Lauren Daigle Ties Carrie Underwood For No. 1 Record On Hot Christian Songs Chart
Lauren Daigle's "You Say" leads Billboard's streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Christian Songs chart for a 26th week (on the list dated Jan. 26), tying Carrie Underwood's 2014 hit "Something in…
Lauren Daigle‘s “You Say” leads Billboard‘s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Christian Songs chart for a 26th week (on the list dated Jan. 26), tying Carrie Underwood’s 2014 hit “Something in the Water” for the longest rule by a woman in the survey’s 15-year history.
The songs share third place overall, beneath Hillsong United’s “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” (61 weeks at No. 1 starting in December 2013) and sister act Hillsong Worship’s “What a Beautiful Name” (37 frames beginning in February 2017). Both of those songs are also sung by women: “Oceans,” by Taya Smith, and “Name,” by Brooke Ligertwood.
“You Say,” which was co-penned by Daigle, rules Christian Digital Song Sales for a 24th week (13,000 sold, up 7 percent, according to Nielsen Music) and Christian Streaming Songs for a 22nd frame (6.6 million U.S. streams, up 15 percent) and ranks at No. 2 on Christian Airplay after logging 17 weeks at No. 1.
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“You Say” also continues its crossover at radio, debuting at No. 40 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, while bulleting at No. 8 on Adult Pop Songs and No. 19 on Adult Contemporary.
NEW TOP 10s: “Stand in Your Love” by Bethel Music’s Josh Baldwin becomes his first top 10 on Hot Christian Songs (11-10). It hikes by 7 percent hike to 7.9 million impressions and holds at No. 7 on Christian Airplay.
Plus, Tamela Mann banks her 10th Gospel Airplay top 10 with “Potter” (12-10). Mann extends her mark for the most top 10s among women and ties Kirk Franklin for third place overall, after James Fortune & FIYA (12) and Marvin Sapp (11).
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