My Top CCM Songs of 2016

                             My Top CCM Songs of 2016

  Okay, here goes. My top 50 Christian songs of the year. I would preface this by saying that very few of these have made it to the radio for three reasons. 1. I may have weird tastes 2. Once they make it to the radio they are so overplayed that I get sick of them  3. I like to introduce people to less promoted artists. I think people like Mercy Me, Casting Crowns, Tenth Avenue North, Lauren Daigle, are way over-hyped. Let them garner their Dove Awards and CCM praise elsewhere which they will. Also, I don't get into gospel music, much R&B, hard rock so they won't be well represented. However I do include praise and worship songs which I would say is somewhat unique to end of year lists.


1. Live it Well - Switchfoot      Even radio couldn't wear this one out. This is my life motto; "life is short; live it well"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov_lnXy7tkQ

2. Money and Fame - Needtobreathe   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbQ9lU1nqpQ

3. Runnin'  - RelientK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_9Q2wSe8VA  Welcome back RelientK. Not sure you've landed back on solid ground yet, but love this song.

4. Heroes - Digital Age  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpUR1Jvck9I

5. Holy Water - Switchfoot    It's really a tossup between any Switchfoot song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzyjZtjxzg

6. Hard Love - Needtobreathe   Ditto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bhKo1z0Jz0

7.  Best is Yet to Come - Group1Crew   How can you argue with a song title like that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgEYeXcUuAA

8. Resurrecting - Elevation Worship  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf8Zzn4nOzc  Best worship song of the year

9. Run Devil, Run - Crowder  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US1-R-R9lYQ  Cheesy, but I love it.

10. Come Up - Remedy Drive  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jYTgV332t4

11. Hold My Forever - Pearl City Worship  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeFLsY9MZAw

12. Where the Light Shines Through - Switchfoot  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNP_Du9dSB0

13. Love Changes Everything - Red Rocks Worship  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXWRxDjsEXQ&list=PLJ0WCsSHTz0D0o19KJauwvXBzM-G1Qqd1

14. Friend of the Groom - Dogs of Peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZPdHuqfEE4  retro 70's Christian music. Good stuff!

15. Across the Universe - Mosaic MSC  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC36uwVbo-M

16. Love With Your Life - Hollyn  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVetZeaxuc

17. Love is Action - Tauren Wells  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCnsiP8atW0 
          radio is trying to wear #16,#17 out, that's why they have dropped this far

18. Set My Heart - Vertical Church Band  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8pMqbDAEP0

19. Sinking Deep - V.Rose  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_peXUfPLGE  Breakout album for V.Rose. I would say female vocalist of the year although everyone else in the universe would say Lauren Daigle. This song reminds me of Plumb.

20. He's the Light of the World - Dogs of Peace  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BJnW8nQ5T8  Take the time machine back 45 years, turn on Christian radio and this is what you hear.Oh wait, there was no Christian Radio.

21. This We Know - Vertical Church Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_G-JQGqUl0 Best Worship band of the year.

22. Shouting Ground - Crowder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VSmlvAHOAA

23 Live on Forever - The Afters  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdS7EWMNrWc

24. If the House Burns Down Tonight - Switchfoot  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7jlWG5Dlw  Too soon to play this in Gatlinburg

25. Be Here Long - Needtobreathe  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNL1Ei9kYyA

26. Down in Flames - Matthew Parker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQHmAQoeTEA

27. Writing on the Wall - Paper Route https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic8YJ0mRYEk

28. Set Me Ablaze - Bryan and Katie Torwalt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ca9W1VSx24

29. All I Have - Stars Go Dim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN0vzTrQzqY&list=RDZN0vzTrQzqY    Pillar????

30. How Sweet it Is - Digital Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U0VASEmvHQ

31. Local Construction - RelientK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaddAGw0dc8

32. Balconies - Paper Route https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fFkQ0M-TPY

33. Wake Me Up (Amnesia) Group1Crew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYAh6wvR-o

34. Palaces - Love & the Outcome  (no link??? - listen on Spotify)

35. This is the Life - Tommy Saint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGagiNpgDw4&list=PLVtgYtJUiPbzZV5XVxOFtRP3ne7HPpB9F

36.  I See the Lord - Vertical Church Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOiTOqFy4_s

37. Open the Clouds - Unspoken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y555d2j9RY

38. Galaxies - Digital Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtwVHN9X_FU

39. On Again off Again - Group1Crew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPRv8b-kI1k

40.  Bottom to the Top - V.Rose   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKbcW1nilaI

41. Born to Live - About A Mile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Xwe6H3lJ4

42. Ends of the Earth - Love & the Outcome  - (no link??? check Spotify)

43. Wherever I Go - One Republic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jclnm-0ktHM

44. Exalted Over All - Vertical Church Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqnRj1N4blA

45. Give it Time - Zach Bolen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjdlrUYsaek  Remember Dire Straits?

46. Don't Fear - Flame feat. V.Rose   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiS3UJ_UIOk

47. Push - Thousand Foot Krutch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiS3UJ_UIOk

48. Hope - John Tibbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiS3UJ_UIOk

49. Stolen - Nine Lashes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TzbOF-bLKs

50. Keep Me - Crowder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uxh063IdT0