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I'll Fly Away. Albert E. Brumley's 1929 hymn “I'll Fly Away” is the world's most-recorded gospel song, with covers by Bob Marley, Kanye West, and many other artists. Its themes of eternal life in God's kingdom make “I'll Fly Away” a popular choice for church services and funerals.

Mahalia Jackson (1911 - 1972) Mahalia Jackson is widely considered the best and most influential gospel singer in history. She grew up in the Carrollton neighborhood of New Orleans, where she began singing in her church. She moved to Chicago at age 16 and began touring with a gospel group, the Johnson Gospel Singers.

In 2021, Billboard revised the rankings again upon the ascendance of "Blinding Lights" to the top spot on the list.

Mahalia Jackson (born October 26, 1911, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died January 27, 1972, Evergreen Park, near Chicago, Illinois) was an American gospel music singer, known as the “Queen of Gospel Song.”

According to author Gilbert Chase, "Amazing Grace" by E. O. Excell and John Newton is the most famous old-school gospel song of all time. Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that the hymn is performed around 10 million times annually.

A recessional hymn or closing hymn is a hymn placed at the end of a church service to close it. It is used commonly in the Catholic Church,the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Anglican Church, an equivalent to the concluding voluntary, which is called a Recessional Voluntary, for example a Wedding Recessional.

Amazing Grace

The hymn's author John Newton (1725-1807) was a former slave trader who converted to Christianity after surviving a shipwreck off County Donegal. He went on to become a committed abolitionist. The words 'That sav'd a wretch like me!

There's even a dispute over the exact title. Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.

The current nubmer one most popular Christian and Gospel song on iTunes is Praise (feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore) by Elevation Worship.