CCLI Releases List Of Top Songs Reported By U.S. Churches

[August 25, 2004 / Portland, OR] ... Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) has released its list of Top Songs from the most recent Church Reporting Period, October 2003 through March 2004.

"The CCLI Top 25 List is a true benchmark for church music, since it represents a clear measure of which songs the churches are using most in their congregational singing," said Howard Rachinski, Founder and President/CEO of CCLI.

The U.S. Top 25

Here are the Top 25 Songs, as reported by a representative sample of the 135,044 churches across the United States that hold a Church Copyright License:

1. Here I Am To Worship - Tim Hughes

2. Open The Eyes Of My Heart - Paul Baloche

3. Lord I Lift Your Name On High - Rick Founds

4. Shout To The Lord - Darlene Zschech

5. Come Now Is The Time To Worship - Brian Doerksen

6. You Are My King - Billy James Foote

7. God Of Wonders - Marc Byrd / Steve Hindalong

8. Breathe - Marie Barnett

9. The Heart Of Worship - Matt Redman

10. Forever - Chris Tomlin

11. Above All - Lenny LeBlanc / Paul Baloche

12. You Are My All In All - Dennis Jernigan

13. Trading My Sorrows - Darrell Evans

14. We Fall Down - Chris Tomlin

15. I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever - Martin Smith

16. You're Worthy Of My Praise - David Ruis

17. Draw Me Close - Kelly Carpenter

18. Give Thanks - Henry Smith

19. Lord Reign In Me - Brenton Brown

20. Better Is One Day - Matt Redman

21. Shine Jesus Shine - Graham Kendrick

22. As The Deer - Martin Nystrom

23. I Give You My Heart - Reuben Morgan

24. Change My Heart O God - Eddie Espinosa

25. Awesome God - Rich Mullins

Based in Portland, Oregon, CCLI provides the Church Copyright License to over 140,000 churches across North America and over 170,000 churches worldwide. For an annual license fee, churches receive permission to copy from more than 150,000 songs for congregational use, from the song catalogs of over 2,500 song owners and publishers. Copying activities permitted under the Church Copyright License include printing song lyrics in bulletins and songsheets, displaying song lyrics via computer projections and transparencies, and recording worship services.