Christian Songs Series: 2008 (FINISHED)

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2008 Christian Songs Rankdown!!!

Hello. I am continuing my series of Christian songs rankdowns. I started with 2003 and am ready to begin 2008!

I have included one new song per week to fill out the entire year. I have a list of 52 songs for 2008. 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: Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

*Milestones* - For this year's rankdown, we have 4 acts that have now reached 10 songs to be ranked.

Jeremy Camp - 10
Casting Crowns - 10
Third Day - 11
Steven Curtis Chapman - 11

Here's the list!

1. O Come All Ye Faithful - Rush of Fools
2. Made - Caleb Rowden
3. Let It Fade - Jeremy Camp
4. Set the World on Fire - Britt Nicole
5. We Need Each Other - Sanctus Real
6. One World - tobyMac ft. Siti Monroe
7. Find You Waiting - DecembeRadio
8. Never Going Back to OK - The Afters
9. Cinderella - Steven Curtis Chapman
10. Every Man - Casting Crowns
11. Washed By the Water - Needtobreathe
12. All Because of Jesus - Fee
13. Thank You - 33Miles
14. Love Is Here - Tenth Avenue North
15. Singing Over Me - Building 429
16. Your Grace Is Enough - Matt Maher
17. Call My Name - Third Day
18. Come Thou Fount - Jadon Lavik
19. Empty Me - Chris Sligh
20. Watch Over Me - Aaron Shust
21. I Will Not Be Moved - Natalie Grant
22. You're Not Alone - Meredith Andrews
23. Stay Strong - Newsboys
24. I'm Letting Go - Francesca Battistelli
25. Something To Say - Matthew West
26. You Reign - MercyMe
27. Jesus Messiah - Chris Tomlin
28. This Is Home - Switchfoot
29. Give Me Your Eyes - Brandon Heath
30. Mighty to Save - Laura Story
31. What Life Would Be Like - Big Daddy Weave
32. Lose My Soul - tobyMac ft. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa
33. Today Is the Day - Lincoln Brewster
34. Sound of Your Name - Above the Golden State
35. Shadowfeet - Brooke Fraser
36. Here I Am - Downhere
37. Yours - Steven Curtis Chapman
38. Slow Fade - Casting Crowns
39. By Your Side - Tenth Avenue North
40. One Life to Love - 33Miles
41. There Will Be A Day - Jeremy Camp
42. Complete - Kutless
43. A New Hallelujah - Michael W. Smith ft. The African Children's Choir
44. Revelation - Third Day
45. Streets of Gold - Needtobreathe
46. End of Me - Building 429
47. Hope Now - Addison Road
48. Wonder of the World - Rush of Fools
49. Savior, Please - Josh Wilson
50. Pull Me Out - Bebo Norman
51. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Casting Crowns
52. You're Here - Francesca Battistelli

Youtube Playlist:
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Spotify Playlist:






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Gonna try to get this done within a week

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We have 1 week left to turn in lists for 2008!


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A few days left to turn in lists for 2008!


Christian/Holiday Rankdowns Tag List:

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I'm going to give a short extension for this.

The new due date will be on Sunday, July 18th! I hope to get a couple more lists in by then.

(Family is coming over next week too, so I won't have as much time to reveal.)


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Submitted!

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2008 lists due in 1 week!


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You have through the weekend to turn in lists for 2008!

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LAST CALL

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#52 - Made - Caleb Rowden


Total Points: 139
Hot Christian Songs: #15

dee12 - #38
fireflies - #49
dgarcia3377 - #52

Our first worship song is leaving us. This was one I didn't remember. With a very stacked list this year, this slow-burner couldn't quite reach the levels of other songs. Congrats to dgarcia3377 for starting us out with a perfect ranking!

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#51 - Stay Strong - Newsboys


Total Points: 134
Hot Christian Songs: #19

fireflies - #39
dgarcia3377 - #44
dee12 - #51

This song seemed like one the radio would latch onto, but it barely peaked inside the top 20. While I did have this in my bottom half, it is a little surprising this made our bottom two. Congrats to dee12 for a perfect ranking!

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#50 - End of Me - Building 429


Total Points: 132
Hot Christian Songs: #10

dee12 - #41
dgarcia3377 - #43
fireflies - #48

We all placed this in the 40's. I did prefer their other song in this list much better. This song still sounds good, but it doesn't seem to have aged as well as some of their more popular hits.

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#49 - We Need Each Other - Sanctus Real


Total Points: 128
Hot Christian Songs: #16

dee12 - #37
dgarcia3377 - #40
fireflies - #51

This has a good message about needing each other. But, it never could get past the bottom part of my list. Radio didn't help its chances of being more familiar as it stalled in the high teens.

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#48 - One World - tobyMac ft. Siti Monroe


Total Points: 127
Hot Christian Songs: #10

dgarcia3377 - #32
dee12 - #43
fireflies - #52

I'm surprised this one did as well on the radio as it did. I love so many of Toby's singles, but this one was an easy last place finish for me.

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#47 - All Because of Jesus - Fee


Total Points: 124
Hot Christian Songs: #4

fireflies - #34
dee12 - #39
dgarcia3377 - #51

This is our first big radio song that is leaving us. It's very catchy and is understandable why it was chosen as a single. I wish it would have performed better here, but we all still had this in our bottom half.

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#46 - Find You Waiting - DecembeRadio


Total Points: 123
Hot Christian Songs: #5

fireflies - #28
dee12 - #47
dgarcia3377 - #48

I enjoyed this one. For doing pretty well on radio, I was surprised I couldn't recall it. So, this ended up being a nice discovery for me.

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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:

dee12 - 2 points
dgarcia3377 - 1 point


Least Points:

dgarcia3377 - 45 points
dee12 - 49 points
fireflies - 54 points

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#45 - Sound of Your Name - Above the Golden State


Total Points: 122
Hot Christian Songs: #11

dgarcia3377 - #24
fireflies - #46
dee12 - #52

This was an interesting way to shoot a music video. Lots of faces were seen for sure. This was a nice song that barely missed making top 10 in radio. Unfamiliarity probably played a bit in having me place this in my bottom 10.

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#44 - Yours - Steven Curtis Chapman


Total Points: 120
Hot Christian Songs: #7

dgarcia3377 - #35
fireflies - #35
dee12 - #50

Even though this may not be near the tops of his singles for me, he still sounds great here. Having the song a bit shorter would have probably helped. It did fine in radio, but I'm guessing there was a radio edit.

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#43 - Thank You - 33Miles


Total Points: 118
Hot Christian Songs: #12

dee12 - #32
dgarcia3377 - #42
fireflies - #44

It's always good to say 'Thank You' to our Creator for all of the blessings he has given us. This stalled just outside the top 10. It also landed right in between a couple of almost perfect rankings!

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#42 - Watch Over Me - Aaron Shust


Total Points: 115
Hot Christian Songs: #12

dee12 - #27
dgarcia3377 - #38
fireflies - #50

This was not a big favorite of mine. It went on too long and didn't seem like the best choice for radio. We all had a bit of spacing within our rankings as this song settles somewhere in the middle.

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#41 - Streets of Gold - Needtobreathe


Total Points: 113
Hot Christian Songs: #15

fireflies - #31
dgarcia3377 - #37
dee12 - #45

It's a shame this didn't do a bit better on radio. They sound good together. I ranked this and their other song about even, but I ended up giving this one the edge.

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Top 40 Player's Stats:


Most Points:

dee12 - 2 points
dgarcia3377 - 1 point


Least Points:

fireflies - 83 points
dgarcia3377 - 84 points
dee12 - 92 points

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#40 - Wonder of the World - Rush of Fools


Total Points: 111
Hot Christian Songs: #20

fireflies - #26
dee12 - #36
dgarcia3377 - #49

I enjoyed this one a lot. With as big as "Undo" was, I'm surprised a song like this didn't get much love from radio. Also, their Christmas song fared better here. We'll see where that one lands.

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#39 - Every Man - Casting Crowns


Total Points: 108
Hot Christian Songs: #2

dee12 - #25
dgarcia3377 - #41
fireflies - #42

This group has always been a radio giant. This single continues that trend. This is the first to leave us out of a trifecta group of songs they had this rankdown. This ultimately seems like a good place for this one.

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#38 - Never Going Back to OK - The Afters


Total Points: 107
Hot Christian Songs: #16

dgarcia3377 - #33
dee12 - #34
fireflies - #40

We all ranked this similar to one another, so this seems like a great place for it to land. I really like this lead singer's voice and they bring a great energy to the song. Radio stalled on this, but they will definitely have some bigger hits in future years!

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#37 - Something to Say - Matthew West


Total Points: 107
Hot Christian Songs: #8

dgarcia3377 - #20
fireflies - #41
dee12 - #46

This one wasn't as instant as most of his singles/albums are. I am super glad that he's had a long-lasting career because he sounds good, is funny and seems to be getting better each and every year. Matthew won the tie over The Afters thanks to a #20 rank.

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#36 - Complete - Kutless


Total Points: 103
Hot Christian Songs: #18

dgarcia3377 - #31
dee12 - #35
fireflies - #37

Once again we have the actual ranking land smack dab between two of our own rankings. That happened a few times this year. This is a good song that suits the band well. This aligns with where we all thought it should be. 

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The top 35 songs all have 100 points or less!

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Top 35 Player's Stats:


Most Points:

dee12 - 2 points
dgarcia3377 - 1 point


Least Points:

fireflies - 107 points
dgarcia3377 - 122 points
dee12 - 124 points