Elevation Rhythm Earns First Hot Christian Songs No. 1 With ‘Washed’

The act's creative director and producer Josh Holiday says the song is meant to speak to the "weight people carry."

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Elevation Rhythm scores its first Billboard Hot Christian Songs No. 1 with “Washed” on the chart dated July 4. Up three places, the single drew 2.7 million official streams and 5.4 million in radio audience in the United States June 19-25, according to Luminate.

Written by Josh Holiday, who also serves as Elevation Rhythm’s creative director and producer, the song reaches the summit in its 40th week. It’s one of 11 entries for the ensemble since its first landed on Hot Christian Songs in 2020. The new leader is one of its two top 10s, following “Goodbye Yesterday,” which rose to No. 5 last summer.