After 21 weeks on the Christian chart, TobyMac’s “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)” is showing remarkable strength and has now held the No. 1 spot for four weeks. The single has a wide distance from its closest contender, Lauren Daigle’s “Hold On to Me,” which finally edged up to No. 2 after three weeks at No. 4. Crowder’s “Good God Almighty” stayed at No. 3, followed by We the Kingdom’s “Child of Love,” which moved up one to No. 4. Cain’s “Yes He Can” was the lone new entry in the Top 5, moving up four spots to No. 5.
Other trends in this week’s chart:
Biggest movers:
- “Yes He Can” by Cain (up four from No. 5 to No. 9)
- “Until Grace” by Tauren Wells & Rascal Flatts (up five from No. 20 to No. 15)
- “House of the Lord” by Phil Wickham (up six from No. 29 to No. 23)
- “What If” by Matthew West (up seven from No. 32 to No. 25)
- “Scars in Heaven” by Casting Crowns (up four from No. 34 to No. 30)
Biggest drops:
- “Amen” by For KING & Country (down four from No. 2 to No. 6)
- “Say I Won’t” by MercyMe (down 11 from No. 18 to No. 29)
- “Survival” by Needtobreathe (down 13 from No. 37 to No.24)
Re-entry:
- “Somebody” by Zoe Worship (No. 40, last on the chart at No. 38 on June 27)
Debut:
- “Magnetic” by Newsboys (No. 39)
Exits:
- “Gratitude” by Brandon Lake (five weeks on the chart, peak of No. 38, last week No. 39)
- “I Don’t Want to Miss It” by Ellie Holcomb (one week on the chart, last week No. 40)
Here is the updated chart for the week of July 11, 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 | Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight) | tobyMac | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | Hold On to Me | Lauren Daigle | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Good God Almighty | Crowder | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 4 | Child of Love | We The Kingdom | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| 5 | Yes He Can | Cain | 9 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Amen | For KING & Country | 2 | -4 | 23 | 2 |
| 7 | Gospel Song | Rhett Walker | 8 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| 8 | Less Like Me | Zach Williams | 6 | -2 | 26 | 2 |
| 9 | Next to Me | Jordan Feliz | 7 | -2 | 25 | 7 |
| 10 | Rattle! | Elevation Worship | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Be Alright | Evan Craft/ Danny Gokey/ Redimi2 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | My Jesus | Anne Wilson | 11 | -1 | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | Believe For It | CeCe Winans | 13 | 0 | 17 | 13 |
| 14 | Joyful | Dante Bowe | 16 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 15 | Until Grace | Tauren Wells and Rascall Flatts | 20 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | God Who Listens | Chris Tomlin & Thomas Rhett | 15 | -1 | 21 | 14 |
| 17 | Fires | Jordan St. Cyr | 14 | -3 | 26 | 7 |
| 18 | Keep On Hoping | Riley Clemmons | 17 | -1 | 13 | 17 |
| 19 | Even at My Worst | Blanca | 19 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 20 | All Things New | Big Daddy Weave | 22 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 21 | Look What You’ve Done | Tasha Layton | 21 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 22 | When We Fall Apart | Ryan Stevenson | 23 | 1 | 19 | 13 |
| 23 | House of the Lord | Phil Wickham | 29 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 24 | Sunday Morning Feeling | Apollo LTD | 26 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 25 | What If | Matthew West | 32 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 26 | Promises | Maverick City Music | 25 | -1 | 8 | 25 |
| 27 | Battle Belongs | Phil Wickham | 27 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 28 | Jireh | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | 28 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| 29 | Say I Won’t | MercyMe | 18 | -11 | 26 | 4 |
| 30 | Scars in Heaven | Casting Crowns | 34 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
| 31 | Jesus Happened | Baylor Wilson | 30 | -1 | 10 | 29 |
| 32 | Jump | Nonah | 31 | -1 | 6 | 29 |
| 33 | Into the Wild | Josh Baldwin | 36 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
| 34 | This World Is Not My Home | Branan Murphy | 33 | -1 | 11 | 30 |
| 35 | Reasons | Hulvey | 35 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 36 | Rest On Us | Maverick City Music | 38 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| 37 | Survival | Needtobreathe | 24 | -13 | 16 | 19 |
| 38 | Like You | Aaron Cole | 37 | -1 | 6 | 32 |
| 39 | Magnetic | Newsboys | New | New | 1 | 39 |
| 40 | Somebody | Zoe Worship | Re-E | Re-E | 5 | 36 |
There are 10 songs that show signs of invading the chart in the coming weeks. Songs that appeared on this list previously are marked with an asterisk for each week they’ve 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 |
| Speak to the Mountain** | Chris McClarney |
| Hymn of Heaven* | Phil Wickham |
| Millionaire (Good Like That)***** | Tauren Wells |
| Fresh Wind****** | Hillsong Worship |
| Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly** | Pat Barrett |
| Too Good to Not Believe** | Bethel Music & Brandon Lake |
| Rejoice | Andrew Ripp |
| World Outside Your Window***** | Hillsong Young & Free |
| Million Little Miracles | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music |
| Same God | Hannah Kerr |
The American charts all have their whims. We look across the pop music landscape to put together a reliable snapshot of what is truly trending today. We are currently tracking 98 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2021 Doug DeBolt.
