Hot Christian Songs is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of Christian songs using the same methodology developed for the Billboard Hot 100, the magazine's flagship songs chart, by incorporating data from the sales of downloads, streaming data, and airplay across all monitored radio stations.
From its inception in June 2003 through November 2013, the Hot Christian Songs chart ranked the top songs only by overall audience impressions of songs played on contemporary Christian music radio stations. Beginning with the chart dated December 7, 2013, the chart follows the same methodology used for the Hot 100 to compile its rankings. The Christian Airplay chart was created in unison with the change to continue to monitor airplay of songs on Christian radio.
The current number-one song on the chart is "Holy Forever" by Chris Tomlin.
Song milestones
Most weeks at number one
18 songs have spent fifteen weeks or longer at number one. These are:
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Most total weeks on chart
32 songs have spent 52 weeks or longer on the charts. These are: "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" – Hillsong UNITED (191 weeks) "You Say" – Lauren Daigle (160 weeks) "What a Beautiful Name" – Hillsong Worship (81 weeks) "O Come to the Altar" – Elevation Worship (74 weeks) "Word of God Speak" – MercyMe (72 weeks) "Blessed Be Your Name" – tree63 (68 weeks) "Reckless Love" - Cory Asbury (68 weeks) "Where I Belong" – Building 429 (63 weeks) "You Are My King (Amazing Love)" – Newsboys (63 weeks) "God Only Knows" - for King & Country (62 weeks) "More" – Matthew West (60 weeks) "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" – Matt Redman (59 weeks) "By Your Side" – Tenth Avenue North (58 weeks) "Who You Say I Am" – Hillsong Worship (58 weeks) "Trust in You" – Lauren Daigle (57 weeks) "Graves into Gardens" – Elevation Worship featuring Brandon Lake (57 weeks) "Who Am I" – Casting Crowns (56 weeks) "There Will Be a Day" – Jeremy Camp (55 weeks) "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" – Stacie Orrico (55 weeks) "Same God" – Elevation Worship featuring Jonsal Barrientes (55 weeks) "Redeemed" – Big Daddy Weave (54 weeks) "Rescue" – Lauren Daigle (54 weeks) "Lord, I Need You" – Matt Maher featuring Audrey Assad (52 weeks) "You Are I Am" – MercyMe (52 weeks) "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)" – Newsboys (52 weeks) "One Thing Remains" – Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill (52 weeks) "Need You Now (How Many Times)" – Plumb (52 weeks) "Lead Me" – Sanctus Real (52 weeks) "My Hope Is in You" – Aaron Shust (52 weeks) "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" – Chris Tomlin (52 weeks) "The Motions" – Matthew West (52 weeks) "Chain Breaker - Zach Williams (52 weeks) "Even If" – MercyMe (52 weeks) "So Will I (100 Billion X)" – Hillsong UNITED (52 weeks) "Resurrecting" – Elevation Worship (52 weeks)
Number-one debuts
Seventeen songs have debuted at number one without having previously entered the chart. These are: Matthew West – "More" (March 27, 2004) Carrie Underwood – "Something in the Water" (October 18, 2014) Meghan Linsey - "Amazing Grace" (May 23, 2015) Jordan Smith - "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" (December 5, 2015) Jordan Smith - "Hallelujah" (December 19, 2015) Braiden Sunshine - "Amazing Grace" (December 26, 2015) Jordan Smith - "Mary, Did You Know?" (December 19, 2015) Sundance Head - "Me and Jesus" (December 17, 2016) Christian Cuevas - "To Worship You I Live (Away)" (December 24, 2016) Lecrae - "I'll Find You" (July 1, 2017) NF - "Let You Down" (October 7, 2017) Brooke Simpson - "Amazing Grace" (December 23, 2017) Brooke Simpson - "O Holy Night" (January 3, 2018) TobyMac - "I Just Need U." (January 20, 2018) Kanye West - "Follow God" (November 9, 2019) Kanye West - "Wash Us in the Blood" (July 11, 2020) Kanye West - "Hurricane" (September 11, 2021) DJ Khaled and Kanye West featuring Eminem - "Use This Gospel" remix (September 10, 2022)
Biggest jump to number one
33–1 – Lauren Daigle - "You Say" (July 28, 2018) 21–1 – Hillsong UNITED - "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" (December 7, 2013) 17–1 – Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle - "Back To God" (February 18, 2017) 13–1 – Third Day - "Cry Out To Jesus" (January 14, 2006) 12–1 – Steven Curtis Chapman - "Christmas Time Again" (December 29, 2012) 12–1 – Big Daddy Weave - "Redeemed" (January 12, 2013) 10–1 – Chris Tomlin - "Made To Worship" (January 13, 2007) 10–1 – Josh Wilson - "Jesus Is Alive" (January 7, 2012) 8–1 – Sundance Head - "Me And Jesus" (December 31, 2016) 7–1 – Aaron Shust - "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (January 6, 2007)