The Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart ranks the best-selling Christian music albums of the week in the United States. 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.
Number ones Issue date Album Artist(s) Music Machine Candle 3 One More Song For You The Imperials 13 My Father's Eyes Amy Grant 4 One More Song For You The Imperials 5 Never Alone Amy Grant 9 In His Time Praise IV Maranatha Singers 9 Best of B.J. Thomas B.J. Thomas 4 One More Song for You The Imperials 4 Priority The Imperials 17 Praise Five: Glorify Thy Name Maranatha Singers 4 In Concert Amy Grant 9 Amazing Grace B.J. Thomas 9 Joni's Song Joni Eareckson 13 Unfailing Love Evie 9 I Saw the Lord Dallas Holm 4 Amazing Grace B.J. Thomas 4 Age to Age Amy Grant 85 Not of this World Petra 4 Straight Ahead Amy Grant 61 Beat the System Petra 12 Unguarded Amy Grant 36 Morning Like This Sandi Patti 40 The Collection Amy Grant 12 Morning Like This Sandi Patti 4 The Collection Amy Grant 4 Morning Like This Sandi Patti 20 This Means War! Petra 4 The Collection Amy Grant 25 Morning Like This Sandi Patti 4 This Means War! Petra 4 The Collection Amy Grant 4 Make His Praise Glorious Sandi Patti 16 Lead Me On Amy Grant 28 i 2 (EYE) Michael W. Smith 4 Lead Me On Amy Grant 8 Sandi Patti and the Friendship Company Sandi Patti 24 The Way Home Russ Taff 4 Revival in the Land Carman 3
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