Spirituals
239works
1,573pressings
1910first year
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Format by decade
| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 19% | 94% | 97% | 89% | 60% | 7% | · | 40% | 42% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 21% | 71% | 82% | 47% | 29% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 5% | 18% | 18% | 6% | 2% | 7% |
| Shellac | 76% | 4% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Reel-To-Reel | · | 1% | 2% | 3% | · | · | · | · | · |
Sounds like
GospelBarbershopCountry BluesChoralReligiousSoukousFolkVocalHolidayAfricanRomanticBig BandSwingBaroque
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The World's Greatest Gospel Singer | Mahalia Jackson | 1955 | 70 |
| Someday At Christmas | Stevie Wonder | 1967 | 68 |
| Negro Spirituals | The Golden Gate Quartet | 1957 | 45 |
| The Troublemaker | Willie Nelson | 1976 | 44 |
| Spirituals | Tennessee Ernie Ford | 1957 | 41 |
| Negro Spirituals | Jessye Norman | 1979 | 40 |
| Odetta At Carnegie Hall | Odetta | 1960 | 37 |
| Barbara Hendricks Sings Spirituals | Barbara Hendricks | 1984 | 37 |
| B. B. King Sings Spirituals | B.B. King | 1959 | 35 |
| Christmas Hymns And Carols | RCA Victor Chorus | 1947 | 33 |
| Negro Spirituals | George Browne | 1961 | 31 |
| Spirituals | Marian Anderson | 1956 | 29 |
| John Hammond's From Spirituals To Swing - The Legendary Carnegie Hall Concerts Of 1938/9 | Various | 1959 | 28 |
| Spirituals In Concert | Kathleen Battle | 1991 | 22 |
| My Eyes Have Seen | Odetta | 1959 | 21 |
| He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (And 18 Other Spirituals) | Marian Anderson | 1962 | 21 |
| Deep River And Other Spirituals | The Robert Shaw Chorale | 1958 | 20 |
| Sings Ballads And Blues | Odetta | 1956 | 18 |
| Negro Spirituals at Christmas | The Golden Gate Quartet | 1959 | 18 |
| Spirituals Und Gospels | The Jordan Couriers | 16 | |
| Christmas Spirituals | Odetta | 1960 | 16 |
| Paul Robeson Singt Negro Spirituals | Paul Robeson | 1962 | 15 |
| At Town Hall | Odetta | 1962 | 15 |
| One Grain Of Sand | Odetta | 1963 | 14 |
| Big Band Spirituals | Ted Heath And His Music | 1963 | 14 |
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Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.