Tag: Music

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 almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday March 29TH 2026 – the 476TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	11	Where Would I Be [9TH week @ # 1]	Peter Burton
2	2	13	Heaven On My Mind	TobyMac X Forrest Frank
3	3	5	I’ve Got A Fire	Pat Barrett
4	5	11	Finished	Caleb & John
5	4	11	Homesick For Heaven	Phil Wickham
6	6	24	How Good It Is	Chris Tomlin
7	8	8	Good	Matthew West
8	9	9	Make It Well	MercyMe
9	7	10	The Love I Have For You	Colton Dixon
10	–	1	Everything Is Better	Hopeful.

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “Money Can’t Buy” – Cochren & Co.
2024 – “Lead On Good Shepherd” – Patrick Mayberry
2023 – “The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours)” – Matt Maher
2022 – “Brighter Days” – Blessing Offor
2021 – “Say I Won’t” – MercyMe
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Confidence” – Sanctus Real
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “I Have This Hope” – Tenth Avenue North

HOPEFUL. – I love a debut artist, and here we have one from the surf of Southern California. They are 5 guys who love God and are hopeful of His promises. “Everything Is Better” is their debut hit that’s starting to make waves on the radio. It’s my first new entry on my chart in 4 weeks – since Pat Barrett entered at # 10 with “I’ve Got A Fire”.

ONE-HIT WONDER – Jamie MacDonald spent 2 weeks at # 10 on my chart in February 2025 with “Desperate”. It was a big hit nationally that simply underperformed on my chart. Her follow-up was a # 1 smash nationwide – “Left It In The River” – but it never made it onto my chart. It’s actually still in the Top 10 nationally, and there’s a small chance that it could still enter my chart. If that happens – then Jamie MacDonald will no longer be a one-hit wonder.

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

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. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

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) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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 almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday March 22ND 2026 – the 475TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	10	Where Would I Be [8TH week @ # 1]	Peter Burton
2	3	12	Heaven On My Mind	TobyMac X Forrest Frank
3	4	4	I’ve Got A Fire	Pat Barrett
4	2	10	Homesick For Heaven	Phil Wickham
5	5	10	Finished	Caleb & John
6	6	23	How Good It Is	Chris Tomlin
7	7	9	The Love I Have For You	Colton Dixon
8	10	7	Good	Matthew West
9	9	8	Make It Well	MercyMe
10	8	4	Keep Holding On	Jeremy Rosado

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “Never Get Used To This” – Forrest Frank Ft. JVKE
2024 – “Lead On Good Shepherd” – Patrick Mayberry
2023 – “The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours)” – Matt Maher
2022 – “Brighter Days” – Blessing Offor
2021 – “Say I Won’t” – MercyMe
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Confidence” – Sanctus Real
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “I Have This Hope” – Tenth Avenue North

PHIL, CHRIS, & TOBY – It’s always good to have new artists on the radio and on the charts, but it’s also great to see what I like to call “The Veterans” still singing for their Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. High atop the national charts this week are 3 such Veterans – Phil Wickham, Chris Tomlin, and TobyMac. Almost-42-year-old Phil continues his recent resurgence that started in 2021 with “Homesick For Heaven”. It’s the 3RD big hit from his album “Song Of The Saints”. Almost-54-year-old Chris Tomlin has one of his biggest hits in years with the energetic “How Good It Is”. And then there’s 61-year-old TobyMac – originally from Fairfax County Virginia (same as me). He’s been doing this for almost 40 years. He was on my chart 30 years ago in 1996 with “Between You And Me” – DC Talk’s only hit on the secular pop charts. Thank You Phil, Chris, and Toby for your songs of Praise + Worship through the years.

ONE-HIT WONDER – Megan Woods sang “The Truth”, and it was her only hit on my chart (so far) at the end of 2024 – peaking at # 9. It was a # 2 hit nationwide, and it’s considered to be one of the biggest debut hits on the Christian music charts during the 2020s. She’s getting ready to tour the country with current hitmakers Caleb & John and Jeremy Rosado.

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

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. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

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) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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 almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday March 15TH 2026 – the 474TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	9	Where Would I Be [7TH week @ # 1]	Peter Burton
2	2	9	Homesick For Heaven	Phil Wickham
3	3	11	Heaven On My Mind	TobyMac X Forrest Frank
4	5	3	I’ve Got A Fire	Pat Barrett
5	4	9	Finished	Caleb & John
6	6	22	How Good It Is	Chris Tomlin
7	7	8	The Love I Have For You	Colton Dixon
8	8	3	Keep Holding On	Jeremy Rosado
9	9	7	Make It Well	MercyMe
10	10	6	Good	Matthew West

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “Never Get Used To This” – Forrest Frank Ft. JVKE
2024 – “Hallelujah Anyway” – Rend Collective
2023 – “The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours)” – Matt Maher
2022 – “Brighter Days” – Blessing Offor
2021 – “Say I Won’t” – MercyMe
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Confidence” – Sanctus Real
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “I Have This Hope” – Tenth Avenue North

ELVIS – Last Tuesday I saw “EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert” at my local movie theatre. It far-exceeded my expectations for it. Director Baz Luhrmann did a fantastic job, and I loved every minute of it. I saw it in a surprisingly crowded theatre for a Tuesday afternoon, and I wasn’t the only one who was subtly dancing in my heated reclining chair. I was not a fan of Elvis or his music until just recently – during my 1970s rejuvenation in the 2010s. He was at the end of his career (and life) during the 1970s, and “EPiC” thoroughly covers those years of his Las Vegas residency.

ONE-HIT WONDER – Housefires scored a surprise runaway # 1 smash at the end of 2023 with “I Thank God” – also featuring JWLKRS Worship. It spent 9 weeks at the top of my chart, and it was my # 10 hit overall of 2023. (It was also my # 21 hit overall of 2024.) In 2026 our Praise + Worship band at my home church performs their version of the song on a regular basis. Before 2018 Pat Barrett was part of Housefires. His 5TH solo single is currently in my Top 5.

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

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. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

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) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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 almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday March 08TH 2026 – the 473RD week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	8	Where Would I Be [6TH week @ # 1]	Peter Burton
2	3	8	Homesick For Heaven	Phil Wickham
3	4	10	Heaven On My Mind	TobyMac X Forrest Frank
4	2	8	Finished	Caleb & John
5	10	2	I’ve Got A Fire	Pat Barrett
6	6	21	How Good It Is	Chris Tomlin
7	5	7	The Love I Have For You	Colton Dixon
8	9	2	Keep Holding On	Jeremy Rosado
9	7	6	Make It Well	MercyMe
10	8	5	Good	Matthew West

# 1 This Week In:
2025 – “Goodbye Yesterday” – Elevation Rhythm
2024 – “Hallelujah Anyway” – Rend Collective
2023 – “The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours)” – Matt Maher
2022 – “Jesus Is Coming Back” – Jordan Feliz Ft. Mandisa
2021 – “Say I Won’t” – MercyMe
2020 – “Almost Home” – MercyMe
2019 – “Red Letters” – Crowder
2018 – “No One Like Our God” – Lincoln Brewster
2017 – “Love Broke Thru” – TobyMac

OPERATION DESERT STORM – 35 years ago today – on March 09TH 1991 – I returned home stateside from the first Gulf War. I was stationed at Al Kharj Air Base Saudi Arabia (about 50 miles from Riyadh). I listened to a lot of great music in Tent City. One particular album (cassette) that I bought on base and listened to extensively was Don Henley’s “The End Of The Innocence”. It was hit-rich. Including its title track there was “How Bad Do You Want It ?”, “The Last Worthless Evening”, “New York Minute”, and “The Heart Of The Matter”. All great songs that were recorded from 1987 to 1989. The album was released during the Summer of 1989. My chart existed back then as a Mainstream Top 40 chart. “The End Of The Innocence” was my # 1 smash exactly 35 years ago, and it was its 2ND run at # 1. (It was previously at # 1 a year earlier in February and March of 1990.)

ONE-HIT WONDER – Christian Paul was briefly part of a secular boy band. And then he was about to go solo at 19. But God. He was rescued, saved, and became “born again – resurrected sinner – been forgiven”. His Christian pop track “Yes I Am” tells his story of redemption. It was a Summer Of 2023 hit for me – my # 10 hit of the summer.

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

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. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

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) 2026 Christopher M. Day, CountUp