Various Artists WOW Worship: Orange [2000] As a member of the band Candle as well as Silverwind, you may want to research some of our albums. (That is 1.33% for each additional year after 1975. Kirk Franklin & The Family 5. In 1991 Amy Grant released her eighth studio album Heart in Motionwhich would go on to sell over 5 million copies and be certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA. This suprice me much Hes one of the greattes godpelsinger! Hank Williams. 1Maverick City Music, Graves into Gardens (Deluxe) [Live]Elevation Worship, Highest PraiseStephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn, Chain Breaker (Deluxe Edition)Zach Williams, Hills and Valleys (Deluxe Edition)Tauren Wells, Awaken: The Surrounded Experience (Live)Michael W. Smith, The Land I'm Livin' In (Live)Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser, I Can Do All Things Through ChristStrive to Be, Unchanging God: Songs from the Book of Psalms, Vol. Wow, its pretty barebones compared to what I remember it being in the past. Shes had seven albums certified Platinum or better. Worship Michael W Smith Reunion Records (2001) Smitty galvanized worship songs with this release. 1996s The Preachers Wife Soundtrack is #1. Amazing Grace by Ray Charles??????? The body of work was released in 1972 and became top 10 Gold-certified. Elvis Presley, 'Elvis' Christmas Album' (1957)", "Christmas Albums Are All Awful (and 'Kylie Christmas' Is a Worthy Addition)", "Brad Delp, Singer For '70s Rock Icons Boston, Died Virtually Anonymous", "How well do you know the lyrics to Mariah Carey's 'Daydream'? The first family of gospel arose from segregated Mississippi in the 50s with Pops Staples playing beautifully bluesy guitar while his talented offspring sang along. And I could imagine the gold list would be lengthy. Looking for more? Chart of today's top Christian and Gospel albums last updated: What Are We Waiting For?for KING & COUNTRY, Kingdom Book OneMaverick City Music & Kirk Franklin, Chapel Sessions (feat. Brown, who died on December 25, 2006, recorded three Christmas-themed albums during his creative peak: 1966's James Brown Sings Christmas Songs, 1968's A Soulful Christmas and 1970's Hey America . Well done! Owl City Ocean Eyes [2009] Take a peek inside the latest issue of Songlines magazine. I know its hard to include everything and I just wanted to make sure that Stryper found its spot on it. Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace is the best-selling gospel album of all time. I know our album Music Machine went Platinum and was the FIRST Christian album ever to do so by a Group as opposed to an Artist. In June 2017, an all-star charity version was released to raise money for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London. What are the best gospel albums? Cheyenne Mitchell) - EPI AM THEY, How Great Is Our God: The Essential CollectionChris Tomlin, Old Church BasementElevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Peace In the Valley: The Complete Gospel RecordingsElvis Presley, Move Your HeartMaverick City Music & UPPERROOM, Believe For It (Deluxe Edition)CeCe Winans, Unchanging God: Songs from the Book of Psalms, Vol. not one of the great many gospel songs of Jerry Lee Lewis or even the Stanley Brothers not the fairest list, Your email address will not be published. Everything's Gonna Be Alright. London was one of my favorite cities, said McClurkin. iTunes chart of the most popular top 100 Christian and Gospel albums updated daily. Looks like that album only sold 500,000 copies so it would still fall short of everything else on this list. Skillet Awake [2009] Kirk Franklin Hero [2005] These charts are published in their two annual reports, the Digital Music Report and the Recording Industry in Numbers. I wouldnt be surprised though if it didnt reach Platinum status someday. Those are the only words to describe Johnny Cash, one of the best country music singers of all time and one of the greats of outlaw country music. 9. MADE YOU LOOK. It is notable however they were the only other artist besides Amy Grant to sell over a million copies in the 80s. He reportedly penned the song on the journey home from a dance in Fort Deposit, Alabama, when his mother Lilly saw a beacon light near Dannelly Field Airport and roused her son with the words, Hank, wake up, were nearly home. Recorded over two nights at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, in January 1972, the double album features Franklin on vocals backed by the Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir. The Clark Sisters, American vocal group consisting of sisters Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita Clark Terrell, Karen Clark Sheard and Dorinda Clark Cole are one of the biggest names of contemporary gospel music. Franklin earned the 1973 Grammy Award for. This Lttle Light of Mine by The Staple Singers is glorious! However, while Worship itself never achieved any mainstream success it may have benefited from Michael W. Smiths crossover success in the 90s. Bill Evans - Sunday at Village Vanguard. Almost overnight, Moody Blue shot to third place in the album charts, capping his career with it becoming his best-selling studio release. I used to love Amy Grant growing up and was taken aback that she had achieved such success. There have been plenty list available that rank the top 100 greatest albums of all time. Mary Mary is known for the songs "Heaven," "God in Me," "Get Up," "Yesterday," "The Real Party," and "Shackles (Praise You)." Next: Greatest gospel songs in history (our list) 14. Up Above My Head by Sister Rosetta Tharpe will make you move. Her 2014 album Graceland, contained the hit song 2nd Win co-composed by Sheard, her producer brother J. Various Artists WOW Christmas: Red [2002] Gathering a comprehensive selection of often very elemental American gospel recordings, this is a stunning companion piece to A Stranger I May Be (see below). You can click on the album covers below to listen to or purchase the CDs at Amazon.com. In 2001, they released this stunning release on Peter Gabriels Real World imprint. 6 Blue Hawaii (1961) ~ 3 Million RCA During his lifetime, Presley starred in 31 movies and while every soundtrack issued from each film managed to sell a million copies, this one stood out the most. Fitzgeralds haunting version features backing from the Ralph Carmichael Choir. Recorded by Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins during their 1959 US field recording trip, this is deep roots gospel. No doubt, the lead single, Baby Baby, which reached the No. "The Velved Underground And Nico" (1967) - The Velvet Underground Fans of David Bowie owe a debt of gratitude to this classic album from 1967. Never miss an issue subscribe today! to record the album I Know Who Holds Tomorrow. Anne Murray Put Your Hand In The Hand Im looking for the song He Touched Me . P.O.D. . Mahalia Jackson, a singer with one of the finest voices in this history of gospel music, did full justice to this joyous spiritual from 1927. Truly ahead of her time, Aretha Franklin released the politically-charged album Young, Gifted and Black which consisted of her eighteenth studio album. The highest-selling female gospel unit are still a going concern today, picking up several Grammys along the way. Good research put into this. In 2009 there were 5 albums that were certified Platinum: Until the Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns, The Fray by The Fray, Ocean Eyes by Owl City, and Awake by Skillet. An album often criticised and overlooked due t its more mainstream tendencies but nevertheless, great. So, what is the bestselling Christian album of all-time? the Dove Awards Urban Album of the Year in 1998. 26. I see what you mean aso I am sad with you. Casting Crowns Until the Whole World Hears [2009] Take My Hand, Precious Lord is another gospel classic from the pen of Thomas A. Dorsey and is one of the most covered songs in the canon. There is a remarkably affecting version by blues legend Big Bill Broonzy on his Last Sessions album, recorded in 1961, shortly before his death. Following the outrage over the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Beyonc hand-picked a group of black men to join her for Take My Hand, Precious Lord (the gospel classic featured in the 2014 civil rights movie Selma) to show the strength and vulnerability in black men. Too many white non-gospel artists on this list. Who thinks these things up?????????????????? 17. Its unlikely any of them would greatly shake thingsRead more , I would add Alice Cooper to that list as well. O_o. (The list includes Bob Dylan, The Band, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mavis Staples, The Black Crowes, and many more.) Louis Overstreet: His Guitar, His Four Sons, and the Congregation of St. Luke Powerhouse Church of God in Christ, Filter by minimum or maximum number of ratings, See 1.5 times as many results per chart (Standard) or 2x (Select), Access charts that are updated daily (Select). Pops Staples - Don't Lose This February 17, 2015 Critic Score 80 8 reviews Amazon [b] This is the reason why albums that would otherwise make the list, such as The Sound of Music, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Parallel Lines, Spirits Having Flown, Private Dancer, Janet, Believe, Bolo Ta Ra Ra.., Human Clay, Laundry Service, and Back to Black, have not been included. Among the remarkable performances is her version of this hymn by the English 18th-century hymn writer and poet William Cowper. It is a tragedy that he left us at such an early age. (This album irked "White Christmas" originator Irving Berlin and . August 1, 2022 by Ligia Morena. A number of her singles are among the best-selling of all time including Umbrella, Disturbia and Diamonds. Eternity Misty Edwards Forerunner Music (2003) Opening doors in the worship genre that appeal to passionate cries of the heart, Edwards' influence can be heard far and wide amongst today's worship artists. The all-time best-selling Christmas album in America is rounded out by four beautifully drowsy non-holiday gospel numbers. Vote up and add all of your favorite gospel albums. So did I miss an album? His song "Thank You For It All" was later nominated in 2021 for the Top Gospel . I just saw the light. Although the song initially had little commercial success, it subsequently becomes one of his best-known songs. The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name and features songs performed and produced by American singer Whitney Houston, who also stars in the film.The soundtrack was released on November 26, 1996, by Arista Records and BMG Entertainment.With sales of 6 million copies worldwide, it is the best-selling gospel album of all time. The result of his efforts was the 1994 album Miracles: The Holiday Album. You could fill a whole list of the best gospel songs just with Mahalia Jacksons music, so a special mention also goes for her 1958 version of Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho, sung with such feeling and gusto. The live recording was released in June . More than a century later, it was recorded by Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan, who is thought to have learned his version from The Stanley Brothers. This list includes great gospel albums such as What if We Were Real, Thankful, and Kings of the Gospel Highway. Sam Armstrong, Ferlin Husky made this 1958 song famous when he recorded it two years later. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Simon and Garfunkel, 1966) Although there are overwrought moments on the duo's third album (7 O'Clock News/Silent Night is eerily pointed, but barely . The current top 100 Christian and Gospel albums on iTunes. May 8, 2017 Edward Bowser Andrae Crouch, Aretha Franklin, BeBe Winans, best of, CeCe Winans, Donald Lawrence, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, John P. Kee, Kirk Franklin, Mahalia Jackson, Marvin Sapp, Mary Mary, Mississippi Mass Choir, music, Sounds of Blackness, The Clark Sisters, The Winans, Walter Hawkins, Whitney Houston 6 Deeply connected to the Civil Rights movement, they would later go on to enjoy great pop hits (Respect Yourself), but this live album best exemplifies their gospel genius. She sang lead with the first female gospel singers formed by Sallie Martin, who was co-founder of the Gospel Singers Convention. I was intrigued! Then divine inspiration hit him and comforting words came into his head. I am called to be a preacher-evangelist first, and a singer second, she said. Ricky Dillard & New G The Holy Place I came across this hymnbook, found this one song, and thought, This is good. I put the chords to it and then it started becoming associated with me.. Looks like a list compiled by somebody who didnt have access to actual black gospel music. 1, James Hall and Worship & Praise - King of Glory, Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers - One Church. Discover how the best gospel songs influenced soul and rocknroll. jonathan bernstein, pat blashill, jon blistein, nathan brackett, david browne, anthony decurtis, matt diehl, jon dolan, chuck eddy, ben edmonds, gavin edwards, jenny eliscu, brenna ehrlrich, suzy. Her gorgeous 1999 hit Alabaster Box was written by Dr. Janice Sjostrand, an academic and musician who once opened for Ray Charles. By the way, you did a great job on this list. includes the eight-minute tour-de-force Im Getting Ready. The album was produced by her husband Kenneth Leonard Jr. and the soaring track includes vocals from rapper Nicki Minaj. Kari Jobe The Blessing Pastor Shawn Brown, who died in 2010, penned a number of gospel hits including Hezekiah Walkers Grateful. Walker, a New York preacher, delivered his slow, soulful version for his album Better: Azusa The Next Generation 2. 50. Both the Digital Music Report and the Recording Industry in Numbers were replaced in 2016 by the Global Music Report.[245]. 78, No. Bah Humbug, How could these two masterpieces not be in the list : All Time Gospel Favorites. His Eye Is on the Sparrow, written in 1905, is a true gospel classic. Also, full disclosure, a couple in the category of favorite may have slipped into the mix, (couldn't help it!) 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