| Step Up to the Microphone | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Newsboys |
| Cover: | Stepmicro.jpg |
| Released: | 30 June 1998 |
| Recorded: | 1998 |
| Studio: | The Board Room, Franklin, Tennessee |
| Genre: | CCM, pop rock, bubblegum pop |
| Length: | 42:06 |
| Label: | Star Song |
| Producer: | Peter Furler |
| Prev Title: | Take Me to Your Leader |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Love Liberty Disco |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Step Up to the Microphone is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998 through Star Song Communications. It was the Newsboys' first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997, with Peter Furler and Phil Joel subsequently sharing lead vocal duties.
Note: all CCM Magazine chart information is available in the book Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997 (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers
| Single | CCM Chart | Debut | Peak Date | Peak Pos | Total Wks | Mediabase Spins (since 1998) | Other Newsboys album appearances | Various artists album appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Entertaining Angels" | CHR | 4/20/98 | 6/8/98 | 1 | 14 | 9,887 | |||
| AC | 5/25/98 | 6/29/98 | 32 | 8 | |||||
| "Believe" | AC | 7/6/98 | 9/21/98 | 4 | 17 | 3,114 | — | ||
| CHR | 12/14/98 | 3/1/99 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| "Hallelujah" | Rock | 7/13/98 | 9/28/98 | 4 | 18 | 144 | |||
| "WooHoo" | CHR | 7/27/98 | 9/21/98 | 1 | 16 | 615 | — | ||
| Rock | 1/11/99 | 3/15/99 | 20 | 8 | |||||
| "Step Up to the Microphone" | CHR | 5/3/99 | 6/14/99 | 1 | 16 | 503 | — |
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