CCM Staff & Contributors Pick Our Favorite Songs of 2018!

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From personal declarations of hope and strength to new congregational classics for worship, the last 12 months yielded numerous songs that will remain in our hearts and playlists for quite some time. This year we polled our staff and writers at CCM for their opinions on the year’s top songs. Here’s how the list shook out after compiling the results.

CCM Staff & Contributors Pick Our Favorite Albums for 2018!

Staff
We polled our staff writers at CCM for their favorite albums in an attempt to generate a master list. While there was great variety among our staff, it was clear that a few albums made their way into the heads and hearts of everyone across the board.
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Mat Kearney – Time Well Spent

Matt Conner
It may not always shake down like he plans, but a songwriter’s going to write, and for this lauded lyricist, he’s willing to put in the hours–or minutes—it takes
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NEEDTOBREATHE – The Road To Happiness

Lindsay Williams
Love is never easy. It’s a lesson NEEDTOBREATHE has learned the hard way in recent years. Yet, quoting from their own songbook, the band has come to realize, “There’s a reason that the road is long / It takes some time to make your courage strong.”