THE YEAR
THE ROCK ACROSS AUSTRALIA (TRAA) http://www.therockacrossaustralia.com/
Australia – 6 January 2003 MEDIA RELEASE
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC REPORT NAMES 2002’s ARTIST AND SONG OF THE YEAR
Australia’s national Christian music charts, The Rock Across Australia, today named American singer-songwriter Michael W Smith Artist of the Year, and his song Purified – a soothing poem exploring the greatness of God’s forgiveness – as Song of the Year.
This is the first time an American has won both awards in the same year.
Michael W Smith is one of the most influential figures in Christian music. Smith’s album Worship (which includes the song Purified) recently gained platinum status for sales in excess of a million copies worldwide since its release on September 11, 2001.
The song Purified has remained on TRAA’s survey for 38 consecutive weeks this year.
Also today, TRAA applauded Jars of Clay’s achievements on Australian Christian radio.
I Need You – a song about one’s unquenchable lifelong desire for God – gained more airplay than any other Christian song assisting Jars of Clay gain the most airplay of any Christian act during 2002.
Grammy Award winning Australian singer Rebecca St James gained the most airplay overall for an Australasian Act with songs like Wait for Me, Breathe and Song of Love.
The Paul Colman Trio (previously named as Artist of the Year in 2000 and 2001) gained the most airplay for a song by an Australasian artist with Save My Soul, which was written after the events of September 11.
The Rock Across Australia, referred to as TRAA within Christian music circles, researches national Christian album sales and radio airplay of Christian songs throughout Australia weekly. In addition to the weekly reports, The Rock Across Australia publishes a comprehensive suite of ten annual summaries: * Top 100 Songs of the Year * Top 50 Artists of the Year * Top 40 Songs by Australasian Artists * Top 20 Australasian Artists * Top 20 Most Played Songs * Top 20 Most Played Songs by Australasian Artists * Most Played Songs for each month * Most Played Australasian Songs for each month * Most Played Artists * Most Played Australasian Artists The Rock Across Australia reports are available on-line at http://www.therockacrossaustralia.com
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