Welcome to 20: The Countdown Magazine, the weekly program that plays the greatest hits in Christian Music every weekend on hundreds of radio stations across America and around the world!

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Exclusives!

	We've got an exclusive in-studio performance of American Idol finalist Chris Sligh performing his hit song "Empty Me"! Click here to listen...
	Check out a great live version of Natalie Grant singing "In Better Hands" with her husband, Bernie, playing the piano, here.
	Brandon Heath stopped by the ranch and performed this live version of "I'm Not Who I Was". Check it out by clicking here.
	Download a special edition of Third Day's "Top 20 Songs From Chronology Volumes 1 & 2" countdown, with extended band interviews! Hour 1 Hour 2
	Listen to 2 great Third Day songs performed live at the ranch! Tunnel I've Always Loved You
	Steven Curtis Chapman sang "Cinderella" from his upcoming album "This Moment". Click here to check it out!

Bart Millard is "Hymned Again"!
Due to the sucess and enjoyment he had making his previous solo effort "Hymned", Bart Millard of Mercy Me is doing it again! Check out "Hymned Again". This time it features more of his favorite hymns and special appreances by Vince Gill and Anthony Evans.


Superchick wedding bells
Superchick founding member/producer/song writer/DJ Max Hsu just got married on September 22. Superchick bass player Matt Dally will follow suit and also walk down the aisle in about a month and a half.


MercyMe auctioning front row seats
MercyMe is once again auctioning front row seats and meet and greet passes for their new tour! All of the proceeds will benefit The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In June 2004, Bart’s son, Sam, was diagnosed with diabetes. He hopes that one day, instead of saying, “I have diabetes”, Sam will say, “I had diabetes”.


Point of Grace blazing new trails
Point of Grace has been blazing some new trails recently. Their new song “How You Live” just debuted on the Great American Country television network. It’s success has been noted on mainstream web sites like E Online.com and MTV.com. Even after 16 years, Point of Grace is still going new places!


Casting Crowns to release third studio album
Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-winning band Casting Crowns announces the release of its highly-anticipated third studio album, The Altar and The Door, on August 28. Casting Crowns’ new project follows its two Platinum-selling albums (Casting Crowns and Lifesong), two RIAA-certified live DVD projects (Live from Atlanta and Lifesong Live), plus numerous awards and sell-out tours, further positioning this act as Contemporary Christian music’s best-selling artist for the last two years.