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  • Phil Wickham Tops Christian Airplay Chart With ‘Battle Belongs'

    15 days ago - By Billboard

    Phil Wickham earns his second No. 1 on Billboard 's Christian Airplay chart as “Battle Belongs” ascends to the top of the April 10-dated survey. In the airplay tracking week ending April 4, it increased by 5% to 9.1 million audience impressions, according to MRC Data.
    Wickham wrote the track with Brian Johnson.
    “Before it was released, ‘Battle Belongs' became my personal prayer of hope and faith in the middle of a difficult season,” Wickham tells Billboard , referring to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It's so incredible to see how so many people, families and communities have taken it and made it...
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  • Koryn Hawthorne Scores Second Gospel Airplay No. 1 With ‘Speak to Me'

    15 days ago - By Billboard

    Koryn Hawthorne achieves her second No. 1 on Billboard' s Gospel Airplay chart, as “Speak to Me” tops the tally dated April 10. In the week ending April 4, the single gained by 6% in plays, according to MRC Data.
    The coronation follows the song's 19-week reign on the airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Gospel Songs chart, where it first led in November.
    “Won't He Do It,” the 23-year-old's debut single, ruled Gospel Airplay for 19 weeks starting in April 2018. It dominated Hot Gospel Songs for 41 weeks beginning in March 2018, the chart's longest command by a female artist.
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  • Banda Los Recoditos Claims 18th Regional Mexican Airplay Top 10 With ‘Ponle Que Sí'

    15 days ago - By Billboard

    Banda Los Recoditos adds another top 10 to its collection on Billboard 's Regional Mexican Airplay chart with “Ponle Que Sí.”
    As “Ponle Que Sí” lifts 13-10 , the band scores its fourth straight top 10 and adds its 18th total Regional Mexican Airplay top 10 over the history of the chart, which began in 1985, a merit it now shares with Banda Carnaval. Los Tigres del Norte continues at the top with a massive 44 career top 10s.
    “Ponle” ascends with an 11% gain in audience impressions, to 3 million, earned in the week ending April 4, according to MRC Data, which also yields to a 37-34 jump on...
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