It’s coming closer and closer! There’s around maybe a couple of weeks tops, until the list for WOW Hits 2017 is unveiled (as the album drops September 23rd.) And though we as a site have unveiled 3 predictions so far of what we believe should be included on the latest WOW Hits album (view the predictions here, here and here!), I reckon it’s time to write the last proposed list, don’t you reckon. This list will probably be the ‘most correct’!
Anyway, there’s no doubt that any WOW Hits list can never be perfect, but I do hope than since timeliness is the key, and songs on the coveted WOW Hits compilation should reflect the claim that these songs on the compilation are indeed the top songs of that given year; hopefully the songs presented on this year’s WOW are much more deserving than last year or the year before. As my rbtoher Jon and I have said time and time again that 39 tracks are way too short to include the hundred odd hit singles in CCM radio, it is a fact of life that until the WOW brand re-brands and re-moulds into something new; this is what they have- WOW Hits albums releasing once a year in September sometime, and 39 tracks of some newer hits and some older hits. So without further ado, here is my latest proposed list of songs I reckon should be deserving to be present on WOW Hits 2017 (mind you I did have another 20 odd songs that I could not fit on!).
Disc 1:
1. No More (Josh Wilson)
2. The Lion And The Lamb (Big Daddy Weave)
3. Christ In Me (Jeremy Camp)
4. Your Love Awakens Me (Phil Wickham)
5. Remember (Passion)
6. Abide In Me (Matt Maher)
7. Jesus (Chris Tomlin)
8. Guilty (Newsboys)
9. Deeper (Meredith Andrews)
10. When I’m With You (Citizen Way)
11. One Step Away (Casting Crowns)
12. King Of The World (Natalie Grant)
13. Higher (Unspoken)
14. Priceless (for KING & COUNTRY)
15. One True God (Steven Curtis Chapman)
16. Thy Will (Hillary Scott & The Scott Family) (BONUS)
17. Never Too Far Gone (Jordan Feliz) (BONUS)
18. Mended (Matthew West) (BONUS DELUXE)
19. My Victory (Crowder) (BONUS DELUXE)
20. Say The Word (UNITED) (BONUS DELUXE)
Disc 2:
1. Move (Keep Walkin’) (TobyMac)
2. Trust In You (Lauren Daigle)
3. The God I Know (Love & The Outcome)
4. Happiness (Needtobreathe)
5. Diamonds (Hawk Nelson)
6. Live It Well (Switchfoot)
7. #GodIsOnTheMove (7eventh Time Down)
8. Stars (Skillet)
9. Unashamed (Building 429)
10. What You Want (Tenth Avenue North)
11. Wake Me Up (Group 1 Crew)
12. Victorious (Third Day)
13. Where You Are (Hillsong Y&F)
14. Sound Of The Saints (Audio Adrenaline)
15. Everything Comes Alive (We Are Messengers)
16. Love with Your Life (Hollyn) BONUS
17. Refuge (Finding Favour) BONUS DELUXE
18. Sparrows (Jason Gray) BONUS DELUXE
19. Your Love Is Wild (Zealand Worship) BONUS DELUXE
So there you have it- my ideal WOW Hits 2017 track list as of today, and the last list we’ll be posting on the site before the actual track list is revealed!
As always, let us know in the comments your thoughts, as well as your own proposed list for WOW Hits 2017!
Happy reading and speculating!
WOW Hits 2017 (Deluxe Edition)
Disc One
1) Jeremy Camp – Christ In Me
2) Stars Go Dim – You Are Loved
3) Matthew West – Grace Wins
4) Chris Tomlin – Good Good Father
5) Jordan Feliz – The River
6) Big Daddy Weave – My Story
7) MercyMe – Flawless
8) Francesca Battistelli – Holy Spirit
9) Casting Crowns – Just Be Held
10) Jonny Diaz – Breathe
11) Josh Wilson – That Was Then, This Is Now
12) Aaron Shust – Ever Be
13) Natalie Grant – Be One
14) Sidewalk Prophets – Prodigal
15) Finding Favor – Cast My Cares
16) We Are Messengers – Everything Comes Alive (Deluxe)
17) Consumed By Fire – Lean On Me (Deluxe)
18) Unspoken – Call It Grace (Bonus Deluxe)
19) Third Day – Your Words (feat. Harvest) [Bonus Deluxe]
20) Crowder – Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains) [Bonus Deluxe]
Disc Two
1) Ryan Stevenson – Eye of the Storm (feat. GabeReal) [Radio Mix]
2) 7eventh Time Down – God Is On the Move
3) Danny Gokey – Tell Your Heart to Beat Again
4) Lauren Daigle – Trust In You
5) tobyMac – Feel It (feat. Mr. Talkbox) [Radio Mix]
6) for KING & COUNTRY – It’s Not Over Yet (The Encore)
7) Hawk Nelson – Diamonds
8) Lincoln Brewster – There Is Power
9) The Afters – Live On Forever
10) Hillary Scott & The Scott Family – Thy Will
11) Plumb – Exhale
12) Phil Wickham – Your Love Awakens Me
13) Mat Kearney – Air I Breathe
14) Citizen Way – When I’m With You
15) Tenth Avenue North – What You Want
16) Hollyn – Alone (feat. TRU) [Bonus]
17) Love & the Outcome – The God I Know (Bonus Deluxe)
18) Newsboys – Guilty (Bonus Deluxe)
19) Blanca – Greater Is He (Bonus Deluxe)
Well this is it! Here’s the lineup of WOW Hits 2017 (Deluxe Edition)! However the only thing I don’t seem to know about is the order of bonus & deluxe edition tracks. I don’t even know which of these goes on which disc, whether it’s Disc 1 or 2.. Anyway this is how it goes:
Disc 1
Flawless – Mercy Me
Just Be Held – Casting Crowns
Good Good Father – Chris Tomlin
If We’re Honest – Francesca Battistelli
Grace Wins – Matthew West
My Story – Big Daddy Weave
Same Power – Jeremy Camp
Breathe – Jonny Diaz
Remember – Passion
Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey
Slow Down – Nichole Nordeman
Deliverer – Matt Maher
Prodigal – Sidewalk Prophets
One True God – Steven Curtis Chapman
Guilty – Newsboys
Disc 2
Feel It – TobyMac
It’s Not Over Yet (The Encore) – for KING & COUNTRY
The River – Jordan Feliz
Trust In You – Lauren Daigle
Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains) – Crowder
Diamonds – Hawk Nelson
Happiness – Needtobreathe
Your Words – Third Day (feat Harvest)
Say The Word – Hillsong United
You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim
Fierce – Jesus Culture
Real Love – Hillsong Young & Free
Exhale – Plumb
What You Want – Tenth Avenue North
The God I Know – Love & The Outcome
Deluxe Edition tracks:
Joy Of The Lord – Rend Collective
Unashamed – Building 429
Be One – Natalie Grant
Alone – Hollyn
Limitless – Colton Dixon
Live It Well – Switchfoot
Bonus Tracks:
Everything Comes Alive – We Are Messengers
Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
Song For My Father – Urban Rescue
WOW Hits 2017 (LN EDITION)
DISC 1
1. Dear Younger Me- MercyMe
2. One Step Away- Casting Crowns
3. Your Words (ft. Harvest)- Third Day
4. Good Good Father- Chris Tomlin
5. Christ In Me- Jeremy Camp
6. No More- Josh Wilson
7. Remember (ft. Brett Younker, Melodie Malone)- Passion
8. Deliverer- Matt Maher
9. Grace Wins- Matthew West
10. The Lion and the Lamb- Big Daddy Weave
11. Breathe- Jonny Diaz
12. Higher- Unspoken
13. Tell Your Heart To Beat Again- Danny Gokey
14. Holy Spirit- Francesca Battistelli
15. Your Love Awakens Me- Phil Wickham
16. Everything Comes Alive- We Are Messengers [BONUS TRACK]
17. Thy Will- Hillary Scott and the Scott Family [BONUS DELUXE]
18. Joy of the Lord- Rend Collective [BONUS DELUXE]
19. Be One- Natalie Grant [BONUS DELUXE]
DISC 2
1. Move (Keep Walkin’)- tobyMac
2. Priceless- for KING and COUNTRY
3. Feel Invincible- Skillet
4. Trust In You- Lauren Daigle
5. Prince of Peace- Hillsong UNITED
6. Eye Of The Storm (ft. GabeReal)- Ryan Stevenson
7. The River- Jordan Feliz
8. Happiness- needtobreathe
9. Diamonds- Hawk Nelson
10. Wake Me Up (Amnesia)- Group 1 Crew
11. Where You Are- Hillsong Young and Free
12. Sound Of The Saints- Audio Adrenaline
13. What You Want- Tenth Avenue North
14. God Is On The Move- 7eventh Time Down
15. Walking Like Giants- Stars Go Dim
16. Chain Breaker- Zach Williams [BONUS TRACK]
17. Never Stop- Urban Rescue [BONUS TRACK]
18. Fierce- Jesus Culture [BONUS DELUXE]
19. Live It Well- Switchfoot [BONUS DELUXE]
20. The God I Know- Love and the Outcome [BONUS DELUXE]