Christian Songs Series: 2005 (FINISHED)

[fireflies]

2005 Christian Songs Rankdown!!!

Welcome to the 2005 Christian Songs Rankdown!!!
Hello. I am continuing my series of Christian songs rankdowns. I started with 2003 and am ready to begin 2005!

I have included one new song per week to fill out the entire year. I have a list of 53 songs for 2005. All you have to do is rank the songs from #1 to #53. (most favorite to least favorite) You can send me your lists through a personal message!

The deadline to send me your lists will be: Sunday, August 2, 2020.

Here's the list!

1. He Will Carry Me - Mark Schultz
2. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Christy Nockels
3. Much Of You - Steven Curtis Chapman
4. Take You Back - Jeremy Camp
5. Still the Cross - FFH
6. You're Worthy of My Praise - Big Daddy Weave & Barlowgirl
7. This Is Your Life - Switchfoot
8. Nothing Without You - Bebo Norman
9. Pure - Superchick
10. All My Praise - Selah
11. Gloria (All God's Children) - Paul Colman
12. About You - ZOEgirl
13. Your Love Goes On Forever - Sonicflood
14. I See Love - Third Day / Steven Curtis Chapman / MercyMe
15. Devotion - Newsboys
16. Holy is the Lord - Chris Tomlin
17. Hide - Joy Williams
18. Brave - Nichole Nordeman
19. God Will Lift Up Your Head - Jars Of Clay
20. Held - Natalie Grant
21. Louder Than the Angels - Joel Engle
22. Miracle - John David Webster
23. What If - Jadon Lavik
24. Open My Eyes - Jeff Anderson
25. Friend of God - Phillips, Craig & Dean
26. Next Thing You Know (Thirteen) - Matthew West
27. You - The Afters
28. Who Am I? - Point Of Grace
29. In the Blink of An Eye - MercyMe
30. Save Me - Nate Sallie
31. No One Else Knows - Building 429
32. Cry On My Shoulder - Overflow
33. Lifesong - Casting Crowns
34. For the First Time - Mark Harris
35. Draw Me Close - Kutless
36. The One Thing - Paul Colman
37. We Live - Superchick
38. You And Me - Lifehouse
39. Cry Out to Jesus - Third Day
40. Just the Way I Am - Big Daddy Weave
41. Walk On In - Iconoclast
42. Burn for You - tobyMac
43. This Man - Jeremy Camp
44. I Am - Mark Schultz
45. All To You (Live) - Lincoln Brewster
46. Here Is Our King - David Crowder Band
47. Perfect Day - Josh Bates
48. What If - Nichole Nordeman
49. Psalm 40 - NewSong
50. Joseph's Lullaby - MercyMe
51. Angels We Have Heard On High - Chris Tomlin
52. All I Really Want For Christmas - Steven Curtis Chapman
53. The First Noel - Mark Schultz

Here is a YouTube playlist:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEQcyo5RBDdYx7woRDM4Ynbp0g3ZQ-_88

Here is a Spotify playlist:


*Absent are: Christy Nockels, Overflow & Iconoclast

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[dgarcia3377]

I'm down for this

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I've been a bit absent, but I will try to do this in time!

[fireflies]

3 weeks to turn in lists!

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[fireflies]

Alrighty, about 1 1/2 weeks to turn in lists.


dee12 @xfer dgarcia3377

I can definitely extend this a few more days if either of you guys need a little more time!

[dgarcia3377]

I think I will be fine. I'm almost done with a list I'm working on before I commit to this list

[fireflies]

Around 5 or so days left to turn in lists!


Christian/Holiday Rankdowns Tag List:

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dee12 @xfer

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I'm so sorry!! I am starting this right now, so I hope I can finish in time and won't need an extension. But if I need one, I'll let you know, thanks! ♥

[fireflies]

LAST CALL for 2005 lists! 

I will start reveals Wednesday evening. 

[dee12]

Submitted my list!!

[fireflies]

#53 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Christy Nockels


Total Points: 221
Hot Christian Songs: #2

@xfer - #35
chanman - #40
fireflies - #48
dee12 - #48
dgarcia3377 - #50

This is the first of 5 Christmas songs to leave us. It's a nice rendition of a Christmas classic but doesn't go much deeper than that. It came in last by 15 points.

[fireflies]

#52 - Devotion - Newsboys


Total Points: 206
Hot Christian Songs: #16

chanman - #9
dee12 - #46
dgarcia3377 - #48
fireflies - #51
@xfer - #52

From the Newsboys catalogue, this is not one of my favorites. It didn't feel as radio ready as many of their other singles. Congrats to @xfer for the very first perfect ranking!

[fireflies]

#51 - All My Praise - Selah


Total Points: 203
Hot Christian Songs: #22

@xfer - #26
chanman - #35
fireflies - #43
dgarcia3377 - #46
dee12 - #53

This is the first of the worship songs to leave us. My favorite part is what leads up right to the chorus. It does seem to drag a little though and could have been a little shorter.

[fireflies]

#50 - Perfect Day - Josh Bates


Total Points: 201
Hot Christian Songs: #16

@xfer - #24
dgarcia3377 - #37
chanman - #39
fireflies - #49
dee12 - #52

This is fine. It just didn't have too much of a connection with me as a vast majority of the other songs did. It was one of the few that I couldn't recall from the past either. This was our final song that made over 200 points!

Edit: This ended up being my 500th post - earning me Gold status! It's indeed a "Perfect Day."

[fireflies]

#49 - Next Thing You Know (Thirteen) - Matthew West


Total Points: 197
Hot Christian Songs: #3

@xfer - #28
chanman - #33
dee12 - #33
dgarcia3377 - #51
fireflies - #52

This one had a similar vibe to last year's "The End." That one didn't fare too well here either. I was surprised radio caught on to this as much as it did. All in all, Matthew has an amazing group of singles throughout the years. This is near the bottom for me.

[fireflies]

#48 - The One Thing - Paul Colman


Total Points: 184
Hot Christian Songs: #11

fireflies - #32
@xfer - #32
dgarcia3377 - #33
dee12 - #37
chanman - #50

I wish this one would have done better. This seemed planted in the mid-30's but ended up lucky enough to make it in the 40 club. I didn't remember this artist too well, but this and his other song I did. It's a shame he missed out on making top 10 in radio.

[fireflies]

#47 - Pure - Superchick


Total Points: 184
Hot Christian Songs: #21

dee12 - #29
fireflies - #33
dgarcia3377 - #34
chanman - #37
@xfer - #51

I thought this group was a nice change of pace for the Christian genre. They have catchy beats and good voices. Of their two songs in this rankdown, I did prefer the other one. This could have lasted a bit longer though. This broke the tie with Paul Colman thanks to a 29 rank beating a 32 rank.

[fireflies]

#46 - Psalm 40 - NewSong


Total Points: 177
Hot Christian Songs: #5

dee12 - #24
chanman - #32
fireflies - #36
@xfer - #36
dgarcia3377 - #49

While I ranked this one higher than its placement, I'm okay with the spot it got. This group got another radio hit out of this one.

[fireflies]

"Psalm 40" was in a 3-way tie. The other two will be revealed tomorrow night. The first set of stats will be posted later this evening!

[fireflies]

Most Points = only perfect rankings will give you points (Ex. - #1 will get 53 points ; #53 will get 1 point)

Least Points = you get points on how close you are to the actual ranking (Ex. - a perfect ranking would get you 0 points)


Top 45 Player's Stats


Most Points:

@xfer = 2 points


Least Points:

fireflies = 58 points
dgarcia3377 = 58 points
dee12 = 82 points
@xfer = 120 points
chanman = 125 points

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Man! Those Superchick songs were so terrible! And I noticed that as usual, some of my rankings were the higher ones. Such a shame to lose high songs so early in the game :'(

And congratulations fireflies on the Gold Member status!!

[fireflies]

#45 - All To You (Live) - Lincoln Brewster


Total Points: 177
Hot Christian Songs: #14

chanman - #6
dee12 - #28
dgarcia3377 - #43
fireflies - #50
@xfer - #50

It was tough deciding where to rank this one. It just seemed to keep getting pushed down further and further with each new song. There wasn't too much replay factor involved here.

[fireflies]

#44 - Walk On In - Iconoclast


Total Points: 177
Hot Christian Songs: #13

dgarcia3377 - #5
@xfer - #31
fireflies - #41
dee12 - #49
chanman - #51

This has a light, breezy vibe to it. Even though it wasn't a standout for me, I enjoyed it for what it was. It was a song I had no recollection of beforehand. It would have been dead last for me but it was finally put up on YouTube this past April. 

[fireflies]

#43 - Still the Cross - FFH


Total Points: 176
Hot Christian Songs: #20

dee12 - #27
chanman - #31
fireflies - #37
dgarcia3377 - #40
@xfer - #41

I enjoyed this. It just seems that their music always ends up around the middle spots for me. This one did not have the greatest radio presence.

[fireflies]

#42 - Cry On My Shoulder - Overflow


Total Points: 171
Hot Christian Songs: #19

dgarcia3377 - #7
@xfer - #21
fireflies - #44
chanman - #49
dee12 - #50

This was an easy listen. I compared it a lot with "Walk On In" and my rankings between the two were quite close. It stalled on radio. If I had heard it more, it might have affected the outcome.

[fireflies]

#41 - Much Of You - Steven Curtis Chapman


Total Points: 170
Hot Christian Songs: #5

@xfer - #12
fireflies - #26
dgarcia3377 - #42
dee12 - #44
chanman - #46

This is the first of three Steven songs to leave us. I thought he had a very good year. I loved all three. This one was my lowest rank but held on just enough to make the first half of my list.

[fireflies]

Top 40 Player's Stats

Most Points: 

@xfer = 2 points

Least Points: 

fireflies = 89 points
dee12 = 131 points
dgarcia3377 = 138 points
@xfer = 190 points
chanman = 195 points

[dgarcia3377]

I wanted to add "Walk On In" but I couldn't find it on apple music. I assume its not available anywhere except youtube from what I saw.

[fireflies]

#40 - What If - Jadon Lavik


Total Points: 169
Hot Christian Songs: #3

dee12 - #19
fireflies - #31
dgarcia3377 - #36
chanman - #38
@xfer - #45

This is the first of two "What Ifs" leaving us. This is a laid back and summery type of song. It did well on radio and was a nice song to revisit again.

[fireflies]

#39 - The First Noel - Mark Schultz


Total Points: 165
Hot Christian Songs: #4

dgarcia3377 - #20
chanman - #25
@xfer - #37
dee12 - #41
fireflies - #42

Of the three songs Mark has in this rankdown, it's no surprise this is the first to go. He sings it really well and can definitely reach all of those high notes!