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31 December 2008

Posted in: News — Daniel J. Mount @ 7:12 am

What were the year’s best radio singles?

This list is limited to songs on the Singing News top 80 between January and December 2008.

What We Needed (Kingdom Heirs)—#1 in July
Reason Enough (Signature Sound)—#2 in December (#1 Jan ‘09)—I can’t believe I omitted this one on my initial draft.
I’ve Been Changed (Legacy Five)—#5 in January
When God Ran (Kingsmen)—#3 in December (#2 Jan. ‘09)
The Potter Knows the Clay (Perrys)—#8 in December (#7 Jan. ‘09)
It Means Just what it Says (Greater Vision)—#2 in April and May
I’m Gonna Make It (Dove Brothers)—#7 in February
Won’t it Be Wonderful There (Mark Trammell Trio)—#16 in June
Eternity Has Two (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver)—#29 in December (#15 Jan ‘09)
Holy Shore (Perrys)—#8 in April

Since the best songs often don’t get singled, here’s a separate list of the ten best songs from the year that didn’t get singled (yet):

Grace Will Always Be Greater than Sin (Hoppers). With their next album out, I guess it’s probably pretty official that this song won’t be going to radio.
Blessed Be the Lamb (Collingsworth Family). They sent three other songs to radio from We Still Believe this year, and it’s a little hard to believe this one hasn’t been one of them.
Realms of Glory Bright (Talley Trio).
Coming Out and Moving In (Mark Trammell Trio)
Call it What it Is (Liberty Quartet)
Save Me a Seat at the Table (Brian Free & Assurance)
There is Always a Place at the Table (Gaither Vocal Band)
Beulah (Tribute Quartet)
If Only Just a Few (Mark Trammell Trio)
I’ll Be Ready (Dixie Echoes)

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Posted in: Commentary, Lists — Daniel J. Mount @ 7:11 am

Several other bloggers have issued lists of the CDs they think were the best of 2008. Here’s my list:

Always Have a Song to Sing (Mark Trammell Trio)—The group’s best yet, setting the standard to which their future releases will be compared.
When God Ran (Kingsmen)—While this project may not quite top the projects that made the Kingsmen legends, it is their best since Jim Hamill retired. Period.
Life Goes On (Talley Trio)
So Many Reasons (Dixie Echoes)
Your Ticket to Music Hall (Collingsworth Family)—All right, the video quality is part of the reason why I put the CD in the top 5.
NQC Live Vol. 8 (Various)—It’s the best NQC compilation since Vol. 4 (2004), and goes down that that one and NQC 2001 as one of the three strongest yet.
Turning Point (Cross 4 Crowns)—Among the strongest debut projects Southern Gospel has seen in recent years.
Not Alone (Greater Vision)—Good enough to make the top ten, but not quite topping Quartets, Far Beyond this Place, or Live at FBA.

And as for my personal favorites:

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