20: The Countdown Magazine - 10/23/04

[clem]

LC TC wc SONG/ARTIST
01 01 21 Walk By Faith [Jeremy Camp]
03 02 10 Beautiful One [By The Tree]
02 03 30 Here With Me [MercyMe]
04 04 09 Indescribable [Chris Tomlin]
06 05 08 Healing Rain [Michael W. Smith]
05 06 11 All I Need [Bethany Dillon]
09 07 06 Still The Cross [FFH]
08 08 06 Presence [Newsboys]
07 09 05 You Are God Alone [Phillips, Craig, & Dean]
20 10 03 The Space In Between Us [Building 429]
12 11 08 King [Tree63]
10 12 02 Glory of Your Name [Watermark]
16 13 13 Fall Down [Trevor Morgan]
11 14 10 Gravity [Shawn McDonald]
15 15 08 Alive In Love [The Swift]
13 16 22 I Believe [Third Day]
17 17 13 Beauty Of Simplicity [Telecast]
14 18 02 He Is Exalted [Shane & Shane]
XX 19 01 Voice of Truth [Casting Crowns]
RE 20 36 Blessed Be Your Name [Tree63]

Drops:
From #18: All Things New [Steven Curtis Chapman]
From #19: Everything About You [Sanctus Real]

John's Future Favorite:
You Are Mine [Third Day]

Artist Spotlight:
Phillips, Craig, & Dean

What's with the sudden drops? Although Third Day's "I Believe" almost had no chance of squishing into the Top 10, I didn't expect it do drop below Top 15. Shane & Shane's newest single also dropped a few spots, despite its high debut last week. "Gravity" also had high hopes, but drops a few spots and loses its chance at the Top 10. Also, Watermark's newest song drops two spots, and Bethany Dillon's "All I Need" drops out of the Top 5.

As for the chart progressers, there are but a few. "Fall Down" regains itself after its 6-position drop. Now it's at #13. "Blessed Be Your Name" also gains more airplay, as it reappears on the countdown. The largest jump, however, is Building 429's second single off of their debut album, "The Space In Between Us", with a 10-position jump. In addition, Michael W. Smith finally enters the Top 5.

What will be the next #1 chart-topper? "Beautiful One", who edged up one spot this week? Or maybe Smitty's fast moving single? Only time will tell on 20 The Countdown Magazine...

[Hervard]

In the words of Marty McFly:
The stinkin' bum STOLE MY IDEA!!! ;)

[Hervard]

Yes, I know this has already been posted, but here is the list in my own format, along with my own commentary.

LC TC wc SONG/ARTIST
01 01 21 Walk By Faith/Jeremy Camp
03 02 10 Beautiful One/By The Tree
02 03 30 Here With Me/MercyMe
04 04 09 Indescribable/Chris Tomlin
06 05 08 Healing Rain/Michael W. Smith
05 06 11 All I Need/Bethany Dillon
09 07 06 Still The Cross/FFH
08 08 06 Presence/Newsboys
07 09 05 You Are God Alone/Phillips, Craig, & Dean
20 10 03 The Space In Between Us/Building 429
12 11 08 King/Tree63
10 12 02 Glory of Your Name/Watermark
16 13 13 Fall Down/Trevor Morgan
11 14 10 Gravity/Shawn McDonald
15 15 08 Alive In Love/The Swift
13 16 22 I Believe/Third Day
17 17 13 Beauty Of Simplicity/Telecast
14 18 02 He Is Exalted/Shane & Shane
XX 19 01 Voice of Truth/Casting Crowns
RE 20 36 Blessed Be Your Name/Tree63

Droppers:
From #18: All Things New/Steven Curtis Chapman
From #19: Everything About You/Sanctus Real

John's Future Favorite:
You Are Mine/Third Day

Jeremy Camp holds the top spot for a seventh straight week. But how much longer can he hold out? As former #1 "Here With Me" finally lets loose of the runner-up spot after six weeks, By The Tree's latest replaces the song and could grab the top spot as soon as next week. But probably not, as most songs stay at number two for a few weeks before taking over the top spot. Or maybe they'll be shut out of the number one spot a la "I Believe". Chris Tomlin and Michael W. Smith also have a shot. Looks like Bethany Dillon, whom was #1 on the WFRN Weekly Top 20 this weekend, could be out of the running.
Last week, there were two monster debuts, but ironically, they fall back this week. Shane and Shane made a (seemingly) healthy debut last week at number 14, but this week, they drop back to number, sort of deja vu with Jeff Deyo's recent hit "As I Lift You Up". That song made a high debut, dropped back the following week and yo-yo'ed in the lower half of the chart before dropping out last week. Will "He Is Exalted" do the same?
And why is "Glory Of Your Name" by Watermark dropping already? I don't ever remember a Top Ten debut moving down the next week. So I have no idea what'll become of the song after this. We'll have to wait and see what happens.
Tree63 returns to the chart this week for an encore with their long-running song "Blessed Be Your Name". It will probably drop out next week, since returns to the chart of old songs usually last for only a week. But, judging from the condition of the chart this week, who knows?
The biggest jump on the chart is Watermark's latest song "The Space In Between Us". After hanging around the bottom of the chart for the past two weeks, they cut the chart in half this week and bust into the Top Ten. Will they move up next week? Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they drop back next week. But who knows, maybe the chart will stabilize next week and the song will continue to move up. Or maybe they'll jump to number one a la their last hit "Glory Defined".
Since the two debuts last week are already on their way down, you'd expect the same to happen to the re-entry of "King" by Tree63, but such is not the case. It moves up a spot to right outside the Top Ten, pulling the rug out from under "Gravity" by Shaun McDonald. I doubt that the song will break into the Top Ten next week, since the songs near the brink are all brand-new, but as we all know, that doesn't mean much. Or maybe By The Tree will pull an Avalon and fall out of the Top Ten from the number two position. Things can get interesting in the ensuing weeks.
Then again, next week's chart might be nearly stilled. It's always a big surprise on "20: The Countdown Magazine".
BTW, in case you're wondering why I didn't post the chart yesterday, well, I had to work. I haven't worked a Saturday since February 24, 2001 and even if I hadn't worked, I couldn't go for a drive to listen to the show, since it was pouring down rain. However, I'm currently in the process of installing an antenna wire to my stereo. When it's pointed in one certain direction, I can get Pulse FM tuned in just fine. This will come in handy this winter, when the roads will be too messy for driving around, with all the snow and stuff.

[Hervard]

koalaclement said:

"Gravity" also had high hopes, but drops a few spots and loses its chance at the Top 10.

Not necessarily. Sometimes, songs bob around on the chart for awhile and then make a surprising jump into the Top Ten. I've said this before, and I'll say it again: On the CRW chart, it ain't over 'til it's over (sometimes not even then, as illustrated by Tree63's ancient hit "Blessed Be Your Name".)