Jeff's Top 97 of 2006

[Jeffster]

Hey, so what if we're more than halfway through 2007, I finished figuring this chart, so might as well post it. Why 97? Well, that's how many songs finished their chart run in 2006. It was my smallest total yet, but not too surprising, considering my chart shrunk from a top 40 to a top 25, and then again to a top 20 before the year was done. This was due to not listening to nearly as much current music. Make of it what you will....




Jeff's Countdown – Top 97 of 2006



97. Better - Plumb
96. Because I'm Forgiven - Phillips, Craig & Dean
95. Love Will Come Back - Chicago
94. Broken And Beautiful - Mark Schultz
93. Wonder Of It All - Monday Morning
92. Bittersweet - Plumb
91. A Better Way - Downhere
90. Faith Of Our Fathers - Robbie Seay Band
89. I Am Free - Newsboys
88. You Decide - Fireflight
87. Gray - BarlowGirl
86. Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney
85. Stand In The Rain - Superchick
84. Goodbye - Audio Adrenaline
83. More To This Life - Story Side B
82. Happy - Ayiesha Woods
81. Shine - Salvador
80. Our God Reigns - Brandon Heath
79. Welcome Home - Brian Littrell
78. Fearless - Building 429
77. Made To Worship - Chris Tomlin
76. All In The Serve - Michael W. Smith
75. Breakthrough - Nate Sallie
74. Here I Am Again - Matt Brouwer
73. What Hurts The Most - Rascal Flatts
72. You're Beautiful - James Blunt
71. Perfect Day - Josh Bates
70. Praise You In The Storm - Casting Crowns
69. It's On - Superchick
68. My Jesus - Todd Agnew
67 Wholly Yours - David Crowder Band
66. Drifter - December Radio
65. Closer - Sanctus Real
64. How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin
63. Free - Shawn McDonald
62. She Let Herself Go - George Strait
61. Everything You Ever Wanted - Hawk Nelson
60. The More - Downhere
59. Alive Again - Scott Krippayne
58. Life Afraid - Dalton
57. Who You'd Be Today - Kenny Chesney
56. Stereo - 4th Avenue Jones
55. Forever - Overflow
54. High Of 75 - Relient K
53. Miracle - Story Side B
52. Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls
51. Mountain Of God - Third Day
50. Like We Never Loved At All - Faith Hill
49. Breathe You In - Thousand Foot Krutch
48. Love Won't Leave You - Avalon
47. Hallelujah - Nicol Sponberg
46. Let It Rise - Big Daddy Weave
45. One More Night - Inhabited
44. Psalm 40 - Newsong
43. When Did You Fall - Chris Rice
42. Save The Last Dance - Michael Buble
41. Dream On - Carrie Pettit
40. Sometimes By Step - Bebo Norman
39. I Can't Unlove You - Kenny Rogers
38. Oceans From The Rain - Seventh Day Slumber
37. Light Of The World - Watermark
36. I Need You To Love Me - BarlowGirl
35. The Real Me - Natalie Grant
34. So Long Self - Mercy Me
33. You Are Loved - Rebecca St. James
32. The Face Of Love - Sanctus Real
31. I Can Feel It - Third Day
30. Never Far Behind - Aly & AJ
29. You Are Here - Need To Breathe
28. My Savior, My God - Aaron Shust [1 wk at #1]
27. Lost At Sea - Jimmy Needham
26. Just The Way I Am - Big Daddy Weave
25. Borrow Mine - Bebo Norman [1 wk at #1]
24. You Never Let Go - Matt Redman
23. She Didn't Have Time - Terri Clark
22. Now - John David Webster [1 wk at #1]
21. I Belong To You - Building 429
20. Fellow Traveler - Ginny Owens
19. Find Your Wings - Mark Harris
18. Sweetly Broken - Jeremy Riddle
17. Real To Me - Nichole Nordeman
16. Waiting For The World To Fall - Jars Of Clay [4 wks at #1]
15. We Are One Tonight - Switchfoot [1 wk at #1]
14. Just Showed Up - Sara Groves
13. My Old Friend - Tim McGraw
12. My Generation - Starfield
11. Without You - Big Daddy Weave
10. Grace - Phil Wickham [4 wks at #1]
9. Walk On In - Iconoclast
8. Dead Man Carry Me - Jars Of Clay [3 wks at #1]
7. Nothing Left To Lose - Mat Kearney [2 wks at #1]
6. Praying For Sunny Days - Hyper Static Union [2 wks at #1]
5. History - Matthew West [2 wks at #1]
4. I'm Not Alright - Sanctus Real [6 wks at #1]
3. When I Get Where I'm Going - Brad Paisley/Dolly Parton [11 wks at #1]
2. Sound Of Melodies - Leeland [8 wks at #1]

# 1: Better Days - Robbie Seay Band

Amazingly, "Better Days" tops the year-end chart despite never hitting #1 on a weekly chart, the first time that's ever happened on my personal chart. Happy 2007!

[a Nick O!]

Here's the songs I'm familiar with:

jeffster said:

73. What Hurts The Most - Rascal Flatts
72. You're Beautiful - James Blunt
62. She Let Herself Go - George Strait
57. Who You'd Be Today - Kenny Chesney
52. Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls
50. Like We Never Loved At All - Faith Hill
42. Save The Last Dance - Michael Buble
39. I Can't Unlove You - Kenny Rogers
15. We Are One Tonight - Switchfoot [1 wk at #1]
7. Nothing Left To Lose - Mat Kearney [2 wks at #1]
3. When I Get Where I'm Going - Brad Paisley/Dolly Parton [11 wks at #1]

And only 5 or 6 of those I'd say I know at least fairly well.

What can I say? I don't listen to Christian Rock and I only seem to end up knowing maybe 20-25 Country songs in any given year.

[jcmf3]

Comments from yours truly!

(1) Re: #1 song - Yeah, that song is decent, but Robbie Seay's voice sounds so strained and whiny I can only take that song in moderate doses.

(2) Leeland - Sound of Melodies with 8 weeks at #1??? We need to talk.

(3) Good to see the love for Sanctus Real on your chart. That's a band that I feel should be much more represented in Christian and mainstream radio.

(4) You don't have nearly as many sleep-inducing songs on your countdown as before! Yay!

(5) NO NORAH JONES!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

[Jeffster]

jcmf3 said:

Comments from yours truly!

(1) Re: #1 song - Yeah, that song is decent, but Robbie Seay's voice sounds so strained and whiny I can only take that song in moderate doses.

That's pretty ironic, considering all the songs you've liked with strained and whiny voices.

(2) Leeland - Sound of Melodies with 8 weeks at #1??? We need to talk.

I guess that means you don't like it? It's awesome, though his latest release "Tears Of The Saints" might be even better.

(3) Good to see the love for Sanctus Real on your chart. That's a band that I feel should be much more represented in Christian and mainstream radio.

Sanctus has had mixed results on my chart over the last few years, but they've had a few hits, "I'm Not Alright" is definitely my favorite song that they've released yet.

(4) You don't have nearly as many sleep-inducing songs on your countdown as before! Yay!

I don't have nearly as many songs period on my countdown as before.

(5) NO NORAH JONES!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Did Norah Jones release anything in 2006? If she did, I don't think I heard it. Otherwise, I'm sure I would've considered it. She has a great, mellow style that I (and many other people) love.

Thanks for your comments. I remember you had a few decent songs on your year end chart as well, along with the usual dose of mind-numbingly horrible ones.

[Pipa]

jeffster said:

I don't have nearly as many songs period on my countdown as before.

How can you have so few songs on your chart? I've had 173 this year and it's only August!