Revisiting the 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music

In 1998 and 2001, CCM Magazine published its list of the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Whether you agree with every selection or not, there’s no doubt that many of your favorite artists and albums made the cut. This list represents the heartbeat of the music we grew up with—albums that shaped a generation and deserve both respect and another listen. Or, for many of us, a nine-hundredth listen.

At Girder Records, we’ve given several of these albums The Girder Treatment, bringing them back to life with high-quality reissues. Many of these albums have won Grammy and Dove Awards, cementing their legacy in Christian music history. Our upcoming release, Steve Camp’s Fire and Ice, arrives on CD March 28th. We’ve also reissued:

If these albums hold a special place in your heart, now is the time to revisit them—or experience them for the first time. 

1. Amy Grant - "Lead Me On"
2. Larry Norman - "Only Visiting This Planet"
3. Rich Mullins - "A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Regamuffin Band"
4. Mark Heard - "Second Hand"
5. Keith Green - "For Him Who Has Ears to Hear"
6. U2 - "The Joshua Tree"
7. Rich Mullins - "The World As Best As I Remember It, Vol. 1"
8. Leslie Phillips - "The Turning"
9. dc Talk - "Free at Last"
10. BeBe & CeCe Winans - "Different Lifestyles"
11. Russ Taff - "The Way Home"
12. Tonio K. - "Romeo Unchained"
13. Randy Stonehill - "Welcome to Paradise"
14. dc Talk - "Jesus Freak"
15. Charlie Peacock - "Love Life"
16. Bob Dylan - "Slow Train Coming"
17. Michael Omartian - "White Horse"
18. Steve Taylor - "Meltdown"
19. Sixpence None the Richer - "Sixpence None the Richer"
20. Phil Keaggy - "Crimson and Blue"
21. Michael W. Smith - "The Big Picture"
22. Jars of Clay - "Jars of Clay"
23. Love Song - "Love Song"
24. Andraé Crouch & The Disciples - "This Is Another Day"
25. Various Artists - "Orphans of God"
26. Charlie Peacock - "The Secret of Time"
27. Ashley Cleveland - "Big Town"
28. Bruce Cockburn - "Humans"
29. Mark Heard - "Dry Bones Dance"
30. Amy Grant - "Heart in Motion"
31. Rich Mullins - "Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth"
32. Mark Heard - "Victims of the Age"
33. Steven Curtis Chapman - "The Great Adventure"
34. Michael W. Smith - "Michael W. Smith Project"
35. Various Artists - "My Utmost for His Highest"
36. Russ Taff - "Medals"
37. BeBe & CeCe Winans - "Heaven"
38. Larry Norman - "In Another Land"
39. Kirk Franklin - "The Nu Nation Project"
40. Amy Grant - "A Christmas Album"
41. U2 - "October"
42. Bruce Cockburn - "Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws"
43. Point of Grace - "Life, Love and Other Mysteries"
44. Amy Grant - "Behind the Eyes"
45. Michael W. Smith - "Change Your World"
46. Margaret Becker - "Immigrant's Daughter"
47. Out of the Grey - "Out of the Grey"
48. The Winans - "Tomorrow"
49. Keith Green - "So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt"
50. The Choir - "Chase the Kangaroo"
51. CeCe Winans - "Everlasting Love"
52. King's X - "faith hope love by King's X"
53. The Choir - "Circle Slide"
54. Take 6 - "Take 6"
55. Adam Again - "Ten Songs by Adam Again"
56. Gotee Brothers - "Erace"
57. Twila Paris - "Kingdom Seekers"
58. Rick Elias and The Confessions - "Rick Elias and The Confessions"
59. Andraé Crouch & The Disciples - "Soulfully"
60. Fred Hammond and Radical for Christ - "Pages of Life, Chapters 1 & 2"
61. The Winans - "Return"
62. Daniel Amos - "Alarma!"
63. Daniel Amos - "Horrendous Disc"
64. Phil Keaggy - "Love Broke Through"
65. Bob Bennett - "Matters of the Heart"
66. 4Him - "The Basics of Life"
67. Charlie Peacock - "Lie Down in the Grass"
68. Iona - "The Book of Kells"
69. Allies - "Long Way from Paradise"
70. Newsboys - "Going Public"
71. Petra - "Beyond Belief"
72. 2nd Chapter of Acts - "With Footnotes"
73. Kirk Franklin and The Family - "Kirk Franklin and The Family"
74. White Heart - "Don't Wait for the Movie"
75. Imperials - "One More Song for You"
76. Randy Stonehill - "Return to Paradise"
77. Julie Miller - "Invisible Girl"
78. Various Artists - "Streams"
79. Twila Paris - "Sanctuary"
80. Jennifer Knapp - "Kansas"
81. Cindy Morgan - "Listen"
82. Seventy-Seven's - "77's"
83. Lifesavers Underground - "Shaded Pain"
84. Lost Dogs - "Little Red Riding Hood"
85. Delirious? - "King of Fools"
86. Jaci Velasquez - "Heavenly Place"
87. Sandi Patty - "Morning Like This"
88. Stryper - "To Hell with the Devil"
89. Trin-i-tee 5:7 - "Trin-i-tee 5:7"
90. Jon Gibson - "Jesus Loves Ya"
91. Resurrection Band - "Awaiting Your Reply"
92. Amy Grant - "Age to Age"
93. 2nd Chapter of Acts, Phil Keaggy - "How the West Was One"
94. Michael English - "Michael English"
95. DeGarmo & Key - "Straight On"
96. Steve Camp - "Fire and Ice"
97. Crystal Lewis - "The Bride"
98. Petra - "More Power to Ya"
99. Carman - "The Champion"
100. Evie - "Mirror"

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