2013 has been a great year for music! We aren’t even half way through it yet and there have been many wonderful songs made to glorify our God! Here are my top 30 songs for this first half of 2013! This list does contain some songs that came out last year, but they are still huge hits for radio play this year!
30. Strangely Dim, Francesca Battistelli
29. Gold, Britt Nicole
28. What Are You Waiting For, Shawn McDonald
27. We Won’t Be Shaken, Building 429
26. Lord I Need You, Matt Maher
25. Scandal Of Grace, United
24. Devil’s Been Talkin’, NEEDTOBREATHE
23. Steal My Show, TobyMac
22. Worn, Tenth Avenue North
21. Carry Me, Josh Wilson
20. You Are I Am, Mercy Me
19. You Are, Colton Dixon
18. Every Good Thing, The Afters
17. Restore, Chris August
16. Find You On My Knees, Kari Jobe
15. Need You Now (How Many Times), Plumb
14. You’ll Never Be Alone, Capital Kings
13. Through My Father’s Eyes, Holly Starr
12. Changed, Rascal Flatts
11. Dead Come To Life, Jonathan Thulin
10. Beautiful Love, Shine Bright Baby
Favorite Lyric – “The same One who paints the clouds is the One who turned my life around.”
9. American Noise, Skillet
Favorite Lyric – “Times will be bad. Times will be good. Things I wish I hadn’t done and some I wish I would. Cutting through the American noise, you’ve got a voice and a song to sing.”
8. Kings and Queens, Audio Adrenaline
Favorite Lyric – “And just like a drum I can hear their hearts beating. I know my God won’t let them be defeated. Every child has a dream to belong and be loved.”
7. Middle Of Your Heart, For King And Country
Favorite Lyric – “So take me to the middle of Your heart. Lead me to wherever Your love starts. To a new day dawning to the place You are. And if You want to take me over the edge, I’ll let You ‘cause Your love is where I’ll land. Wanna be right where You are in the middle of Your heart.”
6. Help Me Find It, Sidewalk Prophets
Favorite Lyric – “I will trust in You. You’ve never failed before. I will trust in You. If there’s a road I should walk, help me find it. If I need to be still, give me peace for the moment. Whatever Your will, whatever Your will, can You help me find it?”
5. Words, Hawk Nelson ft. Bart Millard
Favorite Lyric – “Words can build you up. Words can break you down. Start a fire in your heart or put it out. Let my words be life. Let my words be truth. I don’t wanna say a word unless it points the world back to You.”
4. Hello, My Name Is, Matthew West
Favorite Lyric – “These are the voices. These are the lies. And I have believed them for the very last time. Hello, my name is child of the One true King. I’ve been saved, I’ve been changed, and I have been set free. Amazing grace is the song I sing. Hello, my name is child of the One true King.”
"The Truth" (2 Corinthians 5:17) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
3. One Thing Remains, Passion ft. Kristian Stanfill
Favorite Lyric – “In death. In life. I'm confident and covered by the power of Your great love. My debt is paid. There's nothing that can separate my heart from Your great love.”
2. Whom Shall I Fear, Chris Tomlin
Favorite Lyric – “You crush the enemy underneath my feet. You are my Sword and Shield. Though troubles linger still, whom Shall I Fear? I know who goes before me. I know who stands behind. The God of angel armies is always by my side. The One who reigns forever, He is a friend of mine. The God of angel armies is always by my side.”
1. My God, Jeremy Camp
Favorite Lyric – “My God, You are the unchanging love. My God, Your heart sends hope from above. The Great Creator, Beautiful Savior. I've been redeemed. There is life now from Your victory. You are my God (You are my God).”
Bonus Lyric – “There is no other one who's given a greater love, laying aside His own life on the cross, reaching out to us.”
Conclusion
I hope you have enjoyed this list of the top 30 radio songs of this year. As stated above, some of these came out last year, but they are still invading the air waves with lots of radio time! Feel free to tell us what some of your favorite songs of late are in the comments below! God bless you!
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