Top 100 Songs and 20 Most Played Artists of 2011

Based on the AbsolutelyGospel.com Top 40 Weekly Chart - here are the Top 100 Songs of 2011 and 20 Most Played Artists of the Year. It wasar great year for Karen Peck & New River who claim the #1 song ("On the Banks of the Promised Land") and #1 Most Played Artist of the Year - a feat only matched once before (last year by the Dove Brothers).Breakthrough Artists like Eighth Day and The Browders had great years as well, thanks to #1 hits "May I Never Get Over the Cross" (Eighth Day), "Land of No Goodbyes" and "Fall On Your Knees" (both by The Browders). Songs with an asterick (*) denote #1 hits during the year on the Top 40 Weekly Chart!

RANK	SONG	ARTIST
1	On the Banks of the Promised Land*	Karen Peck & New River
2	May I Never Get Over the Cross*	Eighth Day
3	Saved By Grace*	Triumphant Quartet
4	Greatly Blessed, Highly Favored*	Gaither Vocal Band
5	Hear My Heart*	Jeff & Sheri Easter
6	Applause*	Talley Trio
7	I Believe*	Brian Free & Assurance
8	Pray About Everything*	Gordon Mote
9	How Blessed	Bowling Family
10	Brothers & Sisters	Sisters (featuring Booth Brothers)
11	God Delivers Again*	Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
12	Blue Skies Coming*	Perrys
13	Like I Wish I'd Live	Greater Vision
14	Mama's Teaching Angels How to Sing	Isaacs
15	I Recall	Dove Brothers
16	When the Story of My Life Is Told	Kingdom Heirs
17	Fall On My Knees*	Browders
18	He's Everything I Need*	Kingsmen
19	Pray Anyway*	Bowling Family
20	Love Came Calling	Triumphant Quartet
21	Knowing What I Know About Heaven*	Guy Penrod
22	Special Love*	Karen Peck & New River
23	My Name Is Jesus*	Mark Bishop
24	Celebrate Me Home*	Perrys
25	Work of Heart	Jessica King
26	Above & Beyond	McKameys
27	Never Walk Alone*	Brian Free & Assurance
28	He's Living Today*	Whisnants
29	David	Three Bridges
30	There Is a Way	Nelons
31	When Faith Steps In	McKameys
32	In Christ Alone	Lauren Talley
33	Jesus Saves	LeFevre Quartet
34	The Coming of the King	Beyond the Ashes
35	God Makes No Mistakes	Inspirations
36	God So Loves Me	Greater Vision
37	Trust You In the Trial	HisSong
38	Hands of Grace	Talley Trio
39	Tell Me Why	Kingdom Heirs
40	I Know	Collingsworth Family
41	Land of No Goodbyes*	Browders
42	We Shall See Jesus	Legacy Five
43	Bring On the Joy	Tribute Quartet
44	Unredeemed	Martins
45	Sometimes I Cry*	Jason Crabb
46	I Get To	Jeff & Sheri Easter
47	His Strength Is Perfect	Crist Family
48	The Power	Mercy's Well
49	She Still Remembers Jesus Name	Booth Brothers
50	When There Was Nothing to See	Ivan Parker
51	Victory Shall Be Mine	Hoppers
52	One Step Farther	Freemans
53	When There's No Hope, There Is Grace*	Dunaways
54	I Love Lovin' Jesus	Crist Family
55	When He Calls Us Away	Whisnants
56	Every Saint	Guy Penrod
57	We Shall Wear a Robe & Crown	Janet Paschal
58	Better Day	Gaither Vocal Band
59	It's Almost Over	Mark Trammell Quartet
60	It's a God Thing	Dunaways
61	Testimony	Mark Trammell Quartet
62	Peter, James & John	Gold City
63	When We Talk to the Father	HisSong
64	A Little Hope	Sharron Kay King
65	I'm Sure	Sisters
66	That's When I Got Saved	Shiloh
67	We Gotta Love	Dove Brothers
68	Just As I Am	Lauren Talley
69	There Is a Record Book	Primitive Quartet
70	Try Walking On the Water	Crabb Revival
71	Ask Me Why	Legacy Five
72	I'm Going Home With Jesus	Nelons
73	Are You Ready?	Eighth Day
74	Jesus Is Holding My Hand	Doug Anderson
75	I Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now	LeFevre Quartet
76	Set Me Free From Me	Heavens Highway
77	Adam's Fall	11th Hour
78	See What a Morning	Revelation
79	I Ain't Giving Up On Jesus	Wilburn & Wilburn
80	Satan & Grandma	Three Bridges
81	I Thirst	Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
82	I Was On His Mind	Sharron Kay King
83	It's About the Cross	Ball Brothers
84	Just Pay Attention	Mark Bishop
85	The Love of God For Me	Nelons
86	Father & the Son	Freemans
87	Who I Am Ain't Who I Was	Ivan Parker
88	He's Leading Me	Williamsons
89	I've Never Known a Day	Inspirations
90	Church Across the Street	Susan Whisnant
91	Son of Man's Man	Rod Burton
92	Just Stand	Legacy Five
93	Please Forgive Me	Gaither Vocal Band
94	Tell the Mountain	Collingsworth Family
95	You'll Get Your Reward	George Younge (with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
96	Story of My Life	Driven Quartet
97	Forgiven	Ball Brothers
98	Tell the Storm	Allison Speer
99	Til God Turns This Thing Around	Skyline Boys Quartet
100	I Know My Way	Freemans

Compiled by the point totals from the above Top 100 Songs of 2011 are the Top 20 Most Played Artists of the Year! This is the first year that Karen Peck & New River have been named the most played artist of the year!

RANK	Artist
1	Karen Peck & New River
2	Triumphant Quartet
3	Bowling Family
4	Perrys
5	Brian Free & Assurance
6	Gaither Vocal Band
7	Talley Trio
8	Greater Vision
9	Jeff & Sheri Easter
10	McKameys
11	Kingdom Heirs
12	Browders
13	Eighth Day
14	Guy Penrod
15	Sisters
16	Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
17	Dove Brothers
18	Whisnants
19	Nelons
20	Mark Bishop

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Reader Comments

   Sharron Kay King ~ 01/01/2012

Thank you Absolutely Gospel for all you do in supporting Southern Gospel Music and for being 'TRUE FRIENDS' to my ministry! I appreciate y'all so much and for all the listneners for your continured prayers & support ~ May we all have a blessed 2012 in serving Jesus!!!!



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