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Calling Brandon Lake and Forrest Frank “breakout stars in the Christian music world,” Billboard credited the musicians for a recent surge in the genre’s popularity.
For the first time since 2014, two Christian songs appear simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: Lake’s “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” now in its twelfth week, and Frank’s “Your Way’s Better,” now in its third week.
After Billboard reconfigured its metrics in 2013, two Christian songs briefly charted at the same time in December 2014. But as Billboard noted, “Hard Fought Hallelujah” has “significant longevity” on the chart (peaking at No. 40), and “Your Way’s Better” is “still on the rise,” jumping to No. 61 from its debut at No. 72.
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In addition, Frank’s “Good Day” and Elevation Worship’s “Praise” (featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Chandler Moore) are both climbing Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart of songs to watch.
So far, Frank has had 34 songs on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart, including six in the top 10. Lake has had 42 entries on that chart, including nine in the top 10 and six that reached No. 1.
Since 2013, more than 50 songs have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Christian Songs charts. But only 11 were neither Christmas-themed nor crossover rap songs, such as what Relevant called “mainstream aberrations” by Kanye West.
According to Billboard, Brandon Lake and Forrest Frank are part of a “broader trend” in the popularity of Christian music. Citing a recent report about the genre’s growth among young Americans, it said the average person spends 19% more time listening to Christian music now than in 2022.
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