Here it is again. Our annual list of the top Christian songs of the year. In the past we provided the top Christian songs of 2010, and 2009 – and this year we’re ready to do it again with the Top Christian Songs of 2011. The ranking is provided by Billboard magazine (ranked by radio airplay audience impressions). Enjoy!

10 » Move – MercyMe

9 » I Will Follow – Chris Tomlin

8 » Blessings – Laura Story

7 » Beautiful – MercyMe

2 » Glorious Day (Living He Love…) – Casting Crowns

1 » You Are More – Tenth Avenue North

There you have it! Your top 10 Christian songs of 2011. Casting Crowns and MercyMe are back again in this listing (same as last year). What do you think? What Christian song would you add to this list? Were any of these a personal favorite for you? Did any of them speak to you in your life? Let us know in the comments below! If you enjoyed this listing, please ‘like’ it to share it with your friends.

We’re back again this year with the top Christian songs of the year. Last year we outlined the top Christian songs of 2009 and this year we’re ready to do it again with the Top Christian Songs of 2010. This list is compiled by Billboard magazine and is ranked by radio airplay audience impressions.

10 » If We’ve Ever Needed You – Casting Crowns

9 » Hold Us Together – Matt Maher

8 » Lead Me – Sanctus Real

7 » Until The Whole World Hears – Casting Crowns

6 » Born Again – newsboys

5 » Our God – Chris Tomlin

4 » Before The Morning – Josh Wilson

3 » Get Back Up – tobyMac

2 » What Faith Can Do – Kutless

1 » All Of Creation – MercyMe

That’s it! Your top 10 Christian songs of 2010. What’s your favorite – or what songs *should* be on this list? Please tell us in the comments below. Also, if you like this post, feel free to ‘Like’ it below. Thanks!

Pastor Jim provides advice for Christian singles, stating that finding a ‘true, cherished, valuable friend’ is very important even before searching for a romantic relationship. Build Christian friendships that are ‘mutually rewarding, and then move to romance.’ His full Christian advice column is below.

It’s Not Being Single but Alone

Being single as an adult is not the challenge, it is being alone that breaks us. It is not whether or not you are in a romantic relationship, but if you have a relationship with others that makes the difference between enjoyable living and misery.

God created us to relate to Him and to others. This is as fundamental as having breath or blood. Our systems were not engineered to isolate and take life alone. To do so is to step outside of God’s plan and try to make it on your own. At best you might find enjoyment for a moment, but without relating to others you will soon grow inward and isolated from both people and reality.

I see this as a huge challenge for single adults. When life is not shaping up the way one desires, the temptation is to withdraw and put up guards against being hurt directly or indirectly. Soon the only voice one hears is their own and it becomes self-defeating and depression sets in.

You must connect with others in an authentic and real way to maintain physical, emotional, and mental health. This relating must be with someone who genuinely cares for you and will tell you the truth, in love, before you get into a perspective or way of moving that will take you on an unfulfilling journey.

I am not speaking of romantic relationship. In fact, I do not believe that a healthy romantic relationship can exist unless there are other relationships that are genuine and caring. The measure for a romantic relationship comes from experiencing real friendships.

The type of relationship I speak of is found in a friend, a true, cherished, valuable friend. A friend that is as they say closer than a brother – or sister. This type of friendship takes time and effort to find and build. Yet, it is more essential to your future than your job or your education.

Before you set out to find a romantic relationship set out to find and develop a real friendship. I find that friends of this type are of the same gender and tell it like it is because they want the best for and out of you. Finding and building this kind of relationship is a key also to you learning how to be a great partner when the time comes for a romantic relationship.

Build a healthy life for yourself by first focusing on building friendships that are mutually rewarding, and then move to romance. Not only will it be less lonely, but also you will make fewer mistakes and find new ways of seeing and moving in life than you ever experienced before your friendship.

Billboard Magazine has released the Top Christian Songs of 2009, based on radio airplay audience impressions. This list of most popular Christian songs of 2009, is called the ‘Hot Christian Songs‘ list. Below is the list with some embedded videos (some official videos, some live videos, some fan videos) – we tried for a bit of variety. We also linked to the artists official Web site, MySpace page and Twitter profile so you further explore these Christian music artists. If the song lyrics were available on the artists Web site we linked there too. Enjoy!

Matthew West – The Motions
Album: Something To Say – Bonus Disc
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

Tenth Avenue North – By Your Side
Album: Over and Underneath
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

Phillips, Craig & Dean – Revelation Song
Album: Fearless
Web site | MySpace

Jeremy Camp – There Will Be A Day
Album: Speaking Louder Than Before
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

Chris Tomlin – I Will Rise
Album: Hello Love (Worship Leader Limited Edition)
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

Jonny Diaz – More Beautiful You – Lyrics
Album: More Beautiful You
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

Chris And Conrad – Lead Me To The Cross
Album: Chris and Conrad
Web site | MySpace | Twitter: Chris | Twitter: Conrad

Brandon Heath – Wait and See
Album: What If We
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

Third Day Featuring Lacey Mosley – Born Again
Album: Revelation
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

Francesca Battistelli – Free To Be Me – Lyrics
Album: My Paper Heart
Web site | MySpace | Twitter

There you have it! The top Christian songs of 2009, Billboard magazine’s list of the most popular Christian songs of the year.

The first GTA Christian Singles party was a success. Thank you to everyone who attended! We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from the event, and are looking at putting on more of them. Below is a quick video from the event, held in Newmarket on November 20th, 2009 – put on by C3 Church Toronto and ChristianCafe.com.

Christian, single and live in the Greater Toronto Area? ChristianCafe.com and C3 Church Toronto are hosting a Christian singles event on November 20, 2009 in Newmarket. From 7:30pm to 10:30pm, Christian singles from the Toronto area can meet and mingle with other fun Christian singles! For full details, please visit christiancafe.com/events.

That’s right. We’re launching a Christian blog (really) soon. What will you find here? Items of interest first and foremost to Christian singles: topics including singleness, dating, relationships, online dating tips, etc. A lot of those items will be helpful for all singles, actually. What else? Items of interest to Christians: We’re going to leave it wide open here. Time will tell. Also, updates from ChristianCafe.com as well. Stay tuned, and thanks for checking us out!