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Best gospel songs 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.

Songs from the gospel albums of the 1970s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Music Is My Life cover№ 1SlaughterBilly Preston · Music Is My Life
  1. 2Music Is My Life coverMusic's My LifeBilly Preston · Music Is My Life
  2. 3Music Is My Life coverN***** CharlieBilly Preston · Music Is My Life
  3. 4The Best of Sacred Music coverI'll Fly AwayGeorge Jones · The Best of Sacred Music
  4. 5The Best of Sacred Music coverWon't It Be Wonderful ThereGeorge Jones · The Best of Sacred Music
  5. 6The Best of Sacred Music coverOld Brush ArborsGeorge Jones · The Best of Sacred Music
  6. 7The Best of Sacred Music coverFamily BibleGeorge Jones · The Best of Sacred Music
  7. 8The Best of Sacred Music coverBringin' It HomeGeorge Jones · The Best of Sacred Music
  8. 9The Best of Sacred Music coverSmall Time Laboring ManGeorge Jones · The Best of Sacred Music
  9. 10Exposed coverCan't It Wait Until Tomorrow (Single Version)Valerie Simpson · Exposed
  10. 11Exposed coverWe Can Work It OutValerie Simpson · Exposed
  11. 12Exposed coverWorld Without SunlightValerie Simpson · Exposed
  12. 13Exposed coverThere Is a GodValerie Simpson · Exposed
  13. 14Exposed coverBack To NowhereValerie Simpson · Exposed
  14. 15Exposed coverI Just Wanna Be ThereValerie Simpson · Exposed
  15. 16Exposed coverCan't It Wait Until TomorrowValerie Simpson · Exposed
  16. 17Exposed coverSinner ManValerie Simpson · Exposed
  17. 18Exposed coverNow That There's YouValerie Simpson · Exposed
  18. 19Exposed coverLove Woke Me Up This MorningValerie Simpson · Exposed
  19. 20Exposed coverI Don't Need No HelpValerie Simpson · Exposed
  20. 21Ukusindiswa coverLapho EzulwiniLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  21. 22Ukusindiswa coverMavungangidluli JesuLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  22. 23Ukusindiswa coverNkosi Ngawo Umusa WakhoLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  23. 24Ukusindiswa coverUjesu WamiLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  24. 25Ukusindiswa coverZulu Khaya LamiLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  25. 26Ukusindiswa coverIgamalika JesuLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  26. 27Ukusindiswa coverSiyacela Kuwe JesuLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  27. 28Ukusindiswa coverSisebusweni BakhoLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  28. 29Ukusindiswa coverUmthombo Wase GolgataLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  29. 30Ukusindiswa coverYekinhlanhlaLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  30. 31Ukusindiswa coverMangisondeleLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  31. 32Ukusindiswa coverNxa Ebizwa AmagamaLadysmith Black Mambazo · Ukusindiswa
  32. 33Oh What a Feeling (2013 Japan Remastered) coverI Miss You (Since You're Gone) [2013 Japan Remastered]Mavis Staples · Oh What a Feeling (2013 Japan Remastered)
  33. 34Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverChaseThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  34. 35Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverAfter SexThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  35. 36Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverBig MacThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  36. 37Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverI Want To Thank YouThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  37. 38Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverNew OrleansThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  38. 39Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverA Whole Lot of LoveThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  39. 40Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverFunky LoveThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  40. 41Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) coverLet's Do it AgainThe Staple Singers · Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack)
  41. 42I Found a Friend coverOnly a LookThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  42. 43I Found a Friend coverHe's a Friend of MineThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  43. 44I Found a Friend coverHe Looked Beyond My Faults and Saw My NeedsThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  44. 45I Found a Friend coverGod Still Answers PrayersThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  45. 46I Found a Friend coverLook to JesusThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  46. 47I Found a Friend coverI Know the Lord Will Make a Way, Yes He WillThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  47. 48I Found a Friend coverThis Light Is JesusThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  48. 49I Found a Friend coverHow Far Am I from Canaan?The Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend
  49. 50I Found a Friend coverGive God a ChanceThe Blind Boys of Alabama · I Found a Friend

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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