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Top 10 New Songs: August 30, 2008
Some songs can dominate my Top 50 for months, as I rarely tire of hearing them, no matter their age. So, here, I rank my favorite new songs, not already 11+ weeks old on my Top 50 when they debut here. Unlike my Top 50, I retire songs from here once they chart 15 weeks. Furthermore, songs that fall from here may not re-enter once they have spent 11+ weeks on my Top 50.
1) Here I Am,
by downhereAlbum: Ending Is Beginning
2) Slow Fade, by Casting
CrownsAlbum: The Altar And The Door
3) Brand New Day, by
FireflightAlbum: Unbreakable
4) Ruin Me, by Jeff
Johnson BandAlbum: Glorious Day
5) Heal The Wound, by
Point Of GraceAlbum: How You Live
6) Where Your Heart Belongs, by
MainstayAlbum: Become Who You Are
7) To Bring You
Back, by Paul Alan of NouveauxAlbum: Drive It Home
8)
Yours, by Steven Curtis ChapmanAlbum: Yours [Single]
9) The Hunger,
by FireflightAlbum: Unbreakable
10) Unbreakable, by
FireflightAlbum: Unbreakable
| Rank This Week |
Rank Last Week |
Song Title, by Artist | Weeks In Top 10 |
Peak- Weeks At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Here I Am, by downhere | 8 | 1-5 |
| 2 | 3 | Slow Fade, by Casting Crowns | 8 | 2-1 |
| 3 | 4 | Brand New Day, by Fireflight | 10 | 3-1 |
| 4 | 5 | Ruin Me, by Jeff Johnson Band | 10 | 2-2 |
| 5 | 6 | Heal The Wound, by Point Of Grace | 7 | 5-1 |
| 6 | 7 | Where Your Heart Belongs, by Mainstay | 8 | 4-1 |
| 7 | 9 | To Bring You Back, by Paul Alan of Nouveaux | 9 | 4-1 |
| 8 | 10 | Yours, by Steven Curtis Chapman | 3 | 8-1 |
| 9 | - | The Hunger, by Fireflight | 2 | 9-1 |
| 10 | New | Unbreakable, by Fireflight | 1 | 10-1 |
Monthly Top 10: August 2008
1) Here I Am,
by downhereAlbum: Ending Is Beginning
2) Whatever You're Doing
(Something Heavenly), by Sanctus RealAlbum: We Need Each Other
3) Who Am I, by Casting CrownsAlbum: Casting Crowns
4) Slow Fade, by Casting CrownsAlbum: The Altar And The Door
5) Ruin Me, by Jeff Johnson BandAlbum: Glorious Day
6) Brand New
Day, by FireflightAlbum: Unbreakable
7) Walk By Faith, by Jeremy
CampAlbum: Carried Me: The Worship Project
8) Where Your Heart Belongs, by
MainstayAlbum: Become Who You Are
9) Heal The Wound, by
Point Of GraceAlbum: How You Live
10) I Will Not Be Moved, by
Natalie GrantAlbum: Relentless
Recurrents & "Oldies" (Current Chart: August 30, 2008)
Countless songs, old and new, have the power to move me, or at the least, entertain me or get me through a day; they can even do rare things such as inspire reflection on my past. So, I want to share some of those songs. About every 1-3 weeks or so, I'll chart my latest Top 20 Recurrents & "Oldies", which are songs ineligible for entry in my Weekly Top 50 (because they're too old or they completed their run already on there). Below are the first five songs. Note that this chart tends to be significantly more volatile than my regular Top 50.
| Rank This Time |
Rank Last Time |
Song Title, by Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Growing Young, by Rich Mullins |
| 2 | 4 | This Used To Be My Playground, by Madonna |
| 3 | 5 | Don't Look Away, by Bryan Duncan |
| 4 | -- | Carried To The Table, by Leeland |
| 5 | 7 | I'll Stand By You, by The Pretenders |
Quick Stats For The Year So Far
- Numbers
- Top 50 Songs: 111
- Top 25: 60
- Top 10: 30
- Top 5: 21
- #1: 8
- Top 50 Debuts: 61
- Top 25: 12
- Top 10: 8
- Top 5: 5
- #1: 2
- Averages For Current Top 50 Songs
- Age: 44.82 weeks (+.54 from last week)
- Age 1 Year Ago: 46.88 weeks (+.44)
- 2 Years Ago: 32.24 weeks (+.28)
- Debut Rank: 32.08
- Peak Rank: 13.96
- Time In My Top 25: 35.04 weeks
- In My Top 10: 19.22 weeks
- Top 5: 10.9 weeks