Seph Schlueter
| Seph Schlueter | |
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Schlueter performing at Lifest in 2025
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| Background information | |
| Born | Joseph Schlueter December 18, 1999 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Christian contemporary, pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Label | Provident Music Group |
| Website | sephschlueter.com |
Joseph "Seph" Schlueter (born December 18, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and a leader of the Damascus Worship community,[1] an American Catholic missionary movement based in Columbus, Ohio.[2] In early 2023, he was signed to a deal by Provident Music Group.[3] His song "Counting My Blessings" was No. 1 on both the Billboard Christian Airplay[3][4] and Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay charts,[5] in addition to being No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[6] His song "Running Back to You" went to No. 6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[6]
In December on the Billboard Year-End charts, he was the second best new Christian artist of 2024[7] and listed as the No. 7 Hot Christian Songs artist,[8] the No. 2 Christian Airplay songs artist,[9] the No. 5 Christian Digital Song Sales artist,[10] and the No. 15 Christian artist of 2024.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak Chart Positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ[12] | ||||||||||
| Counting My Blessings | Released: June 11, 2025 Label: Provident Music Group Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming |
7 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak Chart Positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ[13] | ||||||||||
| Counting My Blessings | Released: March 15, 2024 Label: Provident Music Group Formats: Digital download, streaming |
17 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ[14] |
US Christ Air[15] |
US Christ AC[16] |
US Christ Digital[17] | ||||||||||
| "Fire Fall // Heaven Rain" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "No Distance // Emmanuel" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Rest in Peace" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Counting My Blessings" | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum[18] | Counting My Blessings | ||||||
| "Stay (Gonna Be Okay)" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Praise" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Holy Spirit Come" (live) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "We Sing (Joy to the World)" (with Leanna Crawford) |
18 | 14 | 9 | — | |||||||||
| "Words We'll Sing Forever" | 2025 | — | 29 | — | — | Counting My Blessings | |||||||
| "Turn It to Praise" | — | 36 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Already On The Way" (with Benjamin William Hastings) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Cling to the Cross" (with Matt Maher) |
50 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Life With You" | 2026 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Valley of Worship"[19] | 39 | 31 | 30 | — | |||||||||
| "Road Less Traveled" (with Joe L. Barnes) |
26 | 26 | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ[20] |
US Christ Air[21] |
US Christ AC[22] | |||||||||
| "Running Back to You" | 2024 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Counting My Blessings | ||||||
| "Stay (Gonna Be Okay)" (remix) | 48 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Won't Start Now" | 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Billboard Music Awards | "Counting My Blessings" | Top Christian Song | Nominated | [23] |
| GMA Dove Awards | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | [24] | ||
| Himself | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| K-Love Fan Awards | "Counting My Blessings" | Breakout Single of the Year | Won | [25] | |
| 2025 | GMA Dove Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | [26] | |
| "We Sing (Joy to the World)" | Christmas Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | [27] | ||
| 2026 | K-Love Fan Awards | "Won't Start Now" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [28] |
| Himself | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Dove Awards | Counting My Blessings | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year | Pending | [29] |
References
- Back to citation "Leadership". www.damascus.net. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Back to citation "Sponsorship — Join our mission!". Damascus Catholic Mission Campus. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Asker, Jim (2024-04-10). "Seph Schlueter's Debut Hit 'Counting My Blessings' Tops Christian Airplay Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Back to citation devops (2013-11-28). "Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Back to citation devops (2013-01-02). "Christian AC Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Back to citation occurrence 6.0 Back to citation occurrence 6.1 "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. 2025-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Back to citation Cusson, Michael (2014-12-09). "Top Christian Artists – Male". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- Back to citation tolsen (2013-01-02). "Hot Christian Songs Artists". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
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- Back to citation Cusson, Michael (2014-12-09). "Christian Digital Songs Artists". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- Back to citation Cusson, Michael (2014-12-09). "Top Christian Artists". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- Back to citation "Top Christian Albums: Week of July 26, 2025". Billboard. 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- Back to citation "Top Christian Albums". Billboard. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- Back to citation Peaks on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2024-11-14". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "We Sing (Joy to the World)": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2024-12-12". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-12. "Cling to the Cross": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2025-12-06". Billboard. 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2025-12-02. "Valley of Worship": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2026-03-28". Billboard. 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2026-03-26. "Road Less Traveled": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2026-08-22". Billboard. 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- Back to citation Peaks on the Billboard Christian Airplay: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2024-04-10". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "We Sing (Joy to the World)" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2024-12-03". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-03. "Words We'll Sing Forever" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2026-01-03". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-01-01. "Turn It to Praise" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2026-02-14". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-02-10. "Valley of Worship" and "Road Less Traveled" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2026-08-29". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
- Back to citation Peaks on the Billboard Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Christian AC: Week of 2024-04-10". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "Valley of Worship": "Billboard Christian AC: Week of 2026-07-11". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- Back to citation Peaks on the Billboard Christian Digitial Song Sales chart: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Christian Digitial: Week of 2024-11-14". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Back to citation "Seph Schlueter's Counting My Blessings". RIAA. 2026-06-06.
- Back to citation Witt, Jason (2026-03-11). "Seph Schlueter's 'Valley Of Worship' Drops March 13 — Hear It First On Air1". Air1. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- Back to citation Peaks on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs: "Running Back to You": "Hot Christian Songs: Week of March 9, 2025". Billboard. 2025-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "Stay (Gonna Be Okay)": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2024-12-03". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-03. "Won't Start Now": "Hot Christian Songs: Week of February 7, 2026". Billboard. 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- Back to citation Peaks on the Billboard Christian Airplay: "Running Back to You": "Christian Airplay: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard. 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-16. "Won't Start Now": "Christian Airplay: Week of February 7, 2026". Billboard. 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- Back to citation Peaks on the Billboard Christian adult contemporary: "Running Back to You": "Christian AC Airplay: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard. 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-16. "Won't Start Now": "Christian AC Airplay: Week of February 14, 2026". Billboard. 2026-02-14. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- Back to citation Grein, Paul (2024-11-25). "Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen & Sabrina Carpenter Are Top 2024 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- Back to citation Nicholson, Jessica (2024-07-24). "Brandon Lake Leads Nominees for 2024 GMA Dove Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- Back to citation Nicholson, Jessica (2024-05-12). "Brandon Lake, Anne Wilson, Elevation Worship Lead K-LOVE Fan Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- Back to citation @gmadoveawards; (2025-07-30). Dove Awards|gmadoveawards%5d%5d/p/DMu7I1muRuD/ "Congratulations to the 56th #DoveAwards nominees for Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance):". Retrieved 2025-07-30 – via Instagram.
- Back to citation "2025 Nominees". Gospel Music Association. 2025-07-30. Archived from the original on 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- Back to citation "K-LOVE Announces the Nominees for the 13th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards". Gospel Music Association. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- Back to citation "2026 Nominees". Gospel Music Association. 2026-07-29. Retrieved 2026-07-29.