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VOTER TREND
Voting trend this Cycle is up  +26% from the previous cycle

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VOTER BREAK DOWN
55% International Votes
45% Domestic Votes

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#1

"OH DEATH" /
MERCYME
Feat: Walker Hayes

 #2

"COMPASS OF LIFE"
/CHACE SKELTON

 #3

"DON'T FORGET TO
REMEMBER" 
/ SPARK

 #4

"THE NAME OF JESUS" /
MIKE CORBIN w
Rebekah Decker

 #5

"PREACH" /RYAN STEVENSON & MATT HAMMITT

Chart Insider For - MAY 15, 2025

Chart Insights

God's Music Today! - Smiley Fish

Top Votes Total:
MercyMe / 
"Oh Death" - #1

Top Domestic Votes (USA):
MercyMe 
"Oh Death" - #1

Top International Votes:
MercyMe / "Oh Death" - #1

Top Commented: 
MercyMe / 
"Oh Death" - #1

Top Mover:
Jake Fretz / "Moving" - #20
#34 to #20  (+14-points)

Top New Entry:
Benjamin William Hastings /
"If It Wasn't For Jesus" - #33

TOP 5 Under TOP 40 

Olivia Lane /
"Make Faith"

Jeremy Rosado / 
"Hero In The Room"

Grace Gonzalez/
"Heal Me"

Michael W. Smith / 
"Arms Around The Sun"

Katy Nichole /
"Honest Conversation"

NEW CHART ENTRIES 

#33 - Benjamin W. Hastings /
"If it Wasn't For Jesus"

#36 - Tasha Layton &
The Choir Room /
"Thank You Isn't Enough"

#37 - CJ Prather /
"This Hallelujah"

#39 - Mike Corbin /
"My God"

#40 - Phil Wickham/
"What An Awesome God"

Celebrating 20  Weeks 

After Grace / "I Still Need Jesus" - Celebrating 22 Weeks on TOP 40 chart -Current: #24 - peaked 4 Weeks @ #1 

Congratulations to After Grace for making great music! 

* "Top 40 Charts" are compiled, Tabulated ,then posted the 1st & the 15th of each month - All Votes must be in 4 days prior the 1st & 15th of each cycle -
Late votes carry over to the next cycle. GMT

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Top 40 Chart Overview / Chart Insider / #1 Insight
MAY 15, 2025

OVERVIEW: “TOP 40 - Chart Overview”/ “Chart Insider & “#1 Insight” for MAY 15, 2025! -

Voting was heavy yet again, and it’s hard to fight goliath(s) in the industry, so change happened, and that brings us to our new #1 song  - Congratulations to MercyMe & Walker Hayes/”Oh Death” for jumping four spots to the #1 position on  God’s Music Today’s Top 40 this cycle. MercyMe also swept the “Top Takes” this round including: “Top Total Votes”, “Top Domestic Votes(USA)”, “Top International Votes” & “Top Commented” – More about MercyMe & Walker Hayes below in the “#1 Insight”! – The rest of the “Top Five” responded with a big adjustment of its own - A surprise move this cycle came from relative newcomer to God’s Music Today, Chace Skelton /”Compass Of Life” entering the “Top Five” at #2, taking a +4-point jump! - After 2 weeks @#1 the trio  SPARK/”Don’t Forget To Remember” dropped to #3, it appeared the fanbase thought they’d maintain that #1 causing a vote deficit and this was the unfortunate result… votes always count! - Mike Corbin w Rebekah Decker/”The Name Of Jesus” ran into a bit of a quagmire of their own with their fanbase who had too many songs to vote for which watered down the vote, causing a strong #2 song to fall to #4, on a good note in the confusion, Mike’s latest single release “My God” entered the “Top 40” at #39 this cycle – Speaking of “Goliaths”, Ryan Stevenson & Matt Hammitt/”Preach” moved up +3-points to the #5 position – Congratulations to all!

 
“Top Mover”: The “Top Mover” this cycle Jake Fretz/”Moving” is literally on the move. The new single kept the momentum Jake had with his recent #1 (“Feel Your Forgiveness”) by  taking a +14-point jump from #34 to #20 – this is one to watch! – Four other “Hot Movers” on the chart this cycle – Whitlee Casey/”Treasure” took a +12-point jump from #29 to #17 -  Jon Reddick/”No Fear” took an +11-point surge from #27 to #16!  Two other songs made +10-point gains including:  Kayla Berry/”Soar from #28 to #18 & Jamie MacDonald/”Who He Is” from #33 to #22!

The “Top New Entry” this cycle; Benjamin William Hastings /”If It Wasn’t For Jesus” debuted at (#33)! - You also voted four other great artists onto our chart this cycle; Tasha Layton & The Choir Room /”Thank You Isn’t Enough” tickled your ears at (#36) – CJ Prather/”This Hallelujah” entered the race at (#37) – Mike Corbin/”My God” made his entrance at (#39) - and the new single by Phil Wickham/”What An Awesome God” edged in at (#40)!

“Celebrating 22 Weeks”: *After Grace/”I Still Need Jesus” 22 weeks on the Top 40 – Currently @ #24 / Peaked at 4 Weeks @ #1  - Congratulations After Grace for making such great music, looking forward to the new release!

““Top 5 Bubbling Under Top 40” includes: – “Olivia Lane/”Make Faith” – Jerry Rosado/”Hero In The Room” – Grace Gonzalez/”Heal Me” – Michael W. Smith/"Arms Around The Sun" & Katy Nichole /”Honest Conversation”

 

- check our Chart Insider for more info!

#1 INSIGHT

#1 - MercyMe feat: Walker Hayes /
"Oh Death" 

 MAY 15, 2025

#1 – MercyMe feat: Walker Hayes/"Oh Death” -  
Congratulations go out to MercyMe feat: Walker Hayes/"Oh Death” for taking the #1 position this cycle on God’s Music Today’s Top 40! MercyMe & Walker Hayes also swept the “Top Takes” this round including: “Top Total Votes”, “Top Domestic Votes(USA)”, “Top International Votes” & “Top Commented”!  So MercyMe is in no need of an introduction, and “Oh Death” has already made quite a mark across the board in Christian Music.  “Oh Death” began its journey back on the February 15th chart entering at #40. A good lesson for all artists out there is that it doesn’t matter how you start, it’s how you finish!  March 1st saw “Oh Death” take a +10-point surge to #30. March 15th chart saw them take another +12-point jump from #30 to #18. April 1st saw a modest move to #15. April 15th, they took another jump to #9. Come May 1st they entered the Top Five in the #5 slot. Today May 15th, MercyMe & Walker Hayes/”Oh Death” moved into the #1 position! MercyMe has a massive fanbase & Walker Hayes brings in another large following, but the song is strong and folks love it, as they commented in mass – Diana Lear of St. Paul MN USA wrote: “major fan of MercyMe, this is one of their best songs” -  Brian Mullins of Marietta GA USA said: “MercyMe is a class act, great Christian guys & amazing in concert” – Lorna Weaver of Dublin Ireland shared: “the message in this song is amazing, love me some MercyMe” – Steven Loman of Cherry Hill NJ USA added: “enjoy the mix of artists on your station, great blend, MercyMe is one of my favorites” – Take some time to learn more about MercyMe, their music, tour schedules, news & ministry by visiting MercyMe at their Website @: www.MercyMe.org/

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NOTE: We here at "God's Music Today!" don't really like Charts. We believe that each song is important in that "if it touches one soul, it's the best song ever!". Every musical creation that has been created to uplift, praise and promote the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is a winner to us. With that said, we rank our current list by the "most requested songs" compiled through emails & texts from all over the world. So it's important when reviewing the Artists & Songs listed,  that you consider all different cultures, the different styles of preferred music, and most importantly the message it brings - No, it's not technical, simply, it is what our listeners like.     

What Happened To That Song???  - It’s a question that we’ve been getting lately. Simply,  the Chart positions are all listener controlled - with that said, the most common reason for a song to fall down or off the chart is that the Artist has multiple releases, and they end up competing with their own songs. Listeners find it difficult deciding which one is their favorite(s) - Listeners can vote for multiple songs by the same artist, but rarely do. We too hate seeing a great song drop or disappear simply because of multiple choices by the same Artist released too closely together -  We hope this answers the question.

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