Maybe if they did stick with the original plan, and released WOW Hits 2 after WOW Hits 1 like it was originally planned, maybe, just maybe, songs would be more timely, and the album would be more about actual hits throughout the year than years before, artists would be recognised that were previously overlooked, and the same artists that have been on WOW albums for an eternity would make way for newer lesser known artists. And as I glance through this year’s WOW Hits, I stop to wonder. Why they did something like that, I’m not sure. WOW has been in circulation since 1995, rivalling its mainstream counterpart NOW That Is What I Call Music!, and while the WOW brand briefly decided to abandon its yearly compilation to move towards a three year album with WOW Hits 1, it quickly abandoned that project too, and released WOW Hits 2009 that year as well. I tend to be excited, or at least intrigued, whenever the song list for a WOW Hits album releases. Songs are either untimely, while other tracks, artists and even labels are shunned altogether.Įach year Capitol Christian Music Group, Word Label Group and Provident Label Group come together to deliver a supposed ‘must-have’ album, and one that’ll always have its critics and compliments, depending on who you’d ask. Yet with the claim that this album is the one-stop album for any Christian music fan, the album sadly falls short. I know I can sound ominous when I state that the WOW brand has been always a step or two behind what current radio hits are at the moment, but when I look at this year’s song list for WOW Hits 2016, supposedly the best 39 tracks of this year, I smile to myself and think- sure this album is a great album, and looking at songs alone and keeping the tag of ‘the best songs of the year’ out of my mind, I’d give this album a 4/5. Making Me New (Royal Tailor) BONUS DELUXEĪnother year, another WOW Hits.This is Living (Hillsong Young and Free) BONUS DELUXE.Let it Be Love (Family Force 5) BONUS DELUXE.King of My Heart (Love and the Outcome).How Sweet the Sound (Citizen Way) BONUS DELUXE.No Turning Back (Brandon Heath) BONUS DELUXE.Stars in the Night (Tenth Avenue North).Something Beautiful (Steven Curtis Chapman).He Knows My Name (Francesca Battistelli).

Wow hits 2016 track listing