List of Billboard Top Inspirational Albums number ones of the 1980s
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The Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart ranks the best-selling Christian music albums of the week in the United States. In the 1980s, 28 albums by twelve different artists reached the top. The artist with the most number-one albums was Amy Grant, who placed eight albums for a total of 285 weeks atop. Her fourth studio album, Age to Age (1982), is the longest reigning album in the chart's history, with 85 consecutive weeks from July 1982 through March 1984.
Number ones
[edit]| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Wks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 1980 | Music Machine | Candle | 3 |
| April 19, 1980 | One More Song For You | The Imperials | 13 |
| July 19, 1980 | My Father's Eyes | Amy Grant | 4 |
| August 16, 1980 | One More Song For You | The Imperials | 5 |
| September 20, 1980 | Never Alone | Amy Grant | 9 |
| December 20, 1980 | In His Time Praise IV | Maranatha Singers | 9 |
| January 24, 1981 | Best of B.J. Thomas | B.J. Thomas | 4 |
| February 21, 1981 | One More Song for You | The Imperials | 4 |
| March 21, 1981 | Priority | The Imperials | 17 |
| July 18, 1981 | Praise Five: Glorify Thy Name | Maranatha Singers | 4 |
| August 15, 1981 | In Concert | Amy Grant | 9 |
| October 17, 1981 | Amazing Grace | B.J. Thomas | 9 |
| December 19, 1981 | Joni's Song | Joni Eareckson | 13 |
| March 20, 1982 | Unfailing Love | Evie | 9 |
| May 22, 1982 | I Saw the Lord | Dallas Holm | 4 |
| June 19, 1982 | Amazing Grace | B.J. Thomas | 4 |
| July 17, 1982 | Age to Age | Amy Grant | 85 |
| March 3, 1984 | Not of this World | Petra | 4 |
| March 31, 1984 | Straight Ahead | Amy Grant | 61 |
| June 1, 1985 | Beat the System | Petra | 12 |
| August 24, 1985 | Unguarded | Amy Grant | 36 |
| May 3, 1986 | Morning Like This | Sandi Patti | 40 |
| February 7, 1987 | The Collection | Amy Grant | 12 |
| May 2, 1987 | Morning Like This | Sandi Patti | 4 |
| May 30, 1987 | The Collection | Amy Grant | 4 |
| June 27, 1987 | Morning Like This | Sandi Patti | 20 |
| November 14, 1987 | This Means War! | Petra | 4 |
| December 12, 1987 | The Collection | Amy Grant | 25 |
| February 13, 1988 | Morning Like This | Sandi Patti | 4 |
| March 12, 1988 | This Means War! | Petra | 4 |
| April 9, 1988 | The Collection | Amy Grant | 4 |
| May 7, 1988 | Make His Praise Glorious | Sandi Patti | 16 |
| August 27, 1988 | Lead Me On | Amy Grant | 28 |
| March 11, 1989 | i 2 (EYE) | Michael W. Smith | 4 |
| April 8, 1989 | Lead Me On | Amy Grant | 8 |
| June 3, 1989 | Sandi Patti and the Friendship Company | Sandi Patti | 24 |
| November 18, 1989 | The Way Home | Russ Taff | 4 |
| December 16, 1989 | Revival in the Land | Carman | 3 |