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Christian Songs is a record chart compiled and published by Billboard that measures the top-performing contemporary Christian music songs in the United States. The data was compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems based on the weekly audience impressions of each song played on contemporary Christian radio stations until the end of November 2013. [1]
Based on that definition, this list may include bands who work in the Christian music industry, as well as artists in the general market whose lyrics reflect their Christian faith (or where either the artists themselves and other sources identify members as performing Christian music). Some bands resist the "Christian rock" label, but are still ...
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, [1] is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are frequently referred to as "praise songs" or "worship songs" and are typically led by a "worship band ...
WOW Hits 2003 is a compilation album featuring the best in Contemporary Christian music from 2002. It included thirty songs plus three bonus tracks on two CDs. The album peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 chart. [5] It was certified as platinum in sales in 2003 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [6]
Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Darlene Zschech (1) 3 (CD 1) God Is in the House (1) 5 I Believe the Promise (3) 10 Simply Worship 2 (1) 1 The Platinum Collection Volume 1: Shout to the Lord (1) 10 (CD 2) Angel of the Lord: Miriam Webster: Faithful (1) 4 Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Miriam Webster (2) 2 Angels: Marty Sampson: Hope: 7 (CD 1)
During the 2000s, 44 singles reached the number one position on the Christian Songs chart. MercyMe was the most successful group, with seven of their singles topping the chart during the 2000s. The band's " Word of God Speak " was the longest-running number one single of the 2000s, having spent a total of 23 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart.
God He Reigns reached No. 2 on the Australian album charts and the DVD hit No. 1. Initially, there was doubt as to the commercial success of the album as the release coincided with the release of new albums by Guy Sebastian and Paulini, but in that week more copies of God He Reigns were sold than every other CD in Australia combined (including pop charts, alternative, rock, et cetera).
All of the songs in this collection were contemporary Christian music hits during the decade of the 1990s. An album titled: WOW Classics was planned for release in May 1998. It had been intended to include the 30 biggest hits in Christian music from 1990-1995, but was never issued. [ 3 ]