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Best gospel songs of the 1960s

Singles paid the bills at the start of the decade and albums did by the end of it. Once a record could hold one idea across two sides, psychedelia and Southern soul both started writing for the longer form, from opposite ends of the country.

Songs from the gospel albums of the 1960s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe cover№ 1Without HimSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  1. 2Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverBless This HouseSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  2. 3Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverLight A CandleSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  3. 4Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverIf You BelieveSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  4. 5Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverHeSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  5. 6Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverI Couldn't Hear Nobody PraySister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  6. 7Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverTwelve GatesSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  7. 8Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverFaithSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  8. 9Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverTake My Hand Precious LordSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  9. 10Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverI BelieveSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  10. 11Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverWalk All Over God's HeavenSister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  11. 12Sister Rosetta Tharpe coverIf I Can Help SomebodySister Rosetta Tharpe · Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  12. 13Old Time Religion coverI've Got a Home in That RockThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · Old Time Religion
  13. 14Old Time Religion coverWalk with Me LordThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · Old Time Religion
  14. 15Old Time Religion coverHe Looked Beyond My Faults (And Saw My Needs)The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · Old Time Religion
  15. 16Old Time Religion coverMy Robe Will FitThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · Old Time Religion
  16. 17You'll Never Walk Alone coverYou'll Never Walk AloneThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  17. 18You'll Never Walk Alone coverOld Time ReligionThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  18. 19You'll Never Walk Alone coverYou Don't KnowThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  19. 20You'll Never Walk Alone coverI Can See Everybody's MotherThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  20. 21You'll Never Walk Alone coverLet's Have ChurchThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  21. 22You'll Never Walk Alone coverI Got a Home On That RockThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  22. 23You'll Never Walk Alone coverWalk With MeThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  23. 24You'll Never Walk Alone coverDon't Forget the BridgeThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  24. 25You'll Never Walk Alone coverPrecious LordThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  25. 26You'll Never Walk Alone coverHe Looked Beyond My FaultsThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  26. 27You'll Never Walk Alone coverDanny BoyThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  27. 28You'll Never Walk Alone coverJust a Closer Walk With TheeThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  28. 29You'll Never Walk Alone coverHow Far Am I from CanaanThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  29. 30You'll Never Walk Alone coverMy Robe Will Fit MeThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  30. 31You'll Never Walk Alone coverI'm RollingThe Five Blind Boys Of Alabama · You'll Never Walk Alone
  31. 32The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverNew HomeThe Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  32. 33The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverA Dying Man's PleaThe Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  33. 34The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverNew-Born SoulThe Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  34. 35The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverDo You Know Him?The Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  35. 36The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverI'm Willin', Pt. 2The Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  36. 37The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverI'm Willin', Pt. 1The Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  37. 38The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverGreat DayThe Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  38. 39The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverNobody Knows the Trouble I've SeenThe Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  39. 40The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverHear My Call, HereThe Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  40. 41The Staple Singers, Vol. 2 coverEverybody Will Be HappyThe Staple Singers · The Staple Singers, Vol. 2
  41. 42Spirituals In Rhythm coverOh, The Joy That Came To MeSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  42. 43Spirituals In Rhythm coverBlow Ye the Trumpet In ZionSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  43. 44Spirituals In Rhythm coverI Saw the LightSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  44. 45Spirituals In Rhythm coverWhat Are They Doin' In HeavenSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  45. 46Spirituals In Rhythm coverThe Family PrayerSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  46. 47Spirituals In Rhythm coverGod Leads Us AlongSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  47. 48Spirituals In Rhythm coverI Do, Don't YouSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  48. 49Spirituals In Rhythm coverNever AloneSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm
  49. 50Spirituals In Rhythm coverShine For JesusSister Rosetta Tharpe · Spirituals In Rhythm

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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