One of my favorite resources as a worship leader is a site called PraiseCharts. It shows you how churches are using CCLI licensed songs, letting you know which songs are most popular.
The problem is, however, that you end up seeing songs like ?I?ll Fly Away? next to the latest Hillsong earwig. The site takes into account all churches, old and new school, so it isn?t necessarily helpful in showing me what more modern churches are using during their worship services.
I got the idea to do some Twitter research and compile a statistical analysis of a random sample of tweets to show what modern churches (at least churches who use Twitter) are doing on Sunday mornings. Here?s the ten?most popular songs I saw from the tweets I analyzed. (Clicking the link will take you to an iTunes download of the song.)
Also note, I?m listing a recording artist for each entry?not necessarily the author of the song.
1.?What a Beautiful Name
by Hillsong Worship
2.?Good Good Father
by Chris Tomlin
3.?Lion and the Lamb
by Leeland and Bethel
4.?O Praise the Name (An?stasis)
by Hillsong Worship
5.?This is Amazing Grace
by Phil Wickham
6. Yes and Amen
by Chris Tomlin
7.?10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
by Matt Redman
8.?Holy Spirit
by Jesus Culture
9. You Never Let Go
by Matt Redman
10.?King of My Heart
by John Mark McMillan
Did you do any of these popular worship songs this last week? If so, what other songs did you pair them with? Chime in with a comment below!
