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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
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
The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music — #47: Out Of The Grey, Out Of The Grey (1991)
Husband‑and‑wife pop that glows—chimey guitars, literate love songs, and vertical devotion woven through.
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Appearing at #47 in The 100 Greatest Albums