Christian Songs Series: 2006 (COMPLETED)

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2006 Christian Songs Rankdown!!!

Welcome to the 2006 Christian Songs Rankdown!!!
Hello. I am continuing my series of Christian songs rankdowns. I started with 2003 and am ready to begin 2006!

I have included one new song per week to fill out the entire year. I have a list of 52 songs for 2006. All you have to do is rank the songs from #1 to #52. (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, October 18, 2020.

Here's the list!

1. Go Tell It on the Mountain - Big Daddy Weave
2. Only Grace - Matthew West
3. How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin
4. Jesus, Take the Wheel - Carrie Underwood
5. What Are You Waiting For - Natalie Grant
6. My Savior, My God - Aaron Shust
7. Remembering You - Steven Curtis Chapman
8. I Am Free - Newsboys
9. I Stand for You - tree63
10. Praise You in This Storm - Casting Crowns
11. We Are One Tonight - Switchfoot
12. I Need You to Love Me - BarlowGirl
13. Bless the Broken Road - Selah
14. So Long Self - MercyMe
15. Hallelujah - Nicol Sponberg
16. Free - Shawn McDonald
17. Light of the World - Watermark
18. Find Your Wings - Mark Harris
19. Holding Onto You - Paul Colman
20. Strong Tower - Kutless
21. Welcome Home - Brian Littrell
22. Mountain of God - Third Day
23. Wholly Yours - David Crowder Band
24. All That I Am - The Afters
25. Believe - Andy Chrisman
26. Real to Me - Nichole Nordeman
27. Happy - Ayiesha Woods
28. All Over the World - tree63
29. You Never Let Go - Matt Redman
30. Sweetly Broken - Jeremy Riddle
31. Because of Your Love - Paul Baloche
32. Let It Rise - Big Daddy Weave
33. Made to Worship - Chris Tomlin
34. Everything You Ever Wanted - Hawk Nelson
35. History - Matthew West
36. Shine - Salvador
37. The Face of Love - Sanctus Real
38. Broken & Beautiful - Mark Schultz
39. Our God Reigns - Brandon Heath
40. Stand in the Rain - Superchick
41. Wherever We Go - Newsboys
42. What It Means - Jeremy Camp
43. Dead Man (Carry Me) - Jars of Clay
44. Enough - BarlowGirl
45. Hold Fast - MercyMe
46. I Will Lift My Eyes - Bebo Norman
47. Shine On - Needtobreathe
48. Does Anybody Hear Her - Casting Crowns
49. You Alone - Echoing Angels
50. Made to Love - TobyMac
51. Drifter - DecembeRadio
52. Tonight - Jeremy Camp

Here is a YouTube playlist:
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Christian/Holiday Rankdowns Tag List:

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[dgarcia3377]

I'm down for this

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We are now down to 2 weeks to turn in lists for 2006 Christian songs!


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fireflies dee12 dgarcia3377 chanman @xfer

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We have about 1 week left. (can extend a few days if needed)

@xfer chanman dee12

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To give more time, I have decided to extend this one until October 25th.


dee12 chanman @xfer

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A few more days to turn in your 2006 lists!


fireflies dee12 @xfer

[dee12]

Submitted my list!

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#52 - Sweetly Broken - Jeremy Riddle


Total Points: 184
Hot Christian Songs: #19

chanman - #40
fireflies - #44
dgarcia3377 - #49
dee12 - #51

I did enjoy the chorus, but the verses leading up to it didn't add much. It couldn't manage to escape my bottom 10. All low rankings added up and ended up being 12 points behind the song that came in 51st place. It barely earned a top 20 on radio.

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#51 - Go Tell It on the Mountain - Big Daddy Weave


Total Points: 172
Hot Christian Songs: #3

chanman - #30
dgarcia3377 - #46
fireflies - #48
dee12 - #48

It's not surprising that our lone Christmas tune this year is on its way out. It's a well known song but doesn't have that strong punch that songs like "Mary, Did You Know", "O Holy Night", etc. seem to have. The band did a nice job vocally.

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#50 - All Over the World - tree63


Total Points: 154
Hot Christian Songs: #5

chanman - #1
dee12 - #49
dgarcia3377 - #52
fireflies - #52

It is very rare for someone's #1 ranking to end up in the bottom 3, especially in one with 50+ songs. I didn't remember this song at all even though it was a hit on Christian radio. While three of us didn't appreciate it, I am glad that chanman enjoyed it. Sorry for your loss this early.

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#49 - The Face of Love - Sanctus Real


Total Points: 151
Hot Christian Songs: #6

dgarcia3377 - #29
chanman - #34
fireflies - #41
dee12 - #47

I do like this lead singer's voice. Better singles will come later with this group. The chorus is catchy, but I thought we had a very good year of songs. This one kept on moving down, but I made sure this didn't make my bottom 10! I'm glad radio embraced this.

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#48 - Free - Shawn McDonald


Total Points: 151
Hot Christian Songs: #14

chanman - #17
dee12 - #41
dgarcia3377 - #42
fireflies - #51

This won the tie over "The Face of Love" thanks to the #17 ranking. Interestingly we had two songs this year that used the 'free to dance' theme. While this was fine, I did prefer the other one.

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#47 - Our God Reigns - Brandon Heath


Total Points: 149
Hot Christian Songs: #13

dgarcia3377 - #9
chanman - #38
fireflies - #50
dee12 - #52

Brandon will have plenty of huge songs on future rankdowns. He just missed out on top 10 for radio. I didn't think this was catchy enough and moved a bit slow. But, it got his name out there.

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#46 - Hold Fast - MercyMe


Total Points: 146
Hot Christian Songs: #3
Adult Contemporary: #27

dgarcia3377 - #25
dee12 - #31
fireflies - #40
chanman - #50

It's weird to see a MercyMe song this low in a rankdown. It did very well on radio, but it doesn't seem to be one of their more recognizable singles. I'm glad it crossed over to AC!

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Most Points = only perfect rankings will give you points (Ex. - #1 will get 52 points ; #52 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: NA

Least Points: 

fireflies - 33 points
dee12 - 34 points
dgarcia3377 - 95 points
chanman - 141 points

[dgarcia3377]

Brandon Heath is one of the first Christian artists I liked when I was getting into Christian music.

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#45 - Believe - Andy Chrisman


Total Points: 145
Hot Christian Songs: #13

dee12 - #21
dgarcia3377 - #31
chanman - #44
fireflies - #49

Andy was one of the members from the Christian group 4Him. He had decided to go solo around this time. This is a nice song with a good message. Stronger songs just kept pushing this one down.

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#44 - Enough - BarlowGirl


Total Points: 145
Hot Christian Songs: #7

dgarcia3377 - #7
fireflies - #42
dee12 - #45
chanman - #51

This is a fine worship song from this trio. Of their two entries, I did enjoy the other one a lot more. My favorite part of this song though was near the end when they repeated "You're enough, You're enough, You're enough for me." That alone got them out of my bottom 10. This won the tie over "Believe."

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#43 - Wholly Yours - David Crowder Band


Total Points: 142
Hot Christian Songs: #7

dee12 - #15
fireflies - #35
dgarcia3377 - #45
chanman - #47

I like this one, but I've realized with these rankdowns that I really don't go back to much of his earlier stuff. When he ditches the band some years later, the songs seem to stick more and stay more connected.

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#42 - Wherever We Go - Newsboys


Total Points: 139
Hot Christian Songs: #3

chanman - #18
dee12 - #29
fireflies - #45
dgarcia3377 - #47

The party ends right here for this song. It's a fun up-tempo song that is sure to get some people dancin'. Radio did embrace it! Newsboys still have one song left. We'll see how much pep that one still has.

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#41 - Drifter - DecembeRadio


Total Points: 138
Hot Christian Songs: #5

dgarcia3377 - #32
fireflies - #32
chanman - #35
dee12 - #39

This was a nice discovery for me. For doing so well on radio, I was surprised I didn't remember this one. It's got a soothing melody. We all agreed this belonged in the 30's. It almost got there.

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Top 40 Player's Stats


Most Points: NA


Least Points:

fireflies - 59 points
dee12 - 102 points
dgarcia3377 - 162 points
chanman - 183 points

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#40 - Hallelujah - Nicol Sponberg


Total Points: 138
Hot Christian Songs: #14

chanman - #14
dgarcia3377 - #35
dee12 - #43
fireflies - #46

Nicol was an original member of the group, Selah. She helped form that group with her brother. She has gone solo by this point. This couldn't quite make the top 10 on radio. This won the tie over "Drifter."

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#39 - Everything You Ever Wanted - Hawk Nelson


Total Points: 134
Hot Christian Songs: #14

dgarcia3377 - #19
chanman - #33
fireflies - #38
dee12 - #44

This is a great band who have released a bunch of hits over the years. They blend well together. This did end up near the bottom-middle of my list. But, a strong year can see good songs creep down the list.

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#38 - Holding Onto You - Paul Colman


Total Points: 134
Hot Christian Songs: #16

chanman - #19
fireflies - #30
dee12 - #34
dgarcia3377 - #51

This is a fun up-tempo from Paul. It stalled a bit on radio. It's catchy and should have easily made the top 10. This wins the tie over Hawk Nelson. Each song had a #19 ranking. So, the #30 edged out the #33.

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#37 - I Stand For You - tree63


Total Points: 133
Hot Christian Songs: #15

chanman - #4
dee12 - #42
fireflies - #43
dgarcia3377 - #44

Three of us didn't quite rank the tree63 songs that high. I did like this one much more than their other entry. I think this song could definitely be a grower the more I listen to it.

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#36 - You Alone - Echoing Angels

Total Points: 132
Hot Christian Songs: #6

dgarcia3377 - #6
chanman - #39
dee12 - #40
fireflies - #47

Similar to the previous song, I think this one could be a grower. This did fairly well on radio. It didn't stick with me as much after each listen though. I did like his big note at the end!

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Top 35 Player's Stats


Most Points: NA


Least Points:

fireflies - 91 points
dee12 - 123 points
dgarcia3377 - 237 points
chanman - 270 points

[dgarcia3377]

You Alone was one of those songs I forgot about until this rankdown. Such a good song imo

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#35 - I Am Free - Newsboys


Total Points: 130
Hot Christian Songs: #11

chanman - #13
fireflies - #37
dee12 - #37
dgarcia3377 - #43

This is one of their better singles they had put out in a while. It's catchy and works well with the "free to dance" theme. With the strong year, this seems like a fine place for it to land.