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Best gospel songs of the 1950s

Songs from the gospel albums of the 1950s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Gospel Train cover№ 1So High, So LowSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  1. 2Gospel Train coverO Little Town Of BethlehemSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  2. 3Gospel Train coverHome In The SkySister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  3. 4Gospel Train coverCan't Do No Wrong And Get BySister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  4. 5Gospel Train coverWhen The Saints Go Marching InSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  5. 6Live At Newport 1958 coverHis Eye Is On the Sparrow (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  6. 7Live At Newport 1958 coverJesus Met the Woman At the Well (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  7. 8Live At Newport 1958 coverJoshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  8. 9Live At Newport 1958 coverWalk Over God's Heaven (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  9. 10Live At Newport 1958 coverThe Lord's Prayer (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  10. 11Live At Newport 1958 coverKeep Your Hand On the Plow (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  11. 12Live At Newport 1958 coverI'm Goin' to Live the Life I Sing About In My Song (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  12. 13Live At Newport 1958 coverWhen the Saints Go Marching In (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  13. 14Live At Newport 1958 coverHe's Got the Whole World In His Hands (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  14. 15Live At Newport 1958 coverDidn't It Rain (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  15. 16Live At Newport 1958 coverIt Don't Cost Very Much (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  16. 17Live At Newport 1958 coverI'm On My Way (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  17. 18Live At Newport 1958 coverA City Called Heaven (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  18. 19Live At Newport 1958 coverAn Evening Prayer (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  19. 20Live At Newport 1958 coverIntro (Live)Mahalia Jackson · Live At Newport 1958
  20. 21Gospel Train cover99 1/2 Won't DoSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  21. 22Gospel Train coverHow About YouSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  22. 23Gospel Train coverFly AwaySister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  23. 24Gospel Train coverUp Above My Head There's Music in the AirSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  24. 25Gospel Train coverAll AloneSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  25. 26Gospel Train coverCan't No Grave Hold My Body DownSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  26. 27Gospel Train coverTwo Little Fishes, Five Loaves of BreadSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  27. 28Gospel Train coverWhen They Ring the Golden BellSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  28. 29Gospel Train coverJerichoSister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train
  29. 30Ol' Rockin' Ern coverThe Lord's LariatTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  30. 31Ol' Rockin' Ern coverI Ain't A-Gonna Let It Happen No MoreTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  31. 32Ol' Rockin' Ern coverSmokey Mountain BoogieTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  32. 33Ol' Rockin' Ern coverAin't Nobodys Business but My OwnTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  33. 34Ol' Rockin' Ern coverBlackberry BoogieTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  34. 35Ol' Rockin' Ern coverShe's My BabyTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  35. 36Ol' Rockin' Ern coverShotgun BoogieTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  36. 37Ol' Rockin' Ern coverCountry JunctionTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  37. 38Ol' Rockin' Ern coverCatfish BoogieTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  38. 39Ol' Rockin' Ern coverMilk 'em in the Morning BluesTennessee Ernie Ford · Ol' Rockin' Ern
  39. 40The Star Carol coverWe Three KingsTennessee Ernie Ford · The Star Carol
  40. 41The Star Carol coverSleep, My Little Lord JesusTennessee Ernie Ford · The Star Carol
  41. 42The Star Carol coverAdeste FidelesTennessee Ernie Ford · The Star Carol
  42. 43The Star Carol coverO Hearken YeTennessee Ernie Ford · The Star Carol
  43. 44The Star Carol coverGod Rest Ye Merry GentlemenTennessee Ernie Ford · The Star Carol
  44. 45The Star Carol coverSome Children See HimTennessee Ernie Ford · The Star Carol
  45. 46The Star Carol coverThe Star CarolTennessee Ernie Ford · The Star Carol
  46. 47I Believe coverI'm Going to Tell GodMahalia Jackson · I Believe
  47. 48I Believe coverSince the Fire StartedMahalia Jackson · I Believe
  48. 49I Believe coverMy Change ComesMahalia Jackson · I Believe
  49. 50I Believe coverI'm Going to Wait UntilMahalia Jackson · I Believe

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