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Billboard (magazine)

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in the United States.

The 50-position chart ranks the most popular Contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

songs, calculated by overall audience impression CCM stations. The chart does not track digital download sales, which are instead calculated on the Christian Digital Songs chart.

The published debut of the chart was in June of 2003. The current number-one single, for the chart week of December 3, 2011, is "My Hope Is In You" by Aaron Shust

Aaron Shust

Aaron Michael Shust is an American Contemporary Christian Music artist on the Centricity Music label. Shust was named the songwriter of the year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song "My Savior My God" received the Song of the Year award.-Biography:Shust grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

Records

Artists with most number-one songs

MercyMe

MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....

(10)

Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...

(9)

Jeremy Camp

Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...

(6)

Third Day

Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...

(5)

Matthew West

On July 26, 2002, only a week or two before signing a record contract with Universal South Records, West had an injury to his left arm which threatened his musical career and guitar playing. He says, "I locked myself out of my house. But I'd done that before, and I had a way of breaking in through...

(4) (tie)

tobyMac

TobyMac

Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

(4) (tie)

Chris Tomlin

Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...

(4) (tie)

15 songs have spent ten weeks or longer at number one. These are:

23 weeks

"Word of God Speak

Word of God Speak

"Word of God Speak" is a song by contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band MercyMe. Written by Bart Millard and Pete Kipley, the song uses sparse instrumentation, featuring only piano and strings to accompany Millard's vocals...

" — MercyMe

MercyMe

(2003)

19 weeks

"Give Me Your Eyes

Give Me Your Eyes

"Give Me Your Eyes" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath from his second album, What If We. It was released in July 2008 as the album's lead single and quickly gained success. It sold nearly 6,000 downloads in the first week, and became 2008's highest-debuting Christian track...

" — Brandon Heath

Brandon Heath

Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...

(2008)

"East to West

East to West (song)

"East to West" is a song by the Christian rock band Casting Crowns. It was their first single off of their 2007 album The Altar and the Door, and was a hit single at Christian Radio...

" — Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns

(2007)

18 weeks

"Made to Worship

Made to Worship

"Made to Worship" is a song written by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, and Stephan Sharp, featured on Tomlin's album See the Morning. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. It also stayed at number one on Christian Music Weekly's 20 The Countdown Magazine for sixteen...

" — Chris Tomlin

Chris Tomlin

(2006)

15 weeks

"Take You Back

Take You Back (song)

"Take You Back" is a song written and performed by Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp. The song was the first radio single released in promotion of his third studio album, Restored. The single reached the #1 position on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs airplay chart."Take You Back" was also the...

" — Jeremy Camp

Jeremy Camp

(2005)

14 weeks

Voice of Truth

Voice of Truth (song)

"Voice of Truth" is a song recorded by Casting Crowns and written by Mark Hall and Steven Curtis Chapman. It was the third single released from their 2003 debut album, Casting Crowns...

(2004-2005)

"The Motions

The Motions

"The Motions" is a song by contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West from his third studio album, Something to Say. It was released in January 2009 as the album's third single...

" — Matthew West

Matthew West

(2008)

"City on Our Knees

City on Our Knees

"City on Our Knees" is a song by contemporary Christian musician tobyMac from his album, Tonight, which was released in 2010. It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached number 1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009. It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's...

" — tobyMac

TobyMac

Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

(2009)

13 weeks

"Call My Name

Call My Name (Third Day song)

"Call My Name" is the first single from contemporary Christian band Third Day's album Revelation. It was released in 2008. It was the fifth most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008....

" — Third Day

Third Day

(2008)

"Here with Me" - MercyMe

MercyMe

(2004)

11 weeks

"Revelation Song

Revelation Song

"Revelation Song" is a song written by Jennie Lee Riddle. The song first got national exposure by Gateway Worship, and was also included on Kari Jobe's self-titled album...

— Phillips, Craig & Dean (2009)

"My Savior My God

My Savior My God

"My Savior My God" is a 2006 radio single by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust from his Anything Worth Saying album. It became a #1 hit on Christian radio by April 2006, and was the most played song of the year on Christian adult contemporary radio...

— Aaron Shust

Aaron Shust

(2006)

10 weeks

"All of Creation

All of Creation (song)

"All of Creation" is a song by Contemporary Christian/Christian rock band MercyMe. The song, written by MercyMe, Brown Bannister, and Dan Muckala, lyrically revolves around the theme of loves, life, and belief, as well as the foundation of Christian faith...

— MercyMe

MercyMe

(2010)

"There Will Be a Day

There Will Be a Day

"There Will Be a Day" is the lead single by CCM musician Jeremy Camp from his fifth studio album, Speaking Louder Than Before. It was released to radio in mid-September 2008 and as a digital download on September 23, 2008....

" — Jeremy Camp

Jeremy Camp

(2009)

"Lifesong

Lifesong (song)

"Lifesong" is a song by contemporary Christian band Casting Crowns, from their 2005 album Lifesong. The song's central message regards worshipping God with one's life rather than just through song....

— Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns

(2005)

"Cry Out to Jesus" — Third Day

Third Day

(2005)

2008 number one hits

Issue Date	Song	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
January 12, 2008	"East to West East to West (song) "East to West" is a song by the Christian rock band Casting Crowns. It was their first single off of their 2007 album The Altar and the Door, and was a hit single at Christian Radio... "	Casting Crowns Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...	3 (19)
February 2, 2008	"God with Us God with Us (song) "God With Us" is a song written and performed by MercyMe. The song is lyrically a worship song, inspired by a question used by lead singer Bart Millard's pastor.... "	MercyMe MercyMe MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....	5 (8)
March 15, 2008	"You Are Everything You Are Everything (Matthew West song) "You Are Everything" is a single by Christian musician Matthew West, from his 2008 album Something to Say. It was a #1 hit in early and mid 2008, and was 2008's most-played song of the year on American contemporary Christian radio.... "	Matthew West Matthew West On July 26, 2002, only a week or two before signing a record contract with Universal South Records, West had an injury to his left arm which threatened his musical career and guitar playing. He says, "I locked myself out of my house. But I'd done that before, and I had a way of breaking in through...	8
May 3, 2008	"Let It Fade Let It Fade "Let It Fade" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Jeremy Camp from his album Beyond Measure. The song was released as a single in early 2008, and in April it became a number 1 hit in the U.S. on Christian adult contemporary radio.... "	Jeremy Camp Jeremy Camp Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...	2
May 17, 2008	"Washed By the Water Washed by the Water "Washed by the Water" is a 2007 song by the Christian rock band Needtobreathe from their second studio album The Heat. It was released as a radio single at the end of 2007, becoming a #1 hit in the spring of 2008. It was the sixth most-played song on R&Rs Christian CHR chart for... "	Needtobreathe Needtobreathe Needtobreathe is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band has charted on mainstream rock/pop charts, but have had their greatest number of singles on Christian music charts...	4
June 14, 2008	"Call My Name Call My Name (Third Day song) "Call My Name" is the first single from contemporary Christian band Third Day's album Revelation. It was released in 2008. It was the fifth most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008.... "	Third Day Third Day Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...	13
September 13, 2008	"Give Me Your Eyes Give Me Your Eyes "Give Me Your Eyes" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath from his second album, What If We. It was released in July 2008 as the album's lead single and quickly gained success. It sold nearly 6,000 downloads in the first week, and became 2008's highest-debuting Christian track... "	Brandon Heath Brandon Heath Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...	15
December 27, 2008	"There Will Be a Day There Will Be a Day "There Will Be a Day" is the lead single by CCM musician Jeremy Camp from his fifth studio album, Speaking Louder Than Before. It was released to radio in mid-September 2008 and as a digital download on September 23, 2008.... "	Jeremy Camp Jeremy Camp Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...	1

2009 number one hits

Issue Date	Song	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
January 3, 2009	"Give Me Your Eyes Give Me Your Eyes "Give Me Your Eyes" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath from his second album, What If We. It was released in July 2008 as the album's lead single and quickly gained success. It sold nearly 6,000 downloads in the first week, and became 2008's highest-debuting Christian track... "	Brandon Heath Brandon Heath Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...	4 (19)
January 31, 2009	"There Will Be A Day There Will Be a Day "There Will Be a Day" is the lead single by CCM musician Jeremy Camp from his fifth studio album, Speaking Louder Than Before. It was released to radio in mid-September 2008 and as a digital download on September 23, 2008.... "	Jeremy Camp Jeremy Camp Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...	9 (10)
April 4, 2009	"Free to Be Me Free to Be Me "Free to Be Me" is a song written by contemporary Christian musician Francesca Battistelli, from her debut album My Paper Heart. It was released in January 2009 as the album's second single. In March 2009, the song became a number 1 hit on Christian Contemporary hit radio charts... "	Francesca Battistelli Francesca Battistelli Francesca Battistelli is an American Christian musician from New York City, New York. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart, was released on July 22, 2008...	3
April 25, 2009	"The Motions The Motions "The Motions" is a song by contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West from his third studio album, Something to Say. It was released in January 2009 as the album's third single... "	Matthew West Matthew West On July 26, 2002, only a week or two before signing a record contract with Universal South Records, West had an injury to his left arm which threatened his musical career and guitar playing. He says, "I locked myself out of my house. But I'd done that before, and I had a way of breaking in through...	3
May 16, 2009	"Free to Be Me"	Francesca Battistelli Francesca Battistelli Francesca Battistelli is an American Christian musician from New York City, New York. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart, was released on July 22, 2008...	1 (4)
May 23, 2009	"The Motions The Motions "The Motions" is a song by contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West from his third studio album, Something to Say. It was released in January 2009 as the album's third single... "	Matthew West Matthew West On July 26, 2002, only a week or two before signing a record contract with Universal South Records, West had an injury to his left arm which threatened his musical career and guitar playing. He says, "I locked myself out of my house. But I'd done that before, and I had a way of breaking in through...	11 (14)
August 8, 2009	"Revelation Song Revelation Song "Revelation Song" is a song written by Jennie Lee Riddle. The song first got national exposure by Gateway Worship, and was also included on Kari Jobe's self-titled album... "	Phillips, Craig & Dean	11
October 18, 2009	"City on Our Knees City on Our Knees "City on Our Knees" is a song by contemporary Christian musician tobyMac from his album, Tonight, which was released in 2010. It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached number 1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009. It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's... "	tobyMac TobyMac Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....	11

2010 number one hits

Issue Date	Song	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
January 3, 2010	"Give This Christmas Away"	Matthew West Matthew West On July 26, 2002, only a week or two before signing a record contract with Universal South Records, West had an injury to his left arm which threatened his musical career and guitar playing. He says, "I locked myself out of my house. But I'd done that before, and I had a way of breaking in through...	1
January 10, 2010	"City on Our Knees City on Our Knees "City on Our Knees" is a song by contemporary Christian musician tobyMac from his album, Tonight, which was released in 2010. It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached number 1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009. It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's... "	tobyMac TobyMac Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....	2 (13)
January 24, 2010	"Until the Whole World Hears Until the Whole World Hears (song) "Until the Whole World Hears" is a song written and performed by contemporary Christian band Casting Crowns from their 2009 album of the same name. The song centers around spreading the Word throughout all nations, "until the whole world hears"... "	Casting Crowns Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...	1
January 31, 2010	"City on Our Knees City on Our Knees "City on Our Knees" is a song by contemporary Christian musician tobyMac from his album, Tonight, which was released in 2010. It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached number 1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009. It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's... "	tobyMac TobyMac Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....	1 (14)
February 7, 2010	"Until the Whole World Hears Until the Whole World Hears (song) "Until the Whole World Hears" is a song written and performed by contemporary Christian band Casting Crowns from their 2009 album of the same name. The song centers around spreading the Word throughout all nations, "until the whole world hears"... "	Casting Crowns Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...	1 (2)
February 14, 2010	"What Faith Can Do"	Kutless Kutless Kutless is a Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released six studio albums including their latest, It Is Well. The band has also released a live album, Live from Portland. Currently, they have sold almost 2 million records.-Biography:Formed in...	8
April 11, 2010	"All of Creation All of Creation (song) "All of Creation" is a song by Contemporary Christian/Christian rock band MercyMe. The song, written by MercyMe, Brown Bannister, and Dan Muckala, lyrically revolves around the theme of loves, life, and belief, as well as the foundation of Christian faith... "	MercyMe MercyMe MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....	10
June 13, 2010	"Get Back Up"	tobyMac TobyMac Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....	3
July 10, 2010	"Our God"	Chris Tomlin Chris Tomlin Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...	9
September 11, 2010	"Lead Me"	Sanctus Real Sanctus Real Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt , Chris Rohman , Dan Gartley , Pete Prevost , and Mark Graalman...	9
November 13, 2010	"Starry Night Starry Night (song) "Starry Night" is the debut single by American Contemporary Christian musician Chris August off of his debut CD No Far Away. It was released in 2010; it had topped several of Billboard magazine's Christian charts by November of that year... "	Chris August Chris August Chris August Megert is an American Contemporary Christian musician who performs under the stage name Chris August. He began recording as a secular musician before switching to Christian music. His song "Starry Night" which reached #1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart in 2010/2011...	5
December 18, 2010	"Light Up The Sky"	The Afters The Afters The Afters are a Christian rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they played for customers, before deciding to form a band. They added Brad Wigg and Marc Dodd, who were also employed at the same...	2

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