Artist
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe appears once in our Gospel list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Gospel
- Year
- 1944
- Highest placing
- No. 2 in Gospel
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Strange Things Happening Every Day
1944 · Decca
Ranked No. 2 in Gospel
A distorted electric guitar, a boogie piano and a gospel lyric, a decade before anyone said rock and roll. The most consequential record almost nobody credits.