For the past six weeks, tobyMac dominated the No. 1 spot on the Christian chart with “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight),” but we predicted there would be a new No. 1 this week. And we were right … sort of. We believed that Lauren Daigle’s “Hold On to Me” was showing the strength it needed to take over the top spot, but it surprisingly faded during the week, allowing CAIN’s “Yes He Can” to jump from No. 4 to No. 1. The result is a remade Top 5, with “Yes He Can” at No. 1, “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)” at No. 2, Rhett Walker’s “Gospel Song” at No. 3, “Hold On to Me” at No. 4 and Anne Wilson’s “My Jesus” at No. 5.
“Child of Love” by We the Kingdom exited the Top 5 for the first time since June 13. Zach Williams, who last week fell out of the Top 5 with “Less Like Me,” this week fell out of the Top 20 for the first time since February 13. “Amen” by For KING and Country also dropped out of the Top 20, where it had been since February 20.
There were two notable exits from the Top 40. Phil Wickham’s “Battle Belongs” — the biggest Christian hit so far this year — dropped out after 28 weeks, including eight weeks at No. 1. And Ryan Stevenson’s “When We Fall Apart” left after 21 weeks on the chart, having peaked at No. 13.
Other trends in this week’s chart:
Biggest movers:
- “Scars in Heaven” by Casting Crowns (up six from No. 21 to No. 15, and up 19 in the last four weeks)
- “When You Speak” by Jeremy Camp (up five from No. 25 to No. 20, and up 18 in the last two weeks)
- “Magnetic” by Newsboys (up six from No. 37 to No. 31)
- “Somebody” by Zoe Worship (up four from No. 38 to No. 34)
Biggest drops:
- “Less Like Me” by Zach Williams (down eight from No. 19 to No. 27, and down 18 in the last two weeks)
- “Amen” by for KING and Country (down 21 from No. 12 to No. 33, and down 26 in the last two weeks)
Re-entry:
- Gratitude” by Brandon Lake (No. 40, last on the chart at No. 39 on July 4)
Debuts:
- “My God Is Still the Same” by Sanctus Real (No. 36, two weeks on the Side Burner chart)
- “Holy Spirit Come” by Patrick Mayberry (No. 38, one week on the Side Burner chart)
- “Rejoice” by Andrew Ripp (No. 39, three weeks on the Side Burner chart)
Exits:
- “Battle Belongs” by Phil Wickham (28 weeks on the chart, eight weeks at No. 1, last week No. 35)
- “When We Fall Apart” by Ryan Stevenson (21 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 13, last week No. 24)
Here are this week’s “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 |
| How Great | Koryn Hawthorne | Driving praise from the former finalist of “The Voice” |
| Carry Me | Needtobreathe | Features Jon Foreman of Switchfoot |
| I Still Believe You’re God | Newsboys | After 36 years and multiple lineups, they still bring it |
Here is the updated chart for the week of August 1, 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 | Yes He Can | CAIN | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight) | tobyMac | 1 | -1 | 24 | 1 |
| 3 | Gospel Song | Rhett Walker | 5 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 4 | Hold On to Me | Lauren Daigle | 2 | -2 | 21 | 2 |
| 5 | My Jesus | Anne Wilson | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | Child of Love | We The Kingdom | 3 | -3 | 23 | 3 |
| 7 | Be Alright | Evan Craft/ Danny Gokey/ Redimi2 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | Rattle! | Elevation Worship | 9 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | Good God Almighty | Crowder | 8 | -1 | 29 | 1 |
| 10 | Believe For It | CeCe Winans | 11 | 1 | 20 | 10 |
| 11 | Joyful | Dante Bowe | 10 | -1 | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | House of the Lord | Phil Wickham | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | Until Grace | Tauren Wells and Rascall Flatts | 13 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| 14 | What If | Matthew West | 17 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 15 | Scars in Heaven | Casting Crowns | 21 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | Look What You’ve Done | Tasha Layton | 16 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 17 | Even at My Worst | Blanca | 18 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 18 | All Things New | Big Daddy Weave | 15 | -3 | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Sunday Morning Feeling | Apollo LTD | 20 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 20 | When You Speak | Jeremy Camp | 25 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 21 | Keep On Hoping | Riley Clemmons | 22 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 22 | Promises | Maverick City Music | 23 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 23 | Jireh | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | 26 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 24 | Jump | Nonah | 27 | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 25 | I Don’t Want to Miss It | Ellie Holcomb | 28 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 26 | Brand New | Coby James | 29 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 27 | Less Like Me | Zach Williams | 19 | -8 | 29 | 2 |
| 28 | Into the Wild | Josh Baldwin | 31 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 29 | Like You | Aaron Cole | 32 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
| 30 | Next to Me | Jordan Feliz | 30 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| 31 | Magnetic | Newsboys | 37 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| 32 | Know You Will | Hillsong UNITED | 33 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 33 | Amen | For KING & Country | 12 | -21 | 26 | 2 |
| 34 | Somebody | Zoe Worship | 38 | 4 | 7 | 34 |
| 35 | Too Good to Not Believe | Bethel Music & Brandon Lake | 34 | -1 | 2 | 34 |
| 36 | My God Is Still the Same | Sanctus Real | New | New | 1 | 36 |
| 37 | This World Is Not My Home | Branan Murphy | 36 | -1 | 14 | 30 |
| 38 | Holy Spirit Come | Patrick Mayberry | New | New | 1 | 38 |
| 39 | Rejoice | Andrew Ripp | New | New | 1 | 39 |
| 40 | Gratitude | Brandon Lake | Re-E | Re-E | 6 | 38 |
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 |
| Thank You Lord | Chris Tomlin, Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line |
| Millionaire (Good Like That)******** | Tauren Wells |
| Never Wanna Go Back*** | May Angeles |
| Speak to the Mountain***** | Chris McClarney |
| Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly**** | Pat Barrett |
| World Outside Your Window******** | Hillsong Young & Free |
| Same God*** | Hannah Kerr |
| Just Like You* | NF |
| Show You the Cross* | Matty Mullins |
| Come What May* | We Are Messengers |
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 105 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2021 Doug DeBolt.
