Christian Music ‘Comeback’ Underway, Artists Hit Billboard’s Hot 100
Faith-filled tunes are making major waves on the music chart.
The Billboard Hot 100 is a much-watched ranking that tracks the most popular songs across all genres and regularly features artists like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar.
It recently announced that two Christian songs have broken into the top 100 for the first time in 11 years.
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Brandon Lake’s “Hard Fought Hallelujah” featuring Jelly Roll currently ranks No. 44 after climbing as high as No. 40, while Forrest Frank’s “Your Way’s Better” is up to No. 62 after being ranked No. 72 last week.
“Say your prayers: Christian music is making a serious comeback,” Xander Zeller wrote for Billboard. “Christian music has historically had a limited presence on the Hot 100. Dating to when Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart adopted its current multimetric methodology on Dec. 7, 2013 — blending U.S. streams, radio airplay, and sales — 52 Christian songs have charted on both the Hot 100 and Hot Christian Songs. But there are some important caveats.”
Zeller explains that of the 52 songs, 34 are Kanye West’s gospel songs, and another handful are holiday songs.
“That leaves us with just 11 Christian songs that are not tied to the holidays or crossover rap acts,” the article explains.
The success that Lake and Frank are experiencing is not singular in nature. Billboard cites that the breakout music stars can attribute much of their popularity to social media, including platforms like TikTok.
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Since 2019, Lake has charted 42 songs on the Hot Christian Songs chart. Nine of those songs have reached the No. 10 spots, and six of those tunes hit the No. 1 spot. Three of those songs, including “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” have spent more than 20 weeks at the top.
As CBN News reported, “Hard Fought Hallelujah” was first released as a solo track by Lake in November 2024. He later asked Jelly Roll to join in on the track.
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