For the first time in two months, the Christian chart has a new No. 1. Crowder’s “Good God Almighty” stormed past Phil Wickham’s “Battle Belongs” into the top spot with one of the most dominant weeks we’ve seen this year. The Crowder song was on top of almost every measurable index and scored 99.47 percent on our algorithm. “Battle Belongs” dropped down to No. 3 behind Zach Williams’ “Less Like Me,” which narrowly moved into the No. 2 spot. “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)” by tobymac and “Say I Won’t” by MercyMe held on to No. 4 and No. 5 respectively.
There was some significant movement on the chart, though much of that was downward movement by former Top 10 songs. Andrew Ripp’s “Jericho,” a former No. 1 that spent 15 weeks in the Top 10, dropped 12 spots to No. 21. Cory Asbury’s “Sparrows,” which spent 13 weeks in the Top 10, fell off of the chart, as did Matthew West’s “Truth Be Told,” another No. 1 that had been in the Top 5 for 11 weeks.
Meanwhile, only three songs showed significant upward movement, led by Cain’s “Yes He Can,” which jumped eight spots from No. 23 to No. 15. “Be Alright,” the collaboration between Evan Craft, Danny Gokey and Redimi2, moved up seven spots from No. 25 to No. 18. “This World Is Not My Home” by Branan Murphy also jumped seven spots, from No. 38 to No. 31.
Five songs debuted on the chart this week, led by Elevation Worship’s “Rattle!” at No. 25. The other four debuts were “Joyful” by Dante Bowe (No. 29), “Jesus Happened” by Baylor Wilson (No. 30), “Wait On You” by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music (No. 33) and “Gratitude” by Brandon Lake (No. 39).
Here is the updated chart for the week of May 9, 2021. Each song is linked to its official video on YouTube, where possible. To listen to the full playlist of these songs, visit our page on Spotify.
| Pos | Song | Artist | LW | Chg | Wks | Peak |
| 1 | Good God Almighty | Crowder | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 2 | Less Like Me | Zach Williams | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 3 | Battle Belongs | Phil Wickham | 1 | -2 | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight) | tobyMac | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Say I Won’t | MercyMe | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 6 | Amen | For KING & Country | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 7 | Hold On to Me | Lauren Daigle | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Next to Me | Jordan Feliz | 11 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
| 9 | Child of Love | We The Kingdom | 12 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Fires | Jordan St. Cyr | 10 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| 11 | Out of My Hands | Jeremy Camp | 8 | -3 | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | Gospel Song | Rhett Walker | 14 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 | New Day | Danny Gokey | 13 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| 14 | God Who Listens | Chris Tomlin & Thomas Rhett | 15 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| 15 | Yes He Can | Cain | 23 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 16 | No Hopeless Soul | Stephen Stanley | 16 | 0 | 12 | 16 |
| 17 | When We Fall Apart | Ryan Stevenson | 17 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| 18 | Be Alright | Evan Craft/ Danny Gokey/ Redimi2 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 19 | Believe For It | CeCe Winans | 18 | -1 | 8 | 18 |
| 20 | New Today | Micah Tyler | 21 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 21 | Jericho | Andrew Ripp | 9 | -12 | 17 | 1 |
| 22 | God of Revival | Bethel Music | 20 | -2 | 8 | 20 |
| 23 | Mean Girls | Leanna Crawford | 24 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 24 | Survival | Needtobreathe | 19 | -5 | 7 | 19 |
| 25 | Rattle! | Elevation Worship | New | New | 1 | 25 |
| 26 | Keep On Hoping | Riley Clemmons | 22 | -4 | 4 | 22 |
| 27 | All Things New | Big Daddy Weave | 27 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 28 | Jireh | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | 26 | -2 | 5 | 26 |
| 29 | Joyful | Dante Bowe | New | New | 1 | 29 |
| 30 | Jesus Happened | Baylor Wilson | New | New | 1 | 30 |
| 31 | This World Is Not My Home | Branan Murphy | 38 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| 32 | Without You | Social Club Misfits | 32 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| 33 | Wait On You | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | New | New | 1 | 33 |
| 34 | Faithful God | I AM THEY | 30 | -4 | 15 | 21 |
| 35 | Run to the Father | Matt Maher | 28 | -7 | 13 | 20 |
| 36 | Quiet | Elevation Rhythm | 34 | -2 | 10 | 24 |
| 37 | Talking to Jesus | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | 36 | -1 | 3 | 32 |
| 38 | Promise Keeper | Hope Darst | 29 | -9 | 11 | 25 |
| 39 | Gratitude | Brandon Lake | New | New | 1 | 39 |
| 40 | Echo Holy | Red Rocks Worship | 37 | -3 | 6 | 37 |
This week, there are 15 songs that appear poised to debut on the chart in the near future. Songs that were on this list previously are marked with asterisks – one for each week the song has been on the list. (You can listen to them in our “On the Side Burner” playlist on Spotify):
| On the Side Burner | |
| (Songs that haven’t appeared in our chart but were closest to making it this week) | |
| Song | Artist |
| Come Back Home***** | Peter Martin |
| Somebody* | Zoe Worship |
| Reign Above It All**** | Bethel Music |
| Reasons* | Hulvey |
| The God Who Fights For Me**** | Zoe Worship |
| Mercy | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music |
| Promises | Maverick City Music |
| Rest On Us | Maverick City Music |
| Look What You’ve Done** | Tasha Layton |
| Old Church Basement | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music |
| Ways***** | Sean Curran |
| Move Your Heart***** | Maverick City Music |
| Holy Water***** | We The Kingdom |
| Made to Fly* | Colton Dixon |
| House of the Lord**** | Phil Wickham |
The American charts all have their whims. We look across the Christian music landscape to put together a reliable snapshot of what is truly trending today. We are currently tracking 110 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2021 Doug DeBolt.
