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Wayne Watson - One Christmas Eve | The 9 Greatest Christmas Albums in Christian Music

The Greatest CCM Christmas Albums — CR9: Wayne Watson, One Christmas Eve (1994)

Pastoral, story-first Christmas pop—Wayne Watson’s warm baritone and devotional lyricism turn December into a quiet invitation to worship.

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Appearing at CR9 in The Greatest CCM Christmas

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Steven Curtis Chapman - The Great Adventure | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

#33: Steven Curtis Chapman — The Great Adventure (1992)

Acoustic-pop energy meets discipleship calling—an album that became a generational anthem for Christian families.

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Appearing in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, The Great Adventure (1992) represents a

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U2 - October | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music — #41: U2, October (1981)

Post-punk devotion in real time—anguished prayers, chiming guitars, and a band still learning how to carry faith into the spotlight.

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Arriving at #41 in The 100 Greatest

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Point Of Grace - Life, Love, And Other Mysteries | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music — #43: Point Of Grace, Life, Love, And Other Mysteries (1996)

Four-part harmony at peak ’90s CCM—radio-ready hooks, polished production, and songs that carried encouragement into countless everyday lives.

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Landing at #43

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Amy Grant - Behind The Eyes | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music — #44: Amy Grant, Behind The Eyes (1997)

Vulnerable pop confession—stripped-back arrangements, journal-page honesty, and the sound of Amy Grant reckoning with love, loss, and faith in the late ’90s.

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Michael W. Smith - Change Your World | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music — #45: Michael W. Smith, Change Your World (1992)

CCM at mass‑appeal scale—radio titans, orchestral lift, and pop craftsmanship at the height of ’90s gloss.

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Appearing at #45 in The 100 Greatest

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Take 6 - Take 6 | The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music

The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music — #54: Take 6, Take 6 (1988)

Jazz‑schooled a cappella that redefined ‘tight’—close‑harmony fireworks set to sanctified swing.

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Appearing at #54 in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, Take 6’s

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