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Final Results - Greatest Gospel Albums 1970 - 2009

Well SoulTrackers, you did a great job again!  Following our earlier vote on the best soul albums of the various decades,  over the course of the past few weeks we polled you to see what you think are the Greatest Gospel Albums of the past four decades, and you came through with some great choice!  Here are the top 100 albums you chose.  You can click on the album covers below to listen to or purchase the CDs at Amazon.com.  

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1. Aretha Franklin

 2. BeBe and CeCe

3. Kirk Franklin

 4. Kirk Franklin 

 

 

5. Kirk Franklin 

6. Mary Mary

7. The Winans

8. Yolanda Adams 

 

9. Clark Sisters 

10. Karen Clark-Sheard

11. Marvin Sapp

12. Edwin Hawkins

 

 

13. Clark Sisters

14. Donnie McClurkin

15. Whitney Houston

16. Sounds of Blackness

 

 

17. Take 6

18. The Winans 

19. Fred Hammond

20.  Walter Hawkins 

21 Vanessa Bell Armstrong - Peace Be Still
22 Smokie Norful - I Need You Now
23 Kirk Franklin - Hero
24 The Winans - Decisions
25 Kirk Franklin - The Nu Nation Project
26 Richard Smallwood with Vision - Healing...Live in Detroit
27 Tramaine Hawkins - Tramaine Live!
28 CeCe Winans - Alabaster Box
29 Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ - Purpose By Design
30 John P. Kee & New Life Community Choir - Show Up!
31 Sounds of Blackness - Africa to America
32 Donnie McClurkin - Donnie McClurkin
33 The Winans - Return
34 Mary Mary - The Sound
35 Shirley Caesar - Live in Chicago
36 Al Green - The Lord Will Make a Way
37 Shirley Caesar - A Miracle In Harlem
38 Staple Singers - Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
39 Take 6 - So Much 2 Say
40 Hezekiah Walker & LFCC - Live In Atlanta at Morehouse College
41 Mississippi Mass Choir - Mississippi Mass Choir
42 Reverend James Cleveland - Having Church
43 Tonex - Out the Box
44 Twinkie Clark - Home Once Again
45 Dottie Peoples - Live feat. On Time God
46 J Moss - The J Moss Project
47 Vickie Winans - Live in Detroit
48 Mississippi Mass Choir - It Remains to be Seen
49 Reverend James Moore - Live with the Mississippi Mass Choir
50 Donald Lawrence - Finale: Act One
51 Israel and New Breed - Live From Another Level
52 Reverend Milton Brunson & TCS - Available to You
53 Youthful Praise - Awesome God
54 Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz
55 Oleta Adams - Come Walk with Me
56 Lashun Pace - He Lives
57 Kim Burrell - Live in Concert
58 Rance Allen Group - A Soulful Experience
59 Hezekiah Walker & LFT - Love Is Live! At Love Fellowship Tabernacle
60 Marvin Winans - Alone But Not Alone
61 Regina Belle - Love Forever Shines
62 Trin-i-tee 5:7 - Trin-i-tee 5:7
63 Andre Crouch & the Disciples - Live In London
64 Commissioned - Go Tell Somebody
65 Georgia Mass Choir - I Sing Because I'm Happy
66 Helen Baylor - The Live Experience
67 Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers - No One Else
68 Donald Lawrence - Tri-City4.com
69 Kierra Kiki Sheard - I Owe You
70 Ann Nesby - In the Spirit
71 Ruben Studdard - I Need an Angel
72 Kim Burrell - Try Me Again
73 Mighty Clouds of Joy - Live in Charleston
74 Stephanie Mills - Personal Inspirations
75 Commissioned - I'm Going On
76 Tonex - Pronounced Toe-Nay
77 Dorinda Clark-Cole: Take It Back
78 Israel & the New Breed - Real
79 Thomas Whitfield - Alive and Satisfied
80 Daryl Coley - Live In Oakland: Home Again
81 Men of Standard - Men of Standard
82 Philip Bailey - The Wonders of His Love
83 Reverend Clay Evans - I Got a Testimony
84 Dave Hollister - The Book of David, Vol. 1
85 Ricky Dillard and New G - No Limit
86 James Hall and Worship & Praise - King of Glory
87 Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers - One Church
88 LA Mass Choir - Can't Hold Back
89 Tonex - O2
90 Chicago Mass Choir - He that Believeth
91 Darwin Hobbs - Vertical
92 Deitrick Haddon - Lost and Found
93 Beau Williams - Wonderful
94 Byron Cage - The Prince of Praise
95 Candi Staton - Here's a Blessing
96 Clara Ward and the Ward Singers - Somebody Bigger than You and I
97 Dawkins and Dawkins - Focus
98 Deitrick Haddon - Crossroads
99 Men of Standard - Surrounded
100 Virtue - Virtue

What did you think of the the poll? 
Let us know by posting your comments below.

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Posted July 4th, 2009 by administrator

Comments

These were tough choices.

administrator - June 20th, 2009

These were tough choices. Thanks to SoulTrackers for all for the nominations

Some of the choices were

Smig - June 20th, 2009

Some of the choices were modern gospel and some were more traditional, so I found it hard choosing. But I went for the modern stuff, since that is what I like best. Go Deitrick Haddon!

The Winans were the most

ArtieL - June 20th, 2009

The Winans were the most influential gospel group since 1970, so they have to be number 1

I am happy about the list of

ilfordhammer - June 21st, 2009

I am happy about the list of albums as most of the ones that I nominated are in it! My all time favourite is Deitrick Haddon - Crossroads, so I will be upset if it is not in the top 3 minimum!!!

Thanks Chris and Soul Tracks for organising this poll and may God bless you all.

Mike

Several of my favourite

loofer - June 21st, 2009

Several of my favourite albums are not listed...

Why is there no option to add my own choice????

Best, Kees

Good choice of albums for

MattiS - June 21st, 2009

Good choice of albums for 2000 but omitted were albums by Noel Gourdin ( After My Time ) and John Forte ( i, John ) two underrated albums who's fine music is underappreciated mainly because they weren't played very much on the radio station.

For Gospel Albums, shame on y'all for not includng Lorraine Ellison - Lorraine Ellison
Della Reece and Brilliance - Della Reece and Brilliance
Ethel Waters - Just A Little Talk With Ethel

three of the finest gospel albums I've ever had the pleasure of listening to and owning.

Indeed not easy to pick from

Chita - June 22nd, 2009

Indeed not easy to pick from these excellent men and women

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!! WHAT

WShakesphere - June 23rd, 2009

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!!

WHAT HAPPENED TO ADORATION N PRAYZE - TIME IS RUNNING OUT ....ONE OF THE BEST!!!! AND ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER CD'S EVER RECORDED, JUST PULL THE NAME UP O YOUR SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU'LL SEE FOR YOURSELF...HOW DID THIS NOT MAKE THE LIST!!!!

ALSO...COMMISSIONED - IRREPLACEABLE LOVE...

JOHN P. KEE - NOT GUILTY

3 ALBUMS THAT SHOULD HAVE VERY EASILY MADE THIS LIST!!!!

The correct name of Keith

stnly - June 23rd, 2009

The correct name of Keith Pringle's project is "Perfect Peace." Thank you for placing it on the list.

When I think of the greatest

singingfolife - June 24th, 2009

When I think of the greatest gospel projects of all time, Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers comes to mind along with Kurt Carr and The Kurt Carr singers (the CD with For Every Mountain). These are projects where every track is true ministry. I think I may be a bit older than some of the people who suggested some of the projects listed. The only contemporary artits whose music will be ministry 20 years from now are Donald Lawrence, Yolanda Adams and Richard Smallwood!!!

some good picks but very

WShakesphere - July 5th, 2009

some good picks but very disappointed in the albums that were snubbed and the order

I am just happy to see my

niyofu - July 8th, 2009

I am just happy to see my "homies" take the top that is all things Detroit! It is wonderful to see a list such as this and remains me of the music that should be in my music library.

Thanks for this and be sure to do this again!

"Women are Soldiers & Veterans, too!"

Wow! I cannot believe Rev

alexhyman - July 31st, 2009

Wow! I cannot believe Rev James Cleveand is not on this list. Did I miss him?
The Rev. IS the King of REAL Gospel. While I like some of the new gosel music there are real pioneers of this music form that actually recorded their music in CHURCH. What a concept

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