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List of gospel songs which have certified sales of 1 million units or higher. From 1958 [110] to 1988, the sales thresholds for a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) were 1 million units (Gold) and 2 million units (Platinum). [111] [112] The songs listed below were certified prior to 1989.
Originally a gospel quartet, The Oak Ridge Boys switched their focus to secular country music in the mid-1970s, releasing a string of hit albums and singles that lasted into the early 1990s. Their discography comprises thirty-one studio albums and fifty-six singles .
Cristy Lane [1] [2] (born Eleanor Johnston; January 8, 1940) [2] is an American Christian and country music singer. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, she had a series of hits on the North American country charts with songs like "Let Me Down Easy", "I Just Can't Stay Married to You" and the number one hit "One Day at a Time". The latter ...
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson. ... And the music was so, so good.
The Oak Ridge Boys (pictured in 2013) had two number one singles in 1980. Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1980, 43 different singles topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on ...
In the 1980s, 28 albums by twelve different artists reached the top. The artist with the most number-one albums was Amy Grant , who placed eight albums for a total of 285 weeks atop. Her fourth studio album, Age to Age (1982), is the longest reigning album in the chart's history, with 85 consecutive weeks from July 1982 through March 1984.
The following is a list of Christian country artists.. Christian country music, sometimes marketed as country gospel, inspirational country is country music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music.
The group sound incorporated a little bit of rock, some country, and really good harmonies. [3] Williams likened the group's harmonization to the Gatlin Brothers, who he had grown up listening to. [3] Williams also said that "Every time people have tried to figure out who we sound like, we sound like Harvest.