The Top 40 Worship Songs Churches Are Singing Right Now
October 21, 2026
Every so often it's worth stepping back and looking at what the church is actually singing. This list blends CCLI's most-reported worship songs with the songs showing up in hundreds of church playlists across the US and UK this year. Some of these have anchored Sunday mornings for a decade; others broke through in the last couple of years. All forty are being sung by real congregations right now.
Songs 40–31
40. Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) — Chris Tomlin
39. Reckless Love — Cory Asbury
38. Good Good Father — Chris Tomlin
37. The Heart of Worship — Matt Redman
36. Washed — Elevation Rhythm
35. God I'm Just Grateful — Elevation Worship
34. Jesus Be the Name — Elevation Worship
33. I Thank God — Maverick City Music
32. How Great Thou Art — Shane & Shane
31. Lord I Need You — Matt Maher
Songs 30–21
30. All Hail King Jesus — Bethel Music
29. No Longer Slaves — Bethel Music
28. Firm Foundation (He Won't) — Cody Carnes
27. How Great Is Our God — Chris Tomlin
26. Trust In God — Elevation Worship
25. Same God — Elevation Worship
24. 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) — Matt Redman
23. Who Else — Gateway Worship
22. Raise a Hallelujah — Bethel Music
21. House Of The Lord — Phil Wickham
Songs 20–11
20. Battle Belongs — Phil Wickham
19. Way Maker — Leeland
18. Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me — CityAlight
17. Who You Say I Am — Hillsong Worship
16. This Is Amazing Grace — Phil Wickham
15. Cornerstone — Hillsong Worship
14. Graves Into Gardens — Elevation Worship
13. O Come to the Altar — Elevation Worship
12. Worthy Of It All — CeCe Winans
11. Build My Life — Pat Barrett
The Top 10
10. I Speak Jesus — Charity Gayle
9. O Praise The Name (Anástasis) — Hillsong Worship
8. Gratitude — Brandon Lake
7. Living Hope — Phil Wickham
6. Holy Forever — Chris Tomlin
5. King Of Kings — Hillsong Worship
4. Praise — Elevation Worship
3. What A Beautiful Name — Hillsong Worship
2. Great Are You Lord — All Sons & Daughters
1. Goodness of God — Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson
What this list teaches worship writers
Look past the artist names and a pattern emerges. The songs churches hold onto are singable — melodies an average voice can carry, words a congregation can mean the first time they hear them. Almost every title on this list is a declaration a believer could pray on their own: God's goodness, His kingship, His nearness in trouble.
Notice too how few songs the church actually shares. Four writing houses account for most of the chart, and many churches rotate the same twenty songs for years. That's not a critique — it's a reminder that a worship song earns its place by serving the room, not by chasing novelty.
That's the standard we write to at Cross & Crown. Our new worship album was written for the local church — songs built to be sung by every voice on a Sunday morning, not just listened to. If you're building a setlist this month, we pray one of these finds its way into your rotation, alongside the songs your congregation already loves.