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My Top 10 Hits – Week 238

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 SEPTEMBER 05TH 2021 WEEK 238
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 8 Into The Wild
[2ND week @ # 1]		 Josh Baldwin
2 6 4 Thank You Lord Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line
3 4 18 Yes He Can Cain
4 3 6 House Of The Lord Phil Wickham
5 8 8 What If Matthew West
6 5 6 Brand New Coby James
7 7 22 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
8 2 15 When We Fall Apart Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
9 9 6 Sunday Morning Feeling Apollo LTD Ft. Ryan Stevenson
10 10 2 Promises Maverick City Music

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Miracles” – Colton Dixon
2019 – “Nobody (But Jesus)” – Casting Crowns Ft. Matthew West
2018 – “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship
2017 – “Broken Things” – Matthew West

TOMLIN & FRIENDS @ 2 – My # 3 artist over the past 4½ years scores his 6TH Top 3 hit on my chart (out of 7). It got off to a slow start last month, but it’s really grown on me over the past week. It’s certainly not your typical Chris Tomlin song. It’s not even your typical Chris Tomlin song with country musician friends. This one is pure country; yet it’s all about our Lord. #ThankYouLord

CHART BUSTING just outside of my Top 10 this week is the latest track from Newsboys. Their “Magnetic” is the lead-off single off their next album – “Stand” – which will be released on Friday October 01ST. “Magnetic” would be Newsboys’ 3RD hit on my chart.

This week’s chart is the 15TH and final chart of the Summer Of 2021 – from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend here in the U.S.A. 22 songs were on my chart over these past 15 weeks, and I’ll #CountUp the Top 10 hits of the summer on a special chart – 2 weeks from today on Monday September 20TH 2021.

This blog is # 34 worldwide on the Top 80 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

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 2006

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 1ST Friday of the month, so I go back 15 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday September 03RD 2006:

  1. “SexyBack” – Justin Timberlake Ft. Timbaland
  2. “Ain’t No Other Man” – Christina Aguilera
  3. “Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley
  4. “Desensitized” – Jonah33
  5. “Far Away” – Nickelback

Introducing my first Top 5 Christian hit post-salvation – the hard-rockin’ “Desensitized” by Jonah33. It’s one of the first distinct songs that I remember hearing on the radio for the first time after Christ rescued and saved me during the 3RD week of August of 2006.

The song inspired me to look-up the word “Desensitized”, and do research on it, and discern what it means in relation to me believing and following God. It led me to God’s Word. It led me to Scripture online.

Jonah33 was formed in 2001 in Fayetteville Arkansas – home of the University Of Arkansas Razorbacks. They were active for 7 years, and this was their biggest hit at Christian Top 40 radio.

♫ I’m growing numb !
But what is wrong, and what is right
When did I start to lose this fight ?
Somehow I lost track of who you are
I’m so amazed at what sin’s become
I’m so ashamed that I’ve grown so numb
Somehow I became desensitized
I don’t want to be desensitized ♫

Next Friday on RETRO I’ll go back 25 years ago to September 1996.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going RETRO with me !

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 237

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 AUGUST 29TH 2021 WEEK 237
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 3 7 Into The Wild
[1ST week @ # 1]		 Josh Baldwin
2 1 14 When We Fall Apart Ryan Stevenson Ft. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
3 2 5 House Of The Lord Phil Wickham
4 4 17 Yes He Can Cain
5 5 5 Brand New Coby James
6 7 3 Thank You Lord Chris Tomlin Ft. Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line
7 6 21 Gospel Song Rhett Walker
8 8 7 What If Matthew West
9 – 5 Sunday Morning Feeling Apollo LTD Ft. Ryan Stevenson
10 – 1 Promises Maverick City Music

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “Miracles” – Colton Dixon
2019 – “Nobody (But Jesus)” – Casting Crowns Ft. Matthew West
2018 – “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship
2017 – “Broken Things” – Matthew West

NEW # 1 – Josh Baldwin’s 4TH hit becomes his 1ST # 1 smash on my chart, as the catchy “Into The Wild” ascends to # 1 in its 7TH week. He previously charted with “Stand In Your Love” (# 5 in 2018), “Let The Redeemed” (# 10 in 2020), and “Evidence” (# 8 in 2020). When I first heard this song during the first-half of July I instantly liked it, and I began singing along to it after just a few listens.

BACK @ # 9 – Ryan Stevenson is back with his 7TH hit that re-enters my chart after falling-off 4 weeks ago. He’s a featured artist with a prominent role on Apollo LTD’s hit “Sunday Morning Feeling”. Here’s the official lyric video that should get you up and dancing:

This blog is # 34 worldwide on the Top 80 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 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

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1986

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 4TH Friday of the month, so I go back 35 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday August 31ST 1986:

  1. “Don’t Leave Me This Way” – The Communards
  2. “Press” – Paul McCartney
  3. “Dancing On The Ceiling” – Lionel Richie
  4. “Girls And Boys” – Prince And The Revolution
  5. “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off” – Jermaine Stewart

Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles were The Communards – a short-lived pop-dance duo while I was living in the United Kingdom. They formed just before I arrived in 1985, and they broke-up for good just after I left in 1988. They scored 9 U.K. Top 40 hits in a row – including a single # 1 smash – “Don’t Leave Me This Way” – that was not just a # 1 smash for a month – but it was the U.K. # 1 smash for the entire year of 1986. It hit # 1 or # 2 in the U.K., Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand. It also crossed-over stateside and hit # 1 on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart, but only # 40 on the pop chart (still a remarkable achievement for an obscure pop act from across the Atlantic).

Here’s the official music video for the 130+ BPM HI-NRG pop-dance anthem of 1986:

35 years ago this weekend I compiled (via pen, pencil, and loose-leaf notebook paper) my 50TH weekly hit music chart. It was Labor Day Weekend in the U.S.A., and we observed and celebrated it on our U.S. Air Force Base in the U.K. For that 50TH “issue” of my chart I also counted down the Top 50 hits of my first 50 charts. Here are the Top 5 of that Top 50:

  1. “The Edge Of Heaven” – Wham!
  2. “The Spirit In The Sky” – Doctor And The Medics
  3. “Rock Me Amadeus” – Falco
  4. “The Lady In Red” – Chris DeBurgh
  5. “Sun Street” – Katrina And The Waves

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going RETRO with me !

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