Hillsong Music (label) facts for kids

Hillsong Music creates Christian music. It comes from Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Other churches like Hillsong London and Hillsong Kiev also contribute. Hillsong Music releases and shares all their albums. The main music groups are Hillsong Worship, Hillsong United, Hillsong Young & Free, and Hillsong Kids.

History of Hillsong Music

Hillsong Church became well-known for its Christian worship music. This started with the Hillsong Conference in 1986. Choruses written by church members, especially Darlene Zschech, were first published then. Hillsong Music officially began in 1991.

Their first live worship CD was The Power of Your Love, released in 1992. Since then, they have made new live worship albums every year. Other music series include Worship, United, Youth Alive, Hillsong Kids, and Instrumental. They have also released Christmas albums and collections of songs. Their song "What a Beautiful Name" won a Grammy Award in 2018. It won for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.

How Hillsong Music Became Popular

Some Hillsong songs have a strong gospel music style. Many Hillsong Music songs are often among the top 25 songs sung in churches worldwide. This is tracked by the CCLI website. CCLI helps churches use music easily. Churches pay a flat fee based on their size, instead of buying each song. This makes new music more affordable for churches everywhere.

The album People Just Like Us was the first Christian album in Australia to reach "gold" status. It was also the first to go "platinum." To this day, all Hillsong live worship albums have achieved "gold" status in Australia. In 1996, Hillsong Music became famous around the world. This happened with the release of Shout to the Lord. This album was produced by Integrity Music. It was Integrity Music's first live worship album with a female worship leader, Darlene Zschech.

The 2004 Hillsong live worship album, For All You've Done, was number one on the Australian Record Industry Association album charts. Many albums were sold at Hillsong's yearly conference. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) said the album sold more copies than any other record that week. By December 2011, Hillsong had sold over 12 million records globally. About one-fourth of all modern songs heard in Australian churches in 2011 were written by Hillsong.

Albums and Music Series

Early Hillsong albums were available on cassette and CD. Video recordings of live albums have been made since 1993 for VHS. Since 2000, they have also been available on DVD. These DVDs often include extra content like documentaries and more songs. The Hillsong United CD series has included a free DVD since 2004. Many music books have also been published.

Hillsong has released over 125 albums in 15 different series. These include LIVE, UNITED, Kids, Kids Junior, Chapel, Young & Free, Español, Youth Term, Youth Alive, Worship, Compilation, Instrumental, Christmas, Preview, KIEV, and LONDON. They also have other special recordings.

Hillsong Worship (formerly Hillsong Live)

1. The Power of Your Love (1992)
2. Stone's Been Rolled Away (1993)
3. People Just Like Us (1994)
4. Friends in High Places (1995)
5. God Is in the House (1996)
6. All Things Are Possible (1997)
7. Touching Heaven Changing Earth (1998)
8. By Your Side (1999)
9. For This Cause (2000)
10. You Are My World (2001)
11. Blessed (2002)
12. Hope (2003)
13. For All You've Done (2004)
14. God He Reigns (2005)
15. Mighty to Save (2006)
16. Saviour King (2007)
17. This Is Our God (2008)
18. Faith + Hope + Love (2009)
19. A Beautiful Exchange (2010)
20. God is Able (2011)
21. Cornerstone (2012)
22. Glorious Ruins (2013)
23. No Other Name (2014)
24. Open Heaven / River Wild (2015)
25. Let There Be Light (2016)
26. The Peace Project (2017)
27. There Is More (2018)
28. Awake (2019)
29. Take Heart (Again) (2020)
30. These Same Skies (2021)
31. Team Night (2022)

Hillsong United

1. Everyday (1999)
2. Best Friend (2000)
3. King of Majesty (2001)
4. To the Ends of the Earth (2002)
5. More Than Life (2004)
6. Look to You (2005)
7. United We Stand (2006)
8. Unidos Permanecemos (2007)
9. All of the Above (2007)
10. In a Valley by the Sea (EP) (2007)
11. The I Heart Revolution. Part I: With Hearts as One (2008)
12. Across the Earth (2009)
13. Aftermath (2011)
14. Live in Miami (2012)
15. Zion (2013)
16. Oceans (EP) (2013)
17. Zion Acoustic Sessions (2013)
18. The White Album (Remix Project) (2014)
19. Empires (2015)
20. Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land (2016)
21. Wonder (2017)
22. People (2019)
23. People En Español (2019)
24. The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden (2021)
25. Are We There Yet? (2022)
26. Zion (X) (2023)

Hillsong Chapel

1. Yahweh (2010)
2. Forever Reign (2012)
3. A Call to Worship (2024)
4. Amazing Grace (2024)

Hillsong Young & Free

1. We Are Young & Free (2013)
2. This Is Living (EP) (2014)
3. The Remixes (EP) (2015)
4. Youth Revival (2016)
5. Youth Revival (acoustic) (2017)
6. III (2018)
7. III (Live at Hillsong Conference) (2018)
8. III (Studio Sessions) (2019)
9. III (Reimagined) (2019)
10. All of My Best Friends (2020)
11. Out Here On A Friday Where It Began (2021)
12. Out Here On A Friday (Acoustic) (2022)

Special Singles

1. It Is Well with My Soul (Worship)
2. Vivo Estás (Young & Free)
3. The Stand (Young & Free)
4. Océanos (Donde Mis Pies Pueden Fallar) (UNITED)
5. Noel (Young & Free)
6. Peace Has Come (Worship)
7. Vida Tú Me Das (Young & Free)

Hillsong Kids

1. Jesus Is My Superhero (15 November 2004)
2. Super Strong God (1 November 2005)
3. Supernatural (1 December 2006)
4. Tell the World (8 December 2007)
5. Follow You (6 December 2008)
6. Ultimate Kids Collection (2009)
7. Can You Believe It!? (21 September 2018)
8. Never Walk Alone (2023)

Hillsong Kids Junior

1. Crazy Noise (2011)

Worship Series

1. Simply Worship (1996)
2. Simply Worship 2 (1997)
3. Simply Worship 3 (1998)
4. Overwhelmed (2000)
5. Amazing Love (2002)
6. Faithful (2003)
7. Songs for Communion (2006)

Instrumental Worship

1. The Secret Place (1999)
2. Forever (2003)

Christmas Albums

1. Christmas (2001)
2. Celebrating Christmas (2005)
3. Born Is The King (2011)
4. We Have a Saviour (2012)
5. The Peace Project (2017)

Compilation Albums

1. Hills Praise (1997)
2. Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Darlene Zschech (2002)
3. Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Reuben Morgan (2002)
4. The Platinum Collection Volume 1: Shout to the Lord (2000)
5. The Platinum Collection Volume 2: Shout to the Lord 2 (2003)
6. Ultimate Worship (2005)
7. Ultimate Collection Volume II (2008)
8. The Very Best of Hillsong LIVE (2010)
9. Ultimate Kids Collection (2009)

• This special edition includes 'Look To You', 'United We Stand' and 'All of the Above'.

Other Releases

1. Shout to the Lord (1996)
2. Shout to the Lord Special: Gold Edition (1996)
3. I Believe the Promise (1997)
4. Shout to the Lord 2000 (1998)
5. Hillsong" + Delirious? – UP: Unified Praise (2004)
6. God is Able EP (2012)
7. Cornerstone EP (2012)
8. Hillsong Global Project (2012)
9. Hillsong: Let Hope Rise - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2016)

Spanish Albums

1. Unidos Permanecemos (2006)
2. Con Todo (2010)
3. En Mi Lugar (2011)
4. Global Project Español (2012)
5. En Esto (2015)
6. Ruido Alegre (2016)
7. El Eco De Su Voz (2017)
8. Hay Más (2019)
9. People En Español (2019)

Portuguese Albums

1. Global Project Português (2012)
2. Quão Lindo Esse Nome (2018)
3. Quem Dizes Que Eu Sou (2019)
4. Rei Dos Reis (2020)
5. Sei Que Farás (2022)

Hillsong London Albums

1. Shout God's Fame (2004)
2. Jesus Is (2006)
3. Jesus Is: Remix (2007)
4. Hail to the King (2008)

Hillsong Kiev Albums

1. Пламя (Flame) (1995) - Studio worship
2. Мы будем славить (We Will Praise) (1997) – Live praise & worship
3. Это знает душа моя (That My Soul Knows) (1997) – Live praise & worship
4. Прыгай в небеса (Jump Up into Heaven) (1998) – Youth studio worship
5. С Богом возможно всё (All Things Are Possible with God) (1998) – Live praise & worship
6. План (Plan) (1999) – Youth live worship
7. Небеса на земле (Heaven on Earth) (2000) – Live praise & worship
8. Лучший Друг (Best Friend) (2001) – Live praise & worship
9. Революция (Revolution) (2001) – Youth live worship
10. Царь Величия (King of Majesty) (2002) – Live praise & worship
11. Пожар (Burn) (2004) – Youth live worship
12. Слава в вышних (Glory in the Highest) (2005) – Live praise & worship
13. Иисус мой Супергерой (Jesus Is My Superhero) (2005) – Kids series
14. Это мой дом (This Is My Home) (2006) – Live praise & worship
15. Спасение (Salvation) (2006) – Youth live worship
16. Суперcильный Бог (Super Strong God) (2006) – Kids series
17. Сверхъестественный Бог (Supernatural God) (2007) – Kids series
18. Господь всего (Lord of All) (2007) – Live praise & worship
19. Алтарь (Altar) (2008) – Live praise & worship
20. Это наш Царь (This is our King) (2009) – Live praise & worship
21. Бог Есть Любовь (God Is Love) (2010) – Live praise & worship
22. Неразделимы (Undivided) (2010) – Youth live worship
23. Всего мира свет (Light of the world) (2010) – Kids series
24. Ритм благодати (Rhythms of Grace) (2012) – Youth worship
25. Океаны (Oceans) (2014) - Live praise & worship
26. Нет Другого Имени (No Other Name) (2014) - EP
27. Открытые Небеса / Живая Вода (Open Heaven / River Wild) (2017) - EP
28. Да Будет Свет (Let There Be Light) (2017) - EP
29. Я Знаю Кто Я В Тебе (I Know Who I Am In You) (2019) - Studio worship

Stockholm Worship (Presented by Hillsong)

1. Other Side (2023) – Live worship album
2. Other Side Deluxe (2024)

Music Videos

See also

In Spanish: Hillsong Music para niños