Finney Media does music research every year on hundreds of songs in multiple markets across North America . . . and every year, the numbers on which songs from the past are the most popular with Christian Music Radio listeners changes. From our research during the past year, here are the Top Five Testing Songs released during each of the past ten years:
| 2023
1. Elevation Worship/Same God
2. Katy Nichole/God Is In This Story
3. Micah Tyler/I See Grace
4. Brandon Lake/Gratitude
5. MercyMe/Then Christ Came
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2022
1. We The Kingdom/Miracle Power
2. Katy Nichole/In Jesus’ Name (God of Possible)
3. Josh Baldwin/There Is Freedom
4. Matthew West/Me On Your Mind
5. Cece Winans/I’ve Got Joy
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| 2021
1. Anne Wilson/My Jesus
2. Zach Williams/Less Like Me
3. Phil Wickham/House Of The Lord
4. Casting Crowns/Scars In Heaven
5. Lauren Daigle/Hold On To Me
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2020
1. Elevation Worship/Graves Into Gardens
2. Kari Jobe/The Blessing
3. Jordan St. Cyr/Fires
4. Phil Wickham/Battle Belongs
5. Jeremy Camp/Keep Me In The Moment
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| 2019
1. Matthew West/The God Who Stays
2. We The Kingdom/Holy Water 3. Michael W. Smith/Waymaker (ft. Vanessa Campagna)
4. Zach Williams/There Was Jesus
5. Johnathan & Melissa Helser /Raise A Hallelujah
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2018
1. Lauren Daigle/You Say
2. Josh Baldwin/Stand In Your Love
3. For King & Country/God Only Knows
4. Cory Asbury/Reckless Love
5. Hillsong Worship/Who You Say I Am
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| 2017
1. Crowder/All My Hope
2. Passion/Glorious Day
3.Tenth Avenue North/Control
4. Ryan Stevenson/The Gospel
5. Lauren Daigle/O’Lord
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2016
1. MercyMe/Even If
2. Ryan Stevenson f/Gabe Real/Eye Of The Storm
3. Hillsong/What A Beautiful Name
4. Chris Tomlin/Good Good Father
5. Big Daddy Weave/The Lion & The Lamb
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| 2015
1. Bethel Music/No Longer Slaves
2. One Sonic Society/Great Are You Lord
3. Big Daddy Weave/My Story
4. Jeremy Camp/Same Power
5. Kristian Stanfill/Even So Come
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2014
1. MercyMe/Greater
2. Francesca Battistelli/Holy Spirit
3. Lincoln Brewster/There Is Power
4. MercyMe/Flawless
5. Citizen Way/Evidence
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Check out which titles are on this list that you may have taken out over the years . . . and consider if they should be a part of your station now.
Coming in March: The latest on the most popular artists with CCM listeners across the United States.
