‘Sweeter’ Success: tobyMac Hits No. 1 on Christian AC Airplay Chart

Singer-songwriter tobyMac banks his 11th No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian AC Airplay chart as “Nothin’ Sweeter” ascends to the top of the Oct. 12-dated ranking. The song increased by 6% in plays Sept. 27-Oct. 3, according to Luminate.

tobyMac, from Fairfax, Va., co-wrote the hit with Benji Cowart and Jordan Mohilowski. It’s the first single from his upcoming album.

“Nothin’ Sweeter,” also tobyMac’s 29th Christian AC Airplay top 10, follows his “Faithfully,” which dominated for eight weeks starting in February, becoming his longest-leading No. 1. Before that, “Christmas Is Different,” with Tasha Layton, hit No. 3 in December. tobyMac first reached the chart in May 2005; first hit the top 10 with “Made for Love” (No. 3, April 2007); and first led with “City on Our Knees,” for five weeks beginning in November 2009.

With 11 Christian AC Airplay No. 1s, tobyMac ties for King + Country for the fourth-most since the list launched in 2003. MercyMe ranks first with 20, followed by Jeremy Camp and Casting Crowns, each with 13.

Pace Paces Gospel Airplay

Latrice Pace scores her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as “It’s Morning” rises two spots to the summit. The hit, which the Atlanta-based Pace solely wrote, rose by 15% in plays during the tracking week.

“It’s Morning” is the first rookie single to dominate Gospel Airplay this year, and the first since Angel Taylor’s “Speak” led for a week in December 2023.

Latrice Pace is also a member of gospel group the Anointed Pace Sisters, who have scored one Gospel Airplay top 10: “High Praise,” which reached No. 6 in 2007. The act has also logged two top 10s on Top Gospel Albums: Access Granted (No. 5, 2009) and the act’s maiden entry, U Know (No. 2, 1993).