#98 — Ready Or Not DeGarmo & Key
One song. One day. One step closer to the top of the greatest songs in Christian music.
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#100 — Beautiful Scandalous Night The Choir
One song. One day. One step closer to the top of the greatest songs in Christian music.
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Introducing the 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music
Welcome to CCM Professor’s daily countdown of the 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music—one song per day with history, context, and why it still matters.
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
#17: Michael Omartian — White Horse (1974)
Progressive pop-gospel—lush arrangements, studio ingenuity, and early CCM sophistication from a future legend.
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Appearing in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, White Horse (1974) captures an artist at a
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
#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
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
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
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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Appearing at