List of Billboard Christian Songs number ones of the 2000s explained

The Christian Songs chart is a record chart compiled by Billboard magazine. Launched on June 21, 2003,[1] the chart was ranked during the decade by overall audience impressions (the approximate number of audience impressions made for each play, as determined by BDS data cross-referenced with Arbitron listener information).[2] While the chart covers all Christian radio formats, it is dominated by Christian adult contemporary (Christian AC) radio stations, which cater to a mostly adult audience. As opposed to Christian stations that cater to young audiences, Christian AC stations tend to play hits often and for long periods. As a result, number-one singles on the Christian Songs chart often had lengthy stays at the top position.[3]

During the 2000s, 44 singles reached the number one position on the Christian Songs chart. MercyMe was the most successful group, with seven of their singles topping the chart during the 2000s. The band's "Word of God Speak" was the longest-running number one single of the 2000s, having spent a total of 23 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. Casting Crowns spent the longest time atop the chart during the decade, as their six number one singles spent a combined total of 62 weeks at the summit. Out of the 44 singles that hit the number-one position during the 2000s, 15 singles spent two separate runs atop the chart. Three singles ("Word of God Speak", "My Savior My God", and "Cry Out to Jesus") returned to the top position for three distinct runs. Nineteen artists recorded number-one singles during the decade. The first number-one single of the 2000s on the chart was Third Day's "You Are So Good to Me", which led the chart's debut week of June 21, 2003, and seven consecutive weeks afterward; the final number-one single was TobyMac's "City On Our Knees", which led the chart for the final eleven weeks of the 2000s, and continued to lead into 2010.[4]

Number-one singles

nth single to top the chart
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Return of a single to number one
!scope-"col"
Issue DateArtistSingleRef.(s)
2003
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=81June 21Third Day"You Are So Good to Me"[5]
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=182August 16MercyMe"Word of God Speak"[6]
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29
December 6
December 13
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=23December 20Newsboys"You Are My King (Amazing Love)"[7]
December 27
2004
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=23January 3Newsboys"You Are My King (Amazing Love)"
January 10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"January 17MercyMe"Word of God Speak"[8]
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3January 24Newsboys"You Are My King (Amazing Love)"[9]
January 31
February 7
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4February 14MercyMe"Word of God Speak"[10]
February 21
February 28
March 6
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=24March 13Third Day"Sing a Song"[11]

|-|March 20|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|5|March 27| rowspan=6|| rowspan=6|"More"|align="center" rowspan=6|[12] |-|April 3|-|April 10|-|April 17|-|April 24|-|May 1|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|6|May 8| rowspan=4|Building 429| rowspan=4|"Glory Defined"|align="center" rowspan=4|[13] |-|May 15|-|May 22|-|May 29|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|7|June 5| rowspan=6|Casting Crowns| rowspan=6|"Who Am I"|align="center" rowspan=6|[14] |-|June 12|-|June 19|-|June 26|-|July 3|-|July 10|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=11|8|July 17| rowspan=11|MercyMe| rowspan=11|"Here with Me"|align="center" rowspan=11|[15] |-|July 24|-|July 31|-|August 7|-|August 14|-|August 21|-|August 28|-|September 4|-|September 11|-|September 18|-|September 25|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|9|October 2| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2|"Walk by Faith"|align="center" rowspan=2|[16] |-|October 9|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2||October 16| rowspan=2|MercyMe| rowspan=2|"Here with Me"|align="center" rowspan=2|[17] |-|October 23|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|10|October 30| rowspan=4|By the Tree| rowspan=4|"Beautiful One"|align="center" rowspan=4|[18] |-|November 6|-|November 13|-|November 20|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|11|November 27| rowspan=5|Casting Crowns| rowspan=5|"Voice of Truth"|align="center" rowspan=5|[19] |-|December 4|-|December 11|-|December 18|-|December 25|-!colspan=5|2005|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=9|11|January 1| rowspan=9|Casting Crowns| rowspan=9|"Voice of Truth"|align="center" rowspan=9||-|January 8|-|January 15|-|January 22|-|January 29|-|February 5|-|February 12|-|February 19|-|February 26|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=15|12|March 5| rowspan=15|| rowspan=15|"Take You Back"|align="center" rowspan=15|[20] |-|March 12|-|March 19|-|March 26|-|April 2|-|April 9|-|April 16|-|April 23|-|April 30|-|May 7|-|May 14|-|May 21|-|May 28|-|June 4|-|June 11|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=7|13|June 18| rowspan=7|| rowspan=7|"Hide"|align="center" rowspan=7|[21] |-|June 25|-|July 2|-|July 9|-|July 16|-|July 23|-|July 30|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|14|August 6||"Brave"|align="center"|[22] |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|15|August 13| rowspan=5|MercyMe| rowspan=5|"In the Blink of an Eye"|align="center" rowspan=5|[23] |-|August 20|-|August 27|-|September 3|-|September 10|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=9|16|September 17| rowspan=9|Casting Crowns| rowspan=9|"Lifesong"|align="center" rowspan=9|[24] |-|September 24|-|October 1|-|October 8|-|October 15|-|October 22|-|October 29|-|November 5|-|November 12|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|17|November 19| rowspan=4|Third Day| rowspan=4|"Cry Out to Jesus"|align="center" rowspan=4|[25] |-|November 26|-|December 3|-|December 10|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"||December 17|Casting Crowns|"Lifesong"|align="center"|[26] |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|18|December 24| rowspan=2|MercyMe| rowspan=2|"Joseph's Lullaby"|align="center" rowspan=2|[27] |-|December 31|-!colspan=5|2006|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|18|January 7|MercyMe|"Joseph's Lullaby"| |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan='4'|| January 14|rowspan=4|Third Day|rowspan=4|"Cry Out to Jesus"|align="center" rowspan=4|[28] |-| January 21|-| January 28|-| February 4|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|19| February 11|rowspan=4| |rowspan=4| "This Man"|align="center" rowspan=4|[29] |-| February 18|-|February 25|-| March 4|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|| March 11| rowspan=2| Third Day| rowspan=2| "Cry Out to Jesus"|align="center" rowspan=2|[30] |-| March 18|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|20| March 25| rowspan=2| | rowspan=2| "My Savior My God"|align="center" rowspan=2|[31] |-| April 1|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|21| April 8||"How Great Is Our God"|align="center"|[32] |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|| April 15|rowpspan=6| | rowspan=6| "My Savior My God"|align="center" rowspan=6|[33] |-| April 22|-| April 29|-| May 6|-| May 13|-| May 20|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=7|22| May 27| rowspan=7| Casting Crowns| rowspan=7| "Praise You In This Storm"|align="center" rowspan=7|[34] |-| June 3|-| June 10|-| June 17|-| June 24|-| July 1|-| July 8|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|23| July 15| rowspan=4| MercyMe| rowspan=4| "So Long Self"|align="center" rowspan=4|[35] |-| July 22|-| July 29|-| August 5|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|24| August 12|Third Day|"Mountain of God"|align="center"|[36] |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|| August 19| rowspan=3| | rowspan=3| "My Savior My God"|align="center" rowspan=3|[37] |-| August 26|-| September 2|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|| September 9| rowspan=2| Third Day| rowspan=2| "Mountain of God"|align="center" rowspan=2|[38] |-| September 16|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=14|25| September 23| rowspan=14| | rowspan=14| "Made to Worship"|align="center" rowspan=14|[39] |-| September 30|-| October 7|-| October 14|-| October 21|-| October 28|-| November 4|-| November 11|-| November 18|-| November 25|-| December 2|-| December 9|-| December 16|-| December 23|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|26| December 30|tobyMac|"Made to Love"|align="center"|[40] |-!colspan=5|2007|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|27| January 6||"O Come O Come Emmanuel"|align="center"|[41] |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|| January 13| rowspan=4| | rowspan=4| "Made to Worship"|align="center" rowspan=4|[42] |-| January 20|-| January 27|-| February 3|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|28| February 10| rowspan=6| Casting Crowns| rowspan=6| "Does Anybody Hear Her"|align="center" rowspan=6|[43] |-| February 17|-| February 24|-| March 3|-| March 10|-| March 17|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|| March 24| rowspan=8| tobyMac| rowspan=8| "Made to Love"|align="center" rowspan=8|[44] |-| March 31|-| April 7|-| April 14|-| April 21|-| April 28|-| May 5|-| May 12|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|29| May 19| rowspan=4| Rush of Fools| rowspan=4| "Undo"|align="center" rowspan=4|[45] |-| May 26|-| June 2|-| June 9|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|30| June 16| rowspan=4| Big Daddy Weave| rowspan=4| "Every Time I Breathe"|align="center" rowspan=4|[46] |-| June 23|-| June 30|-| July 7|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|31| July 14| rowspan=6| | rowspan=6| "I'm Not Who I Was"|align="center" rowspan=6|[47] |-| July 21|-| July 28|-| August 4|-| August 11|-| August 18|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|32| August 25|MercyMe|"Bring the Rain"|align="center"|[48] |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=16|33| September 1| rowspan=16| Casting Crowns| rowspan=16| "East to West"|align="center" rowspan=16|[49] |-| September 8|-| September 15|-| September 22|-| September 29|-| October 6|-| October 13|-| October 20|-| October 27|-| November 3|-| November 10|-| November 17|-| November 24|-| December 1|-| December 8|-| December 15|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|34| December 22| rowspan=2| MercyMe| rowspan=2| "God with Us"|align="center" rowspan=2|[50] |-| December 29|-!colspan=5|2008|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" |34| January 5| MercyMe| "God with Us"||-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|| January 12| rowspan=3| Casting Crowns| rowspan=3| "East to West"|align="center" rowspan=3|[51] |-| January 19|-| January 26|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|| February 2| rowspan=5| MercyMe| rowspan=5| "God with Us"|align="center" rowspan=5|[52] |-| February 9|-| February 16|-| February 23|-| March 1|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|35| March 8| rowspan=8| | rowspan=8| "You Are Everything"|align="center" rowspan=8|[53] |-| March 15|-| March 22|-| March 29|-| April 5|-| April 12|-| April 19|-| April 26|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|36| May 3| rowspan=2| | rowspan=2| "Let It Fade"|align="center" rowspan=2|[54] |-| May 10|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|37| May 17| rowspan=4| Needtobreathe| rowspan=4| "Washed by the Water"|align="center" rowspan=4|[55] |-| May 24|-| May 31|-| June 7|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=13|38| June 14| rowspan=13| Third Day| rowspan=13| "Call My Name"|align="center" rowspan=13|[56] |-| June 21|-| June 28|-| July 5|-| July 12|-| July 19|-| July 26|-| August 2|-| August 9|-| August 16|-| August 23|-| August 30|-| September 6|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=15|39| September 13| rowspan=15| | rowspan=15| "Give Me Your Eyes"|align="center" rowspan=15|[57] |-| September 20|-| September 27|-| October 4|-| October 11|-| October 18|-| October 25|-| November 1|-| November 8|-| November 15|-| November 22|-| November 29|-| December 6|-| December 13|-| December 20|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|40| December 27||"There Will Be a Day"|align="center"|[58] |-!colspan=5|2009|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|| January 3| rowspan=4| | rowspan=4| "Give Me Your Eyes"|align="center" rowspan=4|[59] |-| January 10|-| January 17|-| January 24|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=9|| January 31| rowspan=9| | rowspan=9| "There Will Be a Day"|align="center" rowspan=9|[60] |-| February 7|-| February 14|-| February 21|-| February 28|-| March 7|-| March 14|-| March 21|-| March 28|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|41| April 4| rowspan=3| | rowspan=3| "Free to Be Me"|align="center" rowspan=3|[61] |-| April 11|-| April 18|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|42| April 25| rowspan=3| | rowspan=3| "The Motions"|align="center" rowspan=3|[62] |-| May 2|-| May 9|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;"|| May 16||"Free to Be Me"|align="center"|[63] |-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=11|| May 23| rowspan=11| | rowspan=11| "The Motions"|align="center" rowspan=11|[64] |-| May 30|-| June 6|-| June 13|-| June 20|-| June 27|-| July 4|-| July 11|-| July 18|-| July 25|-| August 1|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=10|43| August 8| rowspan=10| Phillips, Craig and Dean| rowspan=10| "Revelation Song"|align="center" rowspan=10|[65] |-| August 15|-| August 22|-| August 29|-| September 5|-| September 12|-| September 19|-| September 26|-| October 3|-| October 10|-!scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=12|44| October 17| rowspan=12| tobyMac| rowspan=12| "City on Our Knees"|align="center" rowspan=12|[66] |-| October 24|-| October 31|-| November 1|-| November 8|-| November 15|-| November 22|-| November 28|-| December 5|-| December 12|-| December 19|-| December 26|-|}

Statistics

By artist

Five artists achieved three or more number-one singles during the 2000s.

Artist!scope="col"
Number-one singles
MercyMe[67] 7
Casting Crowns[68] 6
[69] 5
Third Day[70] 5
[71] 3

Six artists spent 25 or more weeks atop the chart in the 2000s.

Artist!scope="col"
Number-one singles
Casting Crowns62
MercyMe58
Third Day36
33
28
25

Songs by total number of weeks at number one

Five songs spent at least ten weeks atop the chart in the 2000s.

Song!scope="col"
Weeks at number-one
"Word of God Speak"23
"Give Me Your Eyes"19
"East to West"19
"Made to Worship"18
"Take You Back"15

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ask Billboard: Ushering in Another No. 1. Trust. Gary. April 9, 2010. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1. June 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130204071836/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958655/ask-billboard-ushering-in-another-no-1. February 4, 2013. live. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Billboard Charts Legend. Billboard.biz. Billboard. June 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120709034623/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/charts-legend. July 9, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Ask Billboard: Which Carrie Songs To 'Play'?. Trust. Gary. April 23, 2010. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130204024233/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958487/ask-billboard-which-carrie-songs-to-play. February 4, 2013. live. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: Christian Songs (January 2, 2010). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140526073254/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-01-02/christian-songs. May 26, 2014. live. mdy-all.
  5. Chart dates for "You Are So Good to Me":
  6. Chart dates for the first run of "Word of God Speak":
  7. Chart dates for the first run of "You Are My King (Amazing Love)"
  8. Chart dates for the second run of "Word of God Speak":
  9. Chart dates for the second run of "You Are My King (Amazing Love)":
  10. Chart dates for the third run of "Word of God Speak":
  11. Chart dates for the third run of "Sing a Song":
  12. Chart dates for "More":

    April 24: Web site: Christian Songs (April 24, 2004). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 1, 2012.

  13. Chart dates for "Glory Defined":
  14. Chart dates for "Who Am I":
  15. Chart dates for the first run of "Here with Me":
  16. Chart dates for "Walk By Faith":
  17. Chart dates for the second run of "Here with Me":
  18. Chart dates for "Beautiful One":
  19. Chart dates for "Voice of Truth":
  20. Chart dates for "Take You Back":
  21. Chart dates for "Hide":
  22. Chart date for "Brave":
  23. Chart dates for "In the Blink of an Eye":
  24. Chart dates for the first run of "Lifesong":
  25. Chart dates for the first run of "Cry Out to Jesus":
  26. Chart date for the second run of "Lifesong":
  27. Chart dates for "Joseph's Lullaby":
  28. Chart dates for the second run of "Cry Out to Jesus":
  29. Chart dates for "This Man":
  30. Chart dates for the third run of "Cry Out to Jesus":
  31. Chart dates for the first run on "My Savior My God":
  32. Chart date for "How Great Is Our God":
  33. Chart dates for the second run on "My Savior My God":
  34. Chart dates for "Praise You In This Storm":
  35. Chart dates for "So Long Self":
  36. Chart date for the first run of "Mountain of God":
  37. Chart dates for the third run of "My Savior My God":
  38. Chart dates for the second run of "Mountain of God":
  39. Chart dates for the first run of "Made to Worship":
  40. Chart date for the first run of "Made to Love":
  41. Chart date for "O Come O Come Emmanuel":
  42. Chart dates for the second run of "Made to Worship":
  43. Chart dates for "Does Anybody Hear Her?":
  44. Chart dates for the second run of "Made to Love":
  45. Chart dates for "Undo":
  46. Chart dates for "Every Time I Breathe":
  47. Chart dates for "I'm Not Who I Was":
  48. Chart date for "Bring the Rain":
  49. Chart dates for the first run of "East to West":
  50. Chart dates for the first run of "God with Us":
  51. Chart dates for the second run of "East to West":
  52. Chart dates for the second run of "God with Us":
  53. Chart dates for "You Are Everything":
  54. Chart dates for "Let It Fade":
  55. Chart dates for "Washed By the Water":
  56. Chart dates for "Call My Name":
  57. Chart dates for the first run of "Give Me Your Eyes":
  58. Chart date for the first run of "There Will Be a Day":
  59. Chart date for the second run of "Give Me Your Eyes":
  60. Chart dates for the second run of "There Will Be a Day":
  61. Chart dates for the first run of "Free to Be Me":
  62. Chart dates for the first run of "The Motions":
  63. Chart dates for the second run of "Free to Be Me":
  64. Chart dates for the second run of "The Motions":
  65. Chart dates for "Revelation Song":
  66. Chart dates for "City on Our Knees":
  67. Web site: MercyMe Albums & Song Chart History — Christian Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 11, 2012. November 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121095133/https://www.billboard.com/artist/mercyme/chart-history/christian-songs/. live.
  68. Web site: Casting Crowns Albums & Song Chart History — Christian Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 11, 2012. November 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121093653/https://www.billboard.com/artist/casting-crowns/chart-history/christian-songs/. live.
  69. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jeremy camp|chart=Christian Songs}} Jeremy Camp Albums & Song Chart History — Christian Songs]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 11, 2012.
  70. Web site: Third Day Albums & Song Chart History — Christian Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 11, 2012. November 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121110239/https://www.billboard.com/artist/third-day/chart-history/christian-songs/. live.
  71. Web site: Matthew West Albums & Song Chart History — Christian Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 11, 2012. November 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121100945/https://www.billboard.com/artist/matthew-west/chart-history/christian-songs/. live.

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