Christian Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since June 21, 2003.

This chart lists the 50 most-listened-to records played on multiple Christian radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS, weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.

History

The chart was originally titled "Hot Christian Songs". The chart included the songs with the most airplay on monitored Christian radio stations in the United States. Beginning with the chart dated December 7, 2013, Billboard changed the methodology of the Hot Christian Songs chart to factor in digital sales, streaming, and airplay of Christian songs over all radio formats. Christian Airplay was created to continue the tracking of airplay on Christian radio stations.

The current number-one song on the chart is "I Thank God" by Housefires & JWLKRS Worship featuring Blake Wiggins & Ryan Ellis.[1]

Chart policies

As with most other Billboard charts, the Christian Airplay chart features a rule for when a song enters a recurrent rotation. Starting with the chart week of December 2, 2006, a song is declared recurrent on the country charts if it has been on the charts longer than 20 weeks; is not gaining in spins or audience impressions; and is lower than 10 in rank for either audience impressions or spins. If a song has been on the charts for over 52 weeks, it will be declared recurrent if it is below 5 in rank.

Chart achievements

Most number-ones

TotalArtistSource
19MercyMe[2]
14For King & Country[3]
12Jeremy Camp[4]
tobyMac[5]
11Matthew West[6]
Casting Crowns[7]
Chris Tomlin[8]
5Zach Williams[9]
Lauren Daigle[10]
4Crowder[11]
Matt Maher[12]
Phil Wickham[13]

Most weeks at number one

Number of
weeks		 Artist(s) Song Year(s)
23 MercyMe "Word of God Speak" 2003
20 Zach Williams "Old Church Choir" 2017–18
19 Casting Crowns "East to West" 2007
Brandon Heath "Give Me Your Eyes" 2008
18 Chris Tomlin "Made to Worship" 2006
17 Matthew West "Hello, My Name Is" 2013
16 MercyMe "Greater" 2014–15
Lauren Daigle "You Say" 2018–19
15 Jeremy Camp "Take You Back" 2005
Building 429 "Where I Belong" 2012
Chris Tomlin "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" 2013
Zach Williams "Chain Breaker" 2016–17
Casting Crowns featuring Matthew West "Nobody" 2019–20

Source: [14]


Artists who reached No. 1 in at least two decades

Three

Brandon Heath (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Big Daddy Weave (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Casting Crowns (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Chris Tomlin (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Francesca Battistelli (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Jeremy Camp (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Matthew West (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
MercyMe (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Needtobreathe (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
tobyMac (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)

Two

Aaron Shust (2000s, 2010s)
Building 429 (2000s, 2010s)
Newsboys (2000s, 2010s)
Third Day (2000s, 2010s)
Cory Asbury (2010s, 2020s)
David Crowder (2010s, 2020s)
For King & Country (2010s, 2020s)
Jordan Feliz (2010s, 2020s)
Lauren Daigle (2010s, 2020s)
Mandisa (2010s, 2020s)
Matt Maher (2010s, 2020s)
Phil Wickham (2010s, 2020s)
Tauren Wells (2010s, 2020s)
Zach Williams (2010s, 2020s)

References

  1. ↑ "Top Christian Airplay". Billboard. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "MercyMe Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "For King & Country Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jeremy Camp Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "TobyMac Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mathew West Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Casting Crowns Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chris Tomlin Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Zach Williams Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Lauren Daigle Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Crowder Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Matt Maher Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Phil Wickham Christian Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Zach Williams "Old Church Choir" Ties Record On Billboard's Christian Airplay". TheChristianBeat. January 7, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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