Brittany Luce

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A few years ago, songs that were topping the Billboard Hot 100 might have sounded like this.

Or this.

But lately, the songs that are getting the most replays are sounding more like this.

And a little further down on the charts, like this.

Are you picking up what I'm putting down?

The Hot 100 has been getting a heavy dose of piety and prayer lately.

She even has a name for this unusual amount of faith-flavored music on the charts.

It's the type of music two guys can share a beer over and reflect on the simple things in life, like the goodness of God.

And it's not just the Hot 100.

Over the past years, Spotify streams of Christian contemporary music have grown 60%.

The market and appetite for Christian music seems to be swelling.

Hello, hello.

I'm Brittany Luce, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.

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