Top 150 Songs of 2001
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out the Top 50 Albums of 2001
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SHAUN GROVES Welcome Home |
1(4)
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28
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NICHOLE NORDEMAN Every Season |
1(2)
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21
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GINNY OWENS Own Me |
1
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23
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RACHAEL LAMPA Blessed |
1(2)
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21
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THE KATINAS Thank You |
1
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19
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JACI VELASQUEZ Every Time I Fall |
1
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19
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PHILLIPS, CRAIG AND DEAN Let My Words Be Few |
1
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19
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AVALON Make It Last Forever |
1
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19
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NATALIE GRANT Keep On Shining |
1
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19
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CINDY MORGAN Good Thing |
1(2)
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17
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STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN Live Out Loud |
1(2)
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18
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JAKE The Right Time |
1(2)
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24
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MARK SCHULTZ WITH GINNY OWENS Remember Me |
1
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21
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JACI VELASQUEZ Adore |
1
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18
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FFH Watching Over Me |
2
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19
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GREG LONG Sufficiency of Grace |
1
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18
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JONATHAN PIERCE An Audience of One |
1
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21
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STACIE ORRICO With a Little Faith |
1
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18
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STACIE ORRICO Genuine |
1
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19
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POINT OF GRACE Blue Skies |
1
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18
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RACHAEL LAMPA My Father's Heart |
1
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21
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CINDY MORGAN I Love You |
1(2)
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17
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RACHAEL LAMPA Shaken |
1
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19
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RACHAEL LAMPA You Lift Me Up |
1
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18
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CHRIS RICE Life Means So Much |
1
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20
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AVALON The Glory |
1
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18
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NEWSBOYS Joy |
1
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19
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AVALON Wonder Why |
1
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17
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JACI VELASQUEZ Just a Prayer Away |
1
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19
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POINT OF GRACE Praise Forevermore |
1
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16
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MARK SCHULTZ Let's Go |
1(3)
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15
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FFH On My Cross |
1(2)
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20
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JAKE Believer |
3
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18
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ERIN O'DONNELL No Place So Far |
2
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18
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NICHOLE NORDEMAN Small Enough |
1(2)
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14
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NATALIE GRANT Don't Wanna Make a Move |
1
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16
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CECE WINANS Say a Prayer |
2
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17
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SCOTT KRIPPAYNE What Breaks Your Heart |
6
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18
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BEBO NORMAN I Am |
6
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18
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CHRIS RICE The Face of Christ |
3
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17
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SARA GROVES The Word |
4
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17
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CHRIS RICE Belong |
3
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14
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WATERMARK All Things New |
4
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15
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NICOLE C. MULLEN Call On Jesus |
3
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15
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STACIE ORRICO Without Love |
6
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16
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MICHELLE TUMES Lovely |
1
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14
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OUT OF THE GREY Shine Like Crazy |
3
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15
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WATERMARK Good for Me |
6
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17
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NATALIE GRANT & PLUS ONE Whenever You Need Somebody |
1
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12
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JAKE The One |
4
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15
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51
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DC TALK Say the Words (Now) |
6
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15
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52
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AUDIO ADRENALINE Beautiful |
2
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12
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53
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REBECCA ST. JAMES In Me |
7
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16
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54
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RUSS LEE I Smile |
5
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17
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55
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SALVADOR Cry Holy |
6
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15
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56
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MICHAEL W. SMITH The Giving |
6
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16
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57
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SCOTT KRIPPAYNE Deeper Still |
8
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12
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58
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MICHAEL W. SMITH Above All |
4
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14
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59
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WATERMARK My Heart, Your Home |
5
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14
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60
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NATALIE GRANT Because of Love |
7
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17
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61
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SHAUN GROVES Satellite |
3
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11
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62
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PLUS ONE The Promise |
11
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15
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63
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BEN GLOVER 26 Letters |
12
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16
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64
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MARK SCHULTZ I Have Been There |
2
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11
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65
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NICOLE C. MULLEN Shooby |
5
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13
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66
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MICHAEL W. SMITH Worth It All |
3
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12
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67
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TAIT All You Got |
12
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14
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68
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ANDREW PETERSON Isn't It Love |
8
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14
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69
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THE KATINAS It's Real |
8
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14
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70
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PFR Missing Love |
9
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18
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71
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NICHOLE NORDEMAN Fool for You |
1
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12
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72
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MATT BROUWER A New Song |
6
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14
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73
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SARAH MASEN Girl On Fire |
9
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14
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74
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THE KATINAS You Are |
4
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15
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75
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MICHELLE TUMES Dream |
10
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11
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76
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THE ELMS Hey Hey |
7
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13
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77
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FFH Lord Move, Or Move Me |
2
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12
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78
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GREG LONG In the Waiting |
12
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12
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79
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THIRD DAY Come Together |
6
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9
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80
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REBECCA ST. JAMES Reborn |
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14
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81
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JOY WILLIAMS I Believe in You |
13
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12
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P.O.D. Alive |
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12
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83
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BEBO NORMAN Cover Me |
10
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12
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JENNIFER KNAPP Lay It Down |
3
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10
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85
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THE MARTINS May We Never Forget |
14
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12
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CHERI KEAGGY I Like |
13
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13
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87
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CINDY MORGAN Joy |
1
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9
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88
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THIRD DAY Show Me Your Glory |
15
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11
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ZOEGIRL Living for You |
14
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12
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90
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KELLY MINTER Any More Sure |
12
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12
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JOY WILLIAMS Serious |
13
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11
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SKILLET You Are My Hope |
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9
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GAITHER VOCAL BAND More Than Ever |
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12
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STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN The Change |
4
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9
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95
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AVALON Don't Save It All for Christmas |
1
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9
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THIRD DAY These Thousand Hills |
14
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12
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SARA GROVES How Is It Between Us |
16
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11
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WHISPER LOUD If This is What It Means |
13
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10
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99
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GEOFF MOORE AND STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN Thanks to You |
13
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10
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100
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4HIM Psalm 112 |
8
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8
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JENNIFER KNAPP All Consuming Fire |
18
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14
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102
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TOBYMAC Somebody's Watching |
14
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11
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103
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DARLENE ZSCHECH Kiss of Heaven |
13
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12
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104
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JACI VELASQUEZ Center of Your Love |
1
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8
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105
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AUDIO ADRENALINE One Like You |
16
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10
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106
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NEWSBOYS Who? |
17
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10
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107
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THE MARTINS You Are Holy |
6
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7
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108
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ERIN O'DONNELL Hold On to Jesus |
18
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11
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109
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BY THE TREE Walk |
21
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12
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110
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FFH Daniel |
21
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11
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111
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PHIL JOEL Author of Life |
19
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10
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112
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ZOEGIRL With All of My Heart |
9
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7
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113
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ANDREW PETERSON Rise and Shine |
15
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10
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114
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APT.CORE WITH GINNY OWENS 40 |
14
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9
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115
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TRUE VIBE Jump, Jump, Jump |
14
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9
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116
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PHILLIPS, CRAIG AND DEAN Your Grace Still Amazes Me |
28
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14
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117
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TAMMY TRENT Without You |
9
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8
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118
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TAIT Loss for Words |
18
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10
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119
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STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN God is God |
11
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7
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120
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ZOEGIRL No You |
22
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9
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121
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PHILLIPS, CRAIG AND DEAN Come, Now is the Time to Worship |
17
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10
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122
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THE DARINS Take Me |
20
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10
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123
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REBECCA ST. JAMES Wait for Me |
16
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10
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124
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TRUE VIBE Now and Forever |
17
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10
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125
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SALVADOR Crucified |
1
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8
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126
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AURORA A World With You |
15
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9
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127
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SONICFLOOD Resonate |
18
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9
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128
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THIRD DAY Never Bow Down |
18
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11
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129
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CHRIS TOMLIN Forever |
21
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9
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130
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PAIGE Power in Your Hand |
23
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10
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131
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CINDY MORGAN Tell Me That You Love Me |
6
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13
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132
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LARUE Fly |
20
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10
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133
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PILLAR Live for Him |
32
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16
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134
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PLUS ONE Soul Tattoo |
22
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11
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135
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STACIE ORRICO Stay True |
17
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8
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136
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MARK SCHULTZ Kyrie Eleison |
10
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6
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137
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DOWNHERE Larger Than Life |
22
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11
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138
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RELIENT K Wake Up Call |
21
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10
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139
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FFH We Sing Alleluia |
31
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15
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140
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REDMAN, HUGHES, OAKLEY, WILSON Jesus, You Alone |
20
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9
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141
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CLAY CROSSE What Would You Do for a King? |
23
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11
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142
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JACI VELASQUEZ You're Not There |
24
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9
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143
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CINDY MORGAN Love Can |
33
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12
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144
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NEWSONG Defining Moment |
22
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8
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145
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TOBYMAC Extreme Days |
23
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10
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146
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TAMMY TRENT Light of Love |
21
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8
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147
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TEN SHEKEL SHIRT Ocean |
26
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9
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148
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FERNANDO ORTEGA Beyond the Sky |
22
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9
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149
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ANOINTED You'll Never Thirst |
20
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6
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150
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MARY MARY FEATURING KIRK FRANKLIN Thank You |
20
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COMMENTARY:
I think I am pretty satisifed at how the year end singles chart worked
out. Some songs I wish had ranked higher, others I was shocked at how
high they ranked. Overall, I am very pleased.
I think Jaci's "Every Time I Fall" (#6) is the biggest shocker of the year. I never expected it to do as well as it did. But, there's nothing I can do about it. Avalon's "Make It Last Forever" (#8) was also a big shocker, however much more pleasant than Jaci's. I was shocked that "The Glory" (#26) didn't rank in the Top 10. "Live Out Loud" (#11) barely misses the Top 10, while "Good Thing" (#10) barely makes it.
Sleeper Hits (songs that weren't singles yet still impacted the chart) did fairly well this year. The biggest Sleeper this year was Ginny Owens' "Own Me" (#3), which totally dominated the chart in the early part of the year. I was very pleased to see it take #3 for the year. "An Audience of One" (#17), "I Love You" (#22), and "Small Enough" (#35) were also Sleeper Hits that faired well on the year end spectrum (all of which went #1 in the process of the year). The biggest Sleeper not to go #1 was Smitty's "The Giving" (#56) from Freedom. This was The Top 50 Countdown's first (and only) instrumental song to break into the Top 10. The biggest Sleeper to not hit the Top 30 was FFH's "We Sing Alleluia" (#139) which peaked at #31 and spent an impressive 15 weeks on the chart.
This was definetly not the year of the new artist. Shaun Groves was easily the most impressive with the #1 song of the year ("Welcome Home") and the longest running #1 and longest running song of the year this year (not to mention breaking the record to become the longest running song ever). After Groves, however, there wasn't much to talk about. Sara Groves (#41) claimed a Top 5 hit ("The Word"), and Matt Brouwer (#72) and The Elms (#76) both claimed Top 10 hits ("A New Song" and "Hey Hey" respectively), however, all the other singles by new artists seemed to not have very impressive lives on the chart.
The biggest artists were that of Jaci Velasquez (4 #1's), FFH (1 #1), and Cindy Morgan (3 #1's) who all managed to rack up 5 singles in the Top 150. Avalon (3 #1's), Stacie Orrico (2 #1's), Rachael Lampa (4 #1's), Mark Schultz (3 #1's), Natalie Grant (3 #1's), Steven Curtis Chapman (1 #1) and Third Day all made their mark with 4 singles apeice within the Top 150.
There were 40 #1 songs this year, a record indeed.
HOW ARE YEAR END CHARTS
COMPILED?
The year end charts are compiled by a true mathematical formula. It's
really not that confusing, but I like to make it look like I am smarter
than I am. Every week, the Top 50 Songs are given a numerical point
value in inverse order, in other words, if a song ranks #1 for the week,
it receives 50 points, #2 receives 49 points, #3 receives 48 points,
etc. all the way down to #50, which receives 1 point for the week. At
the end of the year, I add up all the points, and the songs with the
most points make up the Top 150 for the year.
However, I do give some songs bonuses. If a song goes #1, it recieves 15 bonus points. This is my way of rewarding a song for going #1, which not every song does. So if a song goes #1 for 2 weeks, it receives 30 extra points, etc. So in actuality, a #1 song actually gets 65 points instead of only 50. So since "Welcome Home" claimed 4 weeks at #1, it claimed 60 bonus points, in addition to the points which it incurred during its stay on the chart.
PP Peak position on the chart
WO= # of Weeks song has charted