If you have been an avid fan of this site, you probably would have noticed that we have posted many WOW Hits predictions at strategic points during the year for a particular installment. But the predictions were only ‘timely’ for WOW Hits 2015 onwards (basically from when this site was active four years ago until now!). So it’s time to once again revisit another older WOW Hits and be nostalgic, and see if the track listing is really the ‘year’s best’ or not (as we have done previously for other WOW Hits releases that you can view here!). So…you can view the official track list of WOW Hits 2005 on Wikipedia, and then my fantasy list below (which include some tracks the same as the official list, and some tracks different)! Enjoy reading, and coming up with your own ‘official lists’!
Disc 1:
- Here With Me (MercyMe)
- All Things New (Steven Curtis Chapman)
- Disappear (Bebo Norman)
- When I Fall (Rachael Lampa)
- Unspoken (Jaci Velasquez)
- Who Am I (Casting Crowns)
- You Are My King (Newsboys)
- Facedown (Matt Redman)
- Signs (Michael W. Smith)
- Never Loved You More (Nichole Nordeman)
- Letters From War (Mark Schultz)
- You Raise Me Up (Selah)
- You Were There (Avalon)
- Ready To Fly (FFH)
- Untitled Hymn (Chris Rice)
- More (Matthew West) BONUS
- Only One (Caedmon’s Call) BONUS DELUXE
- Famous One (Chris Tomlin) BONUS DELUXE
- Big Blue Planet (PC3) BONUS DELUXE
Disc 2:
- Show You Love (Jars Of Clay)
- Glory Defined (Building 429)
- Gone (TobyMac)
- Dare You To Move (Switchfoot)
- Leaving 99 (Audio Adrenaline)
- I Believe (Third Day)
- Right Here (Jeremy Camp)
- More To Life (Stacie Orrico)
- Expressions Of Your Love (Rebecca St. James)
- Sea Of Faces (Kutless)
- Never Alone (Barlowgirl)
- King (Tree63)
- Beautiful Name (ZOEgirl)
- Lose This Life (TAIT)
- California (Hawk Nelson)
- Gravity (Shawn McDonald) BONUS
- All I Need (Bethany Dillon) BONUS
- Open Skies (David Crowder*Band) BONUS DELUXE
- Here I Am To Worship (Plus One) BONUS DELUXE
- Savior (Skillet) BONUS DELUXE
NOTE- this list above is not the official track listing, this is just a list of what could’ve and should’ve been, taking into account all the hits that were on radio in and around 2003/04.
What do you think of my version of WOW Hits 2005? How does it compare to the official track list?
WOW Hits 2005
Disc 1
1. Here With Me – MercyMe
2. All Things New – Steven Curtis Chapman
3. Who Am I – Casting Crowns
4. You Are My King (Amazing Love) – Newsboys
5. You Raise Me Up – Selah
6. Letters From War – Mark Schultz
7. Blessed Be Your Name – Tree63
8. You Were There – Avalon
9. Unspoken – Jaci Velasquez
10. Disappear – Bebo Norman
11. There’s Only One (Holy One) – Caedmon’s Call
12. Indescribable – Chris Tomlin
13. Pray – Darlene Zschech
14. Leaving 99 – Audio Adrenaline
15. Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) – Chris Rice
16. All I Need – Bethany Dillon
17. Gravity – Shawn McDonald
Disc 2
1. Dare You to Move – Switchfoot
2. More – Matthew West
3. Sea of Faces – Kutless
4. There’s Gotta Be (More to Life) – Stacie Orrico
5. Gone – TobyMac
6. When I Fall – Rachael Lampa
7. Never Alone – BarlowGirl
8. Glory Defined – Building 429
9. I Believe – Third Day
10. Show You Love – Jars of Clay
11. Signs – Michael W. Smith
12. Beautiful Name – ZOEGirl
13. Lose This Life – Tait
14. Be My Escape – Reliant K
15. Never Loved You More – Nichole Nordeman
16. Whatever It Takes – Nate Sallie
If WOW was doing deluxe editions at the time, maybe ‘Savior,’ ‘Ready to Fly,’ ‘Expressions of Your Love,’ and ‘Here I Am to Worship’ would be on it, idk. There weren’t really 39 remarkable songs warranting attention from that year. Definitely agree that Todd Agnew’s “Grace Like Rain” did not warrant a spot here.
WOW Hits 2005
Purple Disc:
1. “Here With Me” – MercyMe
2. “All Things New” – Steven Curtis Chapman
3. “Who Am I” – Casting Crowns
4. “You Are My King (Amazing Love)” – Newsboys
5. “More” – Matthew West
6. “You Raise Me Up” – Selah
7. “Letters From War” – Mark Schultz
8. “Unspoken” – Jaci Velasquez
9. “When I Fall” – Rachael Lampa
10. “Ready To Fly” – FFH
11. “Disappear” – Bebo Norman
12. “All” – Avalon
13. “Signs” – Michael W. Smith
14. “There’s Only One (Holy One)” – Caedmon’s Call
15. “Out In The Open” – Amy Grant
16. “The Glory Of Your Name” – Watermark
17. “Gravity” – Shawn McDonald +
18. “Indescribable” – Chris Tomlin +
19. “Be Love” – Plus One +
20. “Even Then” – Nichole Nordeman +
Silver Disc:
1. “Empty Me” – Jeremy Camp
2. “I Believe” – Third Day
3. “(There’s Gotta Be) More To Life” – Stacie Orrico
4. “Gone” – TobyMac
5. “Sea Of Faces” – Kutless
6. “Blessed Be Your Name” – Tree63
7. “Never Alone” – BarlowGirl
8. “All I Need” – Bethany Dillon
9. “Glory Defined” – Building 429
10. “Show You Love” – Jars Of Clay
11. “Open Skies” – David Crowder*Band
12. “Grace Like Rain” – Todd Agnew
13. “Beautiful Name” – ZOEgirl
14. “Leaving 99” – Audio Adrenaline
15. “Whatever It Takes” – Nate Sallie
16. “Let It Go” – Jadon Lavik +
17. “Every Little Thing” – Hawk Nelson +
18. “Forward Motion” – Relient K +
19. “Everything About You” – Sanctus Real +
20. “Beautiful One” – By The Tree +