# Sister Rosetta Tharpe — Strange Things Happening Every Day

Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Strange Things Happening Every Day (1944) is No. 2 in our Gospel ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1944
- **Label:** Decca
- **On one list:** Gospel
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Sister Rosetta Tharpe](https://waxonia.com/artist/sister-rosetta-tharpe/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/sister-rosetta-tharpe--strange-things-happening-every-day/

## What we say

### No. 2 in [Gospel](https://waxonia.com/genre/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.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Sister%20Rosetta%20Tharpe%20Strange%20Things%20Happening%20Every%20Day) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZVq04akR3Q)

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