As several songs surge toward the top, CAIN’s “Yes He Can” stayed resilient and finished the week at No. 1 for the second time in a row. Anne Wilson’s “My Jesus” could well be the next No. 1 song, but fell just short at No. 2. “Help is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)” by tobyMac slipped another spot to No. 3, and Rhett Walker’s “Gospel Song” ebbed to No. 4. “Be Alright” by Evan Craft, Danny Gokey & Redimi2 surged two spots to round out the Top 5.
“Hold On to Me” by Lauren Daigle dropped 10 spots and fell out of both the Top 5 and the Top 10, where she had been since June 13 and April 10 respectively. Meanwhile, two longtime Top 40 residents made their exits this week. “Less Like Me” by Zach Williams left the chart after 29 weeks. It was at No. 20 when we started the chart in January, and it peaked at No. 2 in May. “Amen” by for KING and Country, which also left this week, had also peaked at No. 2 during a 26-week run on the chart.
Crowder’s “Good God Almighty” is descending the chart and fell out of the Top 10 for the first time since February 28. Despite the drop, this week it became the year’s biggest Christian single. It has now been on our chart for 30 weeks and spent six weeks at No. 1.
Other trends in this week’s chart:
Biggest movers:
- “Even At My Worst” by Blanca (up five from No. 17 to No. 12)
- “Rejoice” by Andrew Ripp (up seven from No. 39 to No. 32)
Biggest drops:
- “Hold On to Me” by Lauren Daigle (down 10 from No. 4 to No. 14)
- “Good God Almighty” by Crowder (down nine from No. 9 to No. 18)
- “Like You” by Aaron Cole (down four from No. 29 to No. 33)
- “Next to Me” by Jordan Feliz (down four from No. 30 to No. 34)
Re-entry:
- “Reasons” by Hulvey (No. 37, last on the chart at No. 40 on July 25)
Debuts:
- “Thank You Lord” by Chris Tomlin, Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line (No. 22, one week on the Side Burner chart)
- “All Together” by Mike Donehey (No. 28)
Exits:
- “Less Like Me” by Zach Williams (29 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 2, last week No. 27)
- “Amen” by for KING & Country (26 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 2, last week No. 33)
- “Gratitude” by Brandon Lake (six weeks on the chart, peak of No. 38, last week No. 40)
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 |
| Amazing | Pastor Mike Jr. | Shades of Gnarls Barkley. Soulful, fun and inspiring. |
| Living Waters (As the Deer) | Shane & Shane | From Hymns Vol. 2 – the Shanes know how to worship. |
| Hold Us Together | H.E.R. | From the soundtrack of Disney’s “Safety.” |
Here is the updated chart for the week of August 8, 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 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | My Jesus | Anne Wilson | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight) | tobyMac | 2 | -1 | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | Gospel Song | Rhett Walker | 3 | -1 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Be Alright | Evan Craft/ Danny Gokey/ Redimi2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 5 |
| 6 | Rattle! | Elevation Worship | 8 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| 7 | Child of Love | We The Kingdom | 6 | -1 | 24 | 3 |
| 8 | Believe For It | CeCe Winans | 10 | 2 | 21 | 8 |
| 9 | House of the Lord | Phil Wickham | 12 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Joyful | Dante Bowe | 11 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
| 11 | Until Grace | Tauren Wells and Rascall Flatts | 13 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Even at My Worst | Blanca | 17 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | What If | Matthew West | 14 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 14 | Hold On to Me | Lauren Daigle | 4 | -10 | 22 | 2 |
| 15 | Scars in Heaven | Casting Crowns | 15 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 16 | Look What You’ve Done | Tasha Layton | 16 | 0 | 12 | 16 |
| 17 | All Things New | Big Daddy Weave | 18 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| 18 | Good God Almighty | Crowder | 9 | -9 | 30 | 1 |
| 19 | When You Speak | Jeremy Camp | 20 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 20 | Sunday Morning Feeling | Apollo LTD | 19 | -1 | 6 | 19 |
| 21 | Promises | Maverick City Music | 22 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 22 | Thank You Lord | Chris Tomlin, Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line | New | New | 1 | 22 |
| 23 | Jireh | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | 23 | 0 | 18 | 23 |
| 24 | Keep On Hoping | Riley Clemmons | 21 | -3 | 17 | 17 |
| 25 | Jump | Nonah | 24 | -1 | 10 | 24 |
| 26 | I Don’t Want to Miss It | Ellie Holcomb | 25 | -1 | 5 | 25 |
| 27 | Brand New | Coby James | 26 | -1 | 4 | 26 |
| 28 | All Together | Mike Donehey | New | New | 1 | 28 |
| 29 | Know You Will | Hillsong UNITED | 32 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 30 | Into the Wild | Josh Baldwin | 28 | -2 | 6 | 28 |
| 31 | Magnetic | Newsboys | 31 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
| 32 | Rejoice | Andrew Ripp | 39 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| 33 | Like You | Aaron Cole | 29 | -4 | 10 | 29 |
| 34 | Next to Me | Jordan Feliz | 30 | -4 | 29 | 7 |
| 35 | Somebody | Zoe Worship | 34 | -1 | 8 | 34 |
| 36 | Too Good to Not Believe | Bethel Music & Brandon Lake | 35 | -1 | 3 | 34 |
| 37 | Reasons | Hulvey | Re-E | Re-E | 8 | 33 |
| 38 | My God Is Still the Same | Sanctus Real | 36 | -2 | 2 | 36 |
| 39 | Holy Spirit Come | Patrick Mayberry | 38 | -1 | 2 | 38 |
| 40 | This World Is Not My Home | Branan Murphy | 37 | -3 | 15 | 30 |
There are 12 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 |
| Never Wanna Go Back**** | May Angeles |
| River of Life | Mac Powell |
| Same God**** | Hannah Kerr |
| Millionaire (Good Like That)********* | Tauren Wells |
| Heart of the Father | Ryan Ellis |
| Speak to the Mountain****** | Chris McClarney |
| Just Like You** | NF |
| Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly***** | Pat Barrett |
| Come What May** | We Are Messengers |
| Let Him In | Jokia |
| Show You the Cross** | Matty Mullins |
| Roses | Matthew Parker & Sajan Nauriyal |
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.
