One week after taking over the No. 1 spot, Anne Wilson’s “My Jesus” continued to hold a narrow lead over CAIN’s “Yes He Can” and remained at the top of the Christian chart. Once again, the difference was streaming and downloads. While “Yes He Can” is clearly the top airplay song, “My Jesus” is also strong on the radio, but is No. 2 in the country for streaming/ download. “Be Alright” by Evan Craft, Danny Gokey & Redimi2 remained at No. 3, and “Rattle!” by Elevation Worship also held its spot at No. 4. “Gospel Song” by Rhett Walker moved back up one spot to re-enter the Top 5.
tobyMac’s “Help is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)” fell one spot to No. 6, carrying it outside of the Top 5 for the first time since April 24. We the Kingdom’s “Child of Love” also had a notable decline, as its fall to No. 19 marked the first time it had been outside the Top 10 since May 8. And Crowder’s “Good God Almighty” dropped to No. 27, making that the first time it wasn’t in the Top 20 since February 6.
Other trends in this week’s chart:
Biggest movers:
- “Look What You’ve Done” by Tasha Layton (up three from No. 17 to No. 14)
- “Rejoice” by Andrew Ripp (up seven from No. 31 to No. 24)
- “Holy Spirit Come” by Patrick Mayberry (up three from No. 38 to No. 35)
Biggest drops:
- “Child of Love” by We the Kingdom (down 10 from No. 9 to No. 19)
- “Good God Almighty” by Crowder (down seven from No. 20 to No. 27)
- “River of Life” by Mac Powell (down five from No. 35 to No. 40)
Debuts:
- “Relate” by for KING & Country (No. 34, one week on the Side Burner chart)
- “Come What May” by We Are Messengers (No. 39, four weeks on the Side Burner chart)
Exits:
- “Reasons” by Hulvey (nine weeks on the chart, peak of No. 33, last week No. 40)
- “Same God” by Hannah Kerr (one week on the chart, last week No. 39)
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 |
| God You Are | We Are Messengers |
| Made to Fly | Colton Dixon |
| Into the Mystery | Needtobreathe |
Here is the updated chart for the week of August 22, 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 | My Jesus | Anne Wilson | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | Yes He Can | CAIN | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | Be Alright | Evan Craft/ Danny Gokey/ Redimi2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Rattle! | Elevation Worship | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Gospel Song | Rhett Walker | 6 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| 6 | Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight) | tobyMac | 5 | -1 | 27 | 1 |
| 7 | Believe For It | CeCe Winans | 8 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
| 8 | House of the Lord | Phil Wickham | 7 | -1 | 12 | 7 |
| 9 | Until Grace | Tauren Wells and Rascall Flatts | 11 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 10 | What If | Matthew West | 12 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Joyful | Dante Bowe | 10 | -1 | 16 | 10 |
| 12 | Scars in Heaven | Casting Crowns | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Even at My Worst | Blanca | 13 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Look What You’ve Done | Tasha Layton | 17 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Hold On to Me | Lauren Daigle | 15 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 16 | When You Speak | Jeremy Camp | 18 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 17 | Sunday Morning Feeling | Apollo LTD | 19 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 18 | All Things New | Big Daddy Weave | 16 | -2 | 19 | 15 |
| 19 | Child of Love | We The Kingdom | 9 | -10 | 26 | 3 |
| 20 | Promises | Maverick City Music | 21 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
| 21 | Thank You Lord | Chris Tomlin, Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line | 22 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 22 | Jireh | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | 24 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 23 | Jump | Nonah | 23 | 0 | 12 | 23 |
| 24 | Rejoice | Andrew Ripp | 31 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 25 | All Together | Mike Donehey | 27 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 26 | I Don’t Want to Miss It | Ellie Holcomb | 25 | -1 | 7 | 25 |
| 27 | Good God Almighty | Crowder | 20 | -7 | 32 | 1 |
| 28 | Magnetic | Newsboys | 26 | -2 | 7 | 26 |
| 29 | Know You Will | Hillsong UNITED | 30 | 1 | 5 | 29 |
| 30 | Brand New | Coby James | 29 | -1 | 6 | 26 |
| 31 | Keep On Hoping | Riley Clemmons | 28 | -3 | 19 | 17 |
| 32 | Into the Wild | Josh Baldwin | 32 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| 33 | Somebody | Zoe Worship | 34 | 1 | 10 | 33 |
| 34 | Relate | For KING & Country | New | New | 1 | 34 |
| 35 | Holy Spirit Come | Patrick Mayberry | 38 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| 36 | Like You | Aaron Cole | 33 | -3 | 12 | 29 |
| 37 | My God Is Still the Same | Sanctus Real | 37 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 38 | Never Wanna Go Back | May Angeles | 36 | -2 | 2 | 36 |
| 39 | Come What May | We Are Messengers | New | New | 1 | 39 |
| 40 | River of Life | Mac Powell | 35 | -5 | 2 | 35 |
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 |
| Heart of the Father** | Ryan Ellis |
| Tremble* | Lauren Daigle |
| Stand in Faith* | Danny Gokey |
| Millionaire (Good Like That)*********** | Tauren Wells |
| Roses** | Matthew Parker & Sajan Nauriyal |
| Speak to the Mountain******** | Chris McClarney |
| Just Like You**** | NF |
| (Wonder Working) | All Creatures |
| Living Waters (As the Deer) | Shane & Shane |
| Show You the Cross**** | Matty Mullins |
| Not My Style | Sarah Reeves |
| Anywhere With You* | Mat Kearney |
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 101 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2021 Doug DeBolt.
