praised Underwood's delivery of the song, writing that she "sounds equally convincing on such sentimental fare as "Jesus, Take the Wheel" as on the soaring pop "Some Hearts."" In 2013, Matt Bjorke of RoughStock ranked "Jesus, Take the Wheel" as the tenth-best song of Underwood's career at that point, writing that that song "show[ed] the strength of her voice through complex vocal runs and tender verse readings." On a similar ranking in 2017, Chuck Dauphin of Billboard placed the song as Underwood's fourth-best song to date. Rolling Stone ranked the song as Underwood's eighth-best, based on a reader-voted poll, in 2015 and wrote that "as Underwood's vocals soared into the stratosphere during the track's final chorus, so did her career." Charts performance "Jesus, Take the Wheel" debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and eventually hit number one in January 2006, becoming the first of Underwood's record-setting 15 number-ones. The song spent six weeks atop the chart. "Jesus, Take the Wheel" additionally peaked at number four on the Hot Christian Songs chart and at number 23 on the Adult Contemporary chart. This crossover airplay helped the song reach the upper tier of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it reached a peak position of 20. "Jesus, Take the Wheel" also hit number one of the Canadian country airplay chart compiled by Radio & Records. "Jesus, Take the Wheel" has been certified three-times Platinum in the United States as of August 2015. The Mastertone of the song was also certified Platinum in July 2008, making Underwood the first country artist to have two songs reach this milestone (after "Before He Cheats"). As of February 2016, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" has sold 2,473,000 copies in the United States. In 2007, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was certified Gold by Music Canada. Live performances Underwood gave her debut performance of the song at the 2005 Country Music Association Awards. On May 23, 2006, she again sang it at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards, where she won the Single of the Year Award for the song. Billboard described the latter performance as "captivating". In April 2006, she sang it on the CMT Awards, where "Jesus, Take the Wheel" won two major awards: Breakthrough Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year. Underwood performed the song during her debut tour: Carrie Underwood: Live in Concert, and