Last year was the year of Anne Wilson and “My Jesus,” and finished the year with Maverick City Music and “Promises” atop the chart. This year is starting with the promise of for KING & COUNTRY’s “Relate” as a contender for one of 2022’s top songs. Thus far, “Relate” has dominated the chart and has owned the top spot for the past two weeks. “Promises” is still running strong and hold the No. 2 spot, just a few points off of the pace set by “Relate.” Phil Wickham’s “House of the Lord,” also a former No. 1 song, is still solid at No. 3, while “Come What May” by We Are Messengers comes in at No. 4. Tasha Layton’s “Look What You’ve Done” rounds out the Top 5.
Other trends in this week’s chart:
Biggest movers:
- “Walking Free” by Micah Tyler (up four from No. 22 to No. 18)
- “Rejoice” by Jordan St. Cyr (up six from No. 30 to No. 24)
- “Speak to the Mountains” by Chris McClarney (up 10 from No. 37 to No. 27)
- “Too Good to Not Believe” by Bethel Music and Brandon Lake (up seven from No. 35 to No. 28)
- “Egypt” by Cory Asbury (up four from No. 33 to No. 29)
- “[wonder working]” by All Creatures (up six from No. 36 to No. 30)
- “Dancing On the Waves” by We the Kingdom (up four from No. 38 to No. 34)
Biggest drops:
- “When You Speak” by Jeremy Camp (down 14 from No. 19 to No. 33)
- “Scars in Heaven” by Casting Crowns (down 22 from No. 15 to No. 37)
- “Gotta Be God” by Lathan Warlick & Russell Dickerson (down 12 from No. 28 to No. 40)
Re-entries:
- “River of Life” by Mac Powell (No. 17, last on the chart Dec. 19)
- “Joyful Noise” by Matt Maher (No. 35, last on the chart Dec. 12)
- “Show You the Cross” by Matty Mullins (No. 36, last on the chart Nov. 21)
- “Yes He Does” by Stars Go Dim (No. 38, last on the chart Dec. 5)
Debuts:
- “Brighter Days” by Blessing Offor (No. 31)
- “Desesperado” by Evan Craft (No. 39)
Exits:
- “Wait On You” by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music (11 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 29, last week No. 40)
- “God Turn It Around” by Church of the City (four weeks on the chart, peak of No. 24, last week No. 24)
- “Roses” by Matthew Parker & Sajan Nauriyal (three weeks on the chart, peak of No. 31, last week No. 31)
- “My God” by Jor’Dan Armstrong (one week on the chart, last week No. 32)
- “Lights in the City” by Tedashii (one week on the chart, last week No. 34)
- “Homecoming (Live)” by Bethel Music (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 |
| Pour Your Spirit Out | Thrive Worship |
| See Me Through It | Brandon Heath |
| The Best Is Yet to Come | Ben Rector |
Here is the updated chart for the week of January 15, 2022. 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 | Relate | For KING & Country | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | Promises | Maverick City Music | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 3 | House of the Lord | Phil Wickham | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| 4 | Come What May | We Are Messengers | 3 | -1 | 21 | 3 |
| 5 | Look What You’ve Done | Tasha Layton | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | In the House | Crowder | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| 7 | My God Is Still the Same | Sanctus Real | 9 | 2 | 20 | 7 |
| 8 | My Jesus | Anne Wilson | 8 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 9 | Promised Land | tobyMac | 7 | -2 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | What If | Matthew West | 10 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 11 | Thank You Lord | Chris Tomlin, Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line | 11 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| 12 | Heart of the Father | Ryan Ellis | 13 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
| 13 | Weary Traveler | Jordan St. Cyr | 16 | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| 14 | Stand in Faith | Danny Gokey | 12 | -2 | 20 | 9 |
| 15 | On Our Way | MercyMe (feat. Sam Wesley) | 14 | -1 | 17 | 12 |
| 16 | Know You Will | Hillsong UNITED | 17 | 1 | 23 | 16 |
| 17 | River of Life | Mac Powell | Re-E | Re-E | 20 | 17 |
| 18 | Walking Free | Micah Tyler | 22 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 19 | Heaven Help Me | Zach Williams | 21 | 2 | 17 | 14 |
| 20 | I Am Yours | Needtobreathe | 20 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| 21 | For the Good | Riley Clemmons | 23 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 22 | Holy Spirit Come | Patrick Mayberry | 25 | 3 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | God, Turn It Around | Jon Reddick | 24 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 24 | Rejoice | Jordan St. Cyr | 30 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 25 | Jesus Is Coming Back | Jordan Feliz, Jonathan Traylor & Mandisa | 26 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| 26 | The Commission | CAIN | 27 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
| 27 | Speak to the Mountains | Chris McClarney | 37 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 28 | Too Good to Not Believe | Bethel Music & Brandon Lake | 35 | 7 | 14 | 19 |
| 29 | Egypt | Cory Asbury | 33 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 30 | [wonder working] | All Creatures | 36 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 31 | Brighter Days | Blessing Offor | New | New | 1 | 31 |
| 32 | Life Is Good | Courtnie Ramirez & Apollo LTD | 29 | -3 | 2 | 29 |
| 33 | When You Speak | Jeremy Camp | 19 | -14 | 26 | 6 |
| 34 | Dancing On the Waves | We The Kingdom | 38 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| 35 | Joyful Noise | Matt Maher | Re-E | Re-E | 11 | 27 |
| 36 | Show You the Cross | Matty Mullins | Re-E | Re-E | 2 | 32 |
| 37 | Scars in Heaven | Casting Crowns | 15 | -22 | 30 | 1 |
| 38 | Yes He Does | Stars Go Dim | Re-E | Re-E | 4 | 33 |
| 39 | Desesperado | Evan Craft | New | New | 1 | 39 |
| 40 | Gotta Be God | Lathan Warlick & Russell Dickerson | 28 | -12 | 2 | 28 |
There are 15 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 |
| God Is Good | Francesca Battistelli |
| I Believe It Now | Sidewalk Prophets |
| I’ll Be Okay. | Lydia Laird |
| Better View | Switch |
| I Will Carry You | Ellie Holcomb |
| Sunday Sermons | Anne Wilson |
| A Thousand Hallelujahs | Brooke Ligertwood |
| Better King | Branan Murphy |
| Joy Comes In the Morning | Baylor Wilson |
| Healer | Casting Crowns |
| HolUpWait | Lecrae |
| In You | Iveth Luna |
| Rejoice | Andrew Ripp |
| Unsung Hero | for King & COUNTRY |
| Living Water | Shane & Shane |
| When I Pray | DOE |
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 91 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2022 Doug DeBolt.
