The series of WOW Hits, an annual compilation featuring the supposed best of songs in Christian music in a current year, have always been one of the most popular, criticised and publicised releases within Christian music. Always before a list releases of what songs would be on a WOW Hits of any given year, fans of the compilation franchise have always made their fantasy lists of what they would like to appear on a certain WOW disc, and this year is no different.
A double disc CD boasting to be a collection of #1 radio hits in CCM, it is always a tough decision to choose 33 (now 39 with 6 bonus tracks) songs to highlight a year that has been in music. But with the WOW Hits 2015 list being revealed next week, to people who subscribe to the WOW Hits newsletter via email; we at 365 Days of Inspiring Media thought it would be good for us to place in our own prediction of what we think are songs worthy enough to be selected to be on this year’s ‘best’ compilation. While there are some song selections over the years that have been dubious, others have been timely.
Check out our ideal WOW Hits 2015 list below, and sound off in the comments whether you agree with our selections. We will be reviewing WOW Hits 2015 in the coming weeks, when the track listing releases.
WOW Hits 2015 (365 Days of Inspiring Media predictions):
Disc 1:
- Waterfall (Chris Tomlin)
- Thrive (Casting Crowns)
- Do Something (Matthew West)
- Closer to Your Heart (Natalie Grant)
- Pushing Back the Dark (Josh Wilson)
- My Heart is Yours (Kristian Stanfill)
- Shake (MercyMe)
- You Won’t Let Go (Michael W. Smith)
- We Believe (Newsboys)
- Forever (Kari Jobe)
- Write Your Story (Francesca Battistelli)
- People Like Me (mikeschair)
- The Glorious Unfolding (Steven Curtis Chapman)
- Empty Handed (Lindsay McCaul)
- With Every Act of Love (Jason Gray)
- How Can It Be (Lauren Daigle) BONUS
- You Carry Me (Moriah Peters) BONUS
- We Are Brave (Shawn McDonald) BONUS DELUXE
- Held in Your Hands (Rush of Fools) BONUS DELUXE
- All the People Said Amen (Matt Maher) BONUS DELUXE
Disc 2:
- Fix My Eyes (for KING AND COUNTRY)
- Love Alone is Worth the Fight (Switchfoot)
- A Little Closer (Group 1 Crew)
- Lay it Down (Sanctus Real)
- Not Gonna Die (Skillet)
- Broken Hallelujah (The Afters)
- You Alone (Kutless)
- I Am (Crowder)
- King of My Heart (Love & The Outcome)
- God of the Impossible (Everfound)
- The Heart (needtobreathe)
- More of You (Colton Dixon)
- Faithful (Hawk Nelson)
- He Moves, You Move (Audio Adrenaline)
- No Man is an Island (Tenth Avenue North)
- Satisfied (About a Mile) BONUS
- Ready, Set Go (Royal Tailor) BONUS DELUXE
- Speak Life (TobyMac) BONUS DELUXE
- Press On (feat. Blanca) (Building 429) BONUS DELUXE
Once again, let us know in the comments if you are excited for WOW Hits 2015 to release, and what you would put on the compilation if you were in charge of picking the songs. May I remind you all to sign up to the WOW newsletter so that you can receive the track listing of WOW Hits 2015 via email next week. Enjoy reading the post, and happy speculating!
Jon, I agree with almost all the songs you arranged up here except that I’d have liked for MercyMe’s Shake to be replaced with Greater. Apart from that, it would be a dream come true if these songs are really in the list. Thanks for a well thought prediction. Well done Jon. 🙂
Thanks for the compliment, Mercy.
Yeah, I know, it would be a dream come true if my list was an actual list of songs on WOW Hits 2015. However, as much as I reckon these songs aforementioned are worthy to be placed on WOW Hits 2015, I reckon some other songs that I left out could also have equal opportunity of being on WOW Hits 2015. These songs include-
Jeremy Camp- Come Alive
Family Force 5- Let it Be Love
1 Girl Nation- Count Your Rainbows
City Harbor- Heartbeat
Mandisa- Back to You
Jamie Grace- Do Life Big
Matt Redman- Mercy
Danny Gokey- Hope in Front of Me
Big Daddy Weave- Overwhelmed
I Am They- From the Day
Unspoken- Start a Fire
JJ Weeks Band- Let Them See You
Phil Wickham- This Is Amazing Grace
Stellar Kart- Criminals and Kings
Dara Maclean- Our Only Hope
Bellarive- Bring Us Back
Laura Story- Who is Like Our God
Regardless of what songs end up being on WOW Hits 2015, I still think the album will be great and a definite step up from previous years compilations.
I love Jamie Grace’s Do Life Big, I remember dancing to it yesterday. I’m hoping it makes the list too. I am so looking forward to the album. 🙂
And even though I have just heard a snippet of A Little Closer by G1C, I hope it will be included. 🙂
Jon, the list is out and I’m excited that Multiplied by NEEDTOBREATHE is included. I just got the email. 🙂
DISC ONE
We Believe Newsboys
The Only Name (Yours Will Be) Big Daddy Weave
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) [Album Edit] United
Thrive Casting Crowns
Do Something (Radio Version) Matthew West
Back To You Mandisa
Keep Making Me Sidewalk Prophets
I Am Crowder
Waterfall Chris Tomlin
All The People Said Amen Matt Maher
Shake MercyMe
You Won’t Let Go Michael W. Smith
My Heart Is Yours (Radio Version) Passion (feat. Kristian Stanfill)
Glorious Unfolding (Radio Edit) Steven Curtis Chapman
Forever (Radio Version) Kari Jobe
BONUS
I Will Follow Jon Guerra
Beautiful Dan Bremnes
DELUXE EDITION ONLY
Lay It Down Sanctus Real
Mercy (Radio Version) Matt Redman
Lift My Life Up Unspoken
DISC TWO
This Is Amazing Grace Phil Wickham
Fix My Eyes for KING & COUNTRY
Speak Life TobyMac
Beautiful Day Jamie Grace
Multiplied NEEDTOBREATHE
More Of You Colton Dixon
Write Your Story Francesca Battistelli
No Man Is An Island Tenth Avenue North
Press On Building 429 (feat. Blanca Callahan)
Come Alive Jeremy Camp
Alive (Radio Version) Young & Free
Love Alone Is Worth The Fight Switchfoot
Don’t Deserve You Plumb
Your Love Is Like A River Third Day
He Is With Us Love & The Outcome
BONUS
Satisfied About A Mile
DELUXE EDITION ONLY
Words Hawk Nelson (feat. Bart Millard)
American Noise Skillet
Ready Set Go Royal Tailor (feat. Capital Kings)
The WOW Hits 2015 list released today, via email to those who have subscribed to the WOW Hits newsletter. I’m sure a vast number of you all know the WOW Hits 2015 list, however, there may be a few who haven’t subscribed to the newsletter. For the benefit of those people, the official list won’t be published in any capacity until WOW officially releases the list to the public via FB or twitter- it wouldn’t be fair on WOW Hits if we as a site publish the official list before they do. Sorry Mercy, I had to delete your comment. I’ll restore it once the list is officially out next week.
No problem Jon. Acted out of excitement. 🙂
WOW Hits 2015’s official track listing is now released via facebook. You can check it out in the fb post below, or see the comment made my one of our frequent readers Mercy who posted it a day or so ago when the list was made available to email subscribers:
https://www.facebook.com/WOWilovechristianmusic/photos/a.356520333696.153467.119409558696/10152300985708697