Hillsong United
Australian worship band
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Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) was a contemporary worship collective originating from Hillsong Church. Since forming in 1998 out of the church's youth ministry, the group has released fifteen live albums and six studio albums.
Hillsong United | |
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Hillsong United in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | UNITED |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1998–2024 |
| Label | Hillsong Music |
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| Past members |
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| Website | hillsong |
Band members were involved in Hillsong Church services and also played for the church.[1] The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places and has an international influence.[2][3][4]
History
Originally called United Live,[5] Hillsong United was formed in 1998, originating from the youth ministry of Hillsong Church called Powerhouse Youth.[6][7] The band released their first live album Everyday after Darlene Zschech—the worship pastor of the church—suggested for them to record their own CDs.[5] Mentored by Zschech in their early years, the band was first led by Reuben Morgan. Joel Houston and Marty Sampson took over the leadership in 2002.[7][8] The official UNITED logo was designed by drummer Luke Munns in 2002 for To the Ends of the Earth.[9]
After several live albums in the 2000s, Hillsong United released their first full studio album All of the Above in 2007.[7]
The band released their third studio album Zion in February 2013. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard's Top Christian Albums.[10] The album features "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)", which has been certified 4× Platinum in the U.S.[11] and was awarded Top Christian Song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.[12]
In 2014, Hillsong United was nominated for and won five GMA Dove Awards, including Song of the Year for "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)".[13][14] The band also received its first ever American Music Awards nomination that year, for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational, but did not win.[15][16] 2015 saw the band nominated for a second consecutive year in the same category at the 43rd edition of the show.[17] It was also nominated for the first time at that year's Billboard Music Awards in the Top Christian Artist and Top Christian Song categories; it won the former.[18] The band was nominated again at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, and garnered four nods across all three Christian categories, winning its second consecutive Top Christian Artist award, and its first for Top Christian Song with "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)".[19] The band won two Dove Awards, including Worship Album of the Year, for its fourth studio album Empires, at the 47th Gospel Music Awards held that October.[20] In 2018, the band received four nominations at the 49th GMA Dove Awards including one for Artist of the Year—it won Recorded Worship Song of the Year for its single "So Will I (100 Billion X)".[21][22]
Members
- Joel Houston – worship leader, guitars, keyboards, percussion, bass
- Jonathon "JD" Douglass – worship leader, percussion, keyboards
- Jad Gillies – worship leader, guitars, percussion
- Matt Crocker – worship leader, guitars, percussion
- Michael Guy Chislett – guitars, keyboards, music director, producer
- Dylan Thomas – guitars, keyboards, music director
- Benjamin "Ben" Tennikoff – keyboard, programming, sampler
- Jihea Oh – bass guitar
- Dan McMurray – drums, percussion (2023)
- Jeriana Baptiste – worship leader
- Tahisha Hunt – worship leader
Former
Former members of the band are:[23][24]
- Reuben Morgan – worship leader, guitars
- Marty Sampson – worship leader, guitars[25]
- Brooke Fraser – worship leader, guitars[26]
- Taya Gaukrodger – worship leader[27]
- Benjamin William Hastings – worship leader, guitars, keyboards
- Raymond Badham – guitars
- Marcus Beaumont – guitars
- Nigel Hendroff – guitars
- Nathan Taylor – guitars
- Timon Klein – guitars
- Matt Tennikoff – bass guitar
- Adam Crosariol – bass guitar
- Simon Kobler – drums, percussion
- Brandon Gillies – drums, percussion
- Gabriel Kelly – drums, percussion
- Rolf Wam Fjell – drums, percussion
- Luke Munns – drums, percussion[28][29]
- David George – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Peter James – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Kevin Lee – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Peter King – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Dave Ware – worship leader[26]
- Tulele Faletolu – worship leader
- Annie Garratt – worship leader[26][30]
- Sam Knock – worship leader[26]
- Holly Dawson – worship leader
- Jill McCloghry – guitar, vocals[26]
- Michelle Fragar – worship leader
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [31] |
CAN [32] |
NLD [33] |
NOR [34] |
NZ [35] |
SCT [36] |
UK [36] |
US [37] | ||||||||
| All of the Above |
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6 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 60 | ||||||
| Aftermath |
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4 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 17 | ||||||
| Zion |
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1 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 55 | 5 | ||||||
| Empires |
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1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 5 | ||||||
| Wonder |
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4 | 39 | 91 | 37 | 19 | — | — | 21 | ||||||
| Are We There Yet? |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | |||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [31] |
NZ [35] |
NLD [33] |
US [37] |
US Christ. [40] | ||||||||||
| Everyday |
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| Best Friend |
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| King of Majesty |
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| To the Ends of the Earth |
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| More Than Life |
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| Look to You |
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30 | — | — | — | 33 | ||||||||
| United We Stand |
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28 | 23 | — | 162 | 11 | ||||||||
| Unidos Permanecemos |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One |
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8 | 22 | — | 117 | 5 | ||||||||
| [a_CROSS // the_EARTH] |
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22 | 21 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
| Live in Miami: Welcome to the Aftermath |
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22 | — | — | 71 | 1 | ||||||||
| Zion Acoustic Sessions |
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— | — | — | 88 | 4 | ||||||||
| Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land |
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8 | — | 80 | 40 | 2 | ||||||||
| People |
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6 | 22 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden |
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— | — | — | — | 11 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | ||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| AUS [31] |
US Christ. [40] | |||
| Hillsong: Let Hope Rise – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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94 [41] | 6 [42] | |
Others
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [31] |
US [37] |
US Christ. [40] |
US Dance [43] | |||||||||||
| One (EP) |
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| In a Valley by the Sea (EP) |
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| Oceans (EP) |
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| The White Album [remix project] |
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9 | 48 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| So Will I (100 Billion X) [EP] |
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| People - En Español (EP) |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [44] |
US Christ. [45] |
US Christ. Air. [46] |
US Christ. Digital [47] | ||||
| "Bones" | 2011 | — | 35 | 35 | Aftermath | ||
| "Like an Avalanche" | — | 40 | 40 | ||||
| "Search My Heart" | — | 20 | 17 | ||||
| "Lead Me to the Cross" | — | — | 48 |
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All of the Above | ||
| "Scandal of Grace" | 2013 | — | 25 | 21 | Zion | ||
| "From the Inside Out" | — | — | — | United We Stand | |||
| "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | 83 | 1 | 1 | Zion | |||
| "Relentless" | — | 27 | — | 45 | |||
| "Love Is War" | 2014 | — | 38 | — | 50 | ||
| "Touch the Sky" | 2015 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | Empires | |
| "Say the Word" | — | 24 | 29 | — | |||
| "Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)" | 2017 | — | 37 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Wonder" | — | 11 | 11 | 6 | Wonder | ||
| "So Will I (100 Billion X)" | 2018 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| "Not Today" | — | 40 | 10 | — | |||
| "Good Grace"[55] | — | 11 | 16 | 4 | People | ||
| "Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)"[56] | 2019 | — | 14 | — | 3 | ||
| "As You Find Me" | — | 22 | — | 7 | |||
| "Another in the Fire" | — | 17 | 14 | 6 |
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| "Know You Will" | 2021 | — | 23 | 21 | 16 | Are We There Yet? | |
| "Sure Thing" | — | 46 | — | — | |||
| "On Repeat" | 2022 | — | 34 | — | — | ||
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [58] |
US Christ. [59] | ||||
| "Hosanna" | 2007 | — | — |
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All of the Above |
| "Stay Young" | 2013 | 53 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Prince of Peace" | 2015 | — | 26 | Empires | |
| "Heart Like Heaven" | — | 26 | |||
| "Here Now (Madness)" | — | 31 | |||
| "Captain" | — | 38 | |||
| "Rule" | — | 40 | |||
| "Empires" | — | 41 | |||
| "When I Lost My Heart to You (Hallelujah)" | — | 43 | |||
| "Street Called Mercy" | — | 45 | |||
| "Closer Than You Know" | — | 47 | |||
| "Heaven Knows" | 2017 | — | 29 | The Shack Soundtrack | |
| "Shadow Step" | — | 22 | Wonder | ||
| "Splinters and Stones" | — | 29 | |||
| "Shape of Your Heart" | — | 35 | |||
| "Glimmer In The Dust" | — | 40 | |||
| "Future Marches In" | — | 43 | |||
| "Greatest of These" | — | 49 | |||
| "Highlands (Song of Ascent)" | 2019 | — | 23 | People | |
| "Ready or Not" | — | 27 | |||
| "Clean" | — | 28 | |||
| "Might Sound Wild" | — | 31 | |||
| "Holy Ground" | — | 32 | |||
| "Here's To The One" | — | 33 | |||
| "Echoes (Til We See The Other Side)" | — | 36 | |||
| "Starts and Ends" | — | 45 | |||
| "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" (Live) | 2021 | — | 37 | The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden | |
Videography
- 2004: More Than Life (bonus DVD with album)
- 2005: Look to You (bonus DVD with album)
- 2006: United We Stand (bonus DVD with album)
- 2007: All of the Above (bonus DVD with album)
- 2008: The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts As One (Music DVD)
- 2010: The I Heart Revolution: We're All in This Together (Documentary DVD/Blu-ray)
- 2012: Live in Miami (Music DVD/Blu-ray)
- 2013: Zion Acoustic Sessions (Music DVD)
- 2016: Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land (Music DVD/Blu-ray)
A documentary, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, directed by Michael John Warren, chronicles the rise of the band,[61] was originally supposed to be released by Warner Bros. during the 2015 Easter weekend.[62] As Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. were unable to close a deal, the film was pulled out from Warner Bros' schedule.[63] In March 2015, Relativity Media obtained the distribution rights and the film shifted to a 29 May release.[64] In April, Relativity moved the film to 30 September 2015.[65] However, Relativity Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July and let go of the rights to the producers.[66][67] PureFlix acquired the film and it was released on 16 September 2016.[citation needed]
Awards
As of 2020 the group has received 11 Dove Awards.[68]
See also
Notes
- Are We There Yet? did not enter the Official Charts Company UK Albums chart, but peaked at No. 79 on the Official Charts Company UK Album Downloads chart