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Christian Songs (also known as Hot Christian Songs and National Christian Audience) is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.
The 50-position chart ranks the most popular Contemporary Christian 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 November 5, 2011, is "Courageous" by Casting Crowns.
Contents
Records
- Artists with most number-one songs
- MercyMe (10)
- Casting Crowns (9)
- Jeremy Camp (6)
- Third Day (5)
- Matthew West (4) (tie)
- tobyMac (4) (tie)
- Chris Tomlin (4) (tie)
- 15 songs have spent ten weeks or longer at number one. These are:
- 23 weeks
- "Word of God Speak" — MercyMe (2003)
- 19 weeks
- "Give Me Your Eyes" — Brandon Heath (2008)
- "East to West" — Casting Crowns (2007)
- 18 weeks
- "Made to Worship" — Chris Tomlin (2006)
- 15 weeks
- "Take You Back" — Jeremy Camp (2005)
- 14 weeks
- Voice of Truth (2004-2005)
- "The Motions" — Matthew West (2008)
- "City on Our Knees" — tobyMac (2009)
- 13 weeks
- 11 weeks
- "Revelation Song — Phillips, Craig & Dean (2009)
- "My Savior My God — Aaron Shust (2006)
- 10 weeks
- "All of Creation — MercyMe (2010)
- "There Will Be a Day" — Jeremy Camp (2009)
- "Lifesong — Casting Crowns (2005)
- "Cry Out to Jesus" — Third Day (2005)
2003 number one hits
Main article: List of Christian number-one singles of 2003 (U.S.)2004 number one hits
Main article: List of Christian number-one singles of 2004 (U.S.)2005 number one hits
Main article: List of Christian number-one singles of 2005 (U.S.)2006 number one hits
Main article: List of Christian number-one singles of 2006 (U.S.)2007 number one hits
Main article: List of Christian number-one singles of 2007 (U.S.)2008 number one hits
Issue Date Song Artist Weeks at No. 1 January 12, 2008 "East to West" Casting Crowns 3 (19) February 2, 2008 "God with Us" MercyMe 5 (8) March 15, 2008 "You Are Everything" Matthew West 8 May 3, 2008 "Let It Fade" Jeremy Camp 2 May 17, 2008 "Washed By the Water" Needtobreathe 4 June 14, 2008 "Call My Name" Third Day 13 September 13, 2008 "Give Me Your Eyes" Brandon Heath 15 December 27, 2008 "There Will Be a Day" Jeremy Camp 1 2009 number one hits
Issue Date Song Artist Weeks at No. 1 January 3, 2009 "Give Me Your Eyes" Brandon Heath 4 (19) January 31, 2009 "There Will Be A Day" Jeremy Camp 9 (10) April 4, 2009 "Free to Be Me" Francesca Battistelli 3 April 25, 2009 "The Motions" Matthew West 3 May 16, 2009 "Free to Be Me" Francesca Battistelli 1 (4) May 23, 2009 "The Motions" Matthew West 11 (14) August 8, 2009 "Revelation Song" Phillips, Craig & Dean 11 October 18, 2009 "City on Our Knees" tobyMac 11 2010 number one hits
Issue Date Song Artist Weeks at No. 1 January 3, 2010 "Give This Christmas Away" Matthew West 1 January 10, 2010 "City on Our Knees" tobyMac 2 (13) January 24, 2010 "Until the Whole World Hears" Casting Crowns 1 January 31, 2010 "City on Our Knees" tobyMac 1 (14) February 7, 2010 "Until the Whole World Hears" Casting Crowns 1 (2) February 14, 2010 "What Faith Can Do" Kutless 8 April 11, 2010 "All of Creation" MercyMe 10 June 13, 2010 "Get Back Up" tobyMac 3 July 10, 2010 "Our God" Chris Tomlin 9 September 11, 2010 "Lead Me" Sanctus Real 9 November 13, 2010 "Starry Night" Chris August 5 December 18, 2010 "Light Up The Sky" The Afters 2 2011 number one hits
Main article: List of number-one Christian singles of 2011 (U.S.)See also
References
- "Current Billboard Christian Songs chart". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/christian-songs. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
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