These are the Top 10 songs on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart, as of April 18, 2015. In its 81st week on the chart, Oceans by Hillsong United bumps off Carrie Underwood’s Something in the Water and returns to number one, extending its record (now non-consecutive) run at the top to 46 weeks. While not the record holder for most weeks at number one–that title belongs to Israel ‘s version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, which ruled for a ridiculous 180 weeks–Oceans is clearly a hit unlike any other. (And a song that, in my opinion, is absolutely gorgeous but is doing something to Christian radio. Seriously, we need to revisit the metrics for this chart. When only one or two songs rule one chart for more than a year, there may be a need to rethink this criteria.)
This Week (Last week) “Title,” Artist
1. (2) Oceans (Where Feet May Fail), Hillsong United
2. (1) Something in the Water, Carrie Underwood
3. (4) Because He Lives (Amen), Matt Maher
5. (3) Soul on Fire, Third Day
7. (7) Drops in the Ocean, Hawk Nelson
6. (6) Greater, MercyMe
8. (5) Touch the Sky, Hillsong United
8. (11) Brother, Needtobreathe featuring Gavin De Graw
9. (9) Come As You Are, Crowder
10. (8) Broken Together, Casting Crowns
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