The Beautiful Letdown is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Switchfoot, released on February 25, 2003, by RED Ink Records, and later re-released through Sony Music. It marked the band's first release on a major label and their first release with keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas. The album was produced by John Fields and Switchfoot and recorded over a span of around two weeks; all songs on the album were written either in part or entirely by lead singer Jon Foreman.
Every Time I Breathe is the fourth album by the Mobile, Alabama based CCM/Christian rock band, Big Daddy Weave. It was released on September 26, 2006. This album charted on the following Billboard's charts on October 14, 2006: No. 18 on Christian Albums, and No. 10 on Top Heatseekers.
Jason Jeffrey Gay, better known by his stage name Jason Gray, is an American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter. He was born Jason Jeffrey Gay and released a number of albums independently under his given name. Gay legally changed his last name to Gray in 2006, citing issues associated with internet search engines and content filters when fans would search for "Jason Gay". In 2007 he signed to Centricity Music, releasing more albums with them under the name Jason Gray.
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.
What Life Would Be Like is the fifth studio album by Christian rock band, Big Daddy Weave. It was released on July 22, 2008. The album charted at no. 15 on the Billboard's chart on August 9, 2008 in the Christian Albums category.
Chris and Conrad were an American contemporary Christian music duo from Lakeland, Florida, consisting of Chris Kuti and Conrad Johnson. In early 2009 the duo was named the "#2 Artist You Oughta Know" by CCM Magazine. "Lead Me to the Cross", a radio version of the worship song written by Brooke Fraser, was released in early 2009 as their first single. In August 2009, it reached #3 on Billboard magazine's top Christian Songs chart. "Lead Me to the Cross" was also their first #1 song on the Christian Radio Weekly Inspirational Chart on May 18, 2009, as well as the #1 song on the Billboard Soft AC/Inspirational Chart from July 20 to August 10, 2009.
"Been Around the World" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy, featuring the Notorious B.I.G. and Mase and included on Puff Daddy's debut studio album No Way Out (1997). The song samples David Bowie's 1983 hit song "Let's Dance", and contains an interpolation of Lisa Stansfield's song "All Around the World", sung by the Notorious B.I.G. in the chorus. In the album version, the song concludes with a skit featuring an interview with "The Mad Producer".
The discography of Sanctus Real, a Christian rock band which formed in 1996.
WOW #1s: Yellow is a two-disc compilation album of 30 songs heralded as the biggest Christian hits of 2005-2010. It debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
Love Come to Life is the seventh studio album by Christian contemporary Christian music band Big Daddy Weave. The album released on April 17, 2012 by Fervent Records and Curb Records. The album was produced by band member Jeremy Redmon. The album has charted on Billboard 200 and Christian Albums charts at Nos. 68 and 8, respectively. The song that was released as the lead single from the album was "Love Come to Life," which peaked at No. 6 on the Christian Songs chart, and the second song was "Redeemed," reached No. 1, becoming their second song to achieve the feat.
Unspoken is an American Christian band. The band is composed of Chad Mattson, Jon Lowry, Ariel Munoz, and Matthew Callaway. The band released their debut single, "Who You Are", on the Centricity Music label. Released on June 12, 2012, the song has charted on numerous Christian song charts, and was the only song from the band's debut EP Get to Me to be featured on their first full-length album. The self-titled debut LP Unspoken was released April 1, 2014. A five-song preview EP, The World Is Waking, was released July 24, 2013. They have had four straight top-five AC singles in their career including "Who You Are", "Lift My Life Up", "Start a Fire", and "Good Fight", with "Start a Fire" reaching No. 1; the song "Lift My Life Up" was also included on the 2015 WOW Hits release. The band also toured alongside Big Daddy Weave and Sanctus Real.
American singer-songwriter Nichole Nordeman has released five studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, one extended play, one soundtrack album, eighteen singles, and three music videos. In 1998, after winning a contest sponsored by the Gospel Music Association, Nordeman was signed to Star Song Communications and Sparrow Records and began to work on her debut studio album, Wide Eyed. The album was released in September 1998 and entered the Billboard Christian Albums and Billboard Heatseekers Albums charts at number 16 and 29, respectively, both of which marked her chart debut. Wide Eyed spawned four singles, "To Know You," "Who You Are," "I Wish the Same", and "Wide Eyed", and has sold 130,000 copies in the United States. In May 2000, Nordeman released her second studio album, This Mystery, which charted on the Billboard Christian Albums chart at 12. Three singles, "This Mystery," "Fool For You" and "Every Season", were released from This Mystery. Nordeman's third studio album, Woven & Spun, was released in September 2002. The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 136 and at the Billboard Christian Albums chart at number five. All three of Woven & Spun's singles, "Holy", "Legacy", and "Even Then", became top forty hits on the Billboard Christian Songs chart. "Holy" spent 10 weeks at number one on the Christian AC radio charts. In May 2003, Nordeman released her first live album, Live at the Door, which was recorded at The Door music venue in Dallas, Texas. In May 2005, she released her fourth studio album, Brave. The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 119 and at the Billboard Christian Albums chart at number two, marking Nordeman's career highest charting debut. Its lead single and title track became her first Billboard number one hit on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, while its two succeeding singles, "What If" and "Real to Me", became top twenty hits on the chart.
Beautiful Offerings is the seventh studio album by Big Daddy Weave. Word Records alongside Curb Records and Fervent Records released the album on September 18, 2015.
Overwhelmed is a single from the Christian rock group Big Daddy Weave. It debuted at No. 31 and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart.
"Redeemed" is a song by contemporary Christian band Big Daddy Weave from their 2012 album Love Come to Life. It was released on May 3, 2012, as the second single. The song became Weave's second Hot Christian Songs No. 1, staying there for seven weeks. It lasted 54 weeks on the overall chart, becoming their longest-charting single to date. They briefly crossed over to secular radio, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. The song is played in a B major key, and 127 beats per minute.
Austin Bryan French is an American Christian musician, who plays Christian pop style contemporary worship music. He released his debut single, "Freedom Hymn", through Fair Trade Services on December 8, 2017. The song went on to receive radio play and ultimately peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.
"Greater" is the second single by contemporary Christian music band MercyMe for their eighth studio album, Welcome to the New (2014). It was released as a single on June 20, 2014. The song peaked at No. 2 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, blocked from the top by "Oceans " by Hillsong United. It was their record-extending twelfth Christian Airplay chart topper. It lasted 49 weeks on the overall chart. It also peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. The song is played in a D major key, and 116 beats per minute.
"Talking to Jesus" is a song performed by American contemporary worship bands Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which features vocals from Brandon Lake. The song was released on April 9, 2021, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Old Church Basement (2021). The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Steven Furtick.
Katelyn Nichole Litwiller is an American Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter and worship leader. Nichole made her debut in 2022, with the release of the single "In Jesus Name " through Centricity Music. "In Jesus Name " was Nichole's breakthrough hit, having reached number one on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart and Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Her follow-up single, "God Is in This Story" with Big Daddy Weave, also reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart. Nichole also released her debut self-titled extended play, containing "In Jesus Name " and "God Is In This Story". The EP debuted at number seven on the Top Christian Albums chart in the United States.
"God Is in This Story" is a song by American contemporary Christian music musicians Katy Nichole and Big Daddy Weave, released on June 10, 2022, as the second single from her debut extended play, Katy Nichole (2022). Nichole co-wrote the song with Ethan Hulse and Jeff Pardo.
