# The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day

The Edwin Hawkins Singers’s Oh Happy Day (1969) is No. 5 in our Gospel ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1969
- **Label:** Pavilion
- **On one list:** Gospel
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [The Edwin Hawkins Singers](https://waxonia.com/artist/the-edwin-hawkins-singers/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/the-edwin-hawkins-singers--oh-happy-day/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Gospel](https://waxonia.com/genre/gospel/)

A choir arrangement of an eighteenth-century hymn that became an international pop hit without changing a word. Nobody has repeated the trick since.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Edwin%20Hawkins%20Singers%20Oh%20Happy%20Day) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KJohGa66FJM)

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