For King & Nation’s ‘For God Is With Us’ Tops Christian Airplay – Billboard

For King & Nation, the duo of siblings Joel and Luke Smallbone, notches its eleventh chief on Billboard‘s Christian Airplay chart (dated July 2) as “For God Is With Us” ascends to the summit.

The twosome additionally extends its report streak to eight consecutive Christian Airplay No. 1s (encompassing songs in lead roles promoted as correct, non-holiday radio singles, except seasonal songs contribute to that run).

Within the monitoring week ending June 26, the music gained by 3% to 9.5 million impressions, in accordance with Luminate.

The pair co-penned the only with Josh Kerr and Jordan Reynolds. It’s from for King & Nation’s LP What Are We Ready For, which opened as its second No. 1 on High Christian Albums in March. On the all-genre Billboard 200, the set entered at No. 7, awarding the duo its second high 10.

“For God Is With Us” follows the act’s seven most up-to-date Christian Airplay No. 1s: “Relate,” which dominated for 3 weeks beginning in December 2021; “Amen” (one, July 2021); “O Come O Come Emmanuel,” that includes NEEDTOBREATHE (two, beginning December 2020); “Collectively,” with Kirk Franklin and Tori Kelly (5, starting in August 2020); “Burn the Ships” (5, beginning in January 2020); “God Solely Is aware of” (10, starting in April 2019); and “pleasure.” (4, beginning in August 2018).

Amid that stretch, the tandem’s vacation monitor “Heavenly Hosts” reached No. 2 this January. Plus, the duo is featured on older sister Rebecca St. James’ “Kingdom Come,” which ranks at No. 37 (752,000 impressions), after reaching No. 26 in Could.

With 11 Christian Airplay No. 1s, for King & Nation ties Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns and Matthew West for the second-most for the reason that chart launched in 2003. MercyMe leads with 17 No. 1s.

‘All’ the Method to No. 1

Elsewhere on Billboard‘s faith-based radio charts, Ricky Dillard banks his third Gospel Airplay No. 1 with “All of My Assist.”

Dillard (and New G) reigned for the primary time with “Superb Mild,” for 30 weeks beginning in July 2014, the chart’s second-longest command, after Marvin Sapp’s “By no means Would Have Made It” (46 weeks beginning in August 2007). Dillard led once more with “Launch,” that includes Tiff Pleasure, for per week in August 2020.