Radio and Records released their 2008 Year End Charts, and here's a peek at the most played songs on Christian radio formats:
Top 5 Gospel songs:
1) Never Would Have Made It, Marvin Sapp
2) Work It Out, Troy Sneed Presents Bonafide Praisers
3) I Trust You, James Fortune & FIYA Black
4) He's Done Enough, Beverly Crawford
5) Jesus, Shekinah Glory Ministry
Top 5 Christian AC songs:
1) You Are Everything, Matthew West
2) Let It Fade, Jeremy Camp
3) Call My Name, Third Day
4) God With us, MercyMe
5) You Reigh, Mercy Me
I recently did a Christian Music Year in Review post, wrapping up some of the stories that readers were talking about on the Gospel Soundcheck blog since I started writing back in June. Here are a few more memorable moments from 2008:
As I sat here this week listening to some of the CDs I've gotten in for review over the past 12 months looking for the best of 2008, I came to one conclusion: it's impossible to pick "the best" of anything when you have so much to choose from.
In reality, I haven't even listened to every CD that came in, so how do I know if I've even heard the best? And if I'm being honest (and regular readers of this blog will know that, if nothing else, I am honest) some stuff I like on Monday, am cool to on Wednesday and hate on Friday.
I admit it. I'm a music fan swayed by moods and the weather, with music for every emotion and season. And when I like something, I play it until I wear it out, to the exclusion of most everything else. Yeah, I'm a little obsessive-compulsive with everything, including my music.
So rather than give myself a panic attack trying to come up with the best music of 2008, I'll just share with you some of the music that really resonated with me, and in a few cases, changed my life.
Mario Tarradell, music critic for the Dallas Morning News, named Third Day's Revelation one of the best CDs of 2008 and their show at the Superpages.com Center as one of the best concerts of the year as well. Third Day joined music legends AC/DC, Lee Ann Womack, Metallica, Al Green and Brad Paisley on the lists.
It's about time that mainstream America started to actually listen to Christian music, rather than writing it off because of its spiritual content. Good, clean, well written and produced music, with a message that can resonate with the human spirit, can connect with any listener.
Radio & Records (R&R) has named rock artist PIllar as most played artist on the R&R Christian Rock Chart. "This is really incredible news," says Rob Beckley, Pillar's founding member and frontman. "We just celebrated our 10th No. 1 with...
Christian rock band Skillet was named R&R's (Radio & Records) Top CHR Artist of the Year for 2008. Since R&R began publishing Christian Radio charts, Skillet has garnered more #1 songs from one recording - their album Comatose - than...
As we wind down 2008, I started to make a list of my favorite albums of the year. The only problem is that, try as I might, I just haven't listened to every album. And there are genres that, even...
Award-winning freelance writer and columnist Joanne Brokaw covers entertainment for The Christian Examiner newspapers, The Minnesota Christian Chronicle, and The Ozarks Christian News.
Her other writing credits include Breakaway and Brio Magazines, OnCourse Magazine, ChristianMusicPlanet.com, BuddyHollywood.com and AGreaterFreedom.com. Her humor column, A Big Slice of Life, appears monthly in the Christian Voice Magazine and she pens a regular humor column on The Writing Life for ByLine Magazine.
Joanne lives in Western New York with her darling husband David, their Border collie Scout and their cat Murphy. Their almost adult daughter Cassie drops by often. Find out more about Joanne at JoanneBrokaw.com.
Radio and Records released their 2008 Year End Charts, and here's a peek at the most played songs on Christian radio formats:
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