List of 1980s Christian pop artists
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List of notable Contemporary Christian Music artists from the 1980s.
The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2004) defines CCM as "music that appeals to self-identified fans of contemporary Christian music on account of a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity". Based on this definition, this list includes artists that work in the Christian music industry as well as artists in the general market.
- a band called David
- Acappella
- Adam Again
- Andy Schmitt
- After The Fire (ATF)
- Dennis Agajanian
- The Alarm
- Allies
- The Altar Boys
- Michael Anderson
- Steve Archer
- The Archers
- Vanessa Bell Armstrong
- The Awakening
- Bob Ayala
- Philip Bailey
- Brown Bannister
- Barnabas
- Bash-N-The Code (originally Found Free)
- Margaret Becker
- Steve Bell
- Bob Bennett
- Bloodgood
- Ray Boltz
- Debby Boone
- Pat Boone
- Kim Boyce
- Bride
- Scott Wesley Brown
- T Bone Burnett
- Steve Camp
- Glen Campbell
- Michael Card
- Carman
- Ralph Carmichael
- Bruce Carroll
- Johnny Cash
- Gary Chapman
- Steve and Annie Chapman
- Steven Curtis Chapman
- The Choir
- Chris Christian
- Paul Clark
- Bruce Cockburn
- Commissioned
- David L Cook
- Kemper Crabb
- Billy Crockett
- Andre Crouch (and the Disciples)
- The Cruse Family
- Rick Cua
- Daniel Amos (a.k.a. DA and da)
- David and the Giants
- dc Talk
- DeGarmo and Key
- Al Denson
- Dion
- Phil Driscoll
- Bryan Duncan
- Bob Dylan
- David Edwards
- Joe English and The English Band
- Evie
- Mark Farner
- Farrell and Farrell
- First Call
- John Fischer
- Don Francisco
- Aretha Franklin
- Richard Furay
- Billy and Sarah Gaines
- The Gaither Vocal Band
- Jon Gibson
- Chuck Girard
- Glad
- Amy Grant
- Al Green
- Keith Green
- Peter Green
- Steve Green
- Buddy Greene
- Janny Grein
- Guardian
- Arlo Guthrie
- Larnelle Harris
- Edwin Hawkins (and the Edwin Hawkins Singers)
- Mark Heard (and Ideola)
- Benny Hester
- Kim Hill
- Dallas Holm
- Honeytree
- Larry Howard
- Tom Howard
- Idle Cure
- The Imperials
- Iona
- Jacob's Trouble
- Jerusalem
- Mike Johnson (and The Exkursions)
- Tonio K.
- Kansas
- Phil Keaggy
- King's X
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Karen Lafferty
- Lamb
- Brent Lamb
- Daniel Lanois
- Mylon LeFevre (and Broken Heart)
- Crystal Lewis
- The Liberated Wailing Wall
- Liberation Suite
- Little Richard
- Kerry Livgren (and A.D.)
- Mark Lowry
- LSU (a.k.a. Lifesavers Underground)
- Kenny Marks
- Randy Matthews
- Barry McGuire
- M.C. Hammer
- David Meece
- Midnight Oil
- Mighty Clouds of Joy
- Mr. Mister
- Geoff Moore and the Distance
- Van Morrison
- Rich Mullins
- Erick Nelson
- Newsboys
- NewSong
- Phil & Brenda Nicholas (a.k.a. Nicholas)
- Larry Norman
- Michael Omartian
- Paul Overstreet
- Twila Paris
- Leon Patillo
- Sandi Patty
- Charlie Peacock
- Dan Peek
- Petra
- Pierce Pettis
- Sam Phillips (a.k.a. Leslie Phillips)
- Billy Preston
- Reba Rambo
- Resurrection Band (a.k.a. Rez Band)
- Cliff Richard
- Johnny Rivers
- 2nd Chapter of Acts
- The Seventy Sevens
- Scaterd Few
- Simple Minds
- Michael W. Smith
- Randy Stonehill
- Noel Paul Stookey
- Stryper
- Donna Summer
- Sweet Comfort Band
- The Swirling Eddies
- Russ Taff
- Take 6
- The Talbot Brothers
- John Michael Talbot
- Terry Talbot
- Steve Taylor
- Terry Scott Taylor
- The Pat Terry Group
- B.J. Thomas
- The Throes
- Kathy Troccoli
- Truth
- Undercover
- U2
- Vector
- Vengeance Rising (a.k.a. Vengeance)
- Rick Wakeman
- Sheila Walsh
- Wayne Watson
- Whitecross
- White Heart
- Deniece Williams
- Victoria Williams
- The Winans
- BeBe Winans
- CeCe Winans
- ETW
