The Most Streamed Gospel Tracks of the Last Decade
- HFP Musiccity
- Sep 22
- 6 min read
Updated: Sep 28
The atmosphere always shifts the moment a gospel track hits your speakers. While the world chases TikTok hits and fleeting summer anthems, gospel music has been quietly—and powerfully—racking up streams in the billions. Far from just surviving in the streaming age, gospel is thriving. These songs don’t vanish after a season; they stay, shaping identity, carrying timeless truth, and sparking real encounters with God that no algorithm can manufacture.
So let’s take a journey through the most streamed and impactful gospel tracks of 2015 - 2025. A time capsule of anthems that shaped a generation, defined a decade, sparking encounters, testimonies, and worship experiences that still resonates today.
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) - Hillsong UNITED (2013)
“Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders…”
Technically, this one sneaks in a little before our time frame, but let’s be real, Oceans is too legendary to leave out, let’s give it its real accolades and break the ice with it. With over 594 million streams on Spotify, it’s now considered a generational anthem. A decade later, believers are still singing it at the top of their lungs in churches, concerts, and even in their living rooms. Call it what you want - classic, evergreen, or simply unstoppable, but Oceans has proven it can ride every wave year after year and still stay on top.
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) - Hillsong UNITED
Holy Forever – Chris Tomlin (2022)
“Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb”
Barely a few years since its release, Holy Forever has already surpassed 160 million streams across platforms. Unlike fast viral hits, it grew steadily, climbing week after week until it finally reached the #1 spot, where it has held ground for a remarkable 80 weeks and counting. More than just a chart success, this song is built to be experienced. Its exhausting chorus and majestic lyrics carry worshippers into a posture of deep reverence for God’s eternal holiness. Beyond its numbers, Holy Forever has become a refuge for weary hearts, reminding generations that God’s glory is not bound by time or circumstance.
Chris Tomlin - Holy Forever (Live) feat. Jenn & Brian Johnson
Way Maker - Sinach (2015)
“You are here, moving in our midst…”
Straight out of the heart of West Africa, Way Maker has become nothing short of a global life line for many. The official video has cruised past 200 million views on YouTube, and that’s not even counting the endless covers, translations, and choir renditions soaring across the world. Drop just a few notes of this song and watch kids, choirs, and entire congregations light up. It's the kind of track that captures borders, languages, and generations without missing a beat.
SINACH: WAY MAKER - Official Live Video
Break Every Chain - Tasha Cobbs Leonard (2013, peaked in 2015 - 2016)
“There is power in the name of Jesus…”
Few songs capture the essence of freedom like Break Every Chain. It is a declaration in tune that still shakes rooms a decade later. The live version has climbed past 37 million YouTube views, but its true power is how it maintain fresh life in choirs, at worship nights, and in personal moments.
This isn’t just a song you just play; it’s one you hold on to when life feels heavy. It’s the kind of anthem that reminds you that chains were never meant to stay.
Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Break Every Chain (Live At Passion City Church)
- Maverick City Music & Elevation Worship (2021).
“I will be content in every circumstance, You are Jireh…”
When Jireh dropped, it was the moment. With tens of millions of streams and live versions that continue to captivate on YouTube, this collaboration carved its place as a modern classic. Its chorus isn’t just sung, it’s declared loudly and worldwide among believers. Jireh carries that rare blend of intimacy and power and it is the kind of worship song that feels fresh today and will continue to stir hearts decades from now.
Favour - Lawrence Oyor (2019)
“Favour it surrounds me like a sheild…”
Pure, heartfelt, and Spirit-soaked. Since its release in 2019, it has quietly woven itself into prayer rooms, fellowships, and worship gatherings across Africa and beyond. With millions of streams on YouTube Music, it has earned its place as a timeless classical tune. What makes Favour unforgettable is its sincerity. Whether whispered in solitude or lifted with a crowd, it carries the same weight of God’s goodness serving as a reminder that grace is never earned but always given. Always a soft reminder for Psalm 5:12
FAVOUR - Lawrence Oyor #praise #love #prayer #gospelmusic #itsurroundsmelikeashield #affirmations
No Longer Slaves - Bethel Music (2015)
“I’m no longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God.”
Released on the “We Will Not Be Shaken” album, No Longer Slaves rose quickly to become more of a confession of identity and freedom than a mere song. With over 100 million combined streams, it continues to break grounds around the world even till this moment. Its message is simple yet eternal: fear no longer defines us.
No Longer Slaves (Official Lyric Video) - Jonathan David and Melissa Helser | We Will Not Be Shaken
What A Beautiful Name - Hilsong (2017)
“You have no rival, You have no equal…”
This song is a lyrical exposition of Philippians 2:9-11, where the name of Jesus is exalted above every name. 289 million Spotify streams (and surpassing 300 million across live and studio versions) later , its reach is staggering. Add in YouTube, radio, and live worship events, and the anthem has become one of Hillsong’s crown jewels of the 21st century, inspiring and lifting with every play.
Reckless Love - Bethel Music & Cory Asbry (2017)
“Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God…”
Though debated for its language, this track translates the parable in Luke 15 - the lost sheep into modern poetry. “Reckless” here doesn’t mean careless, but boundary-breaking. Rather it points to a love that pursues beyond reason. On Spotify alone, it has soared beyond 160 million streams, while YouTube versions, covers, and translations have multiplied its footprint into hundreds of millions. It has become a contemporary hymn of grace reaching to hearts globally. Every chorus is an altar call reminding millions that no heart is too far for divine rescue.
Good Good Father - Chris Tomlin (2016)
“You’re a good, good Father, it’s who You are… and I’m loved by You, it’s who I am.”
With well over 150 million Spotify streams and countless renditions in churches worldwide, this song became a confession of identity for an entire generation. Simple yet profound, it captures two eternal truths. Firstly;God is a perfect Father, and secondly; His children are deeply loved. Its gentle refrain shifts hearts from striving to resting, making it one of modern worship’s most enduring and identity-shaping songs.
Who You Say I Am - Hilsong Worship (2018)
“I am a child of God, yes I am…”
With over 200 million global streams, Who You Say I Am by Hillsong Worship has secured its place as a modern classic.
Rooted in John 8:36 -“Whom the Son sets free is free indeed. This song carries a global reminder to believers that their worth is not determined by culture, failure, or circumstance but by Christ’s unchanging declaration. The song continues to resonate as one of the defining anthems of contemporary worship.
It’s beyond trends, it’s about a movement. Gospel music carries a flow of truth and hope that remains ever sustainable even in the hardest seasons. You don’t outgrow these songs because you simply can’t outgrow their message. They return with reassurances reminding us through hurt, through struggle, through every valley that God’s presence is unshaken and victory no matter how impossible it looks is guaranteed. These decade lasting tracks could never have been contained within church walls; they were written to spill into every space we enter, to meet every heart that listens, and to keep echoing eternity long after the instrumentals fade.
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