CCM Professor with Greg Rice

Category: 100 Greatest Albums

Bruce Cockburn - Humans | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

#28: Bruce Cockburn — Humans (1980)

A turning point of honesty—urban folk textures carrying lament, longing, and hard-won spiritual clarity.

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Appearing in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, Humans (1980) stands as a defining statement for its

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Mark Heard - Dry Bones Dance | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

#29: Mark Heard — Dry Bones Dance (1990)

Acoustic vigor meets lyrical grit—poetry, protest, and spiritual ache woven into one of Heard’s most celebrated works.

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Appearing in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, Dry Bones Dance (1990)

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Amy Grant - Heart In Motion | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

#30: Amy Grant — Heart In Motion (1991)

A landmark crossover—infectious pop melodies carrying themes of love, faith, and humanity to the mainstream stage.

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Appearing in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, Heart In Motion (1991) represents

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Amy Grant - A Christmas Album | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR1: Amy Grant, A Christmas Album (1983)

A genre-defining Christmas release that blended pop warmth, orchestral sparkle, and heartfelt faith—and helped introduce CCM holiday music to the mainstream.

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Crowning the list at CR1

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Various Artists | The 9 Greatest Christmas Albums in Christian Music

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR2: Various Artists, New Young Messiah (1993)

A bold ’90s reimagining of Handel’s Messiah, uniting CCM’s premier voices in a high‑energy, arena‑ready celebration of the greatest story ever told.

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Arriving at CR2

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Michael W. Smith | The 9 Greatest Christmas Albums in Christian Music

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR3: Michael W. Smith, Christmas (1989)

A sweeping, orchestral celebration recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra—majestic, melodic, and tailor‑made for candlelight services and packed arenas alike.

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Occupying CR3 in The Greatest CCM Christmas

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The Imperials | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music)

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR4: The Imperials, Christmas with the Imperials (1980)

Elegant, harmony‑rich Christmas music from one of CCM’s most important vocal groups, marrying Southern Gospel roots to contemporary polish.

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Landing at CR4 in The Greatest

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Steven Curtis Chapman - The Music Of Chtismas| The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music)

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR5: Steven Curtis Chapman, The Music of Christmas (1995)

Story‑driven, orchestral Christmas pop that wraps Chapman’s heartfelt songwriting around the Nativity story with warmth, nostalgia, and reverent awe.

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Appearing at CR5 in The

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4Him | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music)

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR6: 4Him, Christmas, The Season of Love (1993)

’90s CCM vocal pop at its finest—polished harmonies, radio‑ready arrangements, and a modern Christmas classic that found its way into churches everywhere.

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Appearing at CR6

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Twila Paris | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR7: Twila Paris, It’s the Thought (1995)

A gentle, devotional Christmas cycle where Twila Paris trades spectacle for stillness, inviting listeners into candlelit worship rather than holiday noise.

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