After three weeks, the first month of 2022 has been all about for KING & COUNTRY and their most recent hit, “Relate,” which has dominated the chart. Our matrix indicates that no other song is even close to “Relate,” though Phil Wickham’s “House of the Lord” is showing remarkable staying power and has risen back to No. 2. “Come What May” by We Are Messengers, “Look What You’ve Done” by Tasha Layton and “In the House” by Crowder each rose one spot to land in the Top 5 at No. 3, 4 and 5 respectively.

Two longtime residents of the Top 40 fell from the chart this week. Matthew West’s “What If,” which was on the countdown for 28 weeks and peaked at No. 2, and Jeremy Camp’s “When You Speak,” which was on the chart for 26 weeks and peaked at No. 6, both moved into recurrent status.

Other trends in this week’s chart:

Biggest movers:

• “Heart of the Father” by Ryan Ellis (up four from No. 12 to No. 8)
• “Weary Traveler” by Jordan St. Cyr (up four from No. 13  to No. 9)
• “Walking Free” by Micah Tyler (up four from No. 18 to No. 14, up eight in the past two weeks)
• “I Am Yours” by Needtobreathe (up four from No. 20 to No. 16)
• “Holy Spirit Come” by Patrick Mayberry (up five from No. 22 to No. 17)
• “God Turn It Around” by Jon Reddick (up five from No. 23 to No. 18)
• “Jesus Is Coming Back” by Jordan Feliz, Jonathan Traylor & Mandisa (up six from No. 25 to No. 19)
• “Brighter Days” by Blessing Offor (up 11 from No. 31 to No. 20)
• “The Commission” by CAIN (up five from No. 26 to No. 21)
• “Egypt” by Cory Asbury (up five from No. 29 to No. 24, up nine in the past two weeks)
• “Dancing On the Waves” by We the Kingdom (up four from No. 34 to No. 30, up eight in the past two weeks)
• “Desesperado” by Evan Craft (up seven from No. 39 to No. 32)

Biggest drops:

• “Promises” by Maverick City Music (down 11 from No. 2 to No. 13)
• “Know You Will” by Hillsong UNITED (down seven from No. 16 to No. 23)
• “Heaven Help Me” by Zach Williams (down six from No. 19 to No. 25)
• “Thank You Lord” by Chris Tomlin & Thomas Rhett (down 23 from No. 11 to No. 34)
• “Rejoice” by Jordan St. Cyr (down 12 from No. 24 to No. 36)

Re-entries:

• “Wait On You” by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music (No. 29, last on the chart Jan. 8)
• “Homecoming (Live)” by Bethel Music (No. 35, last on the chart Jan. 8)

Debuts:

• “See Me Through It” by Brandon Heath (No. 28)
• “Pour Your Spirit Out” by Thrive Worship (No. 40)

Exits:

• “What If” by Matthew West (28 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 2, last week No. 10)
• “When You Speak” by Jeremy Camp (26 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 6, last week No. 33)
• “Yes He Does” by Stars Go Dim (four weeks on the chart, peak of No. 33, last week No. 38)
• “Show You the Cross” by Matty Mullins (two weeks on the chart, peak of No. 32, last week No. 36)

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.

Here is the updated chart for the week of January 22, 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.

There are 17 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):

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.

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