Matt Maher Scores His Fourth No. 1 on Christian Airplay With ‘The Lord’s Prayer’
Written by djfrosty on April 19, 2023
Matt Maher notches his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart with “The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours),” on the list dated April 22.
In the tracking week ending April 13, the song logged 6.5 million audience impressions, according to Luminate. Maher co-authored “Prayer” with Bryan Fowler and Jacob Sooter. Fowler and Sooter co-produced it with Brian Elmquist.
“As an artist, there are songs I write that I can’t wait to sing in front of an audience. But there are other songs that I can’t wait to hear other people sing with me,” Maher tells Billboard. “From the moment [Fowler] sent me a voice memo of the idea, I knew it was meant to be sung with people, not at them. So, it’s been a real joy on the road to hear that – people embracing a song based on scripture, with a simple yet profound and everlasting message. I’m so honored to have it achieve such a milestone at Billboard. I’m thankful to my longtime friends at radio and my team for the hard work.”
“Prayer” becomes Maher’s first No. 1 on Christian Airplay since “Alive & Breathing,” featuring Elle Limebear, ruled for four frames beginning in June 2020. Before that, his holiday track “Glory (Let There Be Peace)” led for a week in January 2017 and “Because He Lives (Amen)” reached the chart’s summit in April 2015.
Maher, originally from Newfoundland, Canada, and who now lives in Nashville, has made 26 Christian Airplay appearances, earning 12 top 10s. His debut track, “Your Grace Is Enough,” reached No. 4 in July 2008.