Hillsong United | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | UNITED |
Origin | Sydney, Australia |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Hillsong Music |
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Website | www |
Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) is a contemporary worship collective originating from Hillsong Church. Since forming in 1998 out of the church's youth ministry, the group has released fifteen live albums and six studio albums.
Band members are involved in Hillsong Church services and also play for the church. [1] The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places and has an international influence. [2] [3] [4]
Originally called United Live, [5] Hillsong United was formed in 1998, originating from the youth ministry of Hillsong Church called Powerhouse Youth. [6] [7] The band released their first live album Everyday after Darlene Zschech—the worship pastor of the church—suggested for them to record their own CDs. [5] Mentored by Zschech in their early years, the band was first led by Reuben Morgan. Joel Houston and Marty Sampson took over the leadership in 2002. [7] [8] The official UNITED logo was designed by drummer Luke Munns in 2002 for To the Ends of the Earth . [9]
After several live albums in the 2000s, Hillsong United released their first full studio album All of the Above in 2007. [7]
The band released their third studio album Zion in February 2013. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard's Top Christian Albums. [10] The album features "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)", which has been certified 4x Platinum in the U.S. [11] and was awarded Top Christian Song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. [12]
In 2014, Hillsong United was nominated for and won five GMA Dove Awards, including Song of the Year for "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)". [13] [14] The band also received its first ever American Music Awards nomination that year, for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational, but did not win. [15] [16] 2015 saw the band nominated for a second consecutive year in the same category at the 43rd edition of the show. [17] It was also nominated for the first time at that year's Billboard Music Awards in the Top Christian Artist and Top Christian Song categories; it won the former. [18] The band was nominated again at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, and garnered four nods across all three Christian categories, winning its second consecutive Top Christian Artist award, and its first for Top Christian Song with "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)". [19] The band won two Dove Awards, including Worship Album of the Year, for its fourth studio album Empires , at the 47th Gospel Music Awards held that October. [20] In 2018, the band received four nominations at the 49th GMA Dove Awards including one for Artist of the Year—it won Recorded Worship Song of the Year for its single "So Will I (100 Billion X)". [21] [22]
Former
Former members of the band are: [23] [24]
Timeline
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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AUS [31] | CAN [32] | NLD [33] | NOR [34] | NZ [35] | US [36] | US Christ. [37] | ||||||||
All of the Above |
| 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 60 | 1 | ||||||
Aftermath |
| 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
Zion |
| 1 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Empires |
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Wonder |
| 4 | 39 | 91 | 37 | 19 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
Are We There Yet? |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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AUS [31] | NZ [35] | NLD [33] | US [36] | US Christ. [37] | ||||||||||
Everyday |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Best Friend |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
King of Majesty |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
To the Ends of the Earth |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
More Than Life |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Look to You |
| 30 | — | — | — | 33 | ||||||||
United We Stand |
| 28 | 23 | — | 162 | 11 | ||||||||
Unidos Permanecemos |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One |
| 8 | 22 | — | 117 | 5 | ||||||||
[a_CROSS // the_EARTH] |
| 22 | 21 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
Live in Miami: Welcome to the Aftermath |
| 22 | — | — | 71 | 1 | ||||||||
Zion Acoustic Sessions |
| — | — | — | 88 | 4 | ||||||||
Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land |
| 8 | — | 80 | 40 | 2 | ||||||||
People |
| 6 [40] | 22 [41] | — | 2 [42] | 1 | ||||||||
The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden |
| — | — | — | — | 11 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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AUS [31] | US Christ. [37] | |||
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| 94 [43] | 6 [44] | |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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AUS [31] | US [36] | US Christ. [37] | US Dance [45] | |||||||||||
One (EP) |
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In a Valley by the Sea (EP) |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Oceans (EP) |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||||
The White Album [remix project] |
| 9 | 48 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
So Will I (100 Billion X) [EP] |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||||
People - En Español (EP) |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Year | Song | Peak positions | Certifications | Sales | Album | |||
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US [46] | US Christ. Songs [47] | US Christ. Airplay [48] | US Christ. Digital [49] | |||||
2011 | "Bones" | — | 35 | 35 | 35 | Aftermath | ||
"Like an Avalanche" | — | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
"Search My Heart" | — | 20 | 20 | 17 | ||||
"Lead Me to the Cross" | — | — | — | 48 |
| All of the Above | ||
2013 | "Scandal of Grace" | — | 25 | 25 | 21 | Zion | ||
"From the Inside Out" | — | — | — | — | United We Stand | |||
"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zion | ||
"Relentless" | — | 27 | — | 45 | ||||
2014 | "Love Is War" | — | 38 | — | 50 | |||
2015 | "Touch the Sky" | — | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Empires | |
"Prince of Peace" | — | 26 | — | 15 | ||||
"Heart Like Heaven" | — | 26 | — | 31 | ||||
"Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)" | — | 29 | — | 36 | ||||
"Here Now (Madness)"[ citation needed ] | — | 31 | — | — | ||||
"Say the Word"[ citation needed ] | — | 24 | 29 | — | ||||
"Captain"[ citation needed ] | — | 38 | — | — | ||||
"Rule"[ citation needed ] | — | 40 | — | — | ||||
"Empires"[ citation needed ] | — | 41 | — | — | ||||
"When I Lost My Heart to You (Hallelujah)"[ citation needed ] | — | 43 | — | — | ||||
"Street Called Mercy"[ citation needed ] | — | 45 | — | — | ||||
"Closer Than You Know"[ citation needed ] | — | 47 | — | — | ||||
2017 | "Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)" | — | 37 | — | — | |||
"Wonder" | — | 11 | 11 | 6 | Wonder | |||
2018 | "So Will I (100 Billion X)" | — | 3 | 6 | 2 |
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"Not Today" | — | 40 | 10 | — | ||||
"Good Grace (Live)" [56] | — | 11 | 16 | 4 | People | |||
2019 | "Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live]" [57] | — | 14 | — | 3 | |||
"As You Find Me (Live)" | — | 22 | — | 7 | ||||
"Another in the Fire (Live)" | — | 17 | 14 | 6 |
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2021 | "Know You Will" | — | 23 | 21 | 16 | Are We There Yet? | ||
"Sure Thing" | — | 46 | — | — | ||||
2022 | "On Repeat" | — | 34 | — | — |
Year | Song | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |
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JPN [59] | US Christ. Songs [60] | ||||
2007 | "Hosanna" | — | — |
| All of the Above |
2013 | "Stay Young" | 53 | — | non-album single | |
2017 | "Heaven Knows" | — | 29 | The Shack Soundtrack | |
"Shadow Step" | — | 22 | Wonder | ||
"Splinters and Stones" | — | 29 | |||
"Shape of Your Heart" | — | 35 | |||
"Glimmer In The Dust" | — | 40 | |||
"Future Marches In" | — | 43 | |||
"Greatest of These" | — | 49 | |||
2019 | "Highlands (Song of Ascent)" | — | 23 | People | |
"Ready or Not" | — | 27 | |||
"Clean" | — | 28 | |||
"Might Sound Wild" | — | 31 | |||
"Holy Ground" | — | 32 | |||
"Here's To The One" | — | 33 | |||
"Echoes (Til We See The Other Side)" | — | 36 | |||
"Starts and Ends" | — | 45 | |||
2021 | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" (Live) | — | 37 | The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden |
A documentary, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise , directed by Michael John Warren, chronicles the rise of the band, [62] was originally supposed to be released by Warner Bros. during the 2015 Easter weekend. [63] As Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. were unable to close a deal, the film was pulled out from Warner Bros' schedule. [64] In March 2015, Relativity Media obtained the distribution rights and the film shifted to a 29 May release. [65] In April, Relativity moved the film to 30 September 2015. [66] However, Relativity Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July and let go of the rights to the producers. [67] [68] PureFlix acquired the film and it was released on 16 September 2016.[ citation needed ]
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