Faith Hill gets a lot of play
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Faith Hill gets a lot of play

Thursday, December 17, 2009 – Faith Hill is the only artist, in any musical genre to have 2 of the Top 10 most played songs of the decade, according to Nielsen BDS). Released to Country and Pop radio in November 1999, Breathe stands at number 4 on the chart, while The Way You Love Me, released on Feb. 29, 2000, comes in at number 6.

Rock band Nickelback's How You Remind Me was the most played song of the decade.

Other songs leading the chart were:

2. Train, "Drops of Jupiter

3. Lifehouse, Hanging By a Moment

5. 3 Doors Down, Kryptonite

7. Lee Ann Womack, I Hope You Dance

"When I heard this I didn't even know what to say," said Hill. "I was absolutely floored. The idea that these songs have connected the way that they have, with so many people, is just magical to me - it's a tremendous honor. It's what inspires me to continue to make music."

Both songs come from Hill's fourth studio recording "Breathe," which sold more than 8 million copies in the U.S. It netted Hill three of her five Grammy Awards (Best Country Album, Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals) as well as an American Music Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The title track spent six weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart, 17 weeks at 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary and hit 1 on the Adult Top 40 Chart. The song also reached 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and remained on the chart for 53 weeks.

The Way You Love Me spent four weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Country Charts in May 2000 and was a Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 and AC track.

Hill is currently working on her seventh studio recording.


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CD review - Joy to the World Faith Hill's first Christmas album is an uptown affair, rather than any down home celebration. Making this point from the very outset, the opening title cut features a full adult choir and orchestra. Furthermore, Hill is dressed for the ball in a beautiful red gown on the disc's front cover. The first time Hill steers away from overly philharmonic-ready material, she heads straight for swing town with horns a plenty on both Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town. and Holly Jolly Christmas. ...
CD review - The Hits Finally, after 14 years in the recording business and more than 30 charting songs, Faith Hill released a greatest hits plus package. The songs go all the way from "Wild One" and "Piece of My Heart," her first two singles ever from 1993 and 1994 with both going number one up to "Mississippi Girl" from 2005 plus a few new songs. Hill had more of a country vibe starting out, but grew progressively pop (the new and catchy, but not very country "Red Umbrella"). ...
CD review - Fireflies Faith Hill stayed so far from her country roots with 2003's "Cries" that she laid an egg on country radio. The album was so pop that there was nothing for radio to play. Hill did not make the same mistake twice as there is a significant amount of country instrumentation starting with the Dan Dugmore banjo and Stuart Duncan mandolin on the lead off "Sunshine and Summertime." The autobiographical and well delivered hit single, "Mississippi Girl," written in part by John Rich, who had a hand in 3 of ...


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