Some analysts attribute the growth in Christian pop songs to a broader cultural shift toward conservative values in entertainment.
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” is “a folksy melodramatic ballad about faith and love,” is the No. 1 song in the country and has spent 20 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Warren, a professing Catholic, also recently released the worship song “Bloodline” alongside Jelly Roll.
The song’s success is not an isolated case. Several Christian and country artists have also landed major chart placements this year.
Christian musicians Brandon Lake and Forrest Frank are among those experiencing increased mainstream visibility. Lake’s “Hard Fought Hallelujah” has been on the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 weeks, and Frank’s “Your Way’s Better” recently marked its 10th week on the chart and sparked a viral TikTok trend. In May, Billboard reported the songs were the first faith-based hits to reach the Hot 100 in over a decade.
Frank told The Christian Post, “Jesus is my Savior, and I’m alive when I worship Him,” “Once I started making Christian music and worshiping Him, going back to making pop music is like air. There’s no substance in it for me personally.”
According to Billboard, Christian music had its biggest streams on Spotify in 2024, experiencing a 60% growth rate over the past five years.