Top 100 Artists 1980-1989
Rank | Artist | Points | 1 | Amy Grant | 1488 | 2 | Imperials | 1398 | 3 | Sandi Patti | 1152 | 4 | Twila Paris | 1051 | 5 | Wayne Watson | 984 | 6 | Michael Card | 959 | 7 | Michael W. Smith | 958 | 8 | Dallas Holm | 937 | 9 | Steve Camp | 710 | 10 | Petra | 685 | 11 | David Meece | 677 | 12 | Scott Wesley Brown | 671 | 13 | Russ Taff | 633 | 14 | Harvest | 623 | 15 | White Heart | 612 | 16 | Leon Patillo | 582 | 17 | Paul Smith | 573 | 18 | DeGarmo & Key | 572 | 19 | Leslie Phillips | 556 | 20 | 2nd Chapter Of Acts | 523 | 21 | Benny Hester | 523 | 22 | Farrell & Farrell | 522 | 23 | Dion | 514 | 24 | Sheila Walsh | 505 | 25 | Andrus & Blackwood | 502 | 26 | Larnelle Harris | 494 | 27 | Glad | 461 | 28 | B.J. Thomas | 459 | 29 | Debby Boone | 451 | 30 | Rich Mullins | 437 | 31 | Mylon & Broken Heart | 436 | 32 | Steven Curtis Chapman | 433 | 33 | Kim Boyce | 423 | 34 | Michele Pillar | 422 | 35 | Joe English | 398 | 36 | First Call | 390 | 37 | Steve Archer | 378 | 38 | Deniece Williams | 375 | 39 | Randy Stonehill | 374 | 40 | Billy Sprague | 369 | 41 | Cruse | 361 | 42 | Gaither Vocal Band | 358 | 43 | Prism | 357 | 44 | Bryan Duncan | 356 | 45 | Steve Green | 353 | 46 | Chris Christian | 347 | 47 | Don Francisco | 344 | 48 | Matthew Ward | 342 | 49 | Margaret Becker | 341 | 50 | BeBe & CeCe Winans | 340 | 51 | Kelly Willard | 330 | 52 | Geoff Moore & The Distance | 321 | 53 | Phil Keaggy | 316 | 54 | Renee Garcia | 311 | 55 | Carman | 310 | 56 | Silverwind | 309 | 57 | Philip Bailey | 307 | 58 | Billy & Sarah Gaines | 290 | 59 | Jon Gibson | 288 | 60 | Phil Driscoll | 283 | 61 | David & The Giants | 282 | 62 | Kathy Troccoli | 273 | 63 | Teri DeSario | 271 | 64 | Dan Peek | 268 | 65 | Bill Gaither Trio | 264 | 66 | Kim Hill | 251 | 67 | Terry Talbot | 250 | 68 | Michael James | 249 | 69 | Kenny Marks | 242 | 70 | David Martin | 240 | 71 | Morgan Cryar | 237 | 72 | Billy Crockett | 237 | 73 | Allies | 234 | 74 | Trace Balin | 225 | 75 | Stephanie Boosahda | 212 | 76 | Phillip Sandifer | 211 | 77 | Andrae Crouch | 210 | 78 | Bob Bennett | 199 | 79 | Cynthia Clawson | 199 | 80 | Tim Miner | 197 | 81 | Newsong | 182 | 82 | Tim Sheppard | 180 | 83 | Roby Duke | 174 | 84 | John Fischer | 171 | 85 | Brent Lamb | 170 | 86 | Connie Scott | 168 | 87 | Pam Mark Hall | 168 | 88 | Crumbacher | 168 | 89 | Keith Green | 166 | 90 | Glenn Garrett | 162 | 91 | Greg X. Volz | 161 | 92 | Servant | 159 | 93 | Nancy Honeytree | 158 | 94 | John Michael Talbot
| 157 | 95 | Lenny LeBlanc | 151 | 96 | Will McFarlane | 150 | 97 | David Baroni | 149 | 98 | Steve And Annie Chapman | 148 | 99 | Bruce Carroll | 146 | 100 | Jim Murray | 145 |
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Times sure have changed in the Christian music scene. With new artists
emerging on the Christian music landscape each and every year, it may be easy to forget artists like 2nd Chapter Of Acts, White Heart, and Leslie Phillips. In an effort to keep the past alive, here is an objective
look back at the Christian music artists of the 1980’s. Of the 254 artists who charted songs in the 1980’s, Amy Grant came out on top. Fueled
by 21 top tens (5 of which went to #1), Grant ended the decade with 1488 points. The Imperials charted 25 songs during the 80’s and
finished in second place. Sandi Patti’s five #1 songs helped position her in third. Twila Paris reached the top spot 6 times during the
decade, placing her fourth. To the surprise of some, Wayne Watson finished in fifth. Michael Card edged out Michael W. Smith by a point for the #6 spot.
Dallas Holm came in eighth. Steve Camp, whose song “He Covers Me” was the
#2 song of 1986, finished the decade in ninth. Petra, with their five #1’s, rounded out the
top ten.
Top Christian Albums - 1980's
Top Hits Of The 1980's
Top 40 Christian AC Songs 1980-1989
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