It’s become almost an annual tradition for Karen Peck & New River to take the #1 Song of the Year, and 2017 is no different. The group’s 9-week run in the top spot with “Hope For All Nations” was enough to take the crown this year as well. The chart saw a total of 17 songs reach the #1 spot by 13 different artists. Only four artists shot multiple songs to the top spot – Karen Peck & New River (“Hope For All Nations” and “I Choose Christ”), Tribute (“God of the Storms” and “Never Forsaken”), Bowling Family (“Mourning Into Dancing” and “Praise God He’s Alive”) and Jim Brady Trio (“God Is With Me” and “Homesick For Heaven”).
Top 100 Songs of 2017
Songs with an asterisk (*) denote #1 songs this year.
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RANK
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SONG | ARTIST |
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1
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Hope For All Nations* | Karen Peck & New River |
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2
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God of the Storms* | Tribute |
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3
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Praise God He’s Alive* | Bowling Family |
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4
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I Choose Christ* | Karen Peck & New River |
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5
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Chain Breaker* | Triumphant |
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6
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Still | Greater Vision |
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7
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Ain’t No Bones | 11th Hour |
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8
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God Is With Me* | Jim Brady Trio |
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9
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Give Me Jesus | Ernie Haase & Signature Sound |
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10
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It Still Takes the Blood* | Freemans |
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11
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Gotta Get to Jesus* | Collingsworth Family |
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12
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I Will Stand* | Gold City |
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13
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He Will Carry You* | Brian Free & Assurance |
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14
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Here He Comes | Joseph Habedank |
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15
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Love Is the Golden Rule* | Michael English |
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16
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Homesick For Heaven* | Jim Brady Trio |
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17
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Mysterious Ways | Jason Crabb |
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18
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In the Hands of a Carpenter | Legacy Five |
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19
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More Than Enough | Jeff & Sheri Easter |
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20
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Rocks | Isaacs |
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21
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Cry No More | Perrys |
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22
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If I Shout | Jason Crabb |
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23
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When Grandpa Sang Amazing Grace | Nelons |
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24
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Let the Hallelujahs Ring | Hyssongs |
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25
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He’s Still Alive | Erwins |
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26
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There Is Coming a Day | Talleys |
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27
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Joy In the House | Whisnants |
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28
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He Sees What We Don’t | Bowling Sisters |
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29
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I Hear a Song | Lauren Talley (with Gordon Mote) |
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30
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Living Proof | Wilburn & Wilburn |
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31
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Worship You Again | Taylors |
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32
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Still | Legacy Five |
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33
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They Don’t Know (What the Lord Can Do) | Kingsmen |
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34
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You’re About to Climb | Collingsworth Family |
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35
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This Thing Called Grace | Talleys |
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36
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Never Forsaken* | Tribute |
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37
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Put It Into God’s Hands | Browders |
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38
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He Was There | LeFevre Quartet |
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39
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Because of Calvary | Lore Family |
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40
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Someone’s Listenin’* | Jeff & Sheri Easter |
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41
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Jesus Built This Church On Love | Pruitt Family |
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42
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Give It to Jesus | Amber Nelon Thompson |
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43
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My Faith Still Holds | Mark Trammell Quartet |
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44
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He Welcomes the Beggar | 11th Hour |
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45
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Hear the Word of the Lord | Kingsmen |
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46
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The Last Big Thing | Kingdom Heirs |
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47
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God’s Got a Better Plan | Canton Junction |
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48
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It Was Jesus | Wisecarvers |
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49
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Moses & Elijah | Perrys |
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50
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Prayer Is All I Need | Wilburn & Wilburn |
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51
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Never Will I Ever Again | Greater Vision |
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52
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Mourning Into Dancing* | Bowling Family |
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53
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The Coming of the Lord | Mylon Hayes Family |
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54
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For the Record | McKameys |
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55
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Only Faith Can See | Erwins |
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56
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Already In Canaan Land | Mark Trammell Quartet |
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57
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Joshua Led God’s Children | Ernie Haase & Signature Sound |
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58
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Never Made a Promise | Kingdom Heirs |
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59
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The One In the Water | Inspirations |
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60
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Faith In a Great God | Carolina Boys |
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61
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Doin’ What’s Right | 11th Hour |
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62
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We Are Not Ashamed | Taylors |
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63
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Treasures In Heaven | Carolina Boys |
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64
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It Was Finished On the Cross | Sisters |
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65
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Heavenly Father | Cana’s Voice |
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66
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Somewhere I’m Going | HIGHROAD |
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67
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Hallelujah Band | Gaither Vocal Band |
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68
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Tangled In the Middle | Old Paths |
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69
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I Tell Them Jesus | Hyssongs |
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70
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Beautiful Ever After | Zane & Donna King |
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71
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Life Is Good | Hoppers |
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72
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Packin’ Up | Guardians |
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73
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When He Was On the Cross | Canton Junction |
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74
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I Prayed Through It | Susan Whisnant |
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75
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Here I Stand Amazed | Kingsmen |
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76
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Lead Them to Jesus | Ball Brothers |
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77
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Sometimes God Allows | Adam Crabb |
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78
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It’s Not a Problem For the Answer | Mylon Hayes Family |
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79
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A Day In the Life of Jesus | Misty Freeman |
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80
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Don’t You Think You Ought to Worship Me | Wisecarvers |
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81
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Unbreak the World | Hoskins Family |
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82
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A Little More Like You | Ivan Parker |
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83
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Somebody’s Miracle | Brian Free & Assurance |
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84
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O the Blood | Gordon Mote |
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85
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Little White Church House | Doug Anderson |
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86
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I’d Rather Have Jesus | Blackwood Brothers |
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87
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I Love You This Much | Whisnants |
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88
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Working On a Building | Gaither Vocal Band |
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89
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Holy Spirit Come | Soul’d Out |
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90
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What All the Shoutin’s About | Inspirations |
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91
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God Is Always Good | Amber Nelon Thompson |
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92
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We Are Broken | HIGHROAD |
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93
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That’s When It’s Time to Pray | Mark Bishop |
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94
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Just When You Thought | Joseph Habedank |
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95
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Plain & Simple | Wisecarvers |
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96
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You Can’t Make Old Friends | Nelons (with Karen Peck) |
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97
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Thankful, So Thankful | Triumphant |
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98
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The Other Room | Mark Bishop |
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99
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Power In the Blood | Gordon Mote |
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100
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Walk My Way | Ivan Parker |
Karen Peck & New River was also the most played artist of the year after taking two songs to the #1 spot and claiming the most weeks in the top position (totaling 16 weeks at #1). Last year’s #1 most played artist, 11th Hour makes a strong showing as the second most played artist of the year despite never reaching the #1 spot with hits like “Ain’t No Bones,” “Doin’ What’s Right,” and “He Welcomes the Beggar.” Rounding out the top 5 were Tribute, Jim Brady Trio, and Bowling Family.
Top 25 Most Played Artists of 2017
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RANK
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ARTIST |
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1
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Karen Peck & New River |
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2
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11th Hour |
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3
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Tribute |
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4
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Jim Brady Trio |
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5
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Bowling Family |
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6
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Collingsworth Family |
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7
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Jason Crabb |
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8
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Greater Vision |
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9
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Jeff & Sheri Easter |
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10
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Triumphant |
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11
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Legacy Five |
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12
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Kingsmen |
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13
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Ernie Haase & Signature Sound |
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14
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Brian Free & Assurance |
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15
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The Perrys |
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16
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The Talleys |
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17
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Wilburn & Wilburn |
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18
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The Erwins |
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19
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The Hyssongs |
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20
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Kingdom Heirs |
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21
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The Nelons |
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22
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Joseph Habedank |
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23
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The Taylors |
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24
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The Wisecarvers |
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25
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Mark Trammell Quartet |
