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Best gospel artists of the 1970s

Prog and hard rock spent the middle of the decade getting longer while dub and krautrock quietly assembled the rhythmic machinery that pop is still borrowing. Then punk turned up and told all of them to get to the point.

Everyone who released a gospel album in the 1970s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Elvis Presley№ 1Elvis Presley1 album here4.3Weighted score4.5 avg · 10 ratings
  1. 2Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin1 album here4.24.4 avg · 12 ratings
  2. 3Bob DylanBob Dylan1 album here4.24.3 avg · 16 ratings
  3. 4Al GreenAl Green1 album here4.14.1 avg · 26 ratings
  4. 5Billy PrestonBilly Preston1 album here4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
  5. 6Mavis StaplesMavis Staples2 albums here2 ratings
  6. 7Buck OwensBuck Owens1 album here1 rating
  7. 8Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis1 album here
  8. 9George JonesGeorge Jones1 album here
  9. 10Loretta LynnLoretta Lynn1 album here
  10. 11Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazo10 albums here
  11. 12The Staple SingersThe Staple Singers1 album here
  12. 13Charley PrideCharley Pride1 album here
  13. 14Shirley CaesarShirley Caesar4 albums here
  14. 15Mahalia JacksonMahalia Jackson1 album here
  15. 16The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Blind Boys of Alabama1 album here
  16. 17Valerie SimpsonValerie Simpson2 albums here
  17. 18Tennessee Ernie FordTennessee Ernie Ford2 albums here

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