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My Top 10 Hits – Week 217

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 11TH 2021 WEEK 217
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 2 8 Good God Almighty
[1ST week @ # 1]
Crowder
2 3 3 Child Of Love We The Kingdom Ft. Bear Rinehart
3 4 12 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
4 1 13 Say I Won’t MercyMe
5 5 20 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
6 6 5 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) TobyMac
7 7 4 God Who Listens Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett
8 1 God Of Revival Brian & Jenn Johnson
9 1 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
10 1 No Hopeless Soul Stephen Stanley

# 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

David Crowder and his band score my new # 1 smash this week with their simple yet catchy track “Good God Almighty”. It’s Crowder’s 3RD # 1 smash on my chart following “Forgiven” in May 2017 and “Red Letters” in March 2019. A couple of years ago I saw Crowder LIVE in concert for the first time. He and his band opened for my favorite band MercyMe in Tampa. Crowder put on a rockin’ set that had his longtime fans enjoying the experience – and newer fans like myself singing along and moving to the music.

3 new entries this week are led by newcomers Brian & Jenn Johnson of Bethel Music. Their “God Of Revival” is emerging at U.S. Christian Radio where it’s currently BUBBLING UNDER just outside the Top 30. Here’s an extended version of the song featuring Phil Wickham who cowrote it with Brian Johnson. It was recorded LIVE at a church conference in 2019:

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 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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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

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