Lauren Daigle’s “Hold On to Me” edged closer to the top, but for the fifth straight week it was TobyMac’s “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)” that topped the Christian music chart. The two songs are No. 1 in all but one of the indexes we track and are the only two songs that are in the top five of every index. The entire Top 5 remained unchanged this week, with Crowder’s “Good God Almighty” at No. 3, We the Kingdom’s “Child of Love” at No. 4 and Cain’s “Yes He Can” at No. 5.
Other trends in this week’s chart:
Biggest movers:
- “House of the Lord” by Phil Wickham (up eight from No. 23 to No. 15, and up 14 spots in the last two weeks)
- “All Things New” by Big Daddy Weave (up four from No. 20 to No. 16)
- “Scars in Heaven” by Casting Crowns (up four from No. 30 to No. 26, and up eight in the last two weeks)
- “Jump” by Nonah (up four from No. 32 to No. 28)
- “Like You” by Aaron Cole (up four from No. 38 to No. 34)
Biggest drops:
- “Next to Me” by Jordan Feliz (down 15 from No. 9 to No. 24)
- “Jesus Happened” by Baylor Wilson (down four from No. 31 to No. 35)
- “God Who Listens” by Chris Tomlin & Thomas Rhett (down 20 from No. 16 to No. 36)
- “Battle Belongs” by Phil Wickham (down 10 from No. 27 to No.37)
- “Reasons” by Hulvey (down five from No. 35 to No. 40)
Re-entry:
- “I Don’t Want to Miss It” by Ellie Holcomb (No. 32, last on the chart at No. 40 on July 4)
Debuts:
- “Brand New” by Coby James (No. 29)
- “When You Speak” by Jeremy Camp (No. 38)
Exits:
- “Say I Won’t” by MercyMe (26 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 4, last week No. 29)
- “Survival” by Needtobreathe (16 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 19, last week No. 37)
- “Somebody” by Zoe Worship (five weeks on the chart, peak of No. 36, last week No. 40)
This week, in addition to our Top 40 and “Side Burner” charts, we will start with three “Personal Picks” — songs that haven’t appeared in either of our charts but that we think deserve at least one listen.
| Personal Picks | ||
| (Songs that haven’t appeared in our charts … but they deserve a listen.) | ||
| Song | Artist | Comment |
| Holy Spirit Come | Patrick Mayberry | This driving anthem would be great to start out a service. |
| Show You the Cross | Matty Mullins | Simple tune. The message says it all. |
| I Speak Jesus | Kingsporch | Wonderful worship tune. Getting some airplay — deserves more. |
Here is the updated chart for the week of July 18, 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 | 22 | 1 |
| 2 | Hold On to Me | Lauren Daigle | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 3 | Good God Almighty | Crowder | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 4 | Child of Love | We The Kingdom | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 5 | Yes He Can | Cain | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| 6 | Gospel Song | Rhett Walker | 7 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| 7 | Amen | For KING & Country | 6 | -1 | 24 | 2 |
| 8 | Be Alright | Evan Craft/ Danny Gokey/ Redimi2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | Less Like Me | Zach Williams | 8 | -1 | 27 | 2 |
| 10 | Rattle! | Elevation Worship | 10 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | My Jesus | Anne Wilson | 12 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Believe For It | CeCe Winans | 13 | 1 | 18 | 12 |
| 13 | Joyful | Dante Bowe | 14 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | Until Grace | Tauren Wells and Rascall Flatts | 15 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | House of the Lord | Phil Wickham | 23 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | All Things New | Big Daddy Weave | 20 | 4 | 14 | 16 |
| 17 | Even at My Worst | Blanca | 19 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 18 | Keep On Hoping | Riley Clemmons | 18 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| 19 | Look What You’ve Done | Tasha Layton | 21 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 20 | Fires | Jordan St. Cyr | 17 | -3 | 27 | 7 |
| 21 | Sunday Morning Feeling | Apollo LTD | 24 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 22 | When We Fall Apart | Ryan Stevenson | 22 | 0 | 20 | 13 |
| 23 | What If | Matthew West | 25 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| 24 | Next to Me | Jordan Feliz | 9 | -15 | 26 | 7 |
| 25 | Promises | Maverick City Music | 26 | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 26 | Scars in Heaven | Casting Crowns | 30 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 27 | Jireh | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | 28 | 1 | 15 | 23 |
| 28 | Jump | Nonah | 32 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 29 | Brand New | Coby James | New | New | 1 | 29 |
| 30 | Into the Wild | Josh Baldwin | 33 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 31 | This World Is Not My Home | Branan Murphy | 34 | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| 32 | I Don’t Want to Miss It | Ellie Holcomb | Re-E | Re-E | 2 | 32 |
| 33 | Rest On Us | Maverick City Music | 36 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 34 | Like You | Aaron Cole | 38 | 4 | 7 | 32 |
| 35 | Jesus Happened | Baylor Wilson | 31 | -4 | 11 | 29 |
| 36 | God Who Listens | Chris Tomlin & Thomas Rhett | 16 | -20 | 22 | 14 |
| 37 | Battle Belongs | Phil Wickham | 27 | -10 | 27 | 1 |
| 38 | When You Speak | Jeremy Camp | New | New | 1 | 38 |
| 39 | Magnetic | Newsboys | 39 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 40 | Reasons | Hulvey | 35 | -5 | 6 | 33 |
There are 13 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 |
| Rejoice* | Andrew Ripp |
| Millionaire (Good Like That)****** | Tauren Wells |
| Fresh Wind******* | Hillsong Worship |
| Hymn of Heaven** | Phil Wickham |
| Know You Will | Hillsong UNITED |
| Never Wanna Go Back | May Angeles |
| My God Is Still the Same | Sanctus Real |
| World Outside Your Window****** | Hillsong Young & Free |
| Goodness of God | Bethel Music |
| Too Good to Not Believe*** | Bethel Music & Brandon Lake |
| Breathe Miracles | Red Rocks Worship |
| 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 103 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2021 Doug DeBolt.
