist Leanna Crawford with her song “Mean Girls”. She’s from the Seattle Washington area. She’s been writing and performing music for God for about 9 years now, and “Mean Girls” appears poised to be her breakthrough smash onto Christian radio. Personally – the first few times I heard “Mean Girls” on the radio I thought it to be a strange song for K-LOVE to play. Why are they playing a teen pop ballad ? Am I still listening to K-LOVE ? After a dozen or so “spins” of hearing it – now I’m singing along to it. I’m starting to learn its lyrics too. I especially like this part of the song:

♫ I smile and I pretend it doesn’t hurt
But the older that I get it just gets worse
Lord – find me and remind me that my worth
Is worth so much more than their words ♫

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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My Top 10 Hits – Week 215

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 MARCH 28TH 2021 WEEK 215
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 11 Say I Won’t
[5TH week @ # 1]
MercyMe
2 3 6 Good God Almighty Crowder
3 2 10 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
4 5 18 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
5 1 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
6 9 3 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac
7 10 2 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett
8 4 10 Less Like Me Zach Williams
9 6 4 Amen for King & Country
10 7 25 Truth Be Told Matthew West

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Confidence” – Sanctus Real
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “I Have This Hope” – Tenth Avenue North

It’s a flip-flop near the top, as Crowder and Jordan St. Cyr switch places again. “Good God Almighty” is now poised to take over the top spot next week (or later). We’ll see if it can claim the # 1 spot for Resurrection Sunday.

NEW this week is the 3RD hit over the past 16 months for the Cash Family band – better known as We The Kingdom. It’s Ed Cash and his brother Scott – along with Ed’s son Martin, his daughter Franni, and family friend Andrew Bergthold.

Here’s the official lyric video for “Child Of Love”. You can watch it below or here.

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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My Top 10 Hits – Week 214

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 MARCH 21ST 2021 WEEK 214
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 10 Say I Won’t
[4TH week @ # 1]
MercyMe
2 3 9 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
3 2 5 Good God Almighty Crowder
4 4 9 Less Like Me Zach Williams
5 5 17 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
6 6 3 Amen for King & Country
7 7 24 Truth Be Told Matthew West
8 9 13 Another In The Fire Hillsong United
9 10 2 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac
10 1 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Confidence” – Sanctus Real
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “I Have This Hope” – Tenth Avenue North

MercyMe are at # 1 for the 4TH week with “Say I Won’t”. Their new album drops on Friday April 30TH 2021 as per a recent series of teasers on their official Facebook page.

NEW this week is the 6TH hit since 2017 for Chris Tomlin. It features country musician Thomas Rhett – who has enjoyed a string of # 1 country hits over the past 8 years. I’m interested to see if this one crosses-over from Christian radio to Country radio.

BUBBLING UNDER just outside my Top 10 is the new one from We The Kingdom. It’s “Child Of God”, and it features Bear Rinehart – the lead singer of NeedToBreathe.

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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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 213

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 MARCH 14TH 2021 WEEK 213
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 9 Say I Won’t
[3RD week @ # 1]
MercyMe
2 4 4 Good God Almighty Crowder
3 5 8 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
4 3 8 Less Like Me Zach Williams
5 2 16 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
6 10 2 Amen for King & Country
7 7 23 Truth Be Told Matthew West
8 6 18 Out Of My Hands Jeremy Camp
9 8 12 Another In The Fire Hillsong United
10 1 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Confidence” – Sanctus Real
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “I Have This Hope” – Tenth Avenue North

MercyMe spend their 3RD week at # 1 with “Say I Won’t”. It’s the band’s 19TH week at # 1 on my chart during this current era (since February 2017), and that surpasses the 18 weeks at # 1 for Casting Crowns.

Both Crowder and Jordan St. Cyr have a chance at # 1 next week. Crowder’s been at # 1 twice before (with “Forgiven” in 2017 and “Red Letters” in 2019).

TobyMac is back with his 8TH hit on my chart since 2017. That’s more than any other artist. He also scored with an additional 3 hits from 2007 to 2009 during the salvation era of my chart. His “Help Is On The Way” is the 200TH chart hit of this era. The 1ST chart hit ? – TobyMac’s “Love Broke Thru”.

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again this upcoming weekend – with 5 new entries on Wednesday, 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