Daily US Google search data for Jan–Sep 2026 show faith-music searches cluster on Sunday. "Hymns" runs 43% above its Monday–Saturday average, "worship songs" +33%, "gospel music" +30% and "christian music" only +12%. State maps put gospel in the Deep South: Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee. "Hymns" leans to Utah, Idaho, Mississippi, which suggests LDS and rural hymn traditions.
By weekday
| Day | gospel music | worship songs | christian music | hymns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 18.9 | 24.7 | 39.0 | 34.9 |
| Tue | 19.6 | 25.1 | 38.7 | 35.1 |
| Wed | 20.0 | 26.0 | 38.8 | 34.7 |
| Thu | 19.8 | 23.4 | 39.1 | 32.6 |
| Fri | 20.6 | 22.3 | 39.3 | 32.9 |
| Sat | 20.9 | 23.2 | 40.8 | 36.7 |
| Sun | 26.0 | 32.1 | 44.2 | 49.3 |
Top states (each term's top state = 100)
| Rank | Gospel music | Worship songs | Hymns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi (100) | Hawaii (100) | Utah (100) |
| 2 | Alabama (87) | Alabama (90) | Idaho (76) |
| 3 | Louisiana (86) | Arkansas (88) | Mississippi (65) |
| 4 | South Carolina (80) | Mississippi (87) | Kansas (59) |
| 5 | Tennessee (69) | Oklahoma (86) | Arkansas (59) |
| 6 | Arkansas (64) | Tennessee (74) | West Virginia (59) |
| 7 | District of Columbia (63) | Alaska (72) | Alabama (59) |
| 8 | North Carolina (63) | Louisiana (69) | Tennessee (56) |
| 9 | Kentucky (61) | South Carolina (64) | South Dakota (55) |
| 10 | Georgia (61) | Kansas (62) | Kentucky (55) |
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Method
- Google search interest, US, daily Jan 1–Sep 26 2026; four terms in one query (shared scale), plus per-term state maps for the same window.
- Wyoming is not included in state tables.
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aisong.lol Research. (2026). Gospel Sundays: the Bible Belt's weekly faith-music spike. aisong.lol. https://aisong.lol/research/gospel-sundays-the-bible-belts-weekly-faith-music-spike
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