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Origin | Monaghan, Ireland |
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Years active | 2015 | –present
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Website | wearemessengersmusic |
We Are Messengers are an American Christian band originally from Monaghan, Ireland. They have been based in the US since 2015. [1] Their first studio album, We Are Messengers , was released in 2016 through Word Records and Curb Records. The album hit the top 10 on Billboard album charts and top 15 on the Billboard Heatseeker charts. The follow-up EP, Honest, was released in 2019 and reached the top 10 of the Billboard Christian Albums chart.
The band formed in Monaghan, Ireland, in 2015. Members in 2021 include Darren Mulligan (lead vocalist), Kyle Williams (vocalist and guitarist), Drew Kerxton (drummer), and Raul Aguilar (bassist). [2]
The group's first studio album, We Are Messengers , was released on 22 April 2016 through Word Records and Curb Records. [3] [4] [5] This album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and hit No. 16 on the Top Heatseekers Albums. Their second EP, Honest , released on 29 March 2019, charting at No. 7 on the Top Christian Albums chart [6] and No. 44 on the Top Album Sales chart.
The band has had five Billboard Christian Airplay top tens, including "Maybe It's Ok" [7] and "Magnify." [8]
Current [2]
Former [2]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [9] | US Christ [10] | US Heat. [11] | ||
We Are Messengers |
| — [upper-alpha 1] | 10 | 16 |
Power |
| — [upper-alpha 2] | 15 | — |
Wholehearted |
| — [upper-alpha 3] | 15 | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [13] | US Christ [10] | ||
Honest |
| — [upper-alpha 4] | 7 |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US Bub. [14] | US Christ [15] | Christ Airplay [16] | Christ AC [17] | Christ Digital Sales [18] | ||||
2016 | "Everything Comes Alive" | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 28 | We Are Messengers | |
2017 | "God with Us" | — | 29 | 12 | 6 | — | God with Us EP | |
"Magnify" | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | We Are Messengers | ||
"I'll Think About You" | — | 37 | — | — | 20 | |||
"Point to You" | — | 13 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |||
"From Heaven to Earth (Joy to the World)" | — | 23 | 7 | 9 | — | God with Us EP | ||
2018 | "Needing You Now" (with Meredith Andrews) | — | 49 | 30 | 29 | — | non-album single | |
"Maybe It's Ok" | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Power | ||
2019 | "Power" | — | 14 | 12 | 9 | — | ||
"This Is Jesus" [upper-alpha 5] | — | 29 | 13 | 3 | — | God with Us EP | ||
2020 | "Love" | — | 13 | 9 | 10 | — | Power | |
"Image of God" | — | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |||
2021 | "Come What May" | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Wholehearted |
2022 | "God You Are" (featuring Josh Baldwin) | — | 28 | 27 | 22 | — | ||
"Wholehearted" | 29 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | |||
"Saviour" | — | 31 | 2 | 3 | — | Saviour EP | ||
2023 | "Now It’s Our Turn" | — | 17 | 19 | 2 | — | Wholehearted | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Christ [15] | |||
2019 | "The Devil Is a Liar" | — | Honest (EP) |
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2016 | We Are Messengers | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
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