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11 January 2016
UNITED TOPS TCM YEAR END CHRISTIAN AIRPLAY CHART
AUSTRALIAN contemporary worship ensemble, UNITED has nabbed top honors for
Song Of Year from Australia’s national Christian music chart, TCM. And American
singer tobyMac has landed the honor for Artist Of The Year.
Chart researcher Wes Jay says UNITED’s song Touch The Sky has secured the most
airplay of any Christian song on Australian Christian radio in the past year, while
tobyMac has generated the most high rotation airplay for any Christian act across
multiple tunes.
“Touch The Sky spent a total of 30 weeks in the survey,” Mr Jay says. “It dominated the
top spot for 16 consecutive weeks. That’s unprecedented!”
“This is the first time UNITED has nabbed Song Of The Year, and it is tobyMac’s second
time for Artist Of The Year,” Mr Jay says.
“tobyMac secured Artist honors with Beyond Me, Feel It and Not Forgotten - the Ryan
Stevenson song on which he’s the featured act.”
Previous honors for Song Of the Year include Fix My Eyes - For King & Country (2014),
Words – Hawk Nelson (2013), Me Without You – tobyMac (2012), Reach – Peter Furler
(2011), and Get Back Up – tobyMac (2010).
Acts previously honored for Artist of the Year include For King & Country (2013, 2014),
tobyMac (2012), Nathan Tasker (2011), and newsboys (2010).
Jay says the report also shows good support for Australian artists from the Christian
radio sector.
“A total of 22 songs by Australians (including two international tunes featuring
Australian acts) secured positions in the Top 100; two scored places in the Top 10, five
in the Top 25, and twelve in the Top 50,” Wes says.
“In addition to UNITED, Young & Free, For King & Country, Charmaine, Alabaster Box,
Nathan Tasker, C3 Music and Levi McGrath scored the strongest Aussie airplay across
multiple songs this year,” he adds.
--For more information about TCM, plus images of UNITED and tobyMac,
please contact TCM’s Wes Jay, via email: [email protected],
or phone 0418 299 152 [Int: + 61 418 299 152.]
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BACKGROUND
ABOUT TCM
Established in 1999, TCM is Australia’s official national Christian music charts at:
(www.facebook.com/tcmcountdown).
Published by Woodlands Media, TCM compiles its weekly charts aggregating high
rotation activity (derived from playlist reports, and airplay monitoring) from more than
20 stations in capital cities and regional markets.
TCM’s annual accolades recognise the individual song generating the most airplay,
and the act gaining the most airplay on Australian Christian radio.
TCM’s 2015 Top 100 Songs and Top Artists charts are available:
(www.facebook.com/tcmcountdown).
PREVIOUS TCM HONORS
2014
Song of the Year
Fix My Eyes – for KING & COUNTRY
Artist of the Year
for KING & COUNTRY
2013
Song of the Year
Words – Hawk Nelson
Artist of the Year
for KING & COUNTRY
2012
Song of the Year
Me Without You – tobyMac
Artist of the Year
tobyMac
2011
Song of the Year
Reach – Peter Furler
Artist of the Year
Nathan Tasker
2010
Song of the Year
Get Back Up - tobyMac
Artist of the Year
newsboys
2009
Song of the Year
Closer To Love – Mat Kearney
Artist of the Year
Brandon Heath
2008
Song of the Year
This Is Home - Switchfoot
Artist of the Year
Britt Nicole
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2007
Song of the Year
Something Beautiful - newsboys
Artist of the Year
newsboys
2006
Song of the Year
Like You Love Me – Nathan Tasker
Artist of the Year
Nathan Tasker
2005
Song of the Year
Gloria (All God’s Children) – Paul Colman
Artist of the Year
Bethany Dillon
2004
Song of the Year
Beautiful – Bethany Dillon
Artist of the Year
Jars Of Clay
2003
Song of the Year
(There’s Gotta Be) More to Life – Stacie Orrico
Artist of the Year
Stacie Orrico
2002
Song of the Year
Purified - Michael W Smith
Artist of the Year
Michael W. Smith
2001
Song of the Year
These Thousand Hills - Third Day
Artist of the Year
Paul Colman Trio
2000
Song of the Year
Shackles (Praise You) - MaryMary
Artist of the Year
Paul Colman Trio
1999
Song of the Year
There's No Power in Pity - Cliff Richard
Artist of the Year
dc Talk
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