#99 — Say The Name Margaret Becker
One song. One day. One step closer to the top of the greatest songs in Christian music.
Category: Music
#1: Amy Grant — Lead Me On (1988)
The definitive CCM masterpiece—emotional honesty, pop excellence, social awareness, and a career-defining artistic statement.
Our Great Savior
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Appearing at #1 in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, Lead
4Him – Hymns (A Place of Worship) (1993)
A lush, harmony-driven CCM vocal interpretation of classic hymn texts.
Our Great Savior
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4Him brought a fresh, contemporary vocal-pop sensibility to the hymn tradition. Their 1993 *Hymns* project remains one
HYMN3: Steve Green – Hymns: A Portrait Of Christ (1992)
A pristine, orchestral, deeply reverent tribute to the great hymns of the faith.
Our Great Savior
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Steve Green’s voice—pure, disciplined, and sincere—made him perfectly suited for an album
HYMN4: Maranatha! Music – Praise Hymns (1985)
A warm, accessible, contemporary-styled collection of traditional hymns reimagined for modern worshippers.
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During the mid-1980s, Maranatha! Music was shaping the early praise-and-worship movement. *Praise Hymns* bridged the gap between the traditional
The Greatest CCM Hymns Albums — #5: Various Artists, Our Hymns (1989)
A late-’80s snapshot: leading CCM voices interpreting traditional hymns with sincerity and signature style.
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At #5, Our Hymns (1989) captures something special: the hymn tradition
The Greatest CCM Hymns Albums — #6: Various Artists, Hymns & Voices (1995)
A curated compilation that gathers multiple CCM voices around the church’s most enduring hymn texts.
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Some hymns albums win their place through a single artist’s
The Greatest CCM Hymns Albums — #7: Sandi Patti, Hymns Just for You (1985)
A hymn-centered classic from one of CCM’s defining vocalists—warm, orchestral, and deeply reverent.
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At #7, Sandi Patti’s Hymns Just for You (1985) is a
Honorable Mention — HM1: Charles Billingsley — Marks of the Mission (2000)
Passionate contemporary worship—vocal power, modern arrangements, and songs of calling and discipleship.
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As an Honorable Mention in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, Marks of
Honorable Mention — HM2: Larnelle Harris — I Can Begin Again (1989)
Orchestral gospel excellence—soaring vocals, inspirational anthems, and messages of restoration and new beginnings.
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As an Honorable Mention in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, I