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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 July 26TH 2026 – the 493RD week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	9	Washed [4TH week @ # 1]	Elevation Rhythm
2	2	18	Everything Is Better	Hopeful.
3	3	28	Finished	Caleb & John
4	4	15	Worthy Of It All (Worthy)	CeCe Winans
5	5	3	Breathe On It	Tauren Wells
6	6	4	The Author	Brandon Lake Ft. Nick Jonas
7	9	2	Faith Hope Love	We Are Messengers
8	–	1	Why Should I Worry	Carly Ann Taylor
9	8	3	Meet Me In The Valley	Tasha Layton
10	7	4	Ain’t No Way	Jamie MacDonald

2025 – “God Did It” – Micah Tyler
2024 – “Somebody Like Me” – Caleb & John Ft. Cain
2023 – “Big God” – Terrian
2022 – “Getting Started” – Jeremy Camp
2021 – “Be Alright” – Evan Craft Ft. Danny Gokey
2020 – “No Impossible With You” – I AM THEY
2019 – “Raise A Hallelujah” – Bethel Music
2018 – “Dream Small” – Josh Wilson
2017 – “Wonder” – Hillsong UNITED

FAITH HOPE LOVE – We Are Messengers are back with their 11TH hit on my chart over the past 9½ years. I like this song. The melody reminds me of mid-1980s British New Wave (thinking Depeche Mode, Echo And The Bunnymen, and The Cure). I lived in England at that time. This song has that retro feeling. And it’s also got great lyrics written by lead singer Darren Mulligan alongside Nick Herbert and Joshua Grimmett. Its lyrics are based upon 1 Corinthians 13:13. The video was filmed along the #PCH – Pacific Coast Highway.

SALVATION ERA – My #CountUp continues with my # 10 hit during my first 3½ years of salvation in Christ from August 2006 to January 2010. And this one gives me goosebumps when I hear it 19½ years later. Its uplifting lyrics. Its pop melody. Just hearing the song these days reminds me of those first few weeks and months at my very first church as a born-again Christian. It actually debuted on my chart at # 25 (bottom position) on my very first Sunday at church. Here’s how I revealed it on my chart for the week ending Sunday January 21ST 2007: “Live Like We’re Alive” – Joshua Pearson (lead vocalist), A.J. Cheek (lead guitarist), Brad Jones (guitarist), Adam Wann (bassist), and Adam Rowe (drummer) are Nevertheless out of Chattanooga Tennessee. This is their follow-up single to “The Real”.

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 July 19TH 2026 – the 492ND week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	8	Washed [3RD week @ # 1]	Elevation Rhythm
2	3	17	Everything Is Better	Hopeful.
3	2	27	Finished	Caleb & John
4	5	14	Worthy Of It All (Worthy)	CeCe Winans
5	8	2	Breathe On It	Tauren Wells
6	7	3	The Author	Brandon Lake Ft. Nick Jonas
7	9	3	Ain’t No Way	Jamie MacDonald
8	10	2	Meet Me In The Valley	Tasha Layton
9	–	1	Faith Hope Love	We Are Messengers
10	–	1	Wait For Me	Zach Williams

2025 – “God Did It” – Micah Tyler
2024 – “Somebody Like Me” – Caleb & John Ft. Cain
2023 – “Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin
2022 – “Getting Started” – Jeremy Camp
2021 – “Be Alright” – Evan Craft Ft. Danny Gokey
2020 – “No Impossible With You” – I AM THEY
2019 – “Prize Worth Fighting For” – Jamie Kimmett
2018 – “Grace Got You” – MercyMe
2017 – “Wonder” – Hillsong UNITED

FINISHED – There’s a new # 1 song this week, and I’m not referring to this week’s # 1 smash from Elevation Rhythm. I’m also not referring to “Where Would I Be” from Peter Burton. That drops to # 2 of all-time – or at least this current era of the past 492 weeks. “Finished” by Caleb & John has now accumulated 223 chart points – making it my new # 1 smash of the past 9 years and 5 months. To date – all 3 of their radio singles have been huge – spending at least 26 weeks on my chart and reaching # 1. (“Hallelujah Feeling” is my # 3 hit of the era, and “Somebody Like Me” [with Cain] is my # 11 hit of the era.)

SALVATION ERA – My #CountUp continues with my # 9 hit during my first 3½ years of salvation in Christ from August 2006 to January 2010. Christian metalcore was prominent in the soundtrack of my life back then as I was learning more about my Creator and Savior. Haste The Day out of Carmel Indiana had two big hard rockin’ hits on the radio and on my chart in 2006 and 2007 into 2008. The 2ND of their two hits spent 25 non-consecutive weeks on my chart, and it went all the way to # 1 to end 2007 and begin 2008. It was “The Minor Prophets”, and it proclaimed that “the sound of trumpets will carry you home – the sound of trumpets will resound – and we all sing.” It was from the band’s March 2007 album “Pressure The Hinges” with Stephen Keech on lead vocals. He’s still the lead singer today.

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 July 12TH 2026 – the 491ST week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	7	Washed [2ND week @ # 1]	Elevation Rhythm
2	2	26	Finished	Caleb & John
3	3	16	Everything Is Better	Hopeful.
4	5	11	Somebody’s Praying	Bay Turner
5	6	13	Worthy Of It All (Worthy)	CeCe Winans
6	4	26	Where Would I Be	Peter Burton
7	8	2	The Author	Brandon Lake Ft. Nick Jonas
8	–	1	Breathe On It	Tauren Wells
9	10	2	Ain’t No Way	Jamie MacDonald
10	–	1	Meet Me In The Valley	Tasha Layton

2025 – “The King Is In The Room” – Phil Wickham
2024 – “Somebody Like Me” – Caleb & John Ft. Cain
2023 – “Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin
2022 – “Getting Started” – Jeremy Camp
2021 – “Be Alright” – Evan Craft Ft. Danny Gokey
2020 – “Keep Me In The Moment” – Jeremy Camp
2019 – “Prize Worth Fighting For” – Jamie Kimmett
2018 – “Grace Got You” – MercyMe
2017 – “The Comeback” – Danny Gokey

WHERE WOULD I BE – There’s a new # 1 song this week, and I’m not referring to this week’s # 1 smash from Elevation Rhythm. There’s a new # 1 song of all-time – or at least this current era of the past 491 weeks. It’s Peter Burton’s debut smash “Where Would I Be”. At 14 weeks it’s the longest-running # 1 smash of the era (and second-longest-running in the entire 40-year history of my chart going back to 1985). After 26 weeks – it’s accumulated 220 chart points, and that’s tied with two other hits at 220, but “Where Would I Be” gets the top claim due to its most weeks at # 1.

SALVATION ERA – As a recap – I’m celebrating my upcoming 20TH anniversary of salvation in Christ with a look back at the soundtrack of my life as a baby Christian during those first 3½ years from August 2006 to January 2010. These are the songs about God that were playing on the radio at the time, and I was singing along and understanding the lyrics. We’re 8 weeks in, and my # 8 hit of the era is the first track from those hard rockers known as Disciple. “After The World” was their 2ND of 7 hits during the era. It was their follow-up to their debut hit (on my chart) “Regime Change” that introduced me to the Knoxville Tennessee-based band. They are now in their 34TH year together; although, Kevin Young – the lead singer – is the only original member remaining. (He formed the band as a teenager.) “After The World” was from their Dove award-winning album “Scars Remain”.

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 July 05TH 2026 – the 490TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	3	6	Washed [1ST week @ # 1]	Elevation Rhythm
2	1	25	Finished	Caleb & John
3	2	15	Everything Is Better	Hopeful.
4	5	25	Where Would I Be	Peter Burton
5	8	10	Somebody’s Praying	Bay Turner
6	4	12	Worthy Of It All (Worthy)	CeCe Winans
7	7	10	demons	Josiah Queen
8	–	1	The Author	Brandon Lake Ft. Nick Jonas
9	9	8	Perfectly	Micah Tyler
10	–	1	Ain’t No Way	Jamie MacDonald

2025 – “The King Is In The Room” – Phil Wickham
2024 – “Somebody Like Me” – Caleb & John Ft. Cain
2023 – “Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin
2022 – “Me On Your Mind” – Matthew West
2021 – “Yes He Can” – Cain
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

ELEVATION RHYTHM – “Washed” was a surprise re-entry 2 weeks ago, my fastest climber (surging 4 notches into my Top 3) last week, and now it’s my new # 1 smash. It’s also # 1 on the national airplay charts. The young crew from Charlotte North Carolina’s Elevation Church also hit # 1 with their debut hit “Goodbye Yesterday” 16 months ago.

SALVATION ERA – The #CountUp continues. I don’t understand what an “F-Stop” is, but it has to do with cameras and photography. And Sullivan’s song “F-Stop” does indeed mention photographs within its quirky lyrics. I particularly like the lyrics that go – “If you don’t believe in God you will now. I’ve got hooks and a chain that will fit you well. So save your air.” This hard pop-punk track was all over younger-skewing Christian Rock Radio in 2007. It was such a great sounding song from the Greensboro North Carolina-based band Sullivan. It spent 17 weeks on my chart, and 11 of them were stuck at # 2 – behind two other great pop-punk bands at the time – Eleventyseven and The Wedding. It was my # 3 hit of all of 2007, and it’s my # 7 hit overall from August 2006 to January 2010.

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