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Best gospel songs 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.

Songs from the gospel albums of the 1980s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Take 6 cover№ 1So CoolTake 6 · Take 6
  1. 2Take 6 coverI L-O-V-E UTake 6 · Take 6
  2. 3Take 6 coverIf We Never Needed the Lord before (We Sure Do Need Him Now)Take 6 · Take 6
  3. 4Christmasing coverWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  4. 5Christmasing coverGod Rest Ye Merry GentlemenShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  5. 6Christmasing coverGiving and SharingShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  6. 7Christmasing coverAngels We Have Heard On HighShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  7. 8Christmasing coverO Come All Ye FaithfulShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  8. 9Christmasing coverForgive Me SantaShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  9. 10Christmasing coverI'd Rather Be In Bethlehem TonightShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  10. 11Christmasing coverWhat Are You Gonna Name Your BabyShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  11. 12Christmasing coverO Holy NightShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  12. 13Christmasing coverWon't You Come a ChristmasingShirley Caesar · Christmasing
  13. 14The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverElijah Rock (Live)Mahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  14. 15The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverThe Treasure of LoveMahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  15. 16The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverI'm Goin' to Live the Life I Sing About In My Song (Live)Mahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  16. 17The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverI Will Move On Up a Little Higher, Pt. 2Mahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  17. 18The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverI Will Move On Up a Little Higher, Pt. 1Mahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  18. 19The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverI've Been BukedMahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  19. 20The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverCome SundayMahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  20. 21The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverI Can Put My Trust In JesusMahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  21. 22The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverJust a Little While to Stay HereMahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  22. 23The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverMy God Is RealMahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  23. 24The Essential Mahalia Jackson coverWalk In JerusalemMahalia Jackson · The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  24. 25Vive o Senhor coverInfinito AmorMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  25. 26Vive o Senhor coverAo Nosso DeusMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  26. 27Vive o Senhor coverAo ÚnicoMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  27. 28Vive o Senhor coverAuto PreçoMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  28. 29Vive o Senhor coverVive o SenhorMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  29. 30Vive o Senhor coverFim da LeiMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  30. 31Vive o Senhor coverMeu Irmão Eu Preciso de TiMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  31. 32Vive o Senhor coverJesus em Tua PresençaMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  32. 33Vive o Senhor coverJonathan / OrvalhoMinistério Life · Vive o Senhor
  33. 34Trust In God coverTrust in God (Reprise)Al Green · Trust In God
  34. 35I'll Rise Again coverOcean Blue (I'll Rise Again)Al Green · I'll Rise Again
  35. 36I'll Rise Again coverJesus Is Coming Back (Back Again)Al Green · I'll Rise Again
  36. 37Higher Plane coverThe Spirit Might Come - On and OnAl Green · Higher Plane
  37. 38Take 6 coverLet the WordsTake 6 · Take 6
  38. 39Take 6 coverMilky-White WayTake 6 · Take 6
  39. 40Take 6 coverHe Never SleepsTake 6 · Take 6
  40. 41Take 6 coverGet Away, JordanTake 6 · Take 6
  41. 42Take 6 coverDavid and GoliathTake 6 · Take 6
  42. 43Take 6 coverMaryTake 6 · Take 6
  43. 44Take 6 coverA Quiet PlaceTake 6 · Take 6
  44. 45Take 6 coverIf We EverTake 6 · Take 6
  45. 46Take 6 coverSpread LoveTake 6 · Take 6
  46. 47Take 6 coverGold MineTake 6 · Take 6
  47. 48Join the Band coverLullabyTake 6 · Join the Band
  48. 49Join the Band coverWhy I Feel This WayTake 6 · Join the Band
  49. 50Join the Band coverEven ThoughTake 6 · Join the Band

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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