Christian rock artists
20 published Christian rock artists, led by Bob Dylan, Skillet and Brandon Lake.
At a glance
20 published Christian rock artists; 253 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists2 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 18 tier 3
- 20
- Release groups
- 881
- Studio albums
- 289
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 253
- Timeline events
- 355
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 33.8M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 100M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 28.7 years
- Full biographies
- 19
- Biography words
- 47,871
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (7 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 6 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most Christian rock artists. United States leads with 15.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with Christian rock. The most shared is Christian metal, with 3 artists in both.
Covers from Christian rock
253 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Complete Nashville Sessions 1969
Bob Dylan · 2021
Rough and Rowdy Ways
Bob Dylan · 2020
Deep Dylan
Bob Dylan · 2017
Triplicate
Bob Dylan · 2017
Fallen Angels
Bob Dylan · 2016
The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
Bob Dylan · 2016
Shadows in the Night
Bob Dylan · 2015
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete
Bob Dylan · 2014
The McKenzie Tapes: Home Recordings 1961–62
Bob Dylan · 2013
Nashville Sessions 1969 and More
Bob Dylan · 2012
Tempest
Bob Dylan · 2012
The Minneapolis Party Tape
Bob Dylan · 2011
Leaders
Bob Dylan has the most release groups (400); Bob Dylan the longest career (69 years); Bob Dylan the most awards (50).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 400 |
| Neal Morse | 132 |
| Manafest | 66 |
| Skillet | 65 |
| Michael W. Smith | 60 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 69 |
| Michael W. Smith | 43 |
| Michael Sweet | 34 |
| Chris Tomlin | 30 |
| Skillet | 30 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 50 |
| Chris Tomlin | 6 |
| Brandon Lake | 2 |
| Michael W. Smith | 2 |
| Thousand Foot Krutch | 1 |
Most famous Christian rock artists
Bob Dylan
United States · Person · born 1941
rock music, folk rock, country music, gospel music, blues, country rock, jazz, folk-pop, American folk music, Christian rock, Americana
14.7M listeners · 184 wikis
Skillet
United States · Group · 1996–present
hard rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal, Christian rock, post-grunge, industrial metal, symphonic metal
12.3M listeners · 42 wikis
Brandon Lake
United States · Person · born 1990
Christian rock, contemporary Christian music
6.8M listeners · 6 wikis
Michael W. Smith
United States · Person · born 1957
pop rock, Christian rock, contemporary Christian music
26 wikis
Thousand Foot Krutch
Canada · Group · 1997–present
Christian rock
23 wikis
Neal Morse
United States · Person · born 1960
progressive rock, Christian rock
21 wikis
Chris Tomlin
United States · Person · born 1972
Christian rock
18 wikis
Kutless
United States · Group · 1999–present
alternative rock, alternative metal, Christian rock, post-grunge, contemporary worship music
18 wikis
Michael Sweet
United States · Person · born 1963
hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal music, Christian rock
15 wikis
Pillar
United States · Group · 1998–present
Christian rock, Christian metal
15 wikis
The Letter Black
United States · Group · 2006–present
Christian rock
11 wikis
FM Static
Canada · Group · 2003–present
Christian rock, pop-punk, emo
11 wikis
More Christian rock artists
Showing 1–8 of 8 artists
Manafest
Canada · Person · born 1979
rap rock, alternative rock, Christian rock, Christian hip-hop
10 wikis · Tier 3
Bride
United States · Group · 1983–present
Christian rock, Christian metal
7 wikis · Tier 3
Project 86
United States · Group · 1996–present
alternative metal, nu metal, Christian rock, post-hardcore, Christian metal
7 wikis · Tier 3
Alex Campos
Colombia · Person · born 1976
Christian rock
7 wikis · Tier 3
Falling Up
United States · Group · 2001–present
Christian rock
5 wikis · Tier 3
Leviticus
Group · 1981–present
Christian rock
4 wikis · Tier 3
East West
United States · Group · 1993–present
Q3071, Christian rock
3 wikis · Tier 3
Barnabas
United States · Group · 1977–present
Christian rock
1 wikis · Tier 3