| WINNER Carrie Underwood |
| WINNER Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood |
| WINNER Welcome Home - Brian Littrell |
| WINNER I Need You To Love Me - BarlowGirl |
| WINNER Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray |
| WINNER Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood |
| WINNER Shut Me Out - Kutless |
| WINNER Never Look Away - KJ-52 |
| WINNER Welcome Home - Brian Littrell |
| WINNER Welcome Home - Brian Littrell |
| THE 2006 CCMSINGLES.NET AWARDS |
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| AC SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| Nominees * All Over The World - Tree63 * Cry Out To Jesus - Third Day * How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin * I Am - Mark Schultz * Made To Worship - Chris Tomlin * Mountain Of God - Third Day * My Savior My God - Aaron Shust * Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns * So Long Self - MercyMe * Strong Tower - Kutless * This Man - Jeremy Camp * Welcome Home - Brian Littrell |
| Second: How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin Third: Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns Analysis All the heavyweights of AC radio -- Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Jeremy Camp (last year's winner), MercyMe, Third Day -- were in the running, but it was the Backstreet Boy that ran away with it in a dominating win. |
| CHR SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| GOSPEL SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| RHYTHMIC SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| ROCK SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| MAINSTREAM SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| DEBUT SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| RADIO SINGLE OF THE YEAR - BAND OR GROUP |
| RADIO SINGLE OF THE YEAR - FEMALE ARTIST |
| RADIO SINGLE OF THE YEAR - MALE ARTIST |
| RADIO SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
| RADIO ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
| Nominees * Better - Plumb * Cry Out To Jesus - Third Day * Everything You Ever Wanted - Hawk Nelson * I Need You To Love Me - BarlowGirl * I�m Not Alright - Sanctus Real * Let Go - BarlowGirl * Me And Jesus - Stellar Kart * Never Far Behind - Aly & AJ * We - Joy Williams * We Live - Superchic[k] * What Are You Waiting For - Natalie Grant * Wonder Of It All - Monday Morning |
| Nominees * The Blessing Of Abraham - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers * Born Blessed - Jimmy Hicks & Voices Of Integrity * Church Medley - Donnie McClurkin * God�s Gift - Jeff Majors (with Kelly Price) * I Will Bless The Lord - Byron Cage * Imagine Me - Kirk Franklin * It�s Alright - Vickie Winans * Lift Him Up - Hezekiah Walker * Looking For You - Kirk Franklin * The Struggle Is Over - Youth For Christ * Victory - Tye Tribbett & G. A. * Yesterday - Mary Mary |
| Nominees * Because Of Your Love - Paul Baloche * Behold The Lamb - David Phelps * Find Your Wings - Mark Harris * Hear My Worship - Jamie Jamgochian * Hosanna (You Are Holy) - Twila Paris * Mountain Of God - Third Day * My Savior My God - Aaron Shust * Orphans Of God - Avalon * Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns * Unity (We Stand) - 4HIM * Welcome Home - Brian Littrell * Your Name - Phillips, Craig & Dean |
| Nominees * All I Have - John Reuben * Can I Live - T-Bone * Dance Like - L.A. Symphony * Don�t Stop - Pettidee * I�m Rich - Rob Hodge * Joanna - Japhia Life * My Clothes, My Hair - The Ambassador * Never Look Away - KJ-52 * Nyquil - Flynn * Ooh Aah (Remix) - GRITS * Skills - Manafest * Timeless - L.A. Symphony |
| Nominees * All Of Me - Project 86 * The Art Of Breaking - Thousand Foot Krutch * Breathe Into Me - RED * Frontline - Pillar * Fully Alive - Flyleaf * Goodbye For Now - P.O.D. * Into Black - Disciple * Life Again - Decyfer Down * Moonlit - Falling Up * Rebirthing - Skillet * Shut Me Out - Kutless * We�ve Only Just Begun - Run Kid Run |
| Nominees * Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson * Don�t Forget To Remember Me - Carrie Underwood * Fully Alive - Flyleaf * Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood * Looking For You - Kirk Franklin * Nothing Left To Lose - Mat Kearney * Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray * Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield * Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson * When Did You Fall - Chris Rice * Yesterday - Mary Mary * Your Man - Josh Turner |
| Nominees * Breathe Into Me - RED * Happy - Ayiesha Woods * Life Again - Decyfer Down * More Than A Revolution - eleventyseven * The Noise - Jessie Daniels * Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray * Replace Me - Family Force 5 * Sound Of Melodies - Leeland * The Title Track - Fold * We�ve Only Just Begun - Run Kid Run * You Are Here - NEEDTOBREATHE * You Decide - Fireflight |
| Nominees * The Blessing Of Abraham - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers * Cry Out To Jesus - Third Day * Everything You Ever Wanted - Hawk Nelson * I Need You To Love Me - BarlowGirl * I�m Not Alright - Sanctus Real * Mountain Of God - Third Day * Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray * Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns * Rebirthing - Skillet * Shut Me Out - Kutless * So Long Self - MercyMe * Yesterday - Mary Mary |
| Nominees * Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson * Better - Plumb * Don�t Forget To Remember Me - Carrie Underwood * Hear My Worship - Jamie Jamgochian * It�s Alright - Vickie Winans * Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood * The Noise - Jessie Daniels * Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield * Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson * We - Joy Williams * What Are You Waiting For - Natalie Grant * What If - Nichole Nordeman |
| Nominees * Find Your Wings - Mark Harris * How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin * I Am - Mark Schultz * I Will Bless The Lord - Byron Cage * Lift Him Up - Hezekiah Walker * Looking For You - Kirk Franklin * Made To Worship - Chris Tomlin * My Savior My God - Aaron Shust * This Man - Jeremy Camp * Welcome Home - Brian Littrell * When Did You Fall - Chris Rice * Your Man - Josh Turner |
| Nominees * All Of Me - Project 86 * Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson * The Blessing Of Abraham - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers * Cry Out To Jesus - Third Day * Everything You Ever Wanted - Hawk Nelson * How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin * I Need You To Love Me - BarlowGirl * I�m Not Alright - Sanctus Real * Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood * Looking For You - Kirk Franklin * Made To Worship - Chris Tomlin * Mountain Of God - Third Day * My Savior My God - Aaron Shust * Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray * Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns * Rebirthing - Skillet * Shut Me Out - Kutless * So Long Self - MercyMe * Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield * Yesterday - Mary Mary |
| Nominees * Aaron Shust * BarlowGirl * Carrie Underwood * Casting Crowns * Chris Tomlin * Disciple * The Fray * Hawk Nelson * Kelly Clarkson * Kirk Franklin * Kutless * Mark Schultz * Mary Mary * MercyMe * Natasha Bedingfield * Project 86 * Sanctus Real * Superchic[k] * Third Day * Thousand Foot Krutch |
| WINNER Cry Out To Jesus - Third Day |
| Second: Never Far Behind - Aly & AJ Third: Me And Jesus - Stellar Kart Analysis In what turned out to be the year's closest finish, "Never Far Behind" and "Cry Out To Jesus" emerged as the two favorites. Third Day eventually eeked out the win by only six votes. Stellar Kart got strong fan support to nab third. |
| WINNER Yesterday - Mary Mary |
| Second: Imagine Me - Kirk Franklin Third: Looking For You - Kirk Franklin Analysis Kirk Franklin received the most votes of any artist in the Gospel category, but voters were divided over his two mega hits, "Imagine Me" and "Looking For You". That helped Mary Mary score the win instead with their own mega hit, "Yesterday". |
| Second: Hear My Worship - Jamie Jamgochian Third: Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns Analysis Brian Littrell fans once again responded in droves to give "Welcome Home" its second easy victory. The real race was for second place, with Jamie Jamgochian ultimately finishing as the somewhat surprising but very cool runner-up. |
| Second: All I Have - John Reuben Third: Ooh Aah (Remix) - GRITS Analysis Last year, KJ-52 could only reach second as "Are You Real?" finished just behind John Reuben's "Nuisance". This year, the tables turned, giving KJ his first win. GRITS also received plenty of support but had to settle for a close third. |
| Second: Rebirthing - Skillet Third: Goodbye For Now - P.O.D. Analysis Voters had a tough time picking a clear winner among five top contenders: "Breathe Into Me", "Fully Alive", "Goodbye For Now", "Rebirthing" and "Shut Me Out". Skillet and P.O.D. both held the lead at different points, but it was Kutless who finally took the crown. |
| Second: Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson Third: Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray Analysis In an American Idol alumni showdown, Carrie Underwood easily outdueled Kelly Clarkson and the rest of the pack. Carrie even dominated herself: "Jesus Take The Wheel" got seven times more votes than "Don't Forget To Remember Me". |
| Second: Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns Third: Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray Analysis Despite finishing fourth in the CHR category, "I Need You To Love Me" rebounded strongly to barely edge out "Praise You In This Storm", which finished second after placing third in two previous categories. |
| WINNER Jesus Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood |
| Second: How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin Third: This Man - Jeremy Camp Analysis Brian Littrell made it a clean sweep by winning all three categories he was nominated in. For the second time this year, Chris Tomlin finished as runner-up. |
| Second: Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson Third: I Need You To Love Me - BarlowGirl Analysis Five songs who won in earlier categories also secured a nomination for CCMSingles.Net's top song of 2006: "Cry Out To Jesus", "I Need You To Love Me", "Jesus Take The Wheel", "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "Shut Me Out". They joined 15 other songs nominated based on widespread radio airplay. In the end, it was the ladies who took control, resulting in an all-female top three and Carrie Underwood's third (but not last) victory. Skillet's "Rebirthing" also fared well, finishing fourth, while GMA Song Of The Year winner "How Great Is Our God" ended up seventh. |
| Second: Kelly Clarkson Third: BarlowGirl Analysis Carrie Underwood put one final stamp on the awards by officially ending any doubt that she was the voters' favorite artist of 2006. A big congratulations to Carrie and a big thanks to all of you out there who voted in this year's awards! |
| Second: Breathe Into Me - RED Third: You Decide - Fireflight Analysis A ton of impressive new artists debuted this year, but The Fray won for a fantastic song that scored big on the mainstream charts and then snuck over to the Christian charts. Popular newcomer RED was second while Fireflight beat out Leeland by a single vote to slide into the third spot. |