Faith based music doesn’t just exist in the Christian Music Industry. In fact, many Billboard charting artists share a message of faith and love through their songs. Whether an artist purposefully side steps the label of being a ‘Christian musician,’ or simply aims to make music that is authentic to them, there are some brilliant songs that have entered the Billboard charts either individually or on albums. Here are 10 of the best:
Ten: One Republic “Preacher.” Ryan Tedder is one of the most prolific songwriters in the industry, and we see hear him envelope his own values within his songs. In this track from Native, we see him reflect on his upbringing and the faith of his grandfather as he sings, “He said, "God only helps those, Who learn to …show more content…
Singing, “Maybe redemption has stories to tell, Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell…Salvation is here,” it is an electric retelling of the mercy and second chance available to all of us.
Seven: NEEDTOBREATH “Wasteland.” Penned about his own journey through brokenness, front man Bear Rinehart spoke to us about why faith plays a significant role in his life. We find this no more apparent than in this riveting song taken from their No 3 charting album Rivers in The Wasteland, where they sing, “Oh if God is on my side, Who can be against me?”
Six: TobyMac “Like A Match.” Reaching No. 4 on the Billboard 200 charts, Mac’s album This Is Not A Test is choc full of faith-based anthems. In the opener, he prompts listeners to be open and honest in their faith, urging them to be authentic and love others as he says, “If it's real, we gotta show it, ‘Cause if it's not, they sure gonna know
Ten: One Republic “Preacher.” Ryan Tedder is one of the most prolific songwriters in the industry, and we see hear him envelope his own values within his songs. In this track from Native, we see him reflect on his upbringing and the faith of his grandfather as he sings, “He said, "God only helps those, Who learn to …show more content…
Singing, “Maybe redemption has stories to tell, Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell…Salvation is here,” it is an electric retelling of the mercy and second chance available to all of us.
Seven: NEEDTOBREATH “Wasteland.” Penned about his own journey through brokenness, front man Bear Rinehart spoke to us about why faith plays a significant role in his life. We find this no more apparent than in this riveting song taken from their No 3 charting album Rivers in The Wasteland, where they sing, “Oh if God is on my side, Who can be against me?”
Six: TobyMac “Like A Match.” Reaching No. 4 on the Billboard 200 charts, Mac’s album This Is Not A Test is choc full of faith-based anthems. In the opener, he prompts listeners to be open and honest in their faith, urging them to be authentic and love others as he says, “If it's real, we gotta show it, ‘Cause if it's not, they sure gonna know