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2 Chronicles 7:14 - “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land” – Please pray for each other, the USA, and our world in turmoil! God’s Music Today!

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***Broadcast Update: Everything with our studio move went quite smoothly, we appreciate all the prayers & support during the relocation! Our regular schedule has resumed! Thank you being part of the BGM Life Network/Simply Southern Gospel Radio! Blessings. 

OVERVIEW

A few oddities this cycle as four of Top 5 songs were replaced with new ones, and the only song remaining became our newest #1 song! “Top Mover” is climbing quickly, & our “Top New Entry” made an impressive debut & five brand new songs were voted into the chart this cycle!    So let’s dig a little deeper & check out all the updates & changes on the Simply Southern Gospel/Top 40 Chart & “Closer Look” for October 1, 2024! ...

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Congratulations go out to TrueSong/”Jesus 1, Death 0” as they take the #1 position on Simply Southern Gospel’s Top 40 this cycle. TrueSong swept the “Top Takes” this cycle with the “Top Total Vote” & “Top Domestic Vote (USA)”, “Top International Votes” & the “Top Commented”! Read more about this songs journey below at “#1 Insight”.  Four new songs cleared the path into the  “Top Five” this cycle: Small Town Sunday/”Chasing You” made a +4-point jump to the #2 spot & nearly edged out TrueSong for #1! - The Freemans/”Big Tent Revival” surging +5-points to the #3 position, this song is definitely on a fast track by being in the “Top Five” in only 6 weeks! - The Taylors/”He Is Good To Me” made a +3-point leap into the #4 slot & Mercy’s Won/”New Day Has Dawned On Me” have returned to the “Top Five” & made an impressive +5-point jolt to #5 rounding out our brand new, very close, & very strong Top Five, they’re all great songs!

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“Top Mover” – The new single from Sound Street/”Through The Furnace Fire” at #18  is our  “Top Mover” this cycle, moving +12-points from #30 to #18. Other major movers this cycle: Avenue/”We Believe” +11-point from #23 to #12 – Anthem Edition/”Graveyard”, also had an +11-point move of their own from #38 to #27 – Two other songs took a +10-point gain, SouthBound/”Never Been This Homesick” going from #27 to #17 & The Lefevre Quartet/”Things We Cannot Change” from #35 to #25!

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“Top New Entry” this cycle “The Mark Dubbeld Family/”Something Better” are back & made a very impressive debut coming in at #29, watch this song!   Other new entries this cycle include: Gold City/”When It’s Gone For Good” came in at (#34) – Steadfast Quartet/”Keep On Keeping Me” secured the (#35) position, The Williamsons/”Jesus Leading His Children Home” climbed on at (#38), 11th Hour/”That’s Who He Is” entered at (#39), & the Justified Quartet/”The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” debuted at (#40)!

Bubbling Under Top 40:  Kingdom Heirs/”Until Prayer Changes Me” - The Foresters/”God Knows When” - Kelly Garner/”The Day I Get Home” - Heart 2 Heart/”When The Saints Begin To Pray” & Mark Lowry/”There Is Hope”

​Check out our Chart Detailer page for more chart breakdowns and more -