Christian Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since June 21, 2003.
This chart lists the 50 most-listened-to records played on multiple Christian radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS, weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.
History
The chart was originally titled "Hot Christian Songs". The chart included the songs with the most airplay on monitored Christian radio stations in the United States. Beginning with the chart dated December 7, 2013, Billboard changed the methodology of the Hot Christian Songs chart to factor in digital sales, streaming, and airplay of Christian songs over all radio formats. Christian Airplay was created to continue the tracking of airplay on Christian radio stations.
The current number-one song on the chart is "Praise" by Elevation Worship featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown and Chandler Moore.[1]
Chart policies
As with most other Billboard charts, the Christian Airplay chart features a rule for when a song enters a recurrent rotation. Starting with the chart week of December 2, 2006, a song is declared recurrent on the country charts if it has been on the charts longer than 20 weeks; is not gaining in spins or audience impressions; and is lower than 10 in rank for either audience impressions or spins. If a song has been on the charts for over 52 weeks, it will be declared recurrent if it is below 5 in rank.
Chart achievements
Most number-ones
| Total | Artist | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | MercyMe | [2] |
| 14 | For King & Country | [3] |
| 13 | tobyMac | [4] |
| 12 | Jeremy Camp | [5] |
| 11 | Matthew West | [6] |
| Casting Crowns | [7] | |
| Chris Tomlin | [8] | |
| 5 | Zach Williams | [9] |
| Lauren Daigle | [10] | |
| Crowder | [11] |
Most weeks at number one
| Number of weeks | Artist(s) | Song | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | MercyMe | "Word of God Speak" | 2003 |
| 20 | Zach Williams | "Old Church Choir" | 2017–18 |
| 19 | Casting Crowns | "East to West" | 2007 |
| Brandon Heath | "Give Me Your Eyes" | 2008 | |
| 18 | Chris Tomlin | "Made to Worship" | 2006 |
| 17 | Matthew West | "Hello, My Name Is" | 2013 |
| 16 | MercyMe | "Greater" | 2014–15 |
| Lauren Daigle | "You Say" | 2018–19 | |
| 15 | Jeremy Camp | "Take You Back" | 2005 |
| Building 429 | "Where I Belong" | 2012 | |
| Chris Tomlin | "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" | 2013 | |
| Zach Williams | "Chain Breaker" | 2016–17 | |
| Casting Crowns featuring Matthew West | "Nobody" | 2019–20 |
Source: [12]
Artists who reached No. 1 in at least two decades
Three
- Brandon Heath (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- Big Daddy Weave (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- Casting Crowns (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- Chris Tomlin (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- Francesca Battistelli (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- Jeremy Camp (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- Matthew West (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- MercyMe (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- Needtobreathe (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
- tobyMac (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Two
- Aaron Shust (2000s, 2010s)
- Building 429 (2000s, 2010s)
- Newsboys (2000s, 2010s)
- Third Day (2000s, 2010s)
- Cory Asbury (2010s, 2020s)
- Crowder (2010s, 2020s)
- For King & Country (2010s, 2020s)
- Jordan Feliz (2010s, 2020s)
- Lauren Daigle (2010s, 2020s)
- Mandisa (2010s, 2020s)
- Matt Maher (2010s, 2020s)
- Phil Wickham (2010s, 2020s)
- Tauren Wells (2010s, 2020s)
- Zach Williams (2010s, 2020s)
References
External links
- Billboard Christian Airplay chart – online version.