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Best gospel artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a gospel album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Aretha Franklin№ 1Aretha Franklin1 album here4.2Weighted score4.4 avg · 12 ratings
  1. 2Bob DylanBob Dylan1 album here4.24.3 avg · 16 ratings
  2. 3Al GreenAl Green7 albums here4.14.1 avg · 26 ratings
  3. 4CommodoresCommodores1 album here3.93.9 avg · 6 ratings
  4. 5Johnny CashJohnny Cash1 album here3.83.8 avg · 15 ratings
  5. 6Amy GrantAmy Grant1 album here1 rating
  6. 7ZuccheroZucchero1 album here
  7. 8Emmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris1 album here
  8. 9Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazo8 albums here
  9. 10Gary ValencianoGary Valenciano1 album here
  10. 11The Staple SingersThe Staple Singers1 album here
  11. 12Shirley CaesarShirley Caesar5 albums here
  12. 13El DeBargeEl DeBarge2 albums here
  13. 14Mahalia JacksonMahalia Jackson2 albums here
  14. 15Take 6Take 62 albums here
  15. 16Ministério LifeMinistério Life3 albums here
  16. 17Russ TaffRuss Taff4 albums here
  17. 18John JonesJohn Jones1 album here
  18. 19Tennessee Ernie FordTennessee Ernie Ford1 album here

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